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done. That grit would come in handy when it came to applying for his role with Netflix. “Software engineering interviews are pretty brutal. There’s a lot of different steps that you have to do,” Ronquillo said. “The technical assessment is a coding assessment. Honestly, it’s pretty much an exam that’s like 60 to 90 minutes. You have to complete it before you can get a face-to-face interview.” To prepare for the assessment, Ronquillo sought help from his friend Cody Uehara ’22, a fellow computer

with his internship at internet company Metronet, headquartered in Indiana. The internship was Ronquillo’s first exposure to working as a software engineer. It’s where he says he realized he enjoyed the creativity that comes with user interface and user experience development. At Metronet, he created a feature that allowed users to pay their bills without logging into the website. “The fact that I was able to create that feature for Metronet and see the results — for example, it reduced customers

position with his internship at internet company Metronet, headquartered in Indiana. The internship was Ronquillo’s first exposure to working as a software engineer. It’s where he says he realized he enjoyed the creativity that comes with user interface and user experience development. At Metronet, he created a feature that allowed users to pay their bills without logging into the website.  “The fact that I was able to create that feature for Metronet and see the results — for example, it reduced

year, Gavidia gained his first experience in technology at Pierce County as a Software Development Intern. “I worked as part of the I.T. department, and I got to work with a lot of front-end and back-end technologies.”During the summer following his sophomore year, Gavidia interned at Amazon on the Alexa Notifications team. He contributed to a project involving cutting-edge facial recognition technologies. “It was a complicated project but it was very rewarding, too.” Gavidia says. During the fall

sister, who graduated in 2022 with a degree in biology. At first, Ambachew thought she’d go into computer programming and user experience design by majoring in computer science. In her first year at PLU, a Microsoft internship taught her about software engineering and product management. Ambachew dove into the field, working part-time during the school year and full-time one summer with Geeking Out Kids of Color (GOKiC). GOKiC is a Seattle-area after-school and summer program offering multicultural

revenue. This is accomplished with responsible water planning and analysis, regional coordination and analysis, wholesale energy trading and the supporting analysis, the associated accounting and reporting, and the systems engineering to support the works for specific business activities. The wholesale energy trading activities directly impact Tacoma Power’s ability to maintain low and stable rates to our customers. Primary role responsibilities may include: Assisting software development of newly

I took up for the fellowship was about the early personal computer software community, and especially the business software that PC programmers produced in the 1970s and 1980s.” Michael: “What interested you about this, Matt?” Matt: “We don’t think too much about those early days now, but with the first Apple II computers coming out in the late 1970s, followed by the IBM PCs and clones in the early 1980s, there was an entirely new industry emerging that really produced a lot of interesting

graduated in 2022 with a degree in biology. At first, Ambachew thought she’d go into computer programming and user experience design by majoring in computer science. In her first year at PLU, a Microsoft internship taught her about software engineering and product management. Ambachew dove into the field, working part-time during the school year and full-time one summer with Geeking Out Kids of Color (GOKiC). GOKiC is a Seattle-area after-school and summer program offering multicultural STEM education

. Krogstad dispenses self-tests to prospective patients at the mobile testing unit through their vehicle windows. Nurses like Krogstad stand at various checkpoints, handing out and then retrieving swab kits. An average of 180 patients per day come through the unit, with spikes up to as many as 250. Results are provided anywhere from 48 to 72 hours after the swabs are run — a phone call for those who test positive, an email for those who test negative. “People don’t do tests on themselves normally,” she

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