Analia Castellanos
Gainesville
Summary
- Founded and led a Registered Student Organization focused on international aid and global development, recognized by ServScript volunteer program and an agency of the United Nations Crisis Relief organization
- Grew organization to 64 active members and 130 Instagram followers through outreach strategies to recruit and retain students
- Organized and coordinated fundraising events, raising approximately $100 per event for global relief
- Created and gave original presentations based on research every month on a new country in need of aid
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Part-time Caterer
Oak View Group
08.2025 - Current
- I worked in four areas at the Florida State Civic Center, including the restaurant, event catering, setting up, and cleaning.
- Provided exceptional customer service at six events, with over 400 attendees.
Cybersecurity Intern
ViTA Laboratorios
- 07.2025
- Developed page for BNB website to spread awareness of cybersecurity measures in banking
- Shadowed cybersecurity analysts to learn about the different areas of work
- Researched the top client-side cyber threats to banking systems to be featured on the website page
Systems Analyst Intern
ViTA Laboratorios
06.2025 - 07.2025
- Created and gave two presentations on Microsoft company purchase plans and Cloud migration options
- Manually transferred employee data to new Microsoft profiles
- Developed full website for collecting online orders with data collection methods
Extern
Snap Inc. and Extern Inc.
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Completed the AR Extern program, learning lens development and marketing strategies from developers
- Created and published an original, interactive AR Lens on Snap, garnering over 50,000 views
Communications and Technology Taskforce Intern
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Reviewed approximately 400 state bills and new laws regarding Artificial Intelligence for the 2024-2025 legislative year to compile statistics and quantitative data
- Wrote research pieces based on compiled data for the ALEC publication on Artificial Intelligence
- Wrote an article for the ALEC website on trend predictions for Artificial Intelligence in law
- Organized materials and publications for review by government representatives and ALEC members at the annual convention
- Attended the 51st Annual Meeting for five days in Denver, Colorado, keeping agendas of events, checking in attendees, and escorting State Representatives
Part-time barista
Starbucks, Aramark
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Managed operations and led shifts, handling large amounts of customers at the center of campus
- Recognized with 2 FSU Dining Awards for customer service
Resident Assistant & Desk Assistant
Florida State Housing
06.2023 - 11.2023
- Oversaw the wellbeing and safe living of 32 residents in the student residence hall
- Worked on-duty overnight shifts in the case of emergencies
- Responded to maintenance issues, roommate relation conflicts, and drills in the case of emergencies
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida05.2026
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs, concentration in Public Administration
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida05.2026
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The Washington Center
Washington, D.C.08.2024
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Florida State International Programs
London, United Kingdom05.2023
Skills
- Technical: C, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, GitHub, Python, Unix systems, object-oriented programming, software engineering
- Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (advanced), Japanese (beginner, classroom study)
Certification
- MacroEconomics (LinkedIn Learning) Aug 2025
- Building Interactive Websites (CodeCademy) Aug 2025
- HTML & CSS (FreeCodeCamp) Jun 2025
- Augmented Reality Extern Certificate Nov 2024
- Git and Github (LinkedIn Learning) Mar 2024
- QuickBooks Mar 2022
- PowerPoint, Word, Excel Mar 2022
Timeline
Part-time Caterer
Oak View Group
08.2025 - Current
Systems Analyst Intern
ViTA Laboratorios
06.2025 - 07.2025
Extern
Snap Inc. and Extern Inc.
09.2024 - 11.2024
Communications and Technology Taskforce Intern
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
05.2024 - 08.2024
Part-time barista
Starbucks, Aramark
08.2023 - 12.2023
Resident Assistant & Desk Assistant
Florida State Housing
06.2023 - 11.2023
Cybersecurity Intern
ViTA Laboratorios
- 07.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Florida State University
Bachelor of Arts - International Affairs, concentration in Public Administration
Florida State University
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The Washington Center
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Florida State International Programs
Leadership Experience
- Founder and President Global Aid, Florida State University Oct 2023 - Present
- Founded and led a Registered Student Organization focused on international aid and global development, recognized by ServScript volunteer program and an agency of the United Nations Crisis Relief organization
- Grew organization to 64 active members and 130 Instagram followers through outreach strategies to recruit and retain students
- Organized and coordinated fundraising events, raising approximately $100 per event for global relief
- Created and gave original presentations based on research every month on a new country in need of aid
- Mentor Women in Computer Science, Florida State University Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
- Helped two mentees with Computer-Science and career related questions, explaining example programs and mathematical concepts
- Hosted meetings for mentee/mentor bonding and support
- Attended club meetings to prepare to mentor properly
- Leadership Cohort Member Latinx Leadership Institute, Florida State University Oct 2024 - Dec 2024
- Attended weekly meetings and workshops to learn about professional and communication skills
- Heard from guest speakers to learn about different career paths
- Networked with peers in the Latinx community on campus
Research Experience
- Honors in the Major, Computer Science | Florida State University Aug 2025 - Present
- Currently developing an algorithm in a Python program to determine possibilities of routes given variables and writing a thesis under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Schwartz in the Computer Science Department
- Wrote a Prospectus and established supervisory committee, will defend thesis and project in Spring 2026
Awards & Recognition
Honors Program Aug 2022 - Present, Nominee by College of Social Science and Public Policy (Humanitarian of the Year Award) Nov 2025, Honors in the Major (Computer Science) Aug 2025 - Present, Vires Scholarship Recipient Aug 2022 - Present, President’s List, Dean’s List, Hispanic Scholarship Fund Recipient Dec 2023