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Collaborated with Agile teams to collect requirements, plan, create, deploy, test, and sustain technical solutions using a comprehensive range of full-stack development tools and technologies.

- Educated students, through one-on-one meetings, about course planning, and registration process, while referring them to available on-and off-campus resources to meet individual needs including career and personal counseling.- Design and send out weekly Computer Science Newsletter for both Undergraduates and Graduates students with the latest events as well as new employment opportunities.- Committed to managing the flow of incoming clients, advising appointments and walk-ins; including scheduling appointments to provide a friendly and professional atmosphere for staff members and students.- Worked on updating the main student and Alumni database for the department website and LinkedIn.

- Developed and executed a global social media strategy across Instagram, Facebook, and department website that achieved an 80% growth in followers and a 90% growth in student engagement and awareness.- Coordinated and developed highly multimedia products through Canva that integrated any marketing plans and practices while affiliating the needs of the students.- Worked closely with the Department Director and Administrative Assistant to optimize the events calendar across all social media platforms to coincide with content strategies.- Strengthened student relationships through one-on-one meetings to develop relevant social media plans that suit the needs of students, as well as the Computer Science department strategies.- Analyzed engagement data and social media trends to develop new content that amplified the University of Arizona Computer Science mission and message.Tools & Technologies - Canva | Instagram | Facebook | MailChimp | Zoom

- Programmed and tested an automated batch alert query, with the help of the Agile Lifecycle, to monitor and notify reverse payments that allowed users to pick the channel, SMS, online, email, of choice. - Optimized and debugged a password expiration date batch alert, to notify users 2 days prior instead of 1, by implementing coding restrictions for the client’s employees and updating the main database. - Partner with product managers, developers, and the QA team to review and learn the development of batch alerts by attending multiple meetings and communicating any uncertainty to the team manager and mentor. - Collaborated with another intern, in debugging the website’s UI by developing a highly scalable functionality of reverse payment notifications that improved the timing of payment notifications. - Participated in daily Scrum meetings with a team of 20 to evaluate and review current goals and projects while adhering to software best coding practices, ensuring accuracy, and eliminating ambiguity.Tools & Technologies - Java | MySQL | Jira | Confluence | Agile Development | Javascript