hello! i’m claudio 👋😄
i am a software engineer and a recent computer science graduate from pomona college.
a little about me…
internships
- i was a software engineer intern @ microsoft in the summer of 2025.
- i was an explorer intern @ microsoft in the summer of 2024.
awards
- i was awarded the 2026 paul b yale computer science prize by the cs faculty at pomona college.
- i was selected as a 2026 lucy parsons labs fellowship finalist.
- i was awarded the 2025 tapia conference scholarship.
undergraduate coursework
- fundamental cs courses: data structures, algorithms, computer systems
- cs electives: computer networks, human computer interaction, computational design tools
- cs electives at harvey mudd college: computing education research, compiler design
- other related courses: socially-engaged software, retro computing
leadership
- program coordinator of the black and brown in computer science (bbics) cohort for three years.
- teaching assistant for three different versions of the introduction to computer science course.
- i.t. service desk supervisor for one year, and a prior year without the supervisor title.
- vice-president of academic affairs of pomona’s student government.
service
a lot of my time in undergrad was spent serving as a voting or advisory member in student, faculty, and college committees.
- voting member: the student senate, computer science faculty search committee, academic procedures committee, curriculum committee, food committee, senior class committee
- advisory member: faculty position advisory committee, admissions and financial aid committee, pomona college board of trustees educational quality comittee, advisory committee on building access, the shared governance taskforce
- chair: academic affairs committee
speaking
- i moderated a panel about the defunding of science research, featuring two faculty members and the director of sponsored research in the fall of 2025.
- i co-led a public presentation about automatic license plate readers and their harms in our local communities in the spring of 2026.
other hobbies
- art: photography, collage, ceramics, painting
- sports: rock climbing, cycling