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Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca, Us

Santa Cruz, California, United States

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Served as team lead and narrative lead on 'Early Warning', a branching narrative, 2D, RPG, designed to educate the public on wildfire safety, evacuation protocols, and home defense. - Responsible for creating core gameplay loop and decision tree - interviewed former land conservancy personnel on wildfire protocols- created narrative Prototypes in Twine before scripting in Unity. Research supervised by PhD student MJ Johns, lab operated under Professor Katherine Isbister as a part of the NSF grant between UCSC, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

UCSC Blueprint is a chapter of the Blueprint coalition of clubs serving non-profit organizations by creating software for their various needs. - Help develop websites and apps using React.js, React Native, Firebase, and AWS under a scrum methodology for non-profit organizations around the Santa Cruz area. - Create React components based on Figma schematics for our team's organization, YFIOB(Your Future Is Our Business).

Scotts Valley, California, United States

- Expand active user base by managing QuickTakes social profiles, generating marketing content, and contacting influencers for brand promotion. This included interviewing software engineers on their app development experiences to generate promotional material and creating unique ad campaigns for the QuickTakes brand. - Conduct extensive QA testing on various features including the “Try it Now” feature and the desktop version of QuickTakes.- Observed the infrastructure and management styles required to keep a start-up afloat.

Watsonville, California, United States

- Through UCSC's GEAR UP program, advised Watsonville High School students on A-G courses through one on one meetings and tutor students in various STEM subjects. - Tasked with cross-referencing student transcripts through various information systems ensuring accurate data values.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

- Helped edit and fact-check all information published throughout the fall and winter quarters to ensure all information published was accurate and true. - in-depth database research and use of social media analytics tools to identify potential inaccuracies and discrepancies.

Santa Monica, California, United States

- Served as an in-store seasonal athlete helping guests through the entire consumer experience. - This included helping customers with product knowledge, sizing, and any other concerns that may come about. - learned what organization, leadership, and communication are required for a flagship store to run efficiently and experienced how the digital market influences the retail environment.

San Pedro, California, United States

Helped manage inventory, pack and unpack shipments, organize floor plans and warehouse operations. Learned MS Excel basics for creating export shipping manifests.

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science: Game Design

Activities and Societies: UCSC BluePrint, UCSC Mentor Collective, City on a Hill Press, Deans Honors List Computer Science: Game Design B.S.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity Cross Country/Track and Field, National Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society, National.