Bernardo Hourmat

Experience

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  European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting

  Sept 2007 - Jan 2014

  Projects Manager

  Responsible for overseeing administrative and financial management of ongoing European projects for EWF, under the Lifelong Learning Programme as well as the 7th Framework Programme.Have also been responsible for writing and submitting new project proposals on a regular basis, ensuring the approval of at least 2 new projects on a yearly basis.Have also provided support on the organization of regular international conferences and events in the scope of ongoing projects as well as EWF's institutional framework.Presently researching the new community funding frameworks, ie, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+. Show less

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  IC Consultants Ltd

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  Assistant Project Manager

  Providing support to Imperial Consultants' management and coordination of the EUCLIDS 7th Framework project.

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  Imperial College London

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2020

  Part of the Research Project Management Office (RPM), of Enterprise Division.As a Project Manager, have been directly responsible for coordinating two large scale collaborative research projects: EUCLIDS (FP7, €12M) looking at the genetic basis of meningoccocal disease and PERFORM (Horizon 2020, €18M) looking at more efficient diagnostics tools distinguishing bacterial from viral disease.Have also supported academics, particularly in Faculty of Medicine, in pre-award stage, helping with proposal preparation and grant negotiation for successfully awarded proposals.Providing close expert support to Imperial College academics looking to prepare Horizon 2020 applications, from proposal stage through to negotiation and implementation of the grant, our team supports Imperial academics across the full life cycle of collaborative projects.Providing day-to-day management and support for a portfolio of projects, including but not limited to European Union (EU) funded projects as well as commercial projects, taken up by the Programme Management Office.In 2018, was able to work with College's Corporate Partnerships team in strenghtening academic collaborations in Brazil, with USP (University of S. Paulo) and UNICAMP (University of Campinas), coordinating activities of a College-wide Working-Group and liaising with contacts in Brazil. Show less My role focuses on working with the College’s Senior Executive Team and four Faculties to support the development and implementation of academic /government partnerships across Europe. I engage with a wide range of institutions and use extensive and established international networks to identify and leverage international opportunities for the College. This includes leading research-intensive and technological universities, the EU institutions, Member State Governments, Embassies, Industry Bodies, Science and Innovation Networks, and Funding Organisations, both in Europe and the UK.12-month fixed term contract - until April 2020 Show less Day-to-day management of EUCLIDS - European Union childhood life threatening bacterial infection study, a 7th Framework Programme project.Providing close expert support to College academics (specifically in Faculty of Medicine) looking to prepare Horizon 2020 applications. Have been able to provide advice from proposal preparation all the way to Grant Preparation and actual Grant Implementation.Providing day-to-day management and support for a portfolio of projects, including but not limited to European Union (EU) funded projects as well as commercial projects, taken up by Imperial College Corporate Partnerships Department Show less

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2015 - Jun 2020

  • Senior International Relations Officer for Europe

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Assistant Project Manager

    Aug 2014 - Jul 2015
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  European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF)

  Jul 2020 - May 2021

  Project Manager
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  NOVA School of Science and Technology

  May 2021 - Jun 2023

  Funding Adviser
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  NOVA FCSH

  May 2023 - Feb 2025

  Research Manager
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  SDU RIO

  Feb 2025 - now

  Senior Funding Specialist