UF Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

I am very excited to share that the 2024 SHPE Corporate Database has officially been published and sent to SHPE chapters nationwide! This database is one of the key resources that will help SHPEitos succeed at the 2024 National Convention in Anaheim, California. Unique to our chapter, it includes detailed information on all the amazing sponsors and companies attending the convention. As the Lead Corporate Database Director, I want to extend a special thanks to my amazing team of directors: Francesca Perfetto Alvarez, Jennifer Gongora Caruncho, and Raúl Rojas. Your hard work and dedication have been crucial in bringing this project to life, and I’m beyond proud of what we’ve accomplished together! A huge thank you to our fantastic VP Corporate, Alexandra Tabares, for your leadership and unwavering support throughout this process. Your guidance has been instrumental! We’re excited to see how this resource will impact SHPE members at the convention and beyond! #SHPE2024 #SHPENationalConvention #Anaheim2024

We are thrilled to announce the success of our annual Fall BBQ with Industry that took place last month! This event allowed for our SHPEitos to foster meaningful connections with our industry partners while enjoying BBQ catering! We would like to thank all of our Corporate Partners for joining us during this event! Special shoutout to the BBQ with Industry Team for all of their hard work! #SHPE #SHPEUF #GOGATORS

As I begin my second year at the University of Florida, I reflect on how much the UF Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers has contributed to my growth and success. Their guidance and leadership have been instrumental, and I'm genuinely grateful for the support. This past Wednesday, I had the privilege of paying it forward by co-hosting an event with Ryan Rodriguez and Monique Alfonso during UF SHPE's Welcome Week. We shared tips on navigating the first year at UF, focusing on effective resource management, and the importance of getting involved early on. A huge thank you to Juan M. Valderrama, Vanessa Scarpetta, and Damariz Gallegos for their invaluable contributions to making this event a success. I'm excited to see our new members find their place within SHPE and start positively impacting our community!

For our last week of Internship ExSHPErience spotlights, meet Diego Rey and Legasse Remon! Here is some insight on what they have been up to this summer! We are so proud of our SHPEitos and all of their accomplishments! Diego is currently interning at HARDESTY & HANOVER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC! In his own words, "One of the things I loved about interning at H&H was the opportunity to work on local projects that impacted me and my community. Some of those projects I was unaware they were happening, and being part of that felt really cool". Legasse is currently interning Mastercard! In his own words, "Mastercard has shown me various technical cyber-defense mechanisms to stop real-time attacks. You never go a day without learning something new because everything is unexpected". #SHPE #INTERNSHIP #SHPEUF #GOGATORS

For this week's Internship ExSHPErience spotlights, meet Malena Diez and Marvin Howell-Aguirre! Here is some insight on what they have been up to this summer! We are so proud of our SHPEitos and all of their accomplishments! Malena is currently interning at BioTissue! In her own words, "Interning at BioTissue has allowed me to make an impact on ground-breaking regenerative technology, most of which has never been done before. Seeing the process of how birth tissue is transformed to create an ocular graft to help patients with a variety of ocular diseases has been the highlight of my summer". Marvin is currently interning at Meta! In his own words, "One of many cool things from my internship is the amount of food amenities Meta have for employees and interns! Their headquarters have over 24 places to eat for free ranging from specialized cafeterias like smoked bbq, mexican, japanese, and italian food (also includes sweet shops if you want ice cream or special desserts!). Four of the cafeterias on campus have rotating categories for lunch and dinner by cuisines. One of my favorite days was when they served jamaican food and had oxtail". #SHPE #INTERNSHIP #SHPEUF #GOGATORS

For our second week of Internship ExSHPErience spotlights, meet Sebastian Garcia and Alfredo Auris! Here is some more info on what they have been up to this summer! Beyond proud of our SHPEitos and their professional achievements! Sebastian is currently interning at Creating Real. In his own words, “My favorite thing about this internship is that with start-ups everything’s important, the smallest contributions can make the difference.” Alfredo is currently interning at Whirlpool Corporation. In his own words, “Interning at Whirlpool has taught me all about the logistics and engineering processes in a manufacturing plant. Working in a fast-paced environment with constant opportunities to learn has been a great experience and has helped me grow as an engineer.” #SHPE #INTERNSHIP #SHPEUF #GOGATORS

SHPE-UF is excited to introduce Internship ExSHPErience spotlights! Each week, we will highlight two SHPEitos and learn more about their summer internship. This week, we would like to introduce Nicole Franco and Gabriel Pascual! We are so incredibly proud of our SHPEitos and their professional accomplishments! Nicole is interning at Electronic Arts (EA) this summer! In her own words, “My favorite part of my internship has been the people I met at the orientation! EA is such a collaborative nature and is so nice to be able to have a community to reach out to for anything.” Gabriel is interning at Accenture this summer! In his own words, “As a Summer Analyst at Accenture I have had nothing short of an amazing experience. I have gained real world experience in the world of consulting helping our clients to leverage new technologies in their businesses to further drive growth and innovation in their organizations.” #SHPE #INTERNSHIP #SHPEUF #GOGATORS

SHPE-UF is excited to share the recent success of our annual Code for Change Hackathon! This was a 12-hour hackathon with a mission of empowering students to foster positive change in their communities by using creative software and design solutions. This year the event had 118 participants and 21 teams! Throughout the Hackathon, participants were provided with the opportunity to receive mentorship and the ability to participate in any of 9 workshops to learn and acquire new skills regarding various technologies. Workshops: 1.⁠ ⁠Innovate4Change: Energize your vision for change - Workshop by Girls Who Code (GWC) & Florida Community Innovation (FCI) 2.⁠ ⁠Figma Workshop by SHPE & Gator User Design (GUD) 3.⁠ ⁠Express and API Routes Workshop by Women in Computer Science and Engineering (WiCSE) 4.⁠ ⁠Swift - Mobile Dev Workshop by SHPE 5.⁠ ⁠Kotlin - Mobile Dev Workshop by SHPE 6.⁠ ⁠OpenAI API Workshop by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 7.⁠ ⁠React Development Workshop by SHPE 8.⁠ ⁠Websockets Workshop by Software Engineering Club (SEC) 9.⁠ ⁠Web Scraping & Data Visualization Workshop by Dream Team Engineering (DTE) This event would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of the Technology Cabinet and their team of directors. We would also like to thank Girls Who Code, Florida Community Innovation, Women in Computer Science, Gator User Design, ACM, Software Engineering Club, and Dream Team Engineering for assisting in the production and delivery of the various workshops. Finally, we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to Bank of America for their unwavering support in sponsoring this event! #SHPE #CodeForChange #TECH #Hackathon

SHPE-UF is thrilled to announce the incredible success of our recent event, Industry without BBQ! This semester marked a significant milestone with the return of the in-person session of Spring Industry without BBQ, for the first time since the pandemic. This event fostered meaningful connections and industry insights for participants, none of which would have been possible without the unwavering support of our amazing Corporate Sponsors and dedicated team of volunteers!   Finally, we would like to express a heartfelt thank you to Bank of America, The Walt Disney Company, Edwards Lifesciences, GE Aerospace, GE Appliances, a Haier company, Kimley-Horn, Medtronic, NVIDIA, Procter & Gamble, Southern Company, Texas Instruments, Trinity Consultants, Turner Construction Company, and Wade Trim for dedicating time and resources to connect with our members! #SHPE #FAMILIA #SHPEUF #UFLORIDA #GOGATORS