CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Maria Helena de Carvalho Fernandes Serodio 1 ____________________________________ Full name: Maria Helena de Carvalho Fernandes Serôdio Adress:: Rua da Estremadura, Edificio Saturno, 32, Lordelo Town: Vila Real - Portugal Postal Code: 5000-179 Date of birth: 11th December mber 1938 Place of birth: Guarda , Portugal Nationality: Portuguese Telephone number: +351 259 098027 / 259 042931 Mobile number: +351 938424961 E-mail address: [email protected] ; [email protected] Parents: Ismael Fernandes and Maria Gabriela Esteves Gaspar de Carvalho Fernandes Married with: Rogerio dos Santos Serodio Education 1944-1954 – Primary and secondary school – Guarda, Portugal 1955-1961 – ISEL- Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (Lisbon Lisbon Superior Engineering ing Institute Institute) (ex IIL-Instituto Industrial de Lisboa) – Lisboa, Portugal - Course of Laboratorial and Industrial Chemistry Chemical Engineer 1983 - IITA – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Soil and Plant Analysis – 5 weeks course Continued WORK 1961-1966 – Laboratory of Phytosanitary Protection of Stored Products, Lisboa, Portugal Food chemical analysis 1966-1972 – IIAA-Instituto de Investigacao Agronomica de Angola (Agricultural Research Institute of Angola, Huambo, Angola, Portugal Food chemical analysis and diet preparation for insects 1974-1977 – NCAE – National College of Agricultural Engineering – Silsoe, England Soil Physical Analysis 1978–1979 - CEPLAC/ C EPEC – Comissao Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira / Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (Cacao Research Centre), Ilheus, Brazil Soil physical analysis – 1 year 1979-1983 – Foundation and direction of the “Pink and Blue School” (English for children) in Ilheus, Ba. 1983-2008 - CEPLAC/ C EPEC – Comissao Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira / Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau (Cacao Research Centre), Ilheus, Brazil • Management of the Soil, Plant ,Water, Lime and fertilizers Laboratoriesanalysis for research works, agricultural assistance and quality control. • Collaboration with the University of “Santa Cruz” (UESC) - laboratory classes. • Organization (team) of several Conferences of the Alliance of the Cocoa Producers, Congresses, Seminars and Meetings. (1993-1995) – UTAD - Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Vila Real, Portugal Collaboration –Assistance to: Laboratorial lessons; chemical analysis for postgrad thesis and culture media for fungi. 2008-2010 – Collaborative work with CEPEC – Installation of a Laboratory for ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry) 2 Continued Languages Languages Reading Speaking writing English Good Good Good French Good Regular Regular Spanish Good Regular Poor 3