Aaron Williams

A dedicated and responsible ex-student-athlete who balanced four years of club and varsity soccer with high-level academic courses and volunteer work, all while maintaining an average 25-hour work week with Chick-fil-A. Completed entire product development cycle as a vendor intern for Microsoft during 2023 "New Technologists" internship located in Seattle, Washington. Currently, a full-time student pursuing a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems. Pertinent coursework has included Java and data structures. Side projects have included website design and game module development.

• KAPPA LEAGUE
• 2 year member of the Columbia, South Carolina Chapter youth leadership and development program, sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
• 2021-22 Chapter Vice President
• Youth leadership development organization dedicated to community service and the advancement of young black males in our community.
• NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers)
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
• MIC (Minorities In Computing)

CLUB SOCCER

• Seven years of year-round participation with various club soccer leagues
• Participated in multiple state and regional tournaments in the South-Eastern United States

VARSITY SOCCER

• Three years of participation in Varsity Soccer
• Team leader with strong defensive contributions to team success

OTHER HOBBIES

• Music
• Gaming
• Watching Documentaries
• Travel both international and domestic
• Coding
• Self-study with Code Academy

• (Year 1) Salkehatchie Summer Service: Known for its various camps throughout South Carolina. These camps typically involve youth and adult volunteers coming together for a week of service, community building, and personal growth. My first year involved I was focused on helping an elderly African-American woman, and my group of 8 cleared out all of the trash inside of her house. We also fixed and replaced her floorboards, and dug up and replaced all of her underground electric wires. Later into the service we would pressure wash her trailer, and in the end build a brand new deck which included a wheelchair ramp.
• (Year 2) Salkehatchie Summer Service: Similar to the year before, this camp was focused on rebuilding and repairing a house in an impoverished community for an elderly African-American woman. This year, my group spent the first three days removing a large cockroach infestation, repainting the inside of the house, and replacing rotting floorboards. The next four days would be spent pressure-washing, replacing roof tiles, and helping a separate group remove another large cockroach infestation.
• 2023 Santa Run 5K & Rudolph Youth Fun Run: Assisted in handing out fruits and water to youth and parents, aiding in their completion of a Christmas time 5K.
• Meals on wheels: Drove around giving out food to families in need.
• Spring Valley Youth Soccer Camp: Summer-long soccer camp during which I worked as a volunteer counselor for youth aged 5 to 12 enrolled in a free training camp. I worked as a counselor in this camp for around 4-6 hours a day for two summers.