SMASH Academy is a free of cost, STEM-intensive college preparatory program for underrepresented high school students of color that is run in partnership with several universities, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, and Stanford University. ✔︎ I presented my career path, moments of resilience and some key advice as one of three speakers for the SMASH Speaker Series at Stanford University on July 19th, 2018 from 7 pm to 9 pm.

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Frances Coronel
Present Future (?)Past

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4. Agenda
1. My Career Path
2. Moments of
Resilience
3. Some Advice
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5. 1. My Career Path !
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6. October
1995
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7. Francisco Rosa
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10. Norfolk, VA @fvcproductions

11. Computer Games
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12. July 2006
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20. August 2012
• A turning point!
• I heard about “coding
bootcamps”
• Figured I’d give it a try
• Started using Codecademy &
Code School
• Lemme major in CS
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21. 2013
• Graduated high school
• fvcproductions.com is born
• Studied C++, Philosophy, Astronomy
& Sociology at TCC
• Studied CS abroad in Germany
• Really got into programming
2014
• Enrolled at Hampton University
• Attended Meetups
• Attended conferences
• Applied to coding bootcamps
• A lot of self-learning
• First hackathon @fvcproductions

22. 2013
• Graduated high school
• fvcproductions.com is born
• Studied C++, Philosophy, Astronomy
& Sociology at TCC
• Studied CS abroad in Germany
• Really got into programming
2014
• Enrolled at Hampton University
• Attended Meetups
• Attended conferences
• Applied to coding bootcamps
• A lot of self-learning
• First hackathon @fvcproductions

23. 2013
• Graduated high school
• fvcproductions.com is born
• Studied C++, Philosophy, Astronomy
& Sociology at TCC
• Studied CS abroad in Germany
• Really got into programming
2014
• Enrolled at Hampton University
• Attended Meetups
• Attended conferences
• Applied to coding bootcamps
• A lot of self-learning
• First hackathon @fvcproductions

24. 2013
• Graduated high school
• fvcproductions.com is born
• Studied C++, Philosophy, Astronomy
& Sociology at TCC
• Studied CS abroad in Germany
• Really got into programming
2014
• Enrolled at Hampton University
• Attended Meetups
• Attended conferences
• Applied to coding bootcamps
• A lot of self-learning
• 1st hackathon @fvcproductions

25. 2015
• Fullstack Academy
• Designlab Web Design Course
• 1st tech conference talk
• 1st engineering job
• Started volunteering & mentoring
• GitHub & Quora life
2016
• Graduated from Hampton University
• Internship with Accenture
• Enrolled at Cornell Tech
• Product School
• More hackathons
• More conferences
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26. 2015
• Fullstack Academy
• Designlab Web Design Course
• 1st tech conference talk
• 1st engineering job
• Started volunteering & mentoring
• GitHub & Quora life
2016
• Graduated from Hampton University
• Internship with Accenture
• Enrolled at Cornell Tech
• Product School
• More hackathons
• More conferences
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27. 2015
• Fullstack Academy
• Designlab Web Design Course
• 1st tech conference talk
• 1st engineering job
• Started volunteering & mentoring
• GitHub & Quora life
2016
• Graduated from Hampton University
• Internship with Accenture
• Enrolled at Cornell Tech
• Product School
• More hackathons
• More conferences
@fvcproductions

28. 2015
• Fullstack Academy
• Designlab Web Design Course
• 1st tech conference talk
• 1st engineering job
• Started volunteering & mentoring
• GitHub & Quora life
2016
• Graduated from Hampton University
• Internship with Accenture
• Enrolled at Cornell Tech
• Product School
• More hackathons
• More conferences
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29. 2015
• Fullstack Academy
• Designlab Web Design Course
• 1st tech conference talk
• 1st engineering job
• Started volunteering & mentoring
• GitHub & Quora life
2016
• Graduated from Hampton University
• Internship with Accenture
• Enrolled at Cornell Tech
• Product School
• More hackathons
• More conferences
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30. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com
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31. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com
@fvcproductions

32. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com
@fvcproductions

33. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com
@fvcproductions

34. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com
@fvcproductions

35. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com

36. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com

37. 2017
• Graduated from Cornell Tech
• Started at Accenture
• More mentoring
• More open-source
• More designing
• More conferences
2018
• Less “volunteering” & free mentoring
• Started at Slack 🎉
• More speaking
• More open-source
• More Meetups
• Continue to grow fvcproductions.com
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39. 2. Moments of Resilience 💛
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40. 1. Credibility &
2. Challenging Norms
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41. 1. Credibility
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42. You need a CS
degree from a
top school.
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43. You don’t
even need a
degree.
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45. 😒
Triggered
😞
Depressed
😤
Angry Being a
Female
Minority in
the United
States
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47. 😒
Triggered

48. 2. Challenging Norms
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56. 3. Some Advice 📚
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57. 1. Grow presence/brand/identity &
2. Don’t f*** with people’s times
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58. 1. Grow presence/brand/identity
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60. 2. Don’t f*** with people’s times
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61. Daily.co
Calendly.com
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63. Thanks for listening! 🍫🍓
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Slides will be uploaded ASAP to
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64. Use your time wisely
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65. Tower/Kaleidoscope
Visual Studio Code Alfred
Gitify/ZenHub
Flux
iTerm/Hyper

67. Reminders/Calendar System - Todoist/Google Calendar
Note Taking - Notion Bookmarking - Raindrop
Scheduling Meetings - Calendly/Daily
Writing - GrammarlyCollaboration Hub - Slack