Education
University of California, Santa Barbara - B.S. Computer Engineering

GPA: 4.0/4.0, Dean's Honors

09/2025 – 06/2029
Experience
Co-Founder, Ortega Eats⁠
  • •Built a mobile app where students without meal plans buy dining hall access from plan holders with unused swipes; saved students $5,000 within a quarter.
  • •React Native mobile client, automatic Stripe payments, and a Next.js marketing site.
    • 04/2026 – 06/2026
  • •Marketed to students through organic short-form videos, with zero paid acquisition.
  • •Designed and built a full-stack Android application in .NET MAUI for warehouse inventory tracking. Scanning RFID or barcode data would query an SQL backend and display tracking information in the app.
    • 06/2024 – 08/2024
    SAT Math Tutor, Access Granted⁠
  • •Delivered individualized SAT math instruction, with average score improvements of 200+ points.
  • •Volunteer group-session coach for SAT Math at Schoolhouse.world⁠.
    • 06/2024 – Present
    Projects & Research
    Gaucho Rocket Project, Avionics Team
  • •Wrote the thrust-vectoring software, implementing a PID loop and fine-tuned constants through MATLAB simulation. (Demo video: elijah.codes⁠)
  • •Developed a flight simulation that solves for the optimal second-stage ignition altitude required for a safe landing.
    • 09/2025 – Present
    Assistive Technologies Club, Project Lead
  • •Lead a 5-person research team developing a synthetic wide-band GHz imaging system for non-invasive skin cancer detection.
  • •Conducted 10 interviews with practicing dermatologists/Mohs surgeons to validate clinical need and define requirements/limitations.
    • 09/2025 – Present
  • •Designing and simulating antennas in CST Microwave Studio.
    • CyberPatriot, Team Lead
  • •National Semi-Finalist. Team networking lead; configured subnetting, VLANs, routing, ACLs, and NAT in Cisco Packet Tracer under timed competition conditions.
    • 08/2022 – 01/2025
    Skills
    Languages

    C, C++, C#, Java, MATLAB, JavaScript, Python, SQL

    Frameworks & Tools

    React Native, Next.js, .NET MAUI, Git, Simulink, Linux, Docker, Arduino/STM32