About Me
From One-on-One Tutoring to Project Management
I started my career as an English Language Specialist at language schools in Brazil (2017-2019), where I taught students and coordinated their learning programs. In 2020, I took it further and built my own thing: a one-on-one English tutoring practice, working entirely independently.
For the past 6 years, I've run the complete business by myself. I find students, manage inquiries, conduct 1-on-1 online classes, and design custom lesson plans. I track their advancement and set learning goals to ensure they reach their targets. I schedule lessons, handle invoicing, maintain records, and follow up on payments. I adapt teaching methods based on feedback and adjust lessons to individual needs. I manage the admin, documentation, and communication with students and families. Essentially, I do everything an English school does, but alone.
This taught me project management without the title. Every student was essentially a project with clear objectives (reach B1 level, improve conversational skills, prepare for exams), timelines (3-month intensive, semester-long program), deliverables (lesson completions, progress assessments), stakeholder management (student satisfaction, family updates), resource planning (my time, lesson materials, scheduling), and risk management (student dropping out, schedule conflicts, learning plateaus).
I coordinated all of this simultaneously. I managed multiple concurrent projects, tracked timelines and milestones, kept clients satisfied, and adapted when things changed.
In March 2026, I earned my CAPM Certification from PMI. This formalized what I'd been doing intuitively for years. Now I have the vocabulary, frameworks (Agile, Scrum, Kanban), and tools (Jira, Notion, Trello) to do this work in a professional PM environment.
Why This Matters for Project Management
Running my tutoring business taught me the core of what project managers do. I meet commitments. Every lesson had to happen on time, be well-prepared, and deliver value. I track progress by monitoring student advancement, flagging when someone falls behind, and adjusting the plan. I manage expectations by communicating clearly with students and families about goals, timelines, and costs. I adapt and problem-solve. When a student struggles with a topic, I change my approach. When someone cancels, I reschedule. I deliver quality consistently. Every single class had to meet standards, with no excuses. I communicate in two languages, serving English and Portuguese-speaking clients with clear communication in both.
These aren't soft skills. They're the foundation of project management.
Where I'm Headed
I'm seeking my first formal Project Manager role where I apply my 6+ years of real project coordination experience in a structured team environment. I'm ready to move from running my own tutoring practice to managing projects within an organization. I bring both newly certified PM knowledge and years of client-facing delivery experience.
I'm looking for organizations where I can manage end-to-end project lifecycles using Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe). I coordinate cross-functional teams with the same attention to detail and adaptability I brought to tutoring. I deliver on timelines and budgets because I have a track record of meeting commitments. I leverage my bilingual abilities (English, Portuguese) for distributed or client-facing work. I grow into senior PM responsibilities while contributing immediately.
Certifications
CAPM®
Certified Associate in Project Management
PMI · 2026
IBM Product Owner
SkillUp by Coursera
March 2026
PM Tools
Jira
Notion
Trello
CRM
HubSpot
Salesforce
Collaboration
Slack
Google Workspace
Zoom
Project Management Skills
Languages