Victor Hernandez Barajas

Experience

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  Peninsula Bridge

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2024

  Peninsula Bridge is a non-profit organization that supports low-income students and prepares them for success in high school and 4 year colleges. I will forever be grateful for everything Peninsula Bridge has done for me and my family. They have helped me apply to private schools, a variety of different colleges, and scholarships. Through the program, I have been able to find a community of like minded individuals who want to support each other so that we can all succeed. I have also been able to build my network through different internships that have been made possible by Bridge. With the help of this program, I am the first in my family to go to college. Show less

  • Student

    Jun 2013 - Jun 2024

  • Computer Science Bootcamp Teacher Assistant

    Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
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  Avidbank

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Summer Intern

  Through Peninsula Bridge, I was able to apply to be an intern at Avidbank throughout the summer. At this internship, I learned about Assets, Liabilities, Loans, Budgeting, and Soft Skills. Overall, this internship has given me exposure to the banking industry and I have learned many things I can apply to any career I chose to pursue.

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  University of California, Santa Cruz

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Computational Media Research Intern @ Science Internship Program (SIP)

  I participated in a 8 week science internship at the UC Santa Cruz campus where I was fit into the Computational Media cluster of the program. I was paired with a PhD student who exposed me to various coding languages (Java, C++, HTML). My group programmed a visual representation of Google’s PageRank Algorithm and the Fourier Transform Algorithm.

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  137 Ventures

  Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  Summer Intern

  I was selected to be a summer intern for 137 Ventures where I was exposed to different career paths with a series of workshops. These workshops focused on a range of careers such as Finance, Venture Capital, Law, Software Engineering, and more. Since I am interested in pursuing the tech industry in the future, I was given the opportunity to moderate the Software Engineering workshop, where I asked questions to professionals who have been successful in the tech industry.

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  UC Irvine

  May 2021 - May 2021

  ProperData Frontier Workshop 1 Participant @ UCI

  Gained hands on experience in IOT and Privacy by setting up a couple projects using Raspberry Pi. The first project dealt with computer networks and setting up the ad blocker application "Pi-Hole" to create a DNS Server. The second project dealt with programming the "Caesar Cipher" project where I learned how to perform a simple encryption to messages. Throughout the workshops, I was mentored by faculty and graduate students from UC Irvine and researchers from Google.

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  UC Irvine

  Sept 2021 - Jul 2022

  For 2 weeks, I delved into privacy research concerning voice assistant speakers like Amazon's Alexa. I was given the opportunity to build a voice assistant speaker with Mycroft software and compared its privacy with Amazon Alexa. Using both voice assistants, I collected third party tracking data using Wireshark and converted pcap files into json for analysis. Throughout the process, I developed strong linux command-line skills. Engaged in a year-long research project aimed at informing and improving policies and processes related to student enrollment at the University of California, Irvine through the use of substantive research and data analysis. Developed my presentation and communication skills.

  • ProperData Frontier Workshop 2 Participant @ UCI

    Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Enrollment Management Fellow

    Sept 2021 - Jun 2022
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  Google

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Software Product Sprint, Participant

  I created a web portfolio to showcase technical projects and share my professional experience.Throughout the program, I developed a web app in collaboration with 2 fellow students and a Google Engineer that will make financial literacy more accessible to individuals who are non-English speakers. I engaged in technical interview prep and career workshops.

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  Formation

  May 2023 - Dec 2023

  Software Engineering Fellow
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  The Trium Group

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Office Management Intern
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  SF Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA)

  Aug 2024 - now

  Data Analyst Assistant