Maria Ortega
Student Assistant at Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program- Claim this Profile
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Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Assistant
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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
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Chicanx and latinx Engineers and Scientists Society
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Davis, California, United States
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Board Member
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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.
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Student
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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.
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Student
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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.
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Student
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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
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Student
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Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Designing and delivering a PowerPoint presentation to describe the UC Davis wastewater treatment plant to laypersons.
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Lynwood Public Works
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Lynwood, Ca
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Student worker, volunteer
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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.
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Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School
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1 - 100 Employee
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Committee, Student representative
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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.)
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Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member, Vice- President
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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.
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Education
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University of California, Davis
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering