Hello! My name is Pratyusha Pogaru. I am a full stack developer with a passion for the intersection of tech and life sciences. At my first hackathon, my team and I reconfigured a Myo armband to extract and process data to measure the onset and progress of Parkinson’s disease.

Experience

Veeva SystemsSoftware Engineer

2022 — 2023

Veeva SystemsAssociate Software Engineer

2020 — 2022

STEM NOWPresident

2019 — 2020

San Jose

Cultivate an environment for STEM students to develop professional skills to prepare for industry

Host beginner coding workshops for non-STEM majors to get a hands-on introduction to programming

Provide networking opportunities by bringing in professionals for tech talks and workshops

Maintain a safe environment to discuss representation, equality and inclusivity in industry and society

STEM NOWCampus Outreach Coordinator

2018 — 2019

Facilitated communication and collaboration between STEM NOW and other clubs on campus

Planned a networking Diversity & Inclusion Dinner with the Beta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Omega Epsilon, the Society of Latino Engineers & Scientists, and the Society of Women Engineers

Organized a set of discussion/networking rounds with 20 professionals from industry and 40 students involved in each of these clubs

SJSUGrader (CS 160- Software Engineering)

2019 — 2020

Ensure students understand Agile Software Development and the full software development life cycle

Check for distributed workloads on semester-long team project

Assign grades based on level of understanding and completion of weekly goals

Education

San José State University

Bachelor of Science - BS

San José State University

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Education

Bachelor of Science - BS

Minor

Experience