1. Canigia Silva - Master of town Planning
PERSONAL INFORMATION Canigia Leandro Mossambo da Silva
Bairro Maculusso,Rua Cmndte Che-Guevara,
nº 155 R / C Luanda (Angola)
00244922164251/00244937001144
canigiamsilva@hotmail.co.uk
Date of birth 2 /11/ 1990 | NationalityAngolan
JOB OPTIONS
Urban Planner, transportation planner, project manager for the following sectors:
sustainable energy, built and natural environment, water supply and treatment, real
estate, waste and recycling. Project management/Planner in general, or similar. Also
available and willing to work in other areas ofinterest.
WORK EXPERIENCE
01/04/2014–01/05/2014 Graduate Urban Design and Health officer (internship)
Yate City Council - South Gloucestershire,Yate (United Kingdom)
Purpose of the work:
Prepare guidelines for future urban developments, by Identifying and applying principles
to evaluate proposed urban spaces in South Gloucestershire. The outcome was a report
recommending golden rules for consideration when planning future local developments.
Key skills:
Project planning and management, corporative meetings and presentations, survey
making and analysis, professional report writing, work under pressure, pragmatism and
sensitivity. Multi tasking and meeting dead lines.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
27/09/2013–22/05/2015 MSc. Urban Planning Program (Grade: 60%) - University of the West of England, Bristol
(United Kingdom)
Key skills:
 Planning and managing developments
 Sustainable urban design systems (e.g. Renewable and decentralized energy
systems, water supply and treatment systems, sustainable drainage systems,
local food production,local biodiversityand wildlife planning)
 Planning for conservation and heritage
 Development’s risk analysis
 Finance and policy development
27/09/2010–27/06/2013
BSc. (Hons) Urban Planning (Grade: 56%) - University of the West of England, Bristol
(United Kingdom)
This program is directed for land use planning and sustainabilitystudies.
Key skills:
 Planning for movement (e.g. planning for the pedestrian, planning for the cyclist,
public transport operation and planning for the car)

2. Canigia Silva - Master of town Planning
 Planning to adapt and mitigate the environmentto the effects of climate
 Commercial planning and land development (e.g. planning for homes, retail
spaces,businesses,industrial accommodations and open/public/leisure spaces)
 Systems of contemporaryurbanisation
 Managing developmentthrough the planning system
 Schemes to promote urban developmentand regional economy
 Knowledge ofplanning law and legislation
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Other language(s)
Portuguese
English (professionally fluent in English in all areas: writing, reading, speaking, and
listening).
Spanish (Basic understanding only)
Job-related skills
Computer skills
 Composition ofMaster Plans and presentations
 Data base search and analysis
 Mediation and negotiation
 Reflective practice, plan making and decision taking
 Development of visions, goals, criteria and plans for future urban developments,
territorial projects and real estate projects
 General management skills
 Composition ofreports
 Professionalism and ethics
 Group working,partnership working and collaboration
 Site appraisals
 Historical and demographical studies ofurban areas
 Critical thinking and problem solving
 Provision of local enterprise (e.g. promotion of local economic activity and
wealth)
 Impartialityand diplomacy
 Microsoft Office (PowerPoint,Word and Excel)
 GIS-Digimaps (Maps and data)
 Sketchup (3D modeling software)
Note: All those skills were obtained through academic activities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
References Mr. Nicholas Smith
Deputy Head of the Department of Geography and Planning - University of the West of
England - UWE Bristol - UK
+44(0) 117 32 81567
Nicholas12.Smith@uwe.ac.uk
Mr. Mike Luton
Planning Director of Major sites team,Yate City Council,South- Gloucestershire - UK
Mike.Luton@southglos.gov.uk