Brandon Hernandez Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, California, United States

Palo Alto, California, United States

As a computer science tutor for the Society of Latinx Engineers (SOLE), I provide conceptual and debugging assistance during weekly office hours tailored for first-generation Latinx students at the Stanford Design School. Having a passion to foster and thrive with my communidad (community), I facilitate a supportive learning environment to enhance understanding and proficiency in Python. Topics include: nested loops, indexing, slicing, lists, dictionaries, simulation, cryptography, deciphering, pixel manipulation, tuples, map, and lambda.

Selected as one of 270 students for a 6-year college access, college success, and professional development program for high achieving, underrepresented first-generation talent. Two summers before college we were exposed to college-level coursework such as Integral Calculus, Multivariable Calculus, Tech Writing, and capstone projects solving/consulting companies such as Google, Citadel, and Nespresso about issues relating to tech and access to higher-level education for underrepresented students. Currently participating in a four-year comprehensive Career Development Program that includes professional Career Coaching, case studies, and projects to hone analytical, quantitative, and communication skills.

Carson, California, United States

Fostered mathematical pedagogy among my peers and encouraged group learning to reinforce collaboration, academic growth, peer support and community. Tutored subjects: Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, and Physics.

Carson, California, United States

Collaborating with a team of 30+ students to design, manufacture, and construct a Biochem-Lab-Drone able to detect liquid acidity/purity and life signs from various soil samples. Soil samples were collected by a biomorphic robot snake able to climb a tree, slither through narrow tunnels, and record its vision. Allocated to the electrical subteam, I participated in NASA soldering specifications practices to construct a parallel circuit for the drone and continuously calculated voltage and amperage distribution based on the different weight modifications.

Stellar Xplorers is a national aerospace competition with three 6-hour practice rounds and three 6-hour qualification rounds determining placement in the Semifinals and Finals. In teams of six, each competition consists of optimizing satellite orbiting, combinations of satellite components, area mapping, and launch operations. Proficiency in Systems Tool Kit (STK) -- a modeling and simulation software for digital mission engineering and systems analysis --was needed in each competition for data collection. Alongside this, expertise in Excel tables, Indexing, Matching, and Mod are necessary for data manipulation. With each round, a 20-question quiz was given to teams based on different Aerospace topics. Thus, I created and compiled study guides/quizzes for 14 chapters: Orbital Elements, Solar Cell Efficiency, Electromagnetic Radiation, Thermal Control Systems, etc. For the two years that my team competed in, we made it to the Semifinals each year.

Carson, California, United States

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a yearly national robotics high school competition. Different obstacles and maps are implemented each year. As a Mechanical and Design subteam member, I constructed vacuum and rotational mechanisms for robot intake to collect balls, vertical moving hangers, and hooks. I also collaborated to build a 6 motor drive-train and drive base including the bumper for force contact protection.

Collaborating with a team of 30+ student, we built an autonomous aquatic device that mimics the shape of a narwhal to locate the other team's aquatic device and press their "hit" button to win--all under at least three feet of water. Before all the underwater attacks, the "kitaa"/drone has to fly for seven minutes and then carry and deploy the sea-hunter/"narwhal" into the water. As a Mechanical intern, I helped design the narwhal and manufacture the electrical safe cylinder using PLA and waterproofed with Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) solvent coating.

Translated a sequence of numerical data outputted by the submarine into the current state of the system, and the updated summary of the current status of the system using Python slicing and indexing.

Spent several weeks solving and understanding number theory and cryptography concepts such as "How many zeros are at the end of 2020 factorial?" Also spent two weeks in an Introduction to the Philosophy of Friendship course discussing philosophers' definitions of friendships. Focused on Aristotle's three friendships: friendships of utility, pleasure, and excellence. After delving into articles about "The Good of Friendship at the End of Life," "Why Bad People Can't be Good Friends," and so on, we each developed and structured essays arguing about morally inquisitive questions such as whether friendships are a necessity or whether friendships of utility are "real" friendships.

Researching and discussing causes, effects, and solutions for global warming with UPENN professors and international students. Topics and research included: the greenhouse effect, human impact, global warming, pollution, animal habitat loss, sea-level rise, nanotechnology, chemical transformation, and sustainable energy sources.

Bachelor Of Science- Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0 Gpa

Project Lead The Way (Pltw), Engineering, 4.0

Relevant Coursework/Dual Enrollment: • Introduction to Engineering Design • Principles of Engineering • Computer Integrated Manufacturing.

High School Diploma, Engineering And Robotics, 4.48 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Discrete Mathematics Course; Co-Captain Stellar Xplorers (Semi-Finalists); Rebel Center Tutor (Algebra 2.