Multi-lingual Trade - Travel - History Researcher
Multi-lingual expert specialising in sourcing international web-based market research and other data acquisition.
Extensive trade development experience as well as web-based market research & data acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Lived & worked in 20 Anglophone, Francophone & lusophone African countries.
Market research, data acquisition and representation services in Portugal and Spain
Research into aspects of the history of Portugal for academic clients
Development of websites and web marketing strategies for clients in Portugal.
TripAdvisor Volunteer Destination Expert for Lagos in the Algarve region and Mafra, Lisbon District, Portugal.
Substantial contributions to TripAdvisor forums on many aspects of travel to and in Portugal over the years. Extensively travelled in Portugal and Spain.
Publishing own blog since 2007 with articles on travel, transport and transport to, from and within Portugal
See: http://barlaventostravelblog.blogspot.pt/
Geographic Experience: European Union, Eastern and Southern Africa, Portugal, Portuguese speaking nations in Africa. Visited USA, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong & Singapore.
Languages:
English - Fluent Spoken, Reading, Written
Portuguese/French - Near Fluent Spoken, Reading, Written
Castellano (Spanish) - Some Spoken, Reading, Written
Notions of German, Italian, Catalan, Galician & Romanian.
Fully IT conversant
OS: Linux, Apple OSX, DOS, Windows, Android
Apps: Word, Access, Excel (or equivalent), MySql
Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, PHP, MYSQL,social media