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Ben-Amín York Jr. (He/Him)

Houston, Texas, United States ·

Education

University of Houston-Downtown - Houston, Texas

Computer Science · May 2022 · GPA 3.76

Experience

Solutions Architect Intern

Amazon Web Services (AWS) · June 2021 - August 2021

Identified technical advantages of AWS to transform customers' IT.
Builder Experience Project – Cloud-Based Development, CI/CD, Automation & Testing Code Reviews.
Services: CodePipeline, CodeCommit, CodeGuru, Cloud9, EC2, ECS, EBS, S3, Amplify, Lambda, CDK, IAM, Route 53.

Personal Shopper

H-E-B Grocery Store · January 2020 - September 2021

Assisted with store presentation, operation, and sanitation.
Ensured quality items, adequate packaging, and customer satisfaction.
Enhanced metrics by yielding faster pick-times which increased store’s placement.

Computer Science Tutor

University of Houston-Downtown · June 2020 - July 2020

Developed coding challenges for students to solve.
Enhanced the coding ability of those taking introductory C++ courses.
Instructed Computer Science students on the programming language C++.

Peer Mentor

University of Houston-Downtown · August 2019 - May 2020

Lead a class of thirty mentees to academic success during their first semester.
Developed individualized planes with students to guide them towards academic excellence.
Mentored entering freshman majoring in Computer Science and Engineering by strategic planning.

Front End Cashier

H-E-B Grocery Store · November 2015 - January 2020

Accepted payments including cash, checks, debit cards, and credit cards.
Assisted with operations on the front end by handling customers and organization.
Enhanced metrics by yielding faster scanning-times which boosted store’s placement.

Skills

Languages: English (Native) · Spanish (Native)

Certifications: Cloud Practitioner – Amazon Web Services

Industry: Git · AWS · HTML · CSS · JavaScript · C++ · Python · Adobe Illustrator · XCode · Visual Studios, Microsoft Office 365 · Agility

Accomplishments

Google Conference Scholarship for the LWT Pride summit (2021) · Red Rose Scholarship (2021-2022) · University of Houston-Downtown Dean’s List (2018-2020) · Academic Scholarship Award (2019-Present) · H-E-B Merit Scholar (2018-Present) · Scholars Academy Scholarship & Participant (2018-Present) · H-E-B Bob Band’t Customer Service Award (2017)

Volunteer Experience

Communications & Outreach

Alief Middle School · November 2020

Coordinated event to give insight on the possible career paths within STEM.
Produced an educational video informing students of the expectations of STEM.

Student Instructor & Coordinator

North Houston Early College High School Robotics · November 2019

Collaborated with the executive member of the campus for event planning.
Instructed students how to program, run, and debug their Gigglebots using MakeCode.
Encouraged students to compete to see who’s Gigglebot was the fastest after programming them.

Student Instructor & Coordinator

Hartman Middle School · November 2018

Students programmed their own animations implementing Java.
Collaborated with the executive member of the campus for event planning.
Taught students how to create animated moving figures using: Java and Khan Academy.

Photo Booth & Donations Operator

Comp-U-Dopt · October 2018

Operated the photo booth and assisted with collecting donated devices.
Collaborated with Comp-U-Dopt advisors to assist in their fundraising events.

Student Instructor & Coordinator

Smith Elementary · October 2018

Instructed elementary students how to code simple equations through C++.
Provided students with basic arithmetic helped solve their equations if assistance was needed.
Investigated critical thinking process of elementary students when proposed mathematical equations.