An International student with a passion for languages and cultures.

Marco Leon Miranda Young

Preschool to High school

I was a student at the Canterbury School Las Palmas, from 3 to 18 years old, a British school in my island. Most of my classes were taught in English, this made us students fluent in the language. I got all my IGCSEs and A Levels at this institution, including subjects like Business, Computer Science and first language French. I was fortunate enough to learn French for 7 years at the school, which would convince me to pursue another semester of it in university. I also decided to learn Portuguese in my free time because I used to travel so much to the country for surf trips, and I found the language very attractive. It has given me an international view that I would otherwise not have.

Marco Leon Miranda Villa

University of San Diego

In 2019 I got accepted into USD, I’m now a 3rd year International student. My majors are Business Administration/Management and Marketing, and I’m minoring in Communication Studies. USD provides excellent networking opportunities for me and its Changemaking campus ideals have really helped my creativity expand even further. Most of my courses are very practical and are giving me a real world view for any future careers.

Some relevant classes that I have taken so far are: Financial Management, Principles of Managerial Accounting, Principles of Financial Accounting, Statistics of Business and Economics, Information Systems, Data Business Analytics, Organizational Behavior, Business and Society, Fundamentals of Marketing, Digital Marketing and Social Media Marketing.

Marco Leon Miranda Walking

Experience

I was an intern at EO Hotels, where I had a variety of jobs to do. Firstly, working face to face with clients in the reception, making use of my language skills. I learned how different departments of a hotel chain work, from maintenance, dining and cleaning services, and their budget allocation. I was taken to the accounting department to understand how it functions and helping with finances and cash flow. I made use of platforms like Booking and the chain’s own web-page to promote the rooms and managing it constantly so there is no overbooking. Finally, I attended the purchase of a Hotel and saw how it got conditioned to fit the chain’s theme.

I also have experience with Social Media and advertising. I worked in a group to make apparel designs that we would after promote on Instagram using Facebook Ad Manager, I created ads, chose the target audience, analyzed their performance and even did A and B tests.

Apart from Social Media Marketing, making Google Paid advertisements is another thing I’ve learned, from different kinds of Keywords to designing appropriate descriptions and obviously managing the budget and looking at ratios.

On top of that I have experience in Web Creation, as you can see by reading this Web Site.

Finally, I was a Teacher Assistant for a short period of time at the Canterbury School, where I had to help students progress in the subjects being taught and make sure they arrived safely to the playground and dinning room.