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Alexander Daza
My Business Consultant Training
Collaborated With A Business In The Developing World
Our team reviewed the economic, social, political, and environmental factors that impact our partner business to design marketing materials that could increase profits and customer acquisition for the business.
Earned a Development Grant to Enact Solutions
In order to fund the proposed materials, our team composed a detailed plan and pitched our proposal to request seed funding from the Leadership Initiatives Grant Committee.
Collaborated With Business Development Experts
After researching the socio-economic conditions facing our business partners, our team worked with the Nigerian development staff to create effective solutions to the challenges our business partner was facing.
Internship Highlights
- Business
- Medicine
- Law
- National Security
Our team began the business development process by having a one-on-one Skype call directly with our business partner, Sani Umar, and our Nigerian project coordinator to ensure productive collaboration.
After discussing important considerations for our marketing materials including local populations, family situations, and prior experience, we began our exploration of the business industry.
We received briefings on marketing and branding tactics from Professor Luc Wathieu, and a presentation on entrepreneurship from Dr. Karyn Ewart.
Outside of the classroom, we received a personalized tour of the Embassy of Austria where we learned about Austrian culture, US/Austria relations, and international business.
To begin our exploration of the medical field, we learned about patient histories and doctor-patient interactions from Udochi Atisele.
We also got hands-on training for building plaster casts. After receiving this training, we had the opportunity to build model casts and practice assessing damages and breaks.
At the end of the week, we got to put our medical skills to the test through a demo EMT scene where we used triage and emergency response.
To explore the legal field, we received a briefing on legal advocacy from Keah Beeftu, a member of the DC-based Second Look Project.
I also got to meet esteemed DC District Judge, Adam Hunter. Judge Hunter taught us about questioning, data analysis, and evidence collection.
I also received a personal tour of the University of Maryland Crime Lab from Professor Thomas Mauriello. Professor Mauriello taught us about forensics science, evidence viability, and how to assess crime scenes.
We got the opportunity to learn about different aspects of the intelligence community from former CIA Agent, Chris Fox. Mr. Fox taught us about how intelligence is collected, used in prosecution, and analyzed for national security.
We also got the opportunity to learn from a panel of security experts and mentors including Terry Quist, a former white house security advisor, Ashlyn Burgos, a DIA and World Bank Intelligence Analyst, and Rick Kuehn, a retired Air Force Pilot.
Outside of the classroom, we took a tour of the International Spy Museum. Throughout this tour, we learned about intelligence and counterintelligence equipment.
We also got the opportunity to learn about cybersecurity and password hacking in a hands-on cybersecurity lab. This lab demonstrated the opportunity to apply intelligence and counterintelligence in the virtual space of the future.