George Garcia
Currently pursuing Electronic and Communications Engineering at University of Illinois. Officer of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Education, Entertainment, Gaming, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | Business, C/C++, Design, Editing, Engineering, Fiction, HTML / CSS, Java, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, Product design, Software Engineering, Web Development, Writing |
| Groups: | Idea to Product UIllinois 2009, University of Illinois Technology Entrepreneurship Workshop in Silicon Valley, V. Dale Cozad New Venture Competition |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company |
| Schools: | University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
FEATURED STARTUP
ACademia
ACademia
ACademia is academia designed like a game. Millions of users have free education online but not any fancy way of evaluating their academic levels. ACademia will satisfy that market pain by providing level-up system, skill trees, and achievement pages
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Prototyping
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | University of Illinois |
| Position: | Bureau of Educational Research student assistant |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | * Communicating with faculty for special events
* Performing general office work and reception |
| Employer: | Rock Valley College |
| Position: | EdNet Support Center |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2008 |
| Description: | * Training and presentation on using FirstClass software
* Provides quality customer care and technical support |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | Electronic and Communications Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | MULTICULTURAL CLUB
* Assists in coordination of special events STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE (SIFE) RVC Information Technology Officer (06/07), RVC President (07/08), RVC Presentation Team (07/08) * Performed general IT work, developed website for Women of Sisonke (Africa) * Planning special events and managing multiple projects * Presented audio-visual presentation during competitions * Serves as the chief executive of the SIFE organization JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT VOLUNTEER EDUCATOR GREATER ROCKFORD FIL-AM CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Youth President (07/08) * Serves as the chief executive of the GRFACC Youth organization |
| Memberships: | Phi Theta Kappa Honor’s Society 2007-08 |
| Awards: | * SIFE Service Leadership Award 2006-07, 2007-08 * SIFE Team Regional Competition Champion 2007 and 2008 * SIFE Team National Exposition 1st Runner-up 2007 and 5th Runner-up 2008 |
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ACademia
ACademia is a gaming startup changing the world by providing online evaluation for users and presenting their academic levels the same way games do.
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ACademia
ACademia is academia designed like a game. Millions of users have free education online but not any fancy way of evaluating their academic levels. ACademia will satisfy that market pain by providing level-up system, skill trees, and achievement pages
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Cassandra Clark
B.S. in Advertising from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Pursuing M.B.A. in International Business from Salem International University, Marketing Assistant, Event Planner at Technology Entrepreneur Center (2008-2009).
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