WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS SESSION.

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This Session presents examples of the main Projects and Activities that I have carried out during the last 36 years. You have the opportunity to download some of these examples from the pdf list downunder. I will be adding more examples. Feel free to contact me on any subject.

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The reports / presentations provide also a general overview on Territorial Sustainable Development, the main strategies for generating territorial  references & monitoring.  Innovation has always been present in my professional activities, from Geocadaster / GIS systems to GPS, Sensor Systems as CCDs, Thermal Infrared, Lidars, Radars, in airborne systems up to High Resolution Satellites. It really seems that human beings have curiosity to accept innovation, but have a hard time in letting go what is known and is routinely implemented. 

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In my conviction the concepts expressed in these examples of real life are of vital importance and they express what I have experienced and concluded in many opportunities throughout my life. The lack of Territorial References & Monitoring in Territorial Dynamics is the origin  of most of the doubts, ucertainties, failures and mistakes in business and management decision making, from the Agribusiness Chain to Urban Planning, especially in Metropolitan Areas. And the financial & economic consequences are disastrous. 

 

Please notice and understand that some of the Projects and Activities are in different languages and were developed under Confidentiality Agreements, some of them still in place up to today. 

 

Also important and interesting to register that I had a suggestion from a Head Hunter to also describe in the CVs not only were we work, but what has made the difference, what are the  R E S U  L T S  we harvest. And what are the Projects that went WRONG. In the universe of 38 larger Projects I had the opportunity to manage, 3 went completetly wrong. There were basically two reasons for this to happen: first, on one private Project a misunderstanding with the client that was expecting unreal results based on false assumptions. Even high resolution satellite imagery cannot count crop leaves!!!! And there was no reason for even this to happen, even if possible. So I had to legally cancel the project. Second, a more sensitive issue related to diversion of financial resources in two other governmental projects. Based on my written complaints and of my team, I trusted that the Public Ministry (were I was already working over more than a decade) would interfere and take action, but unfortunately nothing happened and I had to cancel activities and had a large prejudice. We really learn from these situations. Trusting until proven contrary is in fact the unique way to build confidence, but when going wrong we pay a high price!

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As Mr. Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at Stern School of Business at New York University ( www.stern.nyu.edu) says, in my opinion the most skilled person for Project Valuation...every Project has numbers, and numbers are important; but most important is THE STORY behind the numbers!!

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Here You will be presented to many numbers in the different works that I had the opportunity to participate in my life until now; but be sure that the real joy for me, the experience, relies in the STORIES, and especially people I had the blessing to come across, partner up, or learn from, etc. many of them now real friends from all over. I always have the belief that a stranger is a friend you have not met yet! And those persons you think that are causing you harm or prejudice, are in fact the "guardians of your destiny", of your values and beliefs, as Mr. Anthony (Tony) Robins teaches. And he is absolutely right. And we must not complain on what we allow ourselves. Enjoy and feel free to contact me if you wish.