Skills
My Technical Skills
Here are some of my "hard" technical and "soft" social skills I've gained over the years. They range from CS to Music and Athletics. I am learning new coding languages, and am always working with digital media.
Wordpress, HTML5 and CSS3
Knowledge
I was not able to list all of my skill. However, I do have an interest and experience in the following areas.
- Robotics
- Web Design
- User Experience
- Graphic Design
- Photo manipulation skills
- Digital Painting
- Photo Composition
- Tipography
- Video Editing
- Music Theory
- App Development
- Virtual Reality App Design
Experience
MY Experience!
The following are my experiences up until now that have shaped me into who I am and what I want to do.
Web and App
Developer
August 2015 - Present
I am currently interning at Bleu Magazine. I am creating their spin-off ecommerce website, "Brick and Ivy". I will then develop their mobile application.
Web Designer
August 2013 - Present
I was recruited into the Young Hackers, an exclusive group of teenage students in NYC, who create hackathons around the city to promote Computer Science and diversity in the tech industry.
I helped lead, organize, and run
Local Hack Day NYC 2015 (click me) on October 15th. I built the website, promoted the event, and led the event, as the Master of Ceremony, throughout the day. Local Hack Day was city-wide hackathon open to any highschooler, with guest speakers, Minerva Tantoco (NYC CTO), and Robin Raskin (TV personality)
Ambassador and
Representative
July 2015 - Present
I was elected on the ASC board as a representive and ambassador for my cohort of the ASC Summer Intensive. I am in charge of planing events, managing social media, and representing the organization.
Hackathons and
Conferences
Participant
Present
I recently attended Droid Con, the annual convention hosted by Google for global Android Developers at the Metropolitan Pavillion. Facebook, Microsoft, Firebase, American Express, Uber, Cloudbase, Twillio, Lyft, Twitter, and other companies attended and distributed "swag" and offered opportunities.
I went to Space Apps Next Generation, the first ever 24 hour Hackathon exclusive for High Schoolers, hosted by NASA in September. I also attended, PennApps XII, the twelfth iteration of the first college and elite hackathon, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
See the projects I made in my "Portfolio" page.
Member
Fall 2013 - Present
I am on the executive board committe and act as a facilitator and representative of LREI at DAIS.
At DAIS, Students across New York City participate in discussions to strengthen schools through increased knowledge, awareness, and respect for different cultures, ideas, and lifestyles. These meetings and conferences occure every first Friday of the month.
Student
Fall 2013 - Present
I am an expository and journalism writing student with Write for the Future.
Participant
January 2015 - August 2015
I competed in a selective process among the city’s youth to obtain a stipend for summer employment.
I engaged in 30-hours of pre-employment training designed to teach essential workplace and interview readiness skills and business etiquette.
Student Diplomat
Summer 2014
Awarded scholarship to travel as a participant in a dynamic cross-cultural educational summer program.
I traveled to France to study French culture, language and urban architecture for 6 weeks. I interned at a restaurant, La Brigout, and did community service.
Admissions Committee
Fall 2013 - Present
I organized test material for Prep for Prep student applicants and actively supervised tests in session and assisted students in need. In addition to proctoring student testing, I spoke to prospective parents to voice personal experience and answer questions about the program. I was also a Prep for Prep student panelist.
I was awarded a scholarship from Prep for Prep to attend this Arts camp. I was formally instructed in painting and drawing techniques, as well as, music theory and jazz technique.
Education
Just My Education
Here's the schooling I've done.
Secondary School
September 2012 - Present
Activities:
LREI Admissions Ambassador. Representative at the White Privelege Conference
Sports: Track and Field: 100-200m Sprinter, Shot-Put (3 consecutive year ISAL League Champion), Long and Triple Jump, Varsity Soccer Team, JV Basketball Co-Captain, Starting Center for Varsity Basketball
Clubs: Improvisational Comedy Club Leader ,LREI Ambassador and Panelist, People of Color- Representative,Prom Committee DJ
Music: Lead Trumpet / Trumpet Section Leader and pianist in Jazz Band, 1rst Baritone in Wind Ensemble, Pianist and Drummer in Rock Band
I led a "minimester", a 3 day workshop teaching students in my school computer science. Check out the workshop @
Minimester.XYZ
Scholarship
June 2010 - Present
I recieved a merit -based scholarship from a highly selective leadership development program that incorporates a rigorous 14-month academic component to prepare students for placement in leading independent school and continues to work closely with them through high school and
beyond
Technical Skill Program
2004 - 2005
I participated in the 6-week Summer Intensive Program, learning programming skills (web and mobile app development, physical computing and software) and leadership training, and received mentorship
I visited Tech Companies such as Google, Yelp, DropBox, Goldman Sachs, and the Flatiron School.
I also represented the organization at the 2015 Annual Sumer Benefit and was also featured on the PBS Newshour: "Cracking the code to a more diverse tech workforce"
I took Exploring Engineering with Brown University via Coursera
I completed Stanford University's online Computer Science 101 course
I am currently taking the University of Pennsylvania's Operations and Marketing online course.