EDUCATION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA                                                                                                                            Awarded: December 2019                                                                                          
Bachelor of Science: Technology and Information Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                         
HONORS & AFFILIATIONS
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Summer Search Program: National youth leadership program designed to develop skills and character of future college-educated community leaders                                                                                                                 (August 2013- Present)
 
Students Rising Above: Awarded membership into selective program targeting students who have demonstrated a deep commitment to education and strength of character in overcoming adversity                                  (August 2013 – Present)
 
Arise High School Valedictorian: Ranked number one in class of 50 students                                  (June 2014)
 
Marcus Foster Scholar: Merit based scholarship recipient awarded by Oakland community            (August 2014)                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                         


PROFESSIONAL & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Apple Inc., Sunnyvale, CA                                                                                                         February 2020 - Currently Here 
  Paralegal, Intellectual Property Enforcement



Marcus Foster Education Institute, Oakland, CA                                                                 March 2017 – December 2017
  Research, Evaluation, and Data Intern
  • Assisting with the build and maintenance of Salesforce as the centralized database used to monitor and improve student outcomes.​
  • Collaborate with RED Manager to identify, design, and build new functionality and usability enhancements. 
  • ​Monitor and maintain Salesforce integrations with AppExchange and other business apps.

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The Diversity Center, Santa Cruz, CA                                                                                 February 2017 – Present
  Head Information Technology Volunteer 
  • Planned and executed a data and application migration from dated system to new system that would render higher optimization capability.
  • Migrated organization emails from one host to another.


​Core Media Concepts, Menlo Park, CA                                                                            October 2016 – April 2017
Mobile App Intern
  • Helping with the redesigning of a client website.
  • Understanding the basics of creating applications and maintaining a site.
  • Learning the different aspects of a tech company.

NERA Economic Research, San Francisco,                                                                       CA June 2016 - August 2018
Intellectual Property Intern
  • Created tables and exhibits that supplemented litigation reports
  • Presented on a patent royalty cases
  • Worked with Stata to analyze large sets of client data
  • Researched and reported factual evidence to support legal cases regarding brand defamation, patent infringement, breach of contract, and market collusion
  • Helped with the creation of market analysis surveys for client’s individual matter
  • Analyzed and summarized raw quantitative and qualitative data using Excel to create statistics for reporting use
 
LifeMoves, Menlo Park, CA                                                                                                June 2015 – August 2015
Corporate Task Force Marketing Intern
  • Created a Corporate Task Force book that highlighted LifeMove’s mission and goals
  • Conducted research in designated fields to analyze trends and opportunities for corporate improvement and assist in refocusing efforts of each group  
 
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA                                                                                          June 2014 – Sept 2014
Occupational Health Department Intern
  • Used Kaiser’s internal database program to extract data and run reports through Excel to detect revenue loss for specific medical items
  • Reported findings extracted from internal database to the head of the Occupational Health Department regarding potential revenue loss from various products used at facility
 
Ready Set Connect Technology, Oakland, CA                                                                   October 2013 – June 2014
Technology Trainer/Social Outreach Intern Specialist
  • Trained library users twice a week on library database and inventory software
  • Used InDesign to market self-tutoring services in the Cesar Chavez Oakland Branch Library
 
Global Glimpse, Nicaragua                                                                                                  July 2013 – August 2013
Participant
  • Chosen to participate in community service abroad program providing students with unparalleled access to people and places in Nicaragua, preparing them for success in a globalized world by serving others
  • Taught the fundamentals of the English language to the impoverished community
                                                                                                                                                                                                         
SKILLS

Computer Skills: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs, Android Studio, Java,
HTML
 
Language Skills: Bilingual in Spanish and English