Maria Ortega

Student Assistant at Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Davis, California, United States, US
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Assistant
      • Oct 2021 - Present

      • Encourage 6-12th grade students to be interested in STEM-related careers by presenting and creating fun workshops that can spark their interest. • Gathered and prepared a team of ten judges for the Moon Base competition for MESA Day. Compiled all the rules on a cheat sheet for judges and created an excel spreadsheet to accurately calculate the competitor's scores. • Coordinated and presented a sustainability course for a week to six high school students during the MESA summer program. Implemented a hands-on activity that required the students to build a new sustainable MESA office, which encouraged them to implement what they learned in my sustainability course. Show less

    • Board Member
      • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

      • Responsible for planning events by following the 3 pillars: Academic, Professionalism, and Community. Created meetings for the CALESS undergraduate members by sharing important resources and opportunities offered. • Planned Science Extravaganza 2022, in which students from two different middle schools joined CALESS on campus for a day filled with great workshops, a scavenger hunt/tour, food, prizes, and a student panel. • Responsible for planning events by following the 3 pillars: Academic, Professionalism, and Community. Created meetings for the CALESS undergraduate members by sharing important resources and opportunities offered. • Planned Science Extravaganza 2022, in which students from two different middle schools joined CALESS on campus for a day filled with great workshops, a scavenger hunt/tour, food, prizes, and a student panel.

    • Student
      • Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

      Preparing concrete samples with different water:cement ratios and testing the compressive strength with the Universal Testing Machine. Analyzing and presenting the results in written form using Excel tables and figures.

    • Student
      • Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

      Using the Universal Testing Machine to determine the stress and strain that a steel bar undergoes when loaded to failure under tension. Analyzing and presenting the results professionally using Excel.

    • Student
      • Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

      Using a benefit-cost analysis to quantify the pros and cons of implementing a traffic circle (i.e., a roundabout) at a particular problematic intersection in Davis, CA

    • Student
      • Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

      Designing and delivering a PowerPoint presentation to describe the UC Davis wastewater treatment plant to laypersons.

    • Student worker, volunteer
      • Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

      ● Provided administrative support by compiling all the permits administered from Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company, AT&T, and private contractors. ● Expedited the organization process by restructuring project folders to appear in chronological and alphabetical order. ● Interpreted road maps from the City of Lynwood to identify and categorize maintenance work. ● Provided administrative support by compiling all the permits administered from Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company, AT&T, and private contractors. ● Expedited the organization process by restructuring project folders to appear in chronological and alphabetical order. ● Interpreted road maps from the City of Lynwood to identify and categorize maintenance work.

    • Committee, Student representative
      • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

      ● I was voted to represent as a student’s voice to get our voices and needs heard. ● Was present to learn the budgets and vote to know where the distribution of the funds should be distributed. (clubs, sports, academics programs, and etc.) ● I was voted to represent as a student’s voice to get our voices and needs heard. ● Was present to learn the budgets and vote to know where the distribution of the funds should be distributed. (clubs, sports, academics programs, and etc.)

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member, Vice- President
      • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

      ● Formulated ice breaker activities for 4-5 groups of 20 to 30 club members ● Generated funds through 2 yearly international food fair and Back to school night to help purchase competition materials and fund different field trips. ● Formulated ice breaker activities for 4-5 groups of 20 to 30 club members ● Generated funds through 2 yearly international food fair and Back to school night to help purchase competition materials and fund different field trips.

Education

  • University of California, Davis
    Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
    2018 - 2023

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