Jaira Pader

Interests

Software Engineering , Programming , Innovation , Justice , STEM

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++, Java, Javascript, Python, HTML, CSS

Toolsets/OS: MacOS, Ubuntu, Git/GitHub, Intellij, JupyterNotebook, SQL, Sakila Database

Language Proficiency: Ilocano - Beginner

Education

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

Bachelors of Science, Computer Science (expected Fall 2025)

  • ICS 111: Intro to Comp Sci I
  • ICS 211: Intro to Comp Sci II
  • ICS 110P: Programming: Python
  • ICS 311: Algorithms
  • ICS 314: Software Engineering
  • ICS 321: Database Systems I
  • ICS 355: Security and Trust I
  • ICS 434: Data Science Fundamentals

2022 - Present

Work

Administrative Assistant, UH System Office of Human Resources

www.hawaii.edu/ohr/

Front Desk Operations

  • Maintaining emails and phone calls.
  • Uploading hardcopy files into our online database.
  • Tasks requested by HR Specialists.
  • Handled the company’s online presence – regularly updated the company’s website.

2022 - Present

Distribution Assistant, UH Manoa Ka Leo O Hawaii

www.manoanow.org/kaleo/

Head for Ka Leo Distribution Team

  • Worked independently to distribute Ka Leo newspapers monthly around UH Manoa campus.
  • Driver and planner for efficient routes.
  • Record data of leftover stock and outgoing stock to determine next month's inventory.

2022 - 2023

Experience

Member, Supporting Women in Technology & Computing in Hawaii (SWITCH)

switch-uhm.github.io/

SWITCH is the culmination of efforts of the awesome students, faculty, and working professionals supporting social change in the ICS department. Established in Fall 2019, we are officially a UH Manoa RIO, ACM-W Chapter, and Girls Who Code College Loops Chapter. We strive to provide useful resources from these organizations to improve your professional, technical, and personal development. We aim to support women and minorities, promote gender and racial equality, facilitate professional, technical & personal development events, create an environment and atmosphere where women can fell safe, prevent violence against women by raising awareness of campus resources, and provide an overall sense of community.

  • Assistant Fundraising Director, Spring 2024-Present
  • Member, Fall 2023-Present

2023-09 - Present

Undergraduate Researcher, KOA and KOAStore

datascience.hawaii.edu/about-mana/

Koa is the University of Hawai‘i (UH) high performance computing (HPC) cluster – a collection of many computers called nodes connected together with a network – that solves computational problems which are too large for standard computers. Koa came fully on-line Decmber 8th, 2023 and replaced the previous Mana computing cluster.

2024-01 - 2024-05

Volunteer

Big Sister, Big Brother Big Sister Foundation, Inc.

manoa.hawaii.edu/reis

Lead developer for weather sensing project

  • Role model to elementary kids.
  • Build relationships with peers, children, and advisors.
  • Give companionship and friendship to students.
  • Create a safe space and environment for children with complicated backgrounds.
  • About 2-4 hours per week.

2019-04 - 2019-05

Awards

B+ Scholarship, State of Hawaii

Scholarships awarded to incoming freshmen and continuing students who complete a rigorous high school curriculum with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 at a Hawai'i public school.

2022 - Present

The Gerald W.G. Kwock Charitable Foundation, Gerald W.G. Kwock Charitable Foundation

The Gerald W. G. Kwock Charitable Foundation fund was established in 2015. This fund supports Oahu high school seniors attending a public or private high school. Received a semesterly $1,500 scholarship from Fall 2022 to present.

2022 - Present

Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Rotary Club of East Honolulu

The first Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation scholarship was granted in 1977 and since then, HRYF has awarded scholarships. In memory of “Sully”, who passed away on February 28, 1998, HRYF established a Maurice J. Sullivan Scholar Award and the Joanna Lau Sullivan Scholar Award. Received 2nd place with a semesterly $1,000 scholarship award from Fall 2022 to Spring 2023.

2022 - 2023

Certificates

Exempt Researchers and Key Personnel, CITI Program

March 2024

Exempt Researchers and Key Personnel IPS, CITI Program

March 2024

Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research, CITI Program

March 2024

References

Available upon request