diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c49bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
diff --git a/cv-photo.jpg b/cv-photo.jpg
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 9c17723..2dbc8cc 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -44,6 +44,27 @@
             border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
         }
 
+        .hero-inner {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center;
+            gap: 32px;
+        }
+
+        .profile-photo {
+            width: 140px;
+            height: 140px;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            object-fit: cover;
+            border: 3px solid var(--border);
+            flex-shrink: 0;
+            box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+        }
+
+        @media (max-width: 640px) {
+            .hero-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; }
+            .profile-photo { width: 90px; height: 90px; }
+        }
+
         .hero-badge {
             display: inline-flex;
             align-items: center;
@@ -325,7 +346,10 @@
 <body>
     <header class="hero">
         <div class="container">
-            <div class="hero-badge">
+            <div class="hero-inner">
+                <img src="cv-photo.jpg" alt="Gabriel Pereira" class="profile-photo">
+                <div class="hero-content">
+                    <div class="hero-badge">
                 <span class="dot"></span>
                 Open Evidence for Technical Review
             </div>
@@ -340,7 +364,11 @@
                 <span>·</span>
                 <a href="mailto:gabriel.pereira@protonmail.com">gabriel.pereira@protonmail.com</a>
                 <span>·</span>
+                <a href="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1sdqQg9ZFD6pIETuioWR6Yw0QKksuNhq2" target="_blank">Resume</a>
+                <span>·</span>
                 <span>Campinas, Brazil</span>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </header>
@@ -460,6 +488,27 @@
         </div>
     </section>
 
+    <section class="projects">
+        <div class="container">
+            <div class="section-header">
+                <h2>Selected Publication</h2>
+            </div>
+            <div class="project-grid" style="grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 640px;">
+                <article class="project-card" onclick="window.open('https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uey8oEqkZ25PfozRULMO_rADekrit5by/view?usp=sharing', '_blank')">
+                    <div class="project-icon">📄</div>
+                    <h3>MBA Research Paper</h3>
+                    <p>
+                        Academic research paper written during MBA studies.
+                        <!-- ponytail: swap title + abstract when finalized -->
+                    </p>
+                    <a class="project-link" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uey8oEqkZ25PfozRULMO_rADekrit5by/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
+                        Read paper →
+                    </a>
+                </article>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </section>
+
     <section class="evidence">
         <div class="container">
             <div class="evidence-grid">
