Handy B.Schiavon

Handy Borges Schiavon holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Positivo (Curitiba, Brazil), with additional specialisations in Project Management and Business Intelligence. Her professional journey began with hands-on experience in local network projects, backed by a CISCO CCNA certification. Early in her career, she provided technical support for both customers and vendors in the printing and informatics sectors.

Her path in the industrial sector started at a multinational company focused on the development and manufacturing of cables and devices for network infrastructure. In 2007, she joined a multinational manufacturer of electrical meters in Brazil, where she was responsible for managing and ensuring compliance with national industrial development incentives. Her role was key to aligning company operations with Brazilian policies aimed at strengthening the local industrial sector.

In 2024, Handy moved to Ireland to pursue a PhD in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Galway. Under the supervision of Dr. Marcus Keane and Dr. Paulo Lissa (IRUSE), her research focuses on peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading, with particular attention to the potential implementation of such solutions in Irish islands.