Ever since I realized my passion for technology, I have been working vigorously to make my dreams of contributing to the world of computer science reality. At Temple University I apply myself diligently throughout my classes where I take the skills, I have learned to comfortably communicate with senior level industry members. Communicating my knowledge on and off campus led me to find my first internship at Lockheed Martin. At Lockheed Martin, I interned for the test engineering team where I was introduced to a new world of technical analysis. I started in the summer where I worked full time to support the software division of their team by writing test code for an electron explosive circuit board controller as well as creating a GUI to be used by tech technicians. This GUI that I created using windows forms in Visual Studio is used to speed up the entire testing process and ensure that no errors occur during test set up. As I continue to support Lockheed Martin part time through the school year, I interchangeably use my knowledge gained as a student and as an intern.

During my time at Lockheed Martin I attended Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), the largest gathering of women technologists in the world. There I attended workshops, networked, and interviewed with various companies. My second internship with Comcast was from an interview I received at GHC.

Comcast taught me in immense amount skills, both technical and soft. I joined a fast-paced Agile team where I was expected to complete work consistent with other developers. Working as a full stack developer I implanted front end designs as well as created controllers and

My passion for the field of computer science is also something I found through service to my community. As a woman in computer science, I believe it is important to for young girls to find interest in the field through other female role models. Volunteering at a nonprofit called TechGirlz gave me the opportunity to become that for many girls. Through teaching middle school girls’ topics in computer science, I am able to share my passion with these talented young minds.

I saw the positive effects that my contribution had within TechGirlz and wanted to share that with two of the organizations I am involved with Temple University. As the community service officer of Association for Computing Machines and Association for Computing Machines for Women, I offered the members an opportunity to volunteer with their community. I found schools all around the Philadelphia that would benefit from the volunteer’s involvement. I organized volunteers to assist in teaching computer science courses and mentor to students in the classroom where they acted as college prep resources and positive role model to the soon to be graduated high school students.

Last year, this interest enabled me to start a student led computer science outreach organization called STARS Computing Corps. We spend countless hours planning and executing various initiatives to help broaden participation in computing.