MANUEL MENDOZA
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Claremont, CA
Tucson, AZ
05/2019
Harvey Mudd College
Engineering Major
BASIS Tucson North Upper School
Honors Graduate
S.Y.STEM Coalition Junior Shark Tank Entrepreneurship Program Summer 2017 Product Model Designer and Supply Chain Manager
• Developed a dashcam that could detect cell phones in the driver's seat area of vehicles
• Ran image detection software through an arduino that could simultaneously send out notices if phones were detected
• Won first place overall in competition with a $5000 scholarship Intro to Engineering Design/Manufacturing (Harvey Mudd course) Spring 2020
• Developed product which would help a higher level course (Engineering Systens) reduce loss of electronic material
• Created low-level prototype and ran finite element analysis on design through SolidWorks
• Developed skills in Machine Shop to be able to manufacture a hammer from raw material Principles of Computer Science (Harvey Mudd course) Fall 2020
• Implemented Seam Carver in Java, an algorithm which can decrease image size while retaining important image qualities
• Strengthened skills with object oriented programming, linked lists, 2D arrays, and data structures throughout course
Introduction to Computer Science Grutor (Harvey Mudd course) Spring 2021
• Worked with students in tutoring hours once a week and helped with grading the coursework HeZhong #1 Highschool Summer 2018
• Worked with students in a cultural exchange program to teach them Mexican culture, Spanish, and English A W A R D S & R E C O G N I T I O N
Summer 2017
09/2018
05/2017 and 05/2018
Junior Shark Tank Competition Winner
National Hispanic Scholar
AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction
S K I L L S
Languages: English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent), Mandarin Chinese (Proficient), Coding Languages: Python, Java, Racket
Programs: SolidWorks, Excel, PROII, MatLab
General Skills: Machine Shop
R E L E V A N T C O U R S E W O R K
• GPA: 3.68 (Unweighted), 4.48 (Weighted)
• SAT: 1450 (Reading and Writing: 670, Math: 780)
Intro To Computer Science, Principles of Computer Science Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Engineering Mathematics Intro to Engineering Design/Manufacturing, Engineering Systems, Intro to Chemical & Thermal Processes, Digital and Comp Engineering, Materials Engineering Mechanics and Wave Motion, Electromagnetic & Vector Calculus PROJECTS AND EXTRACURRICULARS