Eliana Cotom

encotom107@gmail.com

EDUCATION
LAUSD / USC Media Arts & Engineering (MAE) Magnet - Los Angeles, CA 2005 - Present
•Senior standing, expected graduation June 2019
•​GPA:4.07
•ASB Commissioner of Athletics
•Head of Photography
→ Courses:
POE→ Principles of Engineering (2 years)
Leadership
History: AP World History, AP U.S. History, AP Government
English: AP Language, AP Literature
Computer Science
Visual Arts: Web Design, Game Design, Computer Science, Ad Design, Yearbook,
e​ Animation
AP Economics

East Los Angeles College - Los Angeles, CA Spring 2017

•Health course
•after school
•experienced college class environment
•experienced expectations of college professors and colleges

EXPERIENCE
USC Mission Engineering: STEM Education Outreach Program Summer 2018
Participant
● rigorous summer program
● mentored by undergraduates and graduates studying at USC
● Projects:
○ mars rover(arduino, simulation of mars: rocks, hills, valleys, picking up “samples”)
○ mars rover lander
○ Bridges(considering environment, area, society needs and wants, and placement)
○ water filters(providing clean water supply, providing clean water access, solving
real-word problems in different societies)
○ building simple cars without and with motors
● Experience with google sketch
○ designing buildings, bridges

MESA 2015 - Present

Participant
● engineering guest speakers
○ different types of engineering
○ day to day engineer life
 ○ college students
■ undergraduates
■ graduates
○ engineers
● projects
○ balsa wood bridges
○ balsa wood plane
● activities
○ bridges made up of uncooked spaghetti, marshmallows, straws
○ egg drops
○ paper planes

USC MESA DAY March 10, 2018

Participant/ Competitor
● competed against about 25 high schools and dozens of high school student groups
● competed in bridge challenge
● 1st place in creativity
○ had a unique and “interesting” design that held about 100 pounds
○ built a bridge with balsa woods (had many restrictions)

Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program Summer 2017

Participant
• Learned about computer science
• Learned :
→ Python
→ HTML
→ CSS
→ JavaScript
→ Robotics(Arduino )
→ Web Design
• Networked with Tech Executives
• Built Website: Todos Unidos
talks about immigration laws and immigration information
https://latinacoders.github.io/todosunidos.com/home.html

Bringing Biotech to Los Angeles October 1, 2016

Attendee
• Information about the fields in Biotech
• Networked with doctors and alumni
• Tips and knowledge
https://biotech.usc.edu/scheduleworkshops/

Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) - Bell High School/Loyola Mount University 2015-2017
Attendee
• Scholarship Information
• Tips on Networking
•What to put on college applications
•How to present yourself
•The importance of being well-rounded
•What colleges look at
• Network

Troy Camp 2011-2012

Participant
•Learned Leadership Skills
•Networking knowledge
•Maintain a positive attitude
•Team bonding activities, involving trust, communication and teamwork
• To keep goals in mind
• Teamwork
•Citizenship
•Helping others

Iridescent - Los Angeles, CA 2010 - 2012

Participant
•inspired interest of engineering
• Worked with student engineers from USC and graduates
• Was one of the students to cut the red ribbon
•made the la times
(​http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/17/local/la-me-1019-science-festival-20101017​ )

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Freeway League MVP (11th grade)
• Freeway League 1st Team(9th grade-11th grade)
• USC MAE High Scholar Athlete Award (9th-11th grade)
•USC MAE MVP(10th grade and 11th grade)
•USC MAE Varsity Soccer Team Captain (2016-Present)
•1st Place MESA DAY creativity(2018)
•Citizenship Awards
•Scholar Athlete(9th grade- 11th grade)
•Honor Roll(6th grade-11th grade)
•Outstanding Academic Achievement
•Iridescent Engineering Course
•Joint Educational Project(JEP)
•Iridescent Engineering Course (Spring)
•Iridescent Engineering Camp
•Junior Achievement(Our Families)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Soccer team, ​Kids In Sports(​ 2007- 2015)
• Westside Breakers, ​competitive soccer club ​(2014-2015 and Present)
• Volleyball, Kids In Sports(2014-2015)
• High School Varsity Soccer Team( 2015- Present)
• Trumpet Player, School band(2012-2015)
• MESA(2015-Present)

SKILLS
Language: ​Fluent in Spanish (Ability to Translate,Read), taking Mandarin
Computer/Technology: P ​ roficient in Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Experience in Web
e ​ Design( HTML, CSS)
​ ompetitive​ ​Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball
Athletics: C