Austin Hay
California resident, 19, majoring in Environmental Engineering at University of Southern California, interested in education and alternate energies.
| Headline: | Scientist |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Education |
| Skills: | Business, Editing, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Law, Leadership, Negotiation, Public Relations, Public speaking, Spanish, Writing |
| Next step: | I will be graduating a year early in 2011, hoping to receive my masters in engineering in 2012 and work for a company that is developing cleaner technologies. |
| Groups: | Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive] |
| Visas: | anywhere after college |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Internships, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Raising money, Shadowing, Sharing my projects, Starting a company |
| Schools: | University of Southern California |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | SEE SAT Prep |
| Position: | Instructor/Lead |
| Time period: | September 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Summer SAT prep company based in Orange County bent on improving SAT scores in ways other companies do not. |
| Employer: | High School |
| Position: | Personal Academic Tutor |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Tutored High School students in math, chemistry, biology, and Spanish.
• Assisted multiple students in avoiding receiving failing grades in classes required for graduation. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Southern California |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2011 |
| Degree: | Environmental Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Cross Country 2004 – 2008
• Junior Varsity and Varsity in high school. • Competed in 5k races annually for fundraising. Track and Field 2004 – 2008 • Varsity 100m, 200m, and 400m (alternate) • 3rd at League Finals for 100m, South Coast League. Cheerleading 2004 – 2008 • Captain of ACA and NOA National Champion Junior Varsity Coed squad. (1 year) • One of two males on Tesoro’s GSSA Championship Coed squad. (3 years) • Helped plan and coordinate pep rallies with student government and the activities coordinator. • GSSA Regional Coed Partner Stunt Champion. OC All Stars Competition Cheer Team 2005 – 2006 • Captain of the CheerSport Level 4 OC All Stars National Champions. Competed in Atlanta Georgia. California All Stars Competition Cheer Team 2006 – 2007 • Member of the 2nd place World Champion California All Stars Level 5 Senior Coed squad. Competed at Epcot Center, Florida. Media coverage by ESPN. Travel • Experienced Traveller: Canada, France, England, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden. |
| Clubs: | Lions Club (Vice President, President) 2004 – 2008
• Eye Glasses and Hearing Aid Donation Foundation. • Provided aid to Senior Citizens centers. • Yearly Alzheimer’s Walk. • MSAA Holiday Candy Cane Sales for Multiple Sclerosis. Go Green Club (President) 2006 – 2008 • Organized and developed recycling system at Tesoro High School. Collected these cans at the end of each week and donated the money towards Greener America. • Participated in community fairs and other local events to promote environmental awareness. Rotary Club (Senior Officer) 2004 – 2008 • Planned events such as: UNICEF fundraisers, Susan Komen Breast Cancer Walks, Sunrise Assisted Living Visits, Holiday Food drives, Reading by 9 and Sober New Years Eve. • Helped raise $10,000 to fund painting Tesoro’s gym decal. National Honor Society (Executive Officer) 2006 – 2008 • Helped organize and run read-a-thons with local preschool students, food drives, cancer walks, Holiday gift drives, and substance abuse prevention campaigns on campus. • Organized yearly blood drive at Tesoro. Invisible Children’s Club (Treasurer) 2005 – 2008 • Helped raise over $20,000 to build schools for children in Uganda. |
| Awards: | Upward Bound UCI SAT Prep 2008 – Present
• One of four selected to teach SAT prep to underprivileged students through UCI’s Upward Bound college summer outreach program. |
Austin is Following (3)
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Opinno, Open Innovation
Opinno is a business accelerator based in Madrid, Boston and San Francisco. We bridge technologies from seed to series A funding, providing the following services: Business plan definition, IP protection, CEO sourcing, and VC roadshows
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CarbonTicker.com
Do you find it too hard or time-consuming to reduce your carbon footprint? Your free Carbon Savings Account on CarbonTicker.com will make it easy and worthwhile!
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