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• Spearheaded initiatives within the Identity Service organization to streamline two-factor authentication messaging processes, achieving a 14% reduction in global costs. Implemented innovative and cost-effective solutions that revolutionized messaging streams, leveraging Java, Spring Boot, Mockito, and various internal services to establish a robust and fault-tolerant system.• Collaborated with a global team of engineers to architect new APIs in an agile environment, resulting in an… Show more • Spearheaded initiatives within the Identity Service organization to streamline two-factor authentication messaging processes, achieving a 14% reduction in global costs. Implemented innovative and cost-effective solutions that revolutionized messaging streams, leveraging Java, Spring Boot, Mockito, and various internal services to establish a robust and fault-tolerant system.• Collaborated with a global team of engineers to architect new APIs in an agile environment, resulting in an improvement in efficiency and scalability of existing systems. Show less

Global Optimization of Polynomial Functions, UTEP’s Constraint Research and Reading Group Undergraduate Research Assistant • Created a polynomial evaluator in python that utilizes an array manipulation method to solve the polynomial over a given interval and developed a universal solution using the integrated interval library to apply constraint solving methods using Julia • Utilized Python and Julia to increase the time to derive data from functions using interval computations… Show more Global Optimization of Polynomial Functions, UTEP’s Constraint Research and Reading Group Undergraduate Research Assistant • Created a polynomial evaluator in python that utilizes an array manipulation method to solve the polynomial over a given interval and developed a universal solution using the integrated interval library to apply constraint solving methods using Julia • Utilized Python and Julia to increase the time to derive data from functions using interval computations by implementing a derivative approach Show less

Helped students taking CS2401 (Elementary Data-structures and Algorithms) understand fundamental topics within computer science by taking different approaches to student learning. In addition helped proctor exams and labs to students.

Standardizing the Process of Waterfowl Species Identification using Neural Networks, Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.• Conducting research with UTEP’s Computer Science Department (Constraint Research and Reading Group) and Biology Department (Lavretsky Lab), funded by CAHSI Local REU program and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department • Developing a machine learning (ML) algorithm using convolutional neural… Show more Standardizing the Process of Waterfowl Species Identification using Neural Networks, Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.• Conducting research with UTEP’s Computer Science Department (Constraint Research and Reading Group) and Biology Department (Lavretsky Lab), funded by CAHSI Local REU program and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department • Developing a machine learning (ML) algorithm using convolutional neural networks (CNN) to improve the identification of Mallard ducks (as of 04/22, we reached 94.9% accuracy)• Providing weekly status reports to the team• Product: CNN, abstract and poster: 27th Joint NMSU/UTEP Workshop on Mathematics, CS, and Computational Sciences, and the UTEP COURI Symposium Show less

• Completed an introductory project-based JavaScript and Firebase curriculum taught by Google engineers, and configured 12 individual coding projects in JavaScript by using concepts such as variables, data structures, and functions• Collaborated with a team to create a sports tracker app that included a live demonstration and presentation to Google employees and community leaders

• Co-founded an educational non-profit organization to support low-income, first-generation, underrepresented, and underserved students to have quality resources and mentorship in the college admissions process • Lead, managed, and mentored a team of high school students to design a website using JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and WordPress

• Developed a web-based planner that utilizes machine learning to automate scheduling and organization by sorting critical information such as due dates from different online websites into a single easy-to-read format • Selected out of 150+ teams to receive a $5,000 grant and participated in the Blackstone Launchpad Fellowship to receive mentorship in pitching, leadership, and goal setting