Gabriela Garcia

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location of Gabriela GarciaChicago, Illinois, United States
  • Timeline

  • About me

    ECDLP Associate at United Airlines

  • Education

    • University of chicago

      2019 - 2023
      Bachelor's degree computer science, classical studies with honors

      Activities and Societies: Hitchcock House President, Scav Hunt Judge & Webmaster, Orientation Aide, Hitchcock House Vice President, Fama House Secretary, Section Six Annual Founder & Editor-in-Chief, University Theater Committee, The Dean's Men, The Chicago Maroon Arts Editor, Women's Ensemble Choir

    • Sunset high school

      2015 - 2019
      Honors diploma

      Activities and Societies: Theater, Choir, Poetry Club, Link Crew, Varsity Lacrosse

  • Experience

    • App camp for girls

      Jun 2017 - Jul 2018
      Lead developer intern

      - Assisted in teaching iOS development to middle school girls- Developed apps for applications for the Worldwide Developer Conference- Wrote two algorithms for the camp curriculum

    • Females advancing computing technology camp

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
      Organizer

      - Applied for and received grant funding from NCWIT- Developed computer science curricula - Hired counselors- Marketed camp through social media and outreach to local schools

    • Court theatre

      Oct 2019 - May 2020
      Events and fundraising intern

      - Assisted in planning and executing events- Wrote auction solicitation emails - Managed attendance records in SRO and Court server- Organized event decor storage

    • Court theatre

      Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

      - Curated a digital archive documenting the effects of the events of 2020 on Court Theatre in collaboration with the Harry Ransom Center’s Theatre 2020 Project- Worked with Court Theatre resident dramaturg Nora Titone to develop a plan for document collection and ultimately collected over 400 digital artifacts- Presented my research at the 2021 University of Chicago Undergraduate Research Symposium - Assisted actors and speakers in setting up technical equipment for Zoom and Streamyard- Troubleshot Zoom and Streamyard recording sessions and livestreams- Sanitized technical equipment

      • CRASSH Research Scholar

        Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
      • Virtual Programming Technical Intern

        Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
    • United airlines

      Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
      Digital technology intern

      - Developed UI and other elements of the Travel Ready Center for United’s Android mobile app- Collaborated with other interns on a case study project to advance United’s business strategy and presented it to the Digital Technology division- Developed a proof of concept for an innovative new feature in United’s Android mobile app

    • The university of chicago department of history

      Sept 2021 - Mar 2022
      Research assistant

      Under the guidance of Profs. John Clegg (UChicago) and Adaner Usmani (Harvard) as part of their History of Prisons and Punishment project, I:- Collected data on American mass incarceration- Researched ancient Greek prisons and prison systems- Computationally processed large, multinational datasets

    • United airlines

      Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
      Digital technology intern

      - Developed a proof of concept application for in-terminal airport kiosks- Collaborated with other interns on a case study project to advance United’s business strategy and presented it to the Digital Technology division

    • University of chicago department of computer science

      Mar 2023 - May 2023
      Teaching assistant

      Worked as a Teaching Assistant for the second course of the new introductory computer science sequence (CMSC 14200). In this role, I:- Led weekly discussion sections with students- Held office hours twice a week- Graded student work- Collaborated with a team of instructors, TAs, and graders to improve the course

    • United airlines

      Aug 2023 - now
      Ecdlp associate

      Rotation 3: UX Designer - CoreUXRotation 2: Associate Threat Detection Engineer- Researched Threat Detection-as-Code- Developed a proof of concept for a bespoke Detection-as-Code solution- Presented on Detection-as-Code, including several live demosRotation 1: ORION UI Developer- Developed web components for ORION, an internal UX design system- Updated existing components to improve functionality- Participated in roadmapping future development of the design system- Gave presentations on ORION to a variety of audiences Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      Harper Award for Exceptional Performance in a Course The University of Chicago Jun 2023 Awarded for exceptional work in CMSC 20370: Inclusive Technology: Designing for Underserved and Marginalized Populations, for which I designed and prototyped an application for users lacking mobility in one hand inspired by my own experiences with a sprained wrist.
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      HITEC Scholar HITEC Foundation Jun 2022
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      HITEC Scholar HITEC Foundation Jul 2021
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      HITEC Scholar HITEC Foundation Jun 2020
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      HITEC Scholar HITEC Foundation Jun 2019
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      Thespian Playworks 2019 Finalist International Thespian Society Jun 2019 One of four student playwrights selected nationally to workshop and present an original short play at the 2019 International Thespian Festival.
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award National Honorable Mention National Center for Women and Information Technology Jan 2019 Award for my work in computer science and advocacy.
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      University of Chicago National Merit Scholar National Merit Corporation 2019
    • Awarded to Gabriela Garcia
      National Hispanic Scholar National Hispanic Recognition Program 2018
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Secretary

      Issued by University Theater on Mar 2021
      University TheaterAssociated with Gabriela Garcia
    • Strategic Planning Committee Member

      Issued by Court Theatre on Jun 2021
      Court TheatreAssociated with Gabriela Garcia
    • Youth Board Representative

      Issued by Nova Code Collective on Jan 2020
      Nova Code CollectiveAssociated with Gabriela Garcia