Justine Ponce

Interests

Welding , Python , Hiking , Video Games , Cars , Vinland Saga

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++, Java, Javascript, TypeScript, Python

Toolsets/OS: Windows, Linux, Git/GitHub, Git Bash, VS Code, ROS2, Microsoft 365, Adobe

Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32, STM32, FPGA, GPS Modules, IMU Modules

Education

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

B.S., Computer Engineering

  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Digital Logic Design
  • Computer Architecture
  • Microcontroller Systems
  • Embedded Systems Design
  • Website Development
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Signals and Systems
  • Electromagnetics

2021-08 - 2025-12

Work

IT Technician Intern, Hawaii Department of Transportation

  • Updated and maintained website content to ensure accuracy, relevance, and performance.
  • Utilized Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Google Workspace tools, and Adobe software to organize data, create reports and presentations, and enhance document/visual quality.
  • Resolved client IT concerns through clear communication and efficient troubleshooting.
  • Installed, configured, and updated WordPress custom themes and plugins.
  • Assembled/disassembled PCs, diagnosed hardware issues, sourced components, installed/configured hardware, and performed testing and maintenance.

2025-04 - 2025-12

Research Assistant, University of Hawaii Manoa

  • Installed, configured, and maintained operating systems, drivers, and software packages across Windows and Linux environments.
  • Developed and implemented an autonomous control system for a prototype marine vessel.

2025-05 - 2025-08

Delivery Driver, Hele Logistics LLC

  • Provide excellent customer service, addressing inquiries or issues as needed
  • Follow assigned routes and schedule to meet timely deliveries.
  • Load and unload products, ensuring accurate and secure handling.

2024-10 - 2024-12

Sales Associate, Goodyear

  • Handled customer complaints with respect and resolution
  • Anticipate and promptly respond to customers' needs
  • Produced estimates and explanations to customers of their vehicle needs
  • Provided customer satisfaction with insights and knowledge of their vehicles

2022-04 - 2023-08

Reciever/Stocker Overnight, Lowes

  • Carried 50+ pounds of merchandise continuously
  • Carefully unload and stock merchandise with minimal to no damage

2021-11 - 2022-01

Customer Service, Pizza Hut

  • Provided friendly and quick response to customers over the phone
  • Marketed special offers and sales to customers in Mainland and Hawaii
  • Provided quick resolution and satisfied customer complaints

2021-05 - 2021-08

Projects

Team Kanaloa - MRUH, ECE396 & ECE496

Our mission is to develop a semi-autonomous USV that can accurately localize itself and compute its own surge force and yaw moment to follow pre-defined waypoints in a local map.

2025-01-06

Corponector, ICS311

The Corponector web application provides a new way for local and non-local companies who want to recruit students from UH to make their (potential) opportunities known to students.

2024-12-17

FPGA Board, ECE360

Implement an arithmetic logic unit to ALU and then implement the ALU to the FPGA board by using the Web-pack tool.

2023-10-28

Codebreaker, ECE296

An NSA challenge to find a Hacker using various tools. It consists of analyzing various websites and inspecting data logs for anything unusual.

2022-08-26

Store Username and Password, ECE211

Building a Python program that will use a text file as a database to store username and password.

2022-05-6

References

Amy Saito | HDOT IT Supervisor | (808)838-8678 | amy.saito@hawaii.gov

Rodelle Butay | HDOT IT Supervisor | (808)838-8700 | rodelle.b.butay@hawaii.gov

Zachary Trimble | Professor | (808)956-7597 | atrimble@hawaii.edu