Jose Angel Vargas, a software engineering major set to graduate in 2019, took a few detours on his way to UCI’s Department of Informatics: attending The Art Institute of California, working at Universal Studios and spending four years at a community college. He’s now on a more direct route to future success, having found his calling in the field of software engineering and landing an internship at Taco Bell Corporate. “Software engineering is perfect for me,” says Vargas. He also seems to have found the perfect fit in choosing UCI. “When I walk these grounds,” he says, “it doesn’t feel like I’m limited by anything.”
Monthly Archives: May 2018
BOLD: “Lifelong learning: Moving between the academe and the business world” by Gillian Hayes
May 4, 2018
In the 21th century, you can no longer stay in a single role for your entire career. Gillian Hayes explains what it means to be a lifelong learner and to find one’s way around various environments.
Read the story at BOLD – Blog on Learning and Development.
Alumni Spotlights: ICS Grads Help AutoGravity Revolutionize Digital Car Buying
May 1, 2018
What do UCI alumni Kevin Mekhitarian, Shary Sajjadi, Justin Turpin and Johnny Zarate all have in common? These four ICS graduates currently work at AutoGravity, the Irvine startup that surpassed 1 million users in November 2017. Founded in 2015 by Andy Hinrichs, Nicholas Stellman and Serge Vartanov, AutoGravity’s car-buying app lets users find a car and dealership and, within minutes, apply for financing and select a lender.