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8 career items use Event Planning.

Jan 2022 - now Musician & Member African Students Association, SDSU Music
  • Organized and decorated the venue for African Night SP 2022 with 7 student musicians
  • Planned, rehearsed, and performed 2 African songs live during African Night SP 2022
  • Performed 3 songs with my best friend at African Night SP2023
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Jan 2022 - now Volunteer, Vice President & Musician Black Students Alliance (BSA), SDSU Music
  • Prepared and performed solo and 6 duet songs with BSA leaders for the Step Show (March 2023)
  • Collaborated with 8 BSA members to learn, rehearse and perform a complex group choreography
  • Performed live music at BSA Open Mic Nights (Spring/Fall 22) and Brookings city Juneteenth celebration
  • Volunteered at Taco Prep (American Indian Student Center), 2023 Wacipi festival, and MLK Marade
  • Designed and built website for the 2024 MLK Marade
Jun 2026 - Jun 2026 Brookings Juneteenth 2026: Bingo Generator & Live Performance Brookings Human Rights Commision: 2026 Juneteenth Planning Committee Software
  • Built Python script to curate Juneteenth historical facts and generate 150 randomized, print-ready bingo cards for community education at the Brookings Juneteenth 2026 celebration
  • Handled full pipeline: historical fact sourcing, content curation, randomized card generation, and print-formatted PDF output
  • Performed live on banjo, piano, and voice at the Brookings Juneteenth 2026 community celebration
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 President (2025), Vice President (2024), CSC Tutor(2023-2024), Hackathon Marketing Manager(2023), Secretary (2023) Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), SDSU Leadership
  • Co-founded and led HackSoDak 2024, SDSU's first hackathon, handling event planning and logistics for 100+ participants
  • Designed complete brand identity for HackSoDak including logo, awards and website using Figma and WordPress
  • Taught 25+ students through technical workshops on Git, GitHub, Web Development, VS Code and AI Copilots
Oct 2022 - Nov 2025 Judge, Referee & Event Volunteer BEST Robotics, South Dakota State University (SDSU) STEM Ed
  • Evaluated 4 teams' business pitches using rubrics assessing design, innovation, and feasibility
  • Conducted booth interviews and scored presentations in Shark Tank-style competition format
  • Refereed 5+ matches per event enforcing safety rules and recording scores for 8-10 competing teams
  • Assembled 24'x24' competition fields and fabricated new game elements for robot challenges
  • Distributed tools, safety equipment, and assigned workspaces to teams across 4 events (2022-2025)
Oct 2023 - Oct 2023 HabiFarm Farm Machine Rental Site Web
  • Conceptualized and pitched a business model for a farm equipment rental platform with 3 peers at a high-intensity hackathon
  • Developed a responsive hackathon website in 8 hours with a live server and designed complete brand identity including logo
Sep 2016 - Mar 2018 President Junior Engineers, Technicians, and Scientists (JETS) club, GAI Leadership
  • Planned and led school's first science fair with 3 teachers, featuring 38 students building 13 projects
  • Student projects included solar generators, electromagnets, LED lamps, backup power packs, and handheld fans
  • Built DIY projects including batteries from household chemicals, electromagnetic railgun, and electrolysis unit
  • Demonstrated 3 taser models and multiple coiled transformers to science teachers
  • Collaborated with teachers to maintain and restock Biology, Physics, and Chemistry labs
Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 Head Prefect, Timekeeper, and Team Leader Glory Academy International College (GAI) Leadership
  • Led team of 7 student prefects governing school's student population
  • Assisted in planning and executing Cultural Day event celebrating school's diversity
  • Managed school timekeeping duties, ensuring bell rang on time for events and assemblies
  • Delivered valedictory speech at graduation demonstrating strong public speaking skills