TED Community » Ricardo Miranda

About Me

Last Name(s) / First Name(s)
Miranda, Ricardo Filipe dos Reis

Nationality
Portugal

Date of Birth
09-12-1984

Professional Experience
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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
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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)

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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
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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
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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

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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.
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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.

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