Outside of academics, I've had the opportunity to work with several community and university organizations.

2004-06, Summer 2007: Zeitgeist

Throughout high-school, I tutored children, ranging from grades two to six, in the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles. The program I worked for, known as "Zeitgeist," is an afterschool enrichment center that teaches Math, Science, the Liberal Arts, and Yoga (among other subjects). Outside of tutoring, I worked to develop Zeitgeist's computer program. Post-donations, the program housed six modern desktop computers as well as the day's standard in learning applications. To augment the program, I helped develop two iterations of a software application (called "Zeitgeist Office" and later "Tutorade") to assist in bookkeeping, as well as to help teach Math and Spelling. Please see Zeitgeist Office and Tutorade for more information.

2005-06: ALSA

During high-school, I coordinated several activities and drives with the ALSA to help raise donations for, and awareness of, ALS. To help raise donations, I led a school team in the Los Angeles Walk to D'Feet ALS. To raise awareness, I scheduled talks, given by ALSA officials and ALS PALs, to be presented directly to students at my high-school. In spirit of the Walk to D'Feet ALS, I organized a school-based walk which was held on March 5th, 2006. In the end, our team raised over $14,000 - which was split between research, to find a cure, and aid, to those already suffering.

2006-07: EJC

As a freshman and sophomore in college (undergrad), I became involved with the Engineers' Joint Council through the Corporate Liaison Committee. The Corporate Committee's job is to maintain relationships with the industries that take U.C. Berkeley undergraduates for summer internships and eventually full-time employment. In freshmen year, I was a committee member, and participated mainly through helping out at internship and job fairs. In sophomore year, I served as the committee chair. My responsibilities were to coordinate on the order of 25 committee members that volunteered at the beginning of the year. Among other projects, our largest undertaking was to bring industry representatives to an event called "EWeek." EWeek is a College of Engineering event where Engineering societies and industry gather to show off progress, recruit students, and advertise their mission to the student body. Corporate committee had the task to not only augment the EWeek proceedings with as many industry representatives as possible, but also solicit donations from those industries and (pending enthusiasm) coordinate formal talk sessions during the off-hours.