I am a creative-minded worker who enjoys collaborating with others. I feel that some of the best work gets done when multiple minds are working together to solve a common problem. I am commonly known as dependable by my peers and mentors. If I am given a task, I will try the best of my ability to get it done in a timely manner.
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DESTINI PATON
Altadena,CA
Summary
Overview
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Pasadena City College
BlackStemPCC Math Tutor
08.2023 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.
- Used positive reinforcement, repetition, and review to help students master challenging material.
- Explained math concepts in caring and encouraging environment to help kids thrive and learn.
- Utilized diverse teaching strategies and resources to help students better understand math concepts.
- Created and shared math resources and materials to boost student comprehension.
Perry’s Joint
Cashier
04.2022 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
Ronald J.
Private Tutor (Calculus)
05.2023 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Supported my student by introducing them to helpful study habits and exam strategies.
- Used positive reinforcement, repetition, and review to help the student master challenging material.
- Tracked learning progress to optimize tutoring methods and help the student achieve his goals.
- Created tailored lesson plans and study guides to teach and assist the student in Calculus.
Leadership Pasadena
Pasadena Homegrown Leader
07.2022 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Participated in a rigorous curriculum that localizes community insights and builds off personal leadership style.
- Partaker in small discussion based environment focused on fostering peer learning across many lived experiences
- Found strength based skills that can be used in professional development.
Sayidia Peprah
Academic Organizational Support
11.2020 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Presented student with information and resources to promote academic progress and empowered student to take responsibility for academic success
- Served as student mentor and counselor for student when academic problems and personal adjustment issues arose
- Monitored curricula and course sequencing.
- Scheduled meetings with student to discuss methods for improving grades and bolstering learning opportunities.
- Assisted in preparing and creating coursework checklists.
UCLA VIPS Scholar Program
UCLA VIPS Scholar (C14)
06.2020 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Participated in an intensive writing course (4 college units)
- Took part in community advocacy training
- Went to culturally relevant workshops and field trips
- Engaged in critical film discussions
- Partook in community-building activities
- Went in for holistic mentoring
CalTech
Summer Research Connections Intern
07.2020 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
- Prepared project presentations and reports to assist senior staff.
- Provided project progress updates and proposed solutions to issues.
Pasadena High School
PHS Robotics Outreach Coordinator
12.2018 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Brainstorm and execute outreach ideas and opportunities
- Plan and Organize Fundraisers for the team
- Helped team with any other necessities such as emails to parents, snacks for meets, etc
- Implemented community outreach and engagement plans to reach our communities.
Southern California Earthquake Center
SCEC SOURCES Intern
06.2024 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Remotely-mentored research experience to college students nationwide
- Contributed to the successful completion of research projects by collaborating effectively with team members.
- Participated in and presented research at the annual Southern California Earthquake center conference.
- Organized an unstructured dataset filled with over a thousand geotagged images with varying locations and dates using matlab.
- Expanding the SCEC Fragile Geological Features Database
Education
Student of App Academy
University Overview
4 years computer Science
University of Nevada - Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
Bachelor of Science from Entertainment Engineering And Design
06-2026
University Overview
Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA
No Degree from Mechanical Engineering
06.2023
University Overview
- Awarded BlackSTEMPCC Student of the Year
- Amazon Corporate LLC: Audio Technology DEI Initiative Scholarship Recipient
Pasadena High SchoolPasadena, CA
High School Diploma
05.2020
University Overview
- Awarded FIRST Tech Challenge Motivate Award
- Awarded FIRST Tech Challenge Semi-Finalist Dean's Award
Skills
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Strong Judgement
- Explores curiosity
- Friendly
- Positive Attitude
- Organization
- Great Work Ethic
- Problem Resolution
- Collaboration
- Strong creative vision
- Emotionally supportive
- Propels collaborators
- Resourceful
Timeline
SCEC SOURCES Intern
Southern California Earthquake Center
06.2024 - 08.2024
BlackStemPCC Math Tutor
Pasadena City College
08.2023 - 08.2024
Private Tutor (Calculus)
Ronald J.
05.2023 - 08.2023
Pasadena Homegrown Leader
Leadership Pasadena
07.2022 - 08.2022
Cashier
Perry’s Joint
04.2022 - 08.2024
Academic Organizational Support
Sayidia Peprah
11.2020 - 01.2022
Summer Research Connections Intern
CalTech
07.2020 - 08.2020
UCLA VIPS Scholar (C14)
UCLA VIPS Scholar Program
06.2020 - 08.2021
PHS Robotics Outreach Coordinator
Pasadena High School
12.2018 - 12.2019
Student of App Academy
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Bachelor of Science from Entertainment Engineering And Design
Pasadena City College
No Degree from Mechanical Engineering
Pasadena High School
High School Diploma
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