About Me
I am a computer science student at Stanford University and a part time magician of the Society of American Magicians and Silicon Valley’s Secret Magic Garage. I am looking to build a meaningful career.
Interests
History, Philosophy, Psychology, Theology…ah, and Computer Science.
Education
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA (Present)
- Saint Brendan High School, Miami, FL. (2012-2016)
Experience
- Software Developer @ Adobe, Inc. Summer 2019
- Worked on a new feature for Adobe XD to speed the workflow of designers.
- Software Engineering Intern @ Apple, Inc. Summer 2018
- Was part of the Apple Health team to develop new health experiences for iOS & watchOS devices.
- Designed with Sketch and developed using Xcode with Objective-C.
- Research Assistant @ Florida International University Summer 2017
- Assisted at the Distributed Multimedia Information Systems Laboratory and Integrated Computer Augmented Virtual Environment working on a Miami Beach model to simulate storms and sea level rise.
- Lead Instructor @ CODeLLA Summer 2017
- CODeLLA’s 8 week cohort serving underprivileged middle school girls with 21st century skills. Taught design thinking and coding for girls to build their own apps.
- Stanford Summer Engineering Academy Summer 2016
- Spent a month exploring the different fields of engineering with +16 professors.
- iOS Engineer @ Faceplay, Inc. (now Magic Studio, Inc.) Jun 2016 - Sep 2016
- Worked remotely with a small team to develop different iOS apps.
- InstaStory (+300K downloads)
- PokéLocator (#4 Navigation Apps on App Store’s Top Charts)
- Voicify (Vodafone U.K. Best New Apps in July 2016)
- Indie iOS Developer Jun 2014 - Present
- Self-taught iOS Developer. Created a variety of iOS projects where I learned mobile development skills, time management, resourcefulness, lateral thinking, etc.
- Some of the iOS Apps include: C.U.B.E., COLOR5, SPUTNIK, CloudCamera (1st place overall winner MangoHacks 2017 - Florida International University)
Skills
| Xcode |
Unity |
Sketch |
Adobe XD |
| Objective-C |
Swift |
C# |
C++ |
C |
| Design Thinking |
Product Management |
Entrepreneurship |
Activities
- Stanford Triathlon Team
- Society of American Magicians
- Silicon Valley Secret Magic Garage Member
- International Brotherhood of Magicians
- Have co-taught magic classes at Google and Stanford University
As seen on…
| Forbes Mexico |
CNN |
BBC World |
| Entrepreneur Magazine |
The Miami Herald |
Univision |
| CNET |
USA Today |
Televisa |
| Seventeen Magazine |
W Radio |
El Universal |
Some recognitions
- Nike & Elle Magazine Mexican Women 2018
- Premio Nacional de la Juventud 2017 Finalist (Mexico’s National Youth Award)
- Facebook Developers Conference F8 2017 Scholarship Recipient
- Apple Inclusion and Diversity: Creating Opportunities
- Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference Scholar 2015 and 2016
- The Miami Herald Digital Media Silver Knight Award 2016
- NCWIT National Aspirations in Computing Award Runner-up
- 2016 Congressional Achievement in Coding Excellence
