Ricardo Miranda

Brainstormer, Idea generator, Job-seeker, Writer/Editor

Last Name(s) / First Name(s) Miranda, Ricardo Filipe dos Reis Nationality Portugal Date of Birth 09-12-1984 Professional Experience ------------------------------------ Date (dd-mm-yyyy) 11-11-2004 -> Ongoing Job Supermarket Operator/Supervisor Level 2 (Part-Time) Functions Customer Service; Store Fund Management; Staff management and coordination, Company communications functions. Company Name and Address JERÓNIMO MARTINS, S.A. Distribuição Alimentar Rua Actor António Silva, nº 7 1600-404 Lisboa (Portugal) Company Sector Retail----------------------------------- --------------Education ---------------------------------- Date (dd-mm-yyyy) 15/09/1999 -> 30/06/2002 Qualification 12º Ano, Curso Geral do 1º Agrupamento Courses/Major Competences Mathematics, Portuguese, Physics, Chemistry, English. Curso Científico-Natural. Educational Organisation Escola Secundária Ferreira Dias (Escola Secundária) 2735 Cacém (Portugal) International Classification ISCED 3 (High-School) ----------------------------------- Date (dd-mm-yyyy) 20/09/2002 -> 10/01/2008 Qualification Informatics Engineering Course frequency Courses/Major Competences I.T.; Energy and Environment; Sustainability. Educational Organisation Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Faculdade de Engenharia) Estrada Octávio Pato, 2635-631 Rio de Mouro (Portugal) International Classification Universitary Frequency ------------------------------------- Date (dd-mm-yyyy) 15/09/2008 -> 20/05/2011 Qualification Graduation in Modern Languages, Literature and Cultures – Portuguese and English Studies Courses/Major Competences Foreign Languages; Broad knowledge of Anglo-Saxon, north and south American, Spanish and Italian cultures; Broad knowledge of literature in both Portuguese and English cultures; Written and literary critic capacity; Two published essays on Contemporary English Literature and in Political Studies; Acquired methodological instruments for research and analysis in order to develop learning, critical choice and reflective skills, which allow appropriate application of the knowledge to practical situations; Basic skills in the area of human sciences enabling lifelong learning of theoretical and practical knowledge of foreign languages with a degree of autonomy; Ability to collect, select and interpret relevant textual and non-textual information, enabling principled decisions which taking into account the relevant social, academic and ethical aspects associated to the learning of new languages, literatures and cultures; Theoretical and practical knowledge of languages, literatures and cultures in their national historical contexts; Communicative competences in foreign languages and in the mother tongue, on a plurilinguistic and intercultural basis; Ability to work autonomously in the interdisciplinary field of literary, culture and language studies; Skills in the application of new technologies to literary, cultural and language sciences. --Educational Organisation Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) Avenida de Berna, 26-C, 1069-061 Lisboa (Portugal) --Level University Graduation --------------------------------------- Personal Competences(*) Mother Tongue Portuguese Other language(s)--------------- English------------------------- Comprehension Oral comprehension C2 Advanced Reading C2 Advanced Conversation Oral interaction C2 Advanced Oral production C2 Advanced Written C2 Advanced Spanish------------------------ Comprehension Oral comprehension C2 Advanced Reading C2 Advanced Conversation Oral interaction C2 Advanced Oral production C2 Advanced Written B2 Fair Italian------------------------ Comprehension Oral comprehension A2 Basic Reading A1 Basic Conversation Oral interaction B1 Fair Oral production B1 Fair Written A1 Basic French------------------------ Comprehension Oral comprehension B1Fair Reading B2Fair Conversation Oral interaction A2Basic Oral production A1Basic Written A1 Basic --------------------------------- Technical Competences: Extensive knowledge in the linguistic area, culture and European and American literatures. Basic knowledge of electrical engineering and electronics and analytical problem solving in general. ----------------------------- Artistic Competences: Published Essay «A Literatura como Meio de Libertação em "The Uncommon REader" de Alan Bennett"» in "Talent Will Rise", organized by prof. Carlos Ceia (ISBN-978-1-4461-6843-1); Published Essay «Politic Explorer: A Democracia e Tirania na Internet» in "Angry Young Postmodernism", organized by prof. Carlos Ceia (ISBN- 978-1-4461-8439-4); Two books in pre-publication phase.

Scientific breakthroughs.

Take no more than you need.

I bumped into the TED world while in university and it was a breath of fresh air on a mentality basis that really changed my approach to the world, people and things.

Quizz contests.