2010 – EWOFS 2010 Trainee Advisor in the area of secretariat and participated in the organization of EWOFS 2010 - European Workshop in Optical Fiber Sensors. 1996 – 2017 Secretary of CAP - Center of Applied Photonics of INESC TEC. 1993 - 1996 Secretary of HITEC - CENTRO DE INCUBAÇÃO DE EMPRESAS do INESC – Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, from 1 February 1993 until 15 de February 1996.  1989 - 1992 Administrative Technician in the Commercial Sector of ICI Portuguesa, Lda., for 2 years and 6 months, gaining experience in the handling of all electronic office equipment such as fax, telex, printers, photocopiers, word processors.  1988 Secretary in the Administrative Sector of EXPORJOIA, LDA., for 7 months (through the IJOVIP Program)