Paulo Henriques:  

Life After graduating from Vandalia Butler High School in May 1974, I returned to my home town, Joao Pessoa, in Brazil to complete my high school studies. The same year I began to work as a reviewer in a local paper. In 1975, besides being a senior at Colegio Pio X (a catholic high school), I worked as an English teacher at Fisk language school, and took entrance exams to university. In 1976,I was a sophomore in Electrical Engineering at Paraiba Federal University (UFPB) in Campina Grande city and also worked for Bank of Brazil in Itabaiana city. In 1977, I quit my job at Bank of Brazil, moved to Campina Grande city, continued my undegrad studies, took a job as English teacher at Fisk Schools and as teacher assistant at UFPB. In Jan. 1981, I took a job as Microwaves instructor at Redentorista Vocational School. In Aug. 1981, I took an engineering internship at Bahia Telecommunications (Telebahia) in Salvador city. In Jan. 1982, I graduated in Electrical Engineering and started a masters' degree in Production Engineering. In July 1982, I was hired as engineer by Telebahia to be based in Itabuna city. In Feb. 1983, I quit my job at Telebahia and joined Paraiba Federal Vocational-Technical School (ETFPB) as an instructor. In 1987, I completed my masters' degree and started to work part time as a consultant for the Ministry of Education of Brazil (MEC, Brazilian USDE). During one year I also worked for Bank of Brazil (1989-1990). At ETFPB, from Feb. 1983 until March 1995, besides teaching, I took several positions as laboratory and program coordinator, students selection committee president, support and extension department director, and planning department director. In March 1995, I was temporarily released by ETFPB to work as adviser to the Substitute National Assistant Secretary for Secondary and Vocational and Technical (SEMTEC) at MEC. In Jan. 1996, I started a doctoral degree in Education at Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Sti...Expand for more