I have had a passion for leadership and technology since my freshman year. I fell in love with working in teams to create projects from scratch that create change in the community. I am a double major in Computer Information Systems and Management at Arizona State University, and I will be graduating with honors in May of 2023. In addition to maintaining a 3.8 GPA in a challenging academic program, I have completed several computing internship projects. For example, my experience as a Microsoft Ambassador required me to have excellent skills in the Microsoft Office suite, gather/analyze/groom user requirements, and utilize various coding techniques to create solutions to business problems. I also gained experience as a Software Developer for the Social Impact Project with the Phoenix Ivy Council, where I designed immersive video game experiences targeted to the needs of the special education and adult disability community using my knowledge of Java Scripting, HTML/CSS, P5, Visual Studio & Github.Besides my coursework, I have relevant experience as a leader in many of my extracurricular organizations. By serving as the VP of Events for the Business School Council, I had to plan successful events by learning to act in a fast-paced environment during the coronavirus pandemic. This experience equipped me with strong written and oral communication skills. I had to effectively manage tasks with my team over zoom with urgency and maintain high motivation and adaptability. By facing and overcoming these challenges, I have gained a great attitude toward adversity and an ability to learn and grow as situations change. Being a woman in tech has come with some of its own challenges. I have been placed in group projects with all male students, where I am silenced in meetings when trying to give ideas, or my work is written over in research essays. I am focused and determined to succeed despite everyone's doubts. I've been on Dean's List every semester of my college career while holding leadership positions in multiple organizations and becoming a National Hispanic Scholar. I recently competed in the 2022 National NIKE Hacking Competition and received 1st Place, which took a lot of courage and boosted my confidence in my chosen career path. As a result, I secured a job as a Research Fellow Intern at the Center for Gender Equity in Science & Technology. I get to advocate for female students of color in STEM and offer a setting that emphasizes empowerment. I’ve always made it a personal goal to defy the odds, and nothing will stop me now.
