Gavin Aguiñaga

Experience

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  Los Angeles Mission College

  Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

  Math Tutor

  Helping students solve math problems through group tutoring sessions and one-on-one sessions. Creating and curating a library of resources to help students with their studies. Leading and mentoring new tutors on how to help students effectively.My greatest achievement was helping move the Math Tutoring Center from in person to completely online because of Covid-19. I worked with professors and other tutors on creating Canvas shells and Zoom meeting rooms where students can join and receive tutoring. Show less

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  IDEASS Lab at UCSC

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Software Engineer

  • Developing a full-stack web application that catalogs, informs, and updates UCSC students about local food pantries.• As Product Owner, leading weekly meetings over 2-week sprints to achieve our high level goals and satisfy user stories.• Leading the effort to refactor the existing codebase passed down to our team in order to improve readability of code and redesign the user interface.• Planning to deploy the first version of our web application by the end of June.

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  Riva Fish House

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

  Food Server
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  Woodworking Masters

  Apr 2023 - now

  Chief Operations Officer

  Implementing new policies and procedures to maximize efficiency and production.Coordinate, manage, and monitor the workings of various employees, and operations.Help set company goals.Stay up to date with current assigned projects and monitor their productivity against contract price.Examine financial data/statements and use them to improve profitability.Recruit,interview, and hire employees.Manage employee Payroll, and customer accounts.In charge of marketing company through various mediums (Social Media, Website, Email newsletter, etc.). Show less

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  CodeFu: San Fernando Valley

  Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  Software Programming Instructor