about

I am currently a Software Engineer at Q-CTRL. I was pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Applied Mathematics. I am a first generation college student (woot! woot!). I grew up in Tijuana/San Diego. I enjoy mountain biking, hiking, drinking coffee, eating tacos, eating Haribo gummy bears, and most recently rock climbing.

Education

• Applied Mathematics, M.S., University of California, Santa Cruz, Completed: December 2023
• Applied Mathematics, Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Santa Cruz, Advanced: July 2021
• Applied Mathematics, M.S., San Diego State University, Completed: 2017
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, B.S. University of California, Davis, Completed: 2013

Engineering and Research Positions

• Software Engineer, Q-CTRL, July 2022-Present.
• Computer Vision Intern, Magic Leap, Summer 2021, Mentors: Frank Steinbruecker / Mohan Kandra
• NSF Graduate Intern, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Summer 2019, Mentor: Will Pazner
• Graduate Intern, NASA Langley, Summer 2018, Mentor: Kyle Thompson
• Graduate Intern, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Summer 2015, Mentor: Daniel Wernicke

Teaching Positions

• Teaching Assistant, AM 10: Mathematical Methods for Engineers I, UC Santa Cruz, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021
• Teaching Assistant, AM 20: Mathematical Methods for Engineers II, UC Santa Cruz, Summer 2020
• Teaching Assistant, AM 129: Foundations of Scientific Computing, UC Santa Cruz, Fall 2019, 2020
• Teaching Assistant, Math 151: Calculus 2, SDSU, Fall 2015-Spring 2017
• Teaching Assistant, Math 141: Pre-Calculus, SDSU, Fall Spring 2015

Skills

• Languages: Python, C/C++, Fortran, Matlab.
• Scientific Computing: CUDA, Eigen Linear Algebra Package, LAPACK, BLAS, NumPy, SciPy.
• Version Control: Git.

Honors and Awards

• National Science Foundation: Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship, Summer 2019
• Eugene Cota-Robles Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2017-2022
• Omar George Mahshi Memorial Scholarship, University of California, Davis, 2010-2011

Outreach and Volunteer

• NSF Next Generation Scholars Mentor, UCSC, Dept. of Applied Math, Winter 2020-Present
• STEM Career Day Presenter, Ceiba College Preparatory Academy, Watsonville, 9 March 2018
• Math and Physics Tutor, Barrio Logan College Institute, San Diego, 2013-2017
• Math Tutor, King-Chavez Academy Middle School, San Diego, 2007-2013

Last updated: 23 February 2024