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Nicolas Benavides

Nicolas Benavides

FIRST Robotics Mentor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    First year Computer Engineering at the University of Ottawa | Reservist @ Royal Canadian Navy

  • Education

    • Regiopolis-Notre Dame

      2020 - 2024
      High School Diploma HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

    • University of Ottawa

      2024 -
      Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Computer Engineering

  • Experience

    • FIRST Robotics Canada

      Sept 2021 - Apr 2023
      FIRST Robotics Mentor

      Mentored a youth FIRST Lego League robotics team, the Machine Monkeys, by teaching them to program EV3 robots, build functional robots, innovate and create new projects. With them, went to Provincial and International competitions. Also volunteered in a provincial competition.

    • Self-employed

      Mar 2022 - now
      Tutor

      Private 1-on-1 tutor. I tutor Physics, Functions, Advanced Functions, Calculus, Spanish, Chemistry, and French.

    • McDonald's

      May 2022 - Mar 2023
      Restaurant Crew Member

    • Octane

      Aug 2023 - Sept 2023
      Intern

      5 week internship where I self-taught programming in LabView and Python. I also worked 20+ hours in the white room, where I worked in various parts of an assembly line to assemble IV and saline lines.

    • Royal Canadian Navy | Marine royale canadienne

      Feb 2024 - now
      Military

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • DELF B2

      French Ministry for National Education
      Jun 2024

    • St. John Ambulance Military First Aid

      Royal Canadian Navy | Marine royale canadienne

    • Learning Python

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2024
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    • Gender Based Analysis Plus Course

      Government of Canada

    • Python Practice: Operations

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • Programming Foundations: Memory, Pointers, and Garbage Collection

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • Programming Foundations: Data Structures

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • Introduction to Linux

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2024
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Nicolas Benavides
      Class Awards/Honour roll Regiopolis-Notre Dame Jun 2024 Honour roll (maintain 80 average)- 2020-2024Class awards (Top grade in class):Grade 10: Grade 11 Robotics, Grade 11 Computer ScienceGrade 12: Grade 12 French Immersion
    • Awarded to Nicolas Benavides
      Ontario Scholar Government of Ontario Jun 2024
    • Awarded to Nicolas Benavides
      St. Marguerite Bourgeoys 150th Anniversary Scholarship Regiopolis-Notre Dame Jun 2024
    • Awarded to Nicolas Benavides
      University of Ottawa Math Horizons Champion University of Ottawa Science Department May 2023 Math competition at the University of Ottawa against around 30 other teams of students from Ontario and Quebec. Team scored 68/70, >10 points above second place