Hear From Our Wonderful Alumni!
If you are a SHPE alum and would like to see your information posted, please fill out this form. We’d love to share your success story with our current students!
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Alumni: Bryant Hernandez
Major: Art B.S. Graduating Class: 2020 What are your plans after graduation? Entrepreneur (starting your own business) Why did you join SHPE UCSC? Although I practice art and am going to school for art, I have always had an interest in technology and finding out how things work. What is your favorite SHPE memory (or…
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Alumni – Edgar Valdez
Major: Electrical Engineering B.S. Graduating Class: 2015 Current Job: Principal Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman Favorite Memory/Activity in SHPE? I’ll never forget making tamales while fundraising for our conferences. Having had the opportunity of attending National SHPE conferences is an experience I will always be grateful for! How did SHPE contribute to your success? SHPE provided…
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Alumni: Martin Perez
Major: Computer Science B.S. Graduating Class: 2020 What are your plans after graduation? Industry job. Technology Rotation Experience Associate at Capital Group, Irvine, CA Why did you join SHPE UCSC? I decided to join SHPE so I could find a family within the STEM community. What is your favorite SHPE memory (or memories)? My favorite SHPE…
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Alumni: Joaquin Banuelos
Major: Electrical Engineering B.S. Graduating Class: 2020 What are your plans after graduation? Industry Job Why did you join SHPE UCSC? To have a support system for a new path I took which was to go to college. What is your favorite SHPE memory (or memories)? Going into general meetings and feeling like home. What…
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Alumni: Eduardo Villa
Major: Computer Science B.S. Graduating Class: 2020 What are your plans after graduation? Industry Job, Entrepreneur (starting your own business) Why did you join SHPE UCSC? I joined in 2018 when I started my first quarter here. What is your favorite SHPE memory (or memories)? SHPE Nationals was a blast 🙁 I miss everyone. I…
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Alumni: Lize Calderon
Major: Computer Engineering B.S. Graduating Class: 2017 Current Job: ACMS Software Engineer at Teledyne Controls El Segundo, CA Email: lizecalderon15@gmail.com Favorite Memory/Activity in SHPE? SHPE Conference 2016, when Felipe rented a car and we drove from Baltimore to Washington D.C to New York all in one night. I have never traveled before that so it was…
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Alumni: Rogelio Juarez
Major: Electrical Engineering B.S. Graduating Class: 2018 Current Job: RF Test Engineer at Kumu Networks Sunnyvale, CA Email: rojuarez301@gmail.com Favorite Memory/Activity in SHPE? SHPE bbq’s at the SHPE house (idk if you guys still do that, hopefully the boat hasn’t sunk haha) and the SHPE National Conference How did SHPE contribute to your success? Networking and…
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Alumni: Felipe Contreras
Major: Electrical Engineering B.S. Computer Engineering B.A. Graduating Class: 2016 Current Job: Technical Program Manager at Google Sunnyvale, CA Favorite Memory/Activity in SHPE? Thinking of innovative ways to fundraise to be able to get people to conferences for free. So many great memories making tamales for 18 hr straight trying to fulfill over 300 orders……
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Alumni: Celine Peña
Major: Computer Science B.S. Graduating Class: 2018 Current Job: Software Engineer at Cisco Email: celinenpena@gmail.com Favorite Memory/Activity in SHPE? Soooo many great memories! One of my favorites would have to be attending the SHPE National Conference in Kansas City, MO. Attending a conference like this was such a great opportunity for my professional development. This conference…
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Alumni: Anselmo Ontiveros – SHPE UCSC Co-Founder
Major: Computer Engineering B.S. Electrical Engineering M.S. Graduating Class: 2006 I am a the first member of my family to go to college and originally from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. While at UCSC I majored in Computer Engineering as an undergrad and in Electrical Engineering as a graduate student. Currently, I am a Manager in…