BIO
Personal Profile
Hello, my name is Margarita Romero or Maggie and I currently attend Central Washington University where I study Mechanical Engineering Technology. I am originally from Sunnyside, Washington where I attended Sunnyside High School.
I grew up in a Hispanic household and community where the community was very impoverished and me being LGBT was not accepted. In Middle School, I was put into a STEM class where I first learned bout engineering and how it can help communities. From there I was inspired to be a Mechanica Engineer and I engaged myself in robotics and TSA or the Technology Student Association where I competed in Animatronics, Systems Control, Webmasters, and many more. STEM was a way to find a family that accepted me being LGBT and encouraged me to follow my dreams. My goal is to use my engineering skills to help build up the communities that I belong to from my STEM education, the Hispanic community, and my LGBT community. I see engineering as a way to empower and enrich communities and to serve public needs.
Education
Experience
Volunteer
2019-2022
Central Washington University
2014-2018
Sunnyside High School
2019-2022
Multimodal Education Center
2021
Dominion Energy Intern
2020
Yakima County Road Maintenance
2021-Present
Helen House
2016-Present
Washington Technology Student Association
2018
Robotics Instructor
Mechanical Engineering Technology
3.695/4.00
Deans List: 7
IEEE
3.85/4.0 23/415 (top 10%)
WTSA State President(2018), State Reporter(2017)
Sunnyside TSA chapter president (2014-2017), treasure (2014)
Sunnyside Parks and Recreation
Knowledge Bowl
Math Club,
I make 3D prints, posters, laser cutting, 3D scanning orders.
I assist patrons through equipment checkout and fix issues on equipment
I make tutorials and workshops on 3D modeling, Canvas, Microsoft products, Adobe products, and tools to assist students
Helped evaluate give feedback on robotics systems for an innovation event.
Worked on an Innovation Project focusing on innovation in different companies.
Washington State Certified Flagger
Specialized in setting up road signs, painted roads, tabbed roads, and completed work orders.
Help give a welcoming space for LGBTQIA2S+ kids in the community by organizing events and maintain the state of the house.
Helped plan and organize events, presented at workshops, judged events, scorekeeper of all events, and was a representative for my area.
Mentored Middle Schoolers on VEX Robotics and helped them compete.