Paulina Jimenez-Melendrez
San Diego,California
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Worker
Ortega Dining Commons
Santa Barbara, California
01.2026 - Current
- Greeted customers and answered questions, enhancing customer experience and fostering positive interactions.
- Collaborated with chefs and student workers to ensure accuracy of orders and timely completion.
- Assisted with food prep and set up stations for Ortega Dining Commons meal service, contributing to timely service for patrons.
- Maintained cleanliness of counters, equipment, and workspaces according to Ortega Dining Commons sanitation procedures, supporting a safe dining environment.
Water Control Student Engineer
Water Boards California
San Diego, CA
07.2026 - 08.2026
- Coordinated project alignment meetings with engineers and analysts at South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP), ensuring clear strategies and objectives.
- Collaborated with CDFW to address giant kelp restrictions and supply researchers or partners to enable toxicity testing at treatment plant.
- Compiled and presented monthly executive reports on project statuses and water board updates for public dissemination, enhancing transparency.
- Supported operational efficiency by assisting staff with administrative tasks, streamlining workflows and communication. with public records and technical correspondence.
- Documented instructions to help the public navigate CIWQS public records.
Undergraduate Research Student
San Diego State University, Holland Lab
San Diego, California
07.2025 - 09.2025
- Investigated synthesis of E6 protein, determining optimal surfactant concentration for enhanced nanomaterial sheet formation.
- Assisted with nanomaterial analysis (SEM, HPLC) and applied safety procedures while handling corrosive and flammable chemicals.
- Assisted with nanomaterial analysis (SEM, HPLC), ensuring adherence to safety procedures while handling corrosive and flammable chemicals.
- Presented experimental findings from a three-month project to graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty, enhancing communication skills.
SIMS Participant
UCSB
Santa Barbara, California
08.2022 - 09.2022
- Delivered a collaborative final presentation on objectives and results of quantum physics research, demonstrating findings to UCSB faculty, alumni, and students.
- Produced YBCO metal conductor for quantum physics and superconductivity research, supporting experimental studies in the materials department.
- Completed 3-week research training program and courses in technical writing, Python, introduction to research, and calculus, while building foundational knowledge for future projects.
Computer Science Summer Institute Participant
Google
Remote
07.2022 - 08.2022
- Engaged in a 4-week intensive computer science summer program for high-achieving students
- Completed project-based HTML/CSS and JavaScript curriculum taught by Google engineers, gaining foundational coding skills.
- Developed 14 JavaScript coding projects utilizing concepts of variables, data types, and functions.
- Presented collaborative final project featuring a website aimed at educating community on animal rights, culminating in live demonstration for Google employees and community leaders.
- Collaborated on product design projects with peers and mentors., resume development, and software engineering interview workshops, and enhanced preparedness for industry opportunities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA09-2026
Skills
- Water treatment
- Customer engagement
- Process engineering
- Chemical process design
- Environmental compliance
- Public engagement
- Research reporting
- Project coordination
- Languages: Spanish (Native/Bilingual)
Timeline
Water Control Student Engineer
Water Boards California
07.2026 - 08.2026
Student Worker
Ortega Dining Commons
01.2026 - Current
Undergraduate Research Student
San Diego State University, Holland Lab
07.2025 - 09.2025
SIMS Participant
UCSB
08.2022 - 09.2022
Computer Science Summer Institute Participant
Google
07.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara