Texas A&M University Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

My Journey

During my freshman year, I was one of three freshman to be selected to attend the SHPE National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout the convention I met countless individuals who I consistently keep in contact with. Furthermore, I also took part in the Extreme Engineering challenge where only 100 of the 500+ applicants where selected. My team later went on to place in the top three overall. With this experience, and the computer aided design experience I gained throughout high school, I was able to land an internship with Northrop Grumman during the career fair. This opportunity would go on to shape my academic and professional endeavors.

As the National Convention ended, I continued my involvement in SHPE by attending as many events as I could. I even went on to join the Internal Affairs committee where my network grew exponentially and this is where I began understanding the meaning of the SHPE Familia. After everything that SHPE gave me, I knew I had to do everything in my power to give back.

Since attending my freshman year, I went on to run for an executive board position, and I did not get elected. Nevertheless, I continued my involvement and ran for office again the following year. This time, I was elected to serve as the Director of Technical Affairs. I went on to establish numerous initiatives that encouraged the development of technical skills like those seen in web development like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Although I served as an executive board member, I still felt that I could do more to serve those around me. I went on to run for President and was elected to serve for the 2021-2022 academic year. I hope to continually engage with members to establish an environment that stimulates professional, academic, social, technical, and personal growth.