Marisa Balas (A916-AE37-B025)

Curriculum Vitae

Marisa Balas

Marisa Balas has more than 25 years of professional experience in Africa, managing projects, coordinating with governments, multilateral/bilateral institutions, private sector and educational institutions. Her work focuses on improved services delivery through the design and development of Digital Platforms both for public and private sector; technical assistance in areas of project management, data modelling, data management, digital transformation; solutions development for enhanced governance and citizen engagement. More recently, Marisa is involved in the promotion of Women's Land Rights, chairing a working group within commission 7 of FIG. Her PhD research focuses on the barriers to gender equality in land access and land tenure security and potential mitigation measures, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a Master of Science in ICT Management from TUDelft (Netherlands); a Diploma in management, part of MBA, from Henley Business School (ZA and UK); Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from PMI (USA); Practical Project Management (PPM) certificate from UNISA (ZA); Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) Master level (USA), and an EFQM Assessor Certificate from EFQM (Belgium). She has published several articles in journals and conferences, mostly related to the projects and initiatives where she worked or piloted solutions, including the WorldBank Land and Poverty, FIG WW and congresses.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Marisa Balas

Citation names

Balas, Marisa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: A916-AE37-B025
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1255-189X
Scopus Author Id: 57226649121

Email addresses

marisa.balas@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

(+351) 911566708 (Personal)
(+258) 823174880 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Computer Sciences
Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management
Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/10 - 2021/07 Concluded	Data Management Fundamentals certificate, Master level (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Major in Data Management DAMA International - The Global Data Management Community, Canada
2018/10 - 2019/01 Concluded	Project Management Professional (Diploma de especialização) Major in Project management Project Management Institute Inc, United States
2013 - 2013 Concluded	Leadership for Collective Learning and Action (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Major in Business Management University of Reading Henley Business School - Greenlands Campus, United Kingdom Henley Management College South Africa Branch, South Africa
2012 - 2012 Concluded	ITIL Service Management (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Major in ICT Management PEOPLECERT, Greece
2012 - 2012 Concluded	ITIL Foundations Certified (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Major in ICT Management PEOPLECERT, Greece
2012 - 2012 Concluded	Certified CobiT 5 Foundations (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Major in ICT Management ISACA, United States
2011 - 2011 Concluded	Licensed ZapThink Architect (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Major in Service oriented architecture The Open Group, United States
2008 - 2008 Concluded	Certified Excellence Assessor - EFQM excellence Model (Diploma de especialização) Major in Quality Management EFQM - European Foundation for Quality Management, Belgium
2005 - 2008 Concluded	Diploma in Management (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização)) Major in Business Management University of Reading Henley Business School - Greenlands Campus, United Kingdom Henley Management College South Africa Branch, South Africa
2002 - 2003 Concluded	Practical Project Management (Diploma de especialização) Major in Project Management University of South Africa, South Africa	Passed
1998/01 - 2000/02 Concluded	Management of ICT (Master) Major in Management of ICT Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands "MultiOutsourcing of Information Systems Management" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Cum Laude
1990/07 - 1996/04 Concluded	Licenciatura em Informática (Licenciatura) Major in Matemática e Informática Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique "A Change Management Model for ICT" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19 Valores

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2008/01 - 2014/12	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
	UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2007/01 - 2009/12	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	ISPU - Instituto Superior Politécnico Universitário, Mozambique
	ISPU - Instituto Superior Politécnico Universitário, Mozambique

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016/01 - 2021/10	Organic Unit Director	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique
	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique
2000/02 - 2015/12	Organic Unit Director	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique
	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
1996/08 - 1998/01	Analista Sénior de Sistemas de Informação / Senior System Analyst	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique
	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique
1993/03 - 1996/06	Programadora de Sistemas/ Software developer; Analista de sistemas junior	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique
	EXI - Engenharia e Comercialização de Sistemas Informaticoslda, Mozambique

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Balas, Marisa; Christiaan Lemmen; Albuquerque, Rosana; Kate Fairlie. "Singular Vision and Collective Action Are Required to Promote Women's Access to Land and Land Tenure Security". Paper presented in FIG Working Week 2024: Your World, Our World: Resilient Environment and Sustainable Resource Management for All, Accra, 2024. Published Balas, Marisa; Carrilho, João; Albuquerque, Rosana; Christiaan Lemmen; Alda Salomão. "Gender-responsive good practices in documenting customary and statutory land in Mozambique". Paper presented in CLPA-2023 Conference on Land Policy in Africa, Addis Ababa, 2023. Accepted Balas, Marisa; Christiaan Lemmen; Albuquerque, Rosana; Eva-Maria Unger. "Promoting Women's Land Rights in SubSaharan Africa: Potential Mitigation Measures to Gender Inequality in Land Access and Land Tenure Security". Paper presented in FIG Working Week 2023, Protecting Our World, Conquering New Frontiers, Orlando, 2023. Accepted Balas, Marisa; Christiaan Lemmen; Rosana Albuquerque; Isabel Casimiro. "Factors Contributing to Gender Inequality in Land Access and Land Tenure Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Literature Review". Paper presented in FIG Congress 2022, Volunteering for the future - Geospatial excellence for a better living, Warsaw, Poland, 11–15 September 2022, Warsaw, 2022. Published Christiaan Lemmen; Peter Van Oosterom ; Katherine Smyth; Aurélie Milledrogues; Hans-Christoph Gruler; Daniel Casalprim; Golgi Alvarez; et al. "The LAND ADMINISTRATION DOMAIN MODEL: Advancement and Implementation". Paper presented in 2020 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty - The World Bank - Washington DC, March 16-20, 2020, Washington DC, 2020. Balas, Marisa; João Carrilho; Kemal Vaz. "The Role of Communities in Land Cadastre Maintenance". Paper presented in FIG Working Week 2019, Geospatial Information for a Better Life and Environmental resilience, Hanoi 22-26 April, Hanoi, 2019. Published Carrilho, João; Balas, Marisa; Mario Ruy Marques; Zileque Macate; Christiaan Lemmen. "Addressing Fuzzy Boundaries in Community Delimitations for Systematic Cadastre in Mozambique". Paper presented in World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty - Catalyzing Innovation, Washington, DC, USA, 25–29 March 2019, Washington DC, 2019. Published Balas, Marisa; Simão Joaquim; José Almeirim Carvalho; João Carrilho; José Murta; Christiaan Lemmen. "SiGIT Land Information System and the Challenges Imposed by the Fit for Purpose Approach to Land Administration". Paper presented in FIG Congress 2018 Embracing Our Smart World Where the Continents Connect: Enhancing the Geospatial Maturity of Societies; FIG: Istambul, Turkey, 06-11 May 2018, Istambul, 2018. Published Balas, Marisa; João Carrilho; Christiaan Lemmen; Simão Joaquim; José Murta; José Almeirim de Carvalho. "Assisted Community-Led Systematic Land Tenure Regularization". Paper presented in World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty—Land Governance in an Interconnected World, Washington, DC, USA, 19–23 March 2018, Washington DC, 2018. Published Simão Joaquim; José Almeirim de Carvalho; Mario Ruy Marques; Carrilho, João; Balas, Marisa; Christiaan Lemmen; Eva-Maria Unger; Marteen Tomberg. "Implementation Strategy for Land Administration in Mozambique". Paper presented in 2018 Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington DC, 2018. Published Balas, Marisa; João Carrilho; Christiaan Lemmen; José Murta; Simão Joaquim; Lázaro Matlava; Mario Ruy Marques. "A Fit-For-Purpose Land Cadastre in Mozambique". Paper presented in World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty—Responsible Land Governance: Towards an Evidence Based Approach, Washington, DC, USA, 20–24 March 2017, Washington DC, 2017. Balas, Marisa; João Carrilho; Christiaan Lemmen; José Murta; Simão Joaquim; Mario Ruy Marques; Lázaro Matlava. "Mozambique participatory fit for purpose massive land registration". Paper presented in 2017 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty—Responsible Land Governance: Towards an Evidence Based Approach, Washington, DC, USA, 20–24 March 2017, Washington DC, 2017. Balas, Marisa; José Murta; Carrilho, João; Pedro Ivo Neves; Rossana Carimo Soares; José Almeirim de Carvalho. "Community-based Crowdsourcing for a Sustainable Land Cadastre in Mozambique - can sigit be a lever?". Paper presented in 2017 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty—Responsible Land Governance: Towards an Evidence Based Approach, Washington, DC, USA, 20–24 March 2017, Washington DC, 2017. Published Balas, Marisa. "National Land Cadaster in Mozambique - Sigit as a Lever to Success". Paper presented in FIG Commission 7 Annual Meeting - GeoConference on Cadastre 4.0: Transparency, Participation and Collaboration, Coimbra, 2016. Balas, Marisa; Carrilho, João; José Murta; Rossana Carimo Soares; André Pinheiro; Teresinha Pascoal; Daniel Queface; Jacinto Tualufo. "Secured Land Tenure Program in Mozambique - a Fit for Purpose Approach". Paper presented in 2016 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty—Scaling up Responsible Land Governance, Washington, DC, USA, 14–18 March 2016, Washington DC, 2016. Published Balas, Marisa. "SiGIT as a Tool for Organizational Transformation in the Land Sector in Mozambique". Paper presented in EUE 2014 - 12º Encontro de Utilizadores Esri Portugal, Sistemas de Informação Geográfica, Lisbon, 2014. Balas, Marisa; Maarteen Loijen; Paul Mantelaaers; Dick Haagsman. "MultiOutsourcing of Information Systems Management". Paper presented in BITWorld 2001 - Business Information Technology Management: Enabling Cultural Awareness - American University, 2001, Cairo, 2001. Balas, Marisa; Paul Mantelaaers. "Problems in the implementation and utilisation of IT in Mozambique: the MIS-Modum case". Paper presented in IRMA (Information Resources Management Association) International Conference 2000 - Challenges of Information Technology Management in the 21st Century, Anchorage, Alaska, 2000. Published Balas, Marisa; Paul Mantelaaers. "Problems in the education of ICT professionals in Mozambique: a case study". Paper presented in IRMA (Information Resources Management Association) International Conference 2000 - Challenges of Information Technology Management in the 21st Century, Anchorage, Alaska, 2000. Published
Conference poster	Balas, Marisa; Hikesh Hasmukh; Pedro Ivo Neves; Rossana Carimo Soares; Jorge Paulino Boane; Elcídio Tembe. "Sigit Mobile Application For A Sustainable Land Registration In Mozambique". Paper presented in 2017 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty—Responsible Land Governance: Towards an Evidence Based Approach, Washington, DC, USA, 20–24 March 2017, 2017.
Journal article	Balas, Marisa; Carrilho, João; Christiaan Lemmen; Albuquerque, Rosana. "Gender-responsive good practices in documenting customary and statutory land in Mozambique". African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences 7 3 (2024): 724-742. https://doi.org/10.48346/IMIST.PRSM/ajlp-gs.v7i3.48048. Open access • Published Balas, Marisa; João Carrilho; Christiaan Lemmen. Corresponding author: Balas, Marisa. "The Fit for Purpose Land Administration Approach-Connecting People, Processes and Technology in Mozambique". Land (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/8/818. 10.3390/land10080818

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/01 - 2018/07	Desenvolvimento do módulo de Assistência Médica e Medicamentosa integrado num Sistema de Gestão de Recursos Humanos Supervisor of Inácio Mucomolo	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2018/01 - 2018/07	Desenvolvimento do módulo de Gestão de Formação integrado num Sistema de Gestão de Recursos Humanos Supervisor of Dulce Libombo	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2014/03 - 2014/10	Criação de uma Abordagem de Service Desk para a EXI no projecto SiGIT- Sistema de Informação sobre Terras Supervisor of Hitesh Raichande	Engenharia Informática (Degree) Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia de Moçambique, Mozambique
2014/02 - 2014/10	Integração de um Sistema Legado numa Plataforma Web - Caso de Estudo: Integração do Sistema SIGES (Informix 4GL) da EMOSE em Liferay Portal Supervisor of Hikesh Hasmukh	Engenharia Informática (Degree) Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia de Moçambique, Mozambique
2014/01 - 2014/10	Implementação de um Data Mart para Melhorar o Desempenho de Acesso a Dados Supervisor of Pedro Ivo Lopes de Matos Neves	Engenharia Informática (Degree) Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia de Moçambique, Mozambique
2013/02 - 2013/11	Estudo e Implementação de um Sistema de Gestão Documental Supervisor of Maria Adela Querol	Engenharia Informática (Degree) Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia de Moçambique, Mozambique
2009/09 - 2010/04	Solução Móvel Aplicacional: Desenvolvimento e Implementação de Solução Móvel Aplicacional para Melhor Exploração de Sistema de Informação Baseado na Web através de WebServices Supervisor of Ezequiel Barreto Ossemane	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2007/03 - 2007/09	Aplicação da tecnologia J2EE no Desenvolvimento do Sistema Nacional dos Registos e identificação do Cidadão Supervisor of Rossana Haron Carimo Soares	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2007/02 - 2007/08	Análise dos processos empresariais para a implementação do ERP: estudo de caso da EMOSE Supervisor of Nelson Armando Mahumane	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2005/02 - 2005/07	Migração de aplicações de um ambiente Informix 4GL baseado em ambiente caracter para um ambiente gráfico, utilizando a Four J’s Budiness Development Language (BDL) Supervisor of Esmeraldo Temóteo Gonçalves Aramuge	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2002/02 - 2002/07	Active Server Pages- Sua aplicabilidade no Sistema de Fichas de Obra Co-supervisor of Carla Denise Sigava Abreu de J. Xavier	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2002/02 - 2002/07	Modelo Conceptual para um Sistema de Fichas de Obra Co-supervisor of Zeferino Saugene	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2001/02 - 2001/08	MISMO - Metodologia de Gestão de Multioutsourcing de SI: Avaliação da sua aplicabilidade Co-supervisor of Alina Adelaide Chaúque	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2001/02 - 2001/07	Metodologia de Migração do Sistema de Gestão de Recursos Humanos do Banco Standard Totta de Moçambique Co-supervisor of Ângela Maria da Silva	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2001/02 - 2001/07	Migração para GUI Usando INFORMIX DYNAMIC 4GL Co-supervisor of Momed Abdul Razak	Licenciatura em Informática (Degree) UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2023/09 - Current	Land Use Policy (0264-8377)	Elsevier

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2019/01 - Current	Project Management Institute	Member
2017 - Current	AMPETIC - Associação de Profissionais de TIC em Moçambique	Member
2005 - Current	African Leadership Initiative - Aspen Institute	Member of Mozambique 2005 Class
2005 - Current	Ordem dos Engenheiros de Moçambique/ Mozambique's Engineers Bar	Member

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2023/07 - 2024/01	Analysis and proposal of recommendations for the revision of the Draft Land Law of Mozambique (versions zero and one). Discussions with the Board of The Land Consultation Forum, Commission for the Review of the Land policy and Law, National Directorate of Lands. Board of donor organizations	USAID, United States
2021/12/01 - 2022/12/30	Evaluation of technological solutions and methodologies and procedures for systematic land regularization for the project Scaling Community Legal Literacy, Land Rights Certification and Climate Resilience in Mozambique, funded by Land at Scale initiative.	Centro Terra Viva, Mozambique
2021/08/01 - 2022/12/30	Analysis and proposal of recommendations for the revision of the National Land Policy (PNT) of Mozambique, including the revision of the draft documents of the new PNT. Discussions with the Board of The Land Consultation Forum.	Centro Terra Viva, Mozambique
2021/08/01 - 2022/10/10	DE4A - Digital Economy for Africa: Country Diagnosis - Guinea-Bissau, part of the Digital Economy for Africa Initiative of the World Bank Group. Assessment of the current stage of the Guinea Bissau Digital Transformation, based on the 5 pillars for the digital economy, namely digital infrastructures, digital public platforms, digital financial services, digital businesses, and digital skills. The World Bank Group, Government of Guinea Bissau, August 2021 ¿ October 2022	World Bank, United States
2022/02/03 - 2022/09/25	Elaboration of the Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD) and Procurement Plan for the first 18 months of the project, based on the World Bank's 'New Procurement Framework and Regulations for Projects after 1 July 2016, to determine the optimal procurement approach to take for the Public Finance Management for Service Delivery Project (P178040), in Angola	Ministério da Administração do Território, Angola
2021/03/10 - 2022/03/30	Assessment of the Mozambican project portfolio FY2008 - FY2021, as part of the Governance evaluation group, focusing on Governance, Debt management, PFM, decentralization, and PIM	IEG - Independent Evaluation Group, United States World Bank Group, United States
2020/08 - 2021/01	Data migration and system upgrade SICAME. Specific activities of Data modelling for historical data, Migration tools development, SICAME upgrade , and Project Management	Ministry of Interior - Mozambique, Mozambique
2020 - 2021	Data migration and system upgrade SICAME. Contracted by EXI Lda. Included activities of: Data modelling for historical data, Migration tools development, SICAME upgrade, and Project Management	Ministério do Interior, Mozambique
2019/09/01 - 2020/08/30	Consulting services for the Public Revenue, Expenditure, And Fiscal Decentralization Enhancement and Reform Project (PREFER) project in Mozambique, P170840. Pre-evaluation of the project, with tasks to Evaluate current PFM reform status, evaluate IT systems and their ability to respond to proposed reforms; Support the definition of Disbursement Linked Indicators and Technical Assistance requirements for the project; Definition of first year technical assistance plan	World Bank, United States
2020/04/01 - 2020/05/30	DE4A - Digital Economy for Africa: Angola Country diagnostic, part of the World Bank Group (WBG) Digital Economy for Africa (DE4A) Initiative. Assessment of the current stage of the Angolan Digital Transformation, with emphasis in the Digital Public Platforms (Background and Importance; Institutional Arrangements; Legal and Policy framework; Digital Services; Interoperability, Shared Services; eGOV systems and platforms.	World Bank, United States
2019/11/01 - 2020/03/30	Consulting services for the Angola Decentralization for Improved Service Delivery project, P170123. Pre-evaluation of current PFM reform status, IT systems and their ability to respond to proposed reforms; Support the definition of Disbursement Linked Indicators and Technical Assistance requirements for the project	World Bank, United States
2018 - 2020	Design of a Database and a Monitoring and Evaluation Protocol for Public Private Partnerships, Large Projects and Concessions, Project Manager and Data Architect, contracted by EXI lda. Tasks involved: Project Management, Conceptual model Design of the PPP, LP, EC monitoring and evaluation protocol, Modelling and Optimization of working processes, Design of the database model	Ministério das Finanças, Mozambique Ministérios dos Recursos Minerais e Energia, Mozambique
2018/12/01 - 2019/02/28	Improving Cash Management for the Treasury Directorate of Ministry of Finance in Mozambique. Consultant for DFID/OPM. Tasks: Evaluate procurement, budget execution and treasury modules of e-SISTAFE system and Design of a Conceptual Plan for Restoring the Expenditures’ Chain.	DfID - Department for International Development, Mozambique, Mozambique
2018 - 2019	Implementation of a revised Land Information Management System (SIGIT), SIGIT mobile and cloud platforms for massive land registration, Project manager, Systems Architect contracted by EXI Lda. Included activities: Project Management, Procurement plan for the new data center, quality control of all delivered IT equipment, Quality Control, Training, Monitoring and control	Ministério da Terra e Ambiente, Mozambique
2018/01 - 2018/07	Design of the Land Registration and Community Delimitations Methodology, including piloting exercises, team coordinator, process specialist contracted by EXI Lda. Included activities: Process Improvement and Harmonization of RDUAT and DelCOM methodology, Capacity building in project and program management, Pilot design, monitoring and evaluation	Ministério da Terra e Ambiente, Mozambique
2016/08 - 2017/12	Adjustment, revision and improvement of the Land System SIGIT to support the “Terra Segura” Massive Land Registration of 5 million parcels and 4 thousand communities in Mozambique, Project Manager, Process specialist, Systems Architect contracted by EXI Lda. Process Re-Design for improved land regularization, Cloud and Mobile application design and analysis, Capacity building to key users, Project Management, Terra Segura Budget Elaboration and Procurement plan	Ministério da Terra e Ambiente, Mozambique
2012/02 - 2013/12	Design, Development, Implementation, Operational support and technical assistance for the Land Management Information System - LIMS, based on LADM standard, Project Manager, Data and Systems Architect contracted by EXI Lda. Activities: Project Management, Systems analysis and Design, Data modelling, Quality control. Subcontracted by HTSPE (now DAI). Project supported by The Millennium Challenge Corporation.	Ministério da Terra e Ambiente, Mozambique DAI, United States Millennium Challenge Corporation, United States
2011 - 2012	Project Management and Systems Architecture of the Weapons and Ammunitions Management Information System - SICAME), project manager and Data Architect contracted by EXI Lda. Activities: Modelling and Optimization of working processes, Design of the database model, Project Management, Procurement Plan for the ICT infrastructure needed to launch the system nation-wide	Ministério do Interior, Mozambique
2011 - 2011	Project Management and Systems Architecture of the Children in Conflict with Law – SIMCLEI, Project Manager, Data Architect contracted by EXI Lda. Activities: Modelling and Optimization of working processes, Design of the database model, Project Management. Project funded by UNICRI	Ministério da Justiça, Assuntos Constitucionais e Religiosos, Mozambique United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Italy
2010 - 2010	Design, Development and Project implementation of the Health Education Management System - SIFIN for the Ministry of Health and JHPIEGO (2010), Project Manager, Data Architect contracted by EXI Lda. Activities: Modelling and Optimization of working processes, Design of the database model, Project Management, Procurement requirements to launch the system nation-wide	Ministério da Saúde, Mozambique Jhpiego Corporation, United States
2009 - 2009	Implementation of the EFQM model, ¿Mozambique on the way to excellence¿, for the Public Sector in Mozambique. The project aimed at implementing a culture of excellence within the public sector, UTRESP - Unit for State Reform in Mozambique, (2010), independent consultant. Activities: Initial EFQM excellence assessment, Capacity Building, Definition of Improvement projects. Supported by EFQM	Ministério da Administração Estatal e Função Pública, Mozambique EFQM - European Foundation for Quality Management, Belgium
2008 - 2009	Design, Development and Pilot project implementation of the Incident Management System, Project Manager, process Specialist contracted by EXI Lda. Activities: Modelling and Optimization of working processes, Systems analysis and Design, Design of the database model, Project Management, Procurement Plan to launch the pilot project	Ministério do Interior, Mozambique
2007 - 2009	Forestry and Fauna Management System project definition and design, implementation and expansion, Ministry of Agriculture, Project Manager, Data Architect, Process Specialist contracted by EXI Lda. Included activities: Modelling and Optimization of working processes, Systems analysis and Design, Design of the database model, Project Management, Procurement Plan for infrastructuring all forestry and fauna provincial offices and central data center	Ministério da Terra e Ambiente, Mozambique
2006 - 2008	Civil Registration System development and Implementation, Project Manager, Data Architect, process Specialist contracted by EXI Lda. Activities: Modelling and Optimization of working processes, Systems analysis and Design, Design of the database model, Project Management, Procurement Plan for infrastructuring all civil registration conservatories at provincial level	Ministério da Justiça, Assuntos Constitucionais e Religiosos, Mozambique
2000 - 2007	Implementation of the Financial Management System as Project Manager, Accounting Process Expert, contracted by EXI Lda. Included: System Configuration, Chart of Accounts design and configuration, Key-users training, Project Management. This was done for several organizations CETA, EMOSE, CFM, grupo JFS (15 companies), Incaju, PoDE, UEM (public and private sector versions), GACOPI, Mocargo
2004 - 2004	Risk Analysis using frameworks such as COSO and IT Governance; COBIT. Role: Project Manager, contracted by EXI Lda. Project Management, COBIT and COSO implementation	TDM - Telecomunicações de Moçambique, Mozambique
2004 - 2004	Strategic ICT Planning for Assembleia da República, Project Manager, Systems Architect, contracted by EXI Lda. Included: Project management, Systems Architecture, Strategic Planning	Assembleia da República de Moçambique, Mozambique
2002/12 - 2003/03	Design of the Business Plan for the Technology Incubator of the Mozambique ICT Institute – MICTI, independent Consultant. Roles: Project Manager. Activities: Business plan Development, including requirements for procurement plan, Integration with two other business plans: Research Center, Government DataCenter	Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Mozambique
2003 - 2003	Strategic ICT Planning for Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique. Project Manager, Systems Architect, contracted by EXI Lda. Project management. Systems Architecture. Strategic Planning of ICT	CFM - Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, Mozambique
2003 - 2003	Elaboration of recommendations to the Government of Mozambique regarding the development of SMEs in ICT, UNIDO, Independent Consultant. Activities: Survey of SME current capacities, GAP analysis, Recommendations	United Nations Industrial Development Organization, United States

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2016/02 - 2019/06	Gestão de projectos	Mestrado em Sistemas de Informação (Master Universitario)	UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2008/01 - 2014/12	Análise de Sistemas de Informação	Análise de Sistemas (Licence)	UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2007/01 - 2009/12	Planeamento Estratégico de Sistemas de Informação	Licenciatura em Informática de Gestão (Licence)	ISPU - Instituto Superior Politécnico Universitário, Mozambique

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
1999/01 - 2000/01	Development of a methodology for managing Multiple Suppliers Information Systems Outsourcing (multi-outsourcing), research for the Master of Science Project under supervision of the Technical University of Delft, Bakkenist Delloite and Touche – The Netherlands, 1999.	Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands Bakkenist Delloite and Touche, Netherlands
1998 - 1998	Design of different alternatives for IP billing based on the different technologies available at KPN Telecom, research for the Master of Science Project under supervision of the Technical University of Delft, KPN Telecom - The Netherlands, 1998.	Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands KPN, Netherlands
1996/01 - 1996/05	Development of a Client/Server Change Management Model for Rabobank International. Part of the thesis research. Supervised by TUDELFT. Intern at Rabobank International Division	Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands Rabobank International, Netherlands

Distinctions

Award

2000	Menção Honrosa - Cum Laude Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands
1996	Menção Honrosa - Melhor aluno do curso UEM - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique