About me
I am a computer science senior at Texas A&M University–San Antonio, graduating in spring 2027 with a 3.80 GPA.
Before that, I earned an Associate of Science at Palo Alto College with a 3.95 GPA, while working as a construction site assistant.
For eight years I served at my church, more than 832 volunteer hours. Later I became the parish's only tech support, which taught me to explain technology patiently to anyone. I still work that way.
This summer I wrote software for the U.S. Air Force, and this fall I published my first research paper and presented it at HammerCon. Right now I am a part-time VICEROY intern, I lead two student organizations, and I run Synthiq, my own small software studio. I speak English and Spanish.
My mentor is Chris Lopez, a digital nomad.
“Adrian has achieved more than most students in four years of college do by doing research and getting his papers published. His use of AI puts him in the top 1% of power users by building systems and applications that make processes for other people and companies easier to handle than before.”
Chris Lopez, my mentor
What I am working toward
After graduation I plan to move to San Francisco or Austin and grow Synthiq into a full company. Every project I take on now is part of that portfolio.
Leadership and service
Vice President, IEEE Student Branch
I run chapter elections, funding, and speaker panels, and co-promote events with ACM and VICEROY.
Outreach Coordinator, ACM TAMU-SA
I recruit and promote for hackathons (JagHacks, RowdyHacks, HackUTD), tech nights, resume reviews, coding workshops, and fundraisers.
VICEROY Intern, workshop lead, and mentor
One of only 2 interns chosen to lead and mentor a group of 12 scholars. I led 4 hands-on cybersecurity workshops for more than 30 students.
Newsletter modernization, IEEE Lone Star Section
Working with section leadership to automate the regional newsletter.
Website administrator and IT support
Website, accounts, Wi-Fi, printing, and helping elderly and Spanish-speaking members reach the livestreamed Mass.
Church server
More than 832 volunteer hours over eight years.
Awards and certificates
- Published in Military Cyber Affairs, Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2026
- Presenter, Stars track, HammerCon 2026
- 2nd place, student research poster competition, VICEROY Symposium, William & Mary, 2026
- CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701), 2025
- President's List, Fall 2025. Dean's List, Fall 2024 and Spring 2026
- 2nd place twice, Rice University Tapia Camp, 2023
- 3rd place, TAMU Chevron Design Challenge
- 3rd place, TAMUSA Algorithm Challenge
- Kaggle Intro to Machine Learning, 2025
- OSHA 30-Hour Safety Training, 2023