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Hi, I’m Aren Aguila, a student at the University of California, Merced pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering. I love turning ideas into functional web applications and enjoy collaborating across disciplines to create practical, accessible software. During internships at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), the Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology & Agriculture (VISTA), and my senior capstone project, I’ve built front-end and full-stack features, designed user-friendly UI/UX, and learned to deploy scalable solutions. I’m excited to keep growing and applying my skills to projects that make a difference.…Hi, I’m Aren Aguila, a student at the University of California, Merced pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering. I love turning ideas into functional web applications and enjoy collaborating across disciplines to create practical, accessible software. During internships at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), the Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology & Agriculture (VISTA), and my senior capstone project, I’ve built front-end and full-stack features, designed user-friendly UI/UX, and learned to deploy scalable solutions. I’m excited to keep growing and applying my skills to projects that make a difference.

Aren Aguila

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Aren Aguila, a student at the University of California, Merced pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering. I love turning ideas into functional web applications and enjoy collaborating across disciplines to create practical, accessible software. During internships at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), the Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology & Agriculture (VISTA), and my senior capstone project, I’ve built front-end and full-stack features, designed user-friendly UI/UX, and learned to deploy scalable solutions. I’m excited to keep growing and applying my skills to projects that make a difference.…Hi, I’m Aren Aguila, a student at the University of California, Merced pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering. I love turning ideas into functional web applications and enjoy collaborating across disciplines to create practical, accessible software. During internships at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), the Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology & Agriculture (VISTA), and my senior capstone project, I’ve built front-end and full-stack features, designed user-friendly UI/UX, and learned to deploy scalable solutions. I’m excited to keep growing and applying my skills to projects that make a difference.

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Hi, I’m Aren Aguila, a student at the University of California, Merced pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering. I love turning ideas into functional web applications and enjoy collaborating across disciplines to create practical, accessible software.

During internships at the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), the Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology & Agriculture (VISTA), and my senior capstone project, I’ve built front-end and full-stack features, designed user-friendly UI/UX, and learned to deploy scalable solutions. I’m excited to keep growing and applying my skills to projects that make a difference.

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Capstone Project at UNICEF ODI Non-Profit Startup

January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

UNICEF AI/Machine Learning integrated Automated Food Pantry Capstone Project. Connected API, Web sockets and Docker with YOLO Machine Learning object detection model with a team of 4 to implement automated email / text notifications for food donation box prototype.

Full-stack Web Development & UI/UX Design Intern at Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology & Agriculture (VISTA)

May 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023

Designed, built, and managed full stack operations of 4 React websites from the ground up for VISTA, Farms Food Future (F3), Secure Water Future, and CITRIS. Employed principles of UI/UX design across these websites by creating engaging and accessible websites using Native React, and Figma.

Front-end Web Development Intern at Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)

December 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Designed, built, and maintained daily operations of Secure Water Future (SWF) and CITRIS websites using HTML5/CSS and Excel; managed data and maintained up-to-date information on the websites. Worked in a team of 4 to collaborate with UCM engineering/natural science department staff in the outreach and running of 2 hackathons with over 100 participants.