I have been preparing for my intended major, Computer Science, since I was 8 years old. It was then when my passion for computer programming and robotics started, and it still burns bright. Since then I received formal computer science education and participated in regional and world robotics competitions. At my first high school, I was a programmer on the robotics team that went to the FIRST World Championships, after having won the Regional. I also brought about the first 24-hour hackathon (code fest) by requesting funds from the Board of Education and private companies. At my second high school, I participated in MIT’s Zero Robotics International Space Station Virtual Challenge. Out of thousands of teams world-wide, ours won the Championship Award and our code was actually used in space. At the Air Force Association sponsored Cyber Patriot competition, the middle school team I mentored won 3rd place. I was lead programmer on the FIRST robotics team. 

In college. I was Moorpark College’s Computer Science Club’s Activity Organizer, I was in charge of coordinating a hackathon on campus. For the last three years, I held programming-related summer internships—one at imFORZA in El Segundo, CA, and two in Tel Aviv, Israel, with Navin, a start-up company, where I was promoted to supervise two others last summer. Over the years, I learned many computer languages, and have extensive experience in C++, Java, JavaScript, C#, RobotC, NXTG, CSS, HTML, and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) programming and 3D printing. Next semester I plan to take Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Physics III, and Engineering M20 (Electricity Engineering Fundamentals).

Not only am I interested in computer science as a career, but I enjoy promoting STEM technology to youths. I volunteered as a mentor/coach with high school robotics teams, two of which went to the FIRST World Championships, and refereed at middle-school VEX robotics competitions. I also enjoy travelling, making, hanging out, and playing video games with friends, I can’t wait to continue onto a 4-year institution, complete my degree and start contributing to the community and society at large.