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Spaces Travel & Design
Design, Entrepreneurship, Founder, Marketing, Project Management Mariah Manzano Design, Entrepreneurship, Founder, Marketing, Project Management Mariah Manzano

Spaces Travel & Design

Spaces, a brand by Phased Design, was created out of an equal love for design and travel. Spaces offers creative services — including web design, photography, and branding — in exchange for short- and long-term accommodations. The goal is to help property hosts stand out online and attract more bookings.

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Education

  • Product Management Certification

    • Completed March 2023

    • Covered topics such as

      • Product Vision and Goals

      • Developing a Product Hypothesis and User Personas

      • Product Roadmapping

      • Product Prototyping

      • Product Engineering and Execution

      • Product Analytics and Iteration

  • Bachelor of Science in Web Design & Engineering

    • Awards & Scholarships

      • Gerald Roberts ‘58 Scholarship Award Winner 2020

      • Raymond M. Galentine Award 2020

      • Society of Women Engineers Guiding Star Award 2020

      Major: Web Design & Engineering

      Minors:

      • Computer Science & Engineering

      • Technical Innovation, Design Thinking, & the Entrepreneurial Mindset

  • Human-Computer Interaction UX Design Certification

  • Semester Abroad

    • University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

      Completed 1 semester of Study Abroad. Courses completed include:

      • Technology in Society

      • Māori History

      • Computer Networks

  • University Program

    • University Innovation Fellows

      • The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students and faculty to become leaders of change in higher education.

      • Fellows are leading a global movement to ensure that all students gain the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to navigate a complex world.

      • Student Profile

      • Completed Spring 2018

Leadership

  • Santa Clara University Ciocca Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

    April 2021 - Present

    • Project & Strategy Advisor for the Santa Clara University team participating in the University Innovation Fellows program hosted by the Stanford d.School.

    • Assist team in ideating and implementing ideas at SCU to encourage interdisciplinary projects, work, and interactions.

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  • Community Giving Lead

    Cisco Systems

    January 2021 - April 2022

  • 3rd St Community Center

    August - November 2020

  • Santa Clara University

    October 2016 - June 2020

    President 2019-2020

    • Recipient of National SWE Guiding Star Award for my work as a collegiate leader with SWE, the SCU community, and the local community.

    • Recipient of National SWE Outstanding Outreach (Group) Award on behalf of SWE++ program that teaches local middle school girls introductory principles to computer science, self-empowerment, and college experiences.

    • Accepted into SWE Collegiate Leadership Institute for WE19 National Conference.

    • Created mentorship program between SWE and local middle school group - STEM Girls.

    • Increased organization and management of SWE board team through implementation of Slack, Trello, and Shared Google Drive.

    • Led a series of Personal Branding workshops for students to improve their resume design and help them stand out to recruiters.

    • Connect with industry representatives to encourage partnerships with SCU SWE.

    • Heightened collaboration between School of Engineering organizations by coordinating meetings and events co-led by multiple groups.

    SWE++ Co-Chair 2019

    • Co-started SCU SWE++, a program that teaches local middle school girls introductory principles to computer science, self-empowerment, and college experiences.

    • Formed SWE++ Committee.

    • Contacted local schools and recruited first cohort of students.

    • Taught several lessons to the students in Scratch and Python.

    • Coordinated weekly committee meetings, lesson preparation meetings, and social events.

    • Publicized SWE++ on social media, gaining attention from non-SWE members.

    • Gained recognition from Dean of the School of Engineering.

    Public Relations 2017-2019

    • Created and distributed dozens of flyers.

    • Managed tabling for Involvement Fair events.

    • Started SCU SWE Instagram profile.

    • Increased online participation, leading to a more collaborative community online between SWE and other SCU groups.

    First-Year Representative 2016-2017

    • Assisted other board members with their tasks.

    • Shadowed board team to learn more about each officer position.

    Beyond Board Roles

    • Implemented SWE Sisters, a mentorship program between SWE members.

    • Speaker to 200 students, faculty, and staff at Women in Engineering Dinner 2019.

    • Ideated, filmed, and edited SWE Promotional Video that was posted on SCU Admissions page.

    • Coordinated large panel event with women from industry and invited local SWE chapters.

    • Planned and ran events on International Women's Day and Girl Day during Engineers week to celebrate women engineers.

    • SWE National Conference attendee 2017 and 2019.

  • Santa Clara University

    September 2018 - June 2019

    Secretary 2019-2019

    • Managed ACM-W social media pages (Facebook and Instagram).

    • Implented a point system to incentivize increased member pariticpation.

    Event Coordinator 2018-2019

    • Coordinated industry representative panels on-campus.

    • Began mentorship program called Cyber Sisters between ACM-W general members.

  • 100+ Hours Volunteer Work

    August 2012 - June 2016