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This position involves working one on one with students to answer questions regarding C or C++ code. This involves assessing their points of doubt, working with them to appropriately clarify what their issue is, quickly identifying issues in any code presented, and using scaffolding peer-questioning strategies to guide the student toward the correct answer while maximizing their learning.

Led the team in the development of the Bear Claw, a reusable lunar surface anchor.The team designed and created a 3D model of the anchor per the requirements given for the competition. Then, the project cycle involved the creation of a written proposal to outline design strategy, materials, production strategy, and safety considerations.I led team recruitment and organization, scheduling and making announcements during lecture in order to bring in new members. This would be followed by presentations for those interested outlining the competition, past works from the organization, and our projected timeline. Finally, I was responsible for scheduling the weekly meetings with the team, outlining the goals for the meeting, and leading the discussions in order to ensure compliance with project requirements, timeline, and design philosophy.Additionally, as part of the organization and project outreach, I worked with a postdoctoral researcher to create a presentation for high school level students on an engineering topic. I choose to make an introductory programming presentation and worksheet and made it available in both English and Spanish to accommodate the students and their parents. I delivered the workshop numerous times during the event organized by the postdoctoral researcher.

The NASA Micro Gravity Competition Challenges undergraduate students to design and build devices to aid in the developing space exploration field.During this project cycle, the team elected to develop an autonomous aquatic vehicle to bring emergency supplies toward a beacon signal. I was responsible for working in conjunction with the team lead to produce the portion of the proposal which dealt with having the vehicle navigate toward the distress beacon. Due to my specialization, I mainly focused on the portions dealing with how to interpret the data received from the on board radio as well as the actuation which would be needed in different scenarios.

Aided in the setup of wireless network for drone communication over a 3-mile distance.Foundational development of automated navigation software.Project cycle interrupted and terminated due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The UAS team at the University of California, Riverside was formed under the IEEE branch in order to enter competitions that centered around the design and development of unmanned aerial vehicles.During this project cycle, sub-teams were created in order to design the systems necessary to fulfill competition criteria. The path finding sub-team was tasked with developing the software which would be used for the main three tasks of the UAV: takeoff/ landing, navigation, and obstacle avoidance. I was responsible for telemetry processing and interpretation which would allow the UAV to dynamically create a flight plan to meet mission objectives and avoid obstacles.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Engineering

Completed the Master's program as the second part of the BS+MS program at UCR which involved completing graduate level courses.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Engineering

Completed the Bachelor's program as the first part of the BS+MS program at UCR. Main focus was on Embedded Systems.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society (2017-2018) California Scholarship Federation (2016-2018) Law Club (2014-2018) President.