Katelanny Diaz

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  • Timeline

    May 2023 - May 2024

    Multivariable Calculus Tutor

    Rice University
    May 2023 - Aug 2023

    Developer-Open Source Developer

    RiceApps
    Current Company
    Sept 2023 - now

    External Vice President

    SHPE Rice
    Jan 2024 - May 2024

    Algorithmic Thinking & Discrete Math Teaching Assistant

    Rice Computer Science Department
    Mar 2024 - now

    Peer Academic Advisor

    Wiess College
    May 2024 - Aug 2024

    Explore (SWE + PM) Intern

    Microsoft
    Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

    Program Design and Object-Oriented Programming Teaching Assistant

    Rice Computer Science Department
  • About me

    Computer Science & Data Science @ Rice University

  • Education

    • William r. boone high school

      2018 - 2022

      Activities and Societies: Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Key Club, Math Club, Environmental Club, Marching Band

    • Rice university

      2022 - 2026
      Bachelor of science - bs computer science junior

      Activities and Societies: SHPE: EVP, Rice Computer Science Club, SWE, CSters, Wiess Associates & Alumni Committee, HACER

    • Universidad carlos iii de madrid

      2025 - 2025
  • Experience

    • Rice university

      May 2023 - May 2024

      - Help fellow Rice University students deepen their understanding of Multivariable Calculus by holding office hours, review sessions, and 1:1 sessions. - Advisor: Dr. César A. Uribe.- Validate dynamics of epidemics based on mathematical epidemiological models to predict the behaviors of diseases.

      • Multivariable Calculus Tutor

        Sept 2023 - May 2024
      • Research Assistant

        May 2023 - May 2024
    • Riceapps

      May 2023 - Aug 2023
      Developer-open source developer

      - Collaborated on software development for Rice Carpool, a ride sharing app for students.- Utilized front-end and back-end development skills to build a new edit feature to enhance user functionality.

    • Shpe rice

      Sept 2023 - now

      - Organize corporate and career networking events like company info sessions, resume reviews, and establish long-term corporate sponsorships. - Plan a budget for the yearly SHPE Convention by analyzing budget goals/cost estimates and generating reports to sponsor students to attend. - Assist the EVP in organizing corporate events like info sessions, resume review, and advertise SHPE events impacting 70+ students.

      • External Vice President

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Corporate Events Chair & College Representative

        Sept 2023 - Apr 2024
    • Rice computer science department

      Jan 2024 - May 2024
      Algorithmic thinking & discrete math teaching assistant

      - Assist with proof writing and algorithm assignments and in-class concept questions.- Host office hours and review sessions for 300+ students to support their learning and promote algorithmic thinking as well as grade and provide feedback on exams and homework.

    • Wiess college

      Mar 2024 - now
      Peer academic advisor

      - Assist 300+ students decide majors, class schedules, and help create 4-year plans across multiple disciplines.- Provide information on academic policies/procedures, university resources, and academic guidance to students.

    • Microsoft

      May 2024 - Aug 2024
      Explore (swe + pm) intern

      - Intern on the Office Product AI team worked on creation of new Copilot in Excel skill.- Collaborated with two interns to conceive, research, and develop a user-centric design from the user scenarios, scope, and user prompts.- Created a detailed engineering specification leveraging a deep understanding of the existing codebase, focusing on integrating our new skill with coexisting features.- Implemented core functions to integrate the new skill in Excel, optimizing development efficiency by reusing existing functionalities and using LLM prompting allowing users to do more actions through natural language queries. Show less

    • Rice computer science department

      Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
      Program design and object-oriented programming teaching assistant

      - Worked with a staff consisting of ~40 people to coordinate a class of ~200 people.- Directly responsible for the learning of ~20 people every class, guiding through exercises with carefully crafted questions, and pointed lines of reasoning to further develop understanding.- Host office hours to assist with assignments and review concepts like design patterns and data structures.- Grade exams to deliver timely feedback to students.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft technology associate: introduction to programming using java

      Microsoft
      Jan 2022
    • Microsoft technology associate: introduction to programming using html and css

      Microsoft
      Oct 2021
    • Microsoft technology associate: introduction to programming using python

      Microsoft
      Apr 2022
    • Microsoft technology associate: introduction to programming using javascript

      Microsoft
      Dec 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Katelanny Diaz
      HSF Scholar Hispanic Scholarship Fund Jul 2023 This award is given to scholars of Hispanic descent who demonstrate academic and personal leadership skills, resilience, and merit in their academic and professional pursuits.
    • Awarded to Katelanny Diaz
      HSF Scholar Hispanic Scholarship Fund Jul 2022 This award is given to scholars of Hispanic descent who demonstrate academic and personal leadership skills, resilience, and merit in their academic and professional pursuits.
    • Awarded to Katelanny Diaz
      National College Match Scholar QuestBridge Dec 2021 A full ride, nationwide scholarship for low-income, high-achieving students. One of 1,674 Finalists who were matched out of over 16,500 applicants to a partner college for QuestBridge.
    • Awarded to Katelanny Diaz
      College Prep Scholar QuestBridge Apr 2021 Nationwide award for high-achieving high school juniors from low-income backgrounds based on academic excellence, personal qualities, and financial need. One of 3,908 students selected from a pool of over 15,000 high school juniors