Hi Everyone! My name is Tahirah. I am currently a junior majoring in Computer Science at Florida International University, with a strong passion for web development and software engineering. I have experience building full-stack applications using the MERN stack and Vite, and I'm particularly interested in application development and Entrepreneurship. I aspire to be a full-stack software engineer after completing my bachelors degree. In the future, I would create my own tech start up that specifically caters to serving the Caribbean community, particularly the one's that still fall into the 3rd world category, so that the countries can be more developed and have more job opportunities. I founded a student support group called MediCode, which helps over 30 computer science students test and critique portfolio projects. Beyond this, I am excited about exploring the intersection of technology and cybersecurity, and after completing my Bachelors degree, I plan to pursue an MBA with a concentration in Cybersecurity with the long term goal of becoming a cybersecurity analyst. As an immigrant, I have always valued the opportunity to pursue an education and use it as a tool to uplift both myself and my community. I am proud to be the first in my family to attend college! My biggest motivators are my 3 younger siblings and my parents. My on-campus involvement includes clubs and organizations such as Women in Computer Science, INIT FIU, Caribbean Student Association, Jamaican Student Union and Code Crunch.

• IT Student Support Center Assistant

  Information Technology and Services · Florida International University - Division of Technology

  Jan 2024 – Present

• Advocacy
• Politics
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Dancing

  Varsity

  2010 – 2022

• Cycling

  Club

  2024 – Present

• AP Art Student

  Piper High School · Graphic Art

  2021 – 2022

• Computational Thinking Teaching Intern

  Volunteering · INIT Ignite

  2024 – Present

  Mission:

  • Deliver hands-on instruction in computational thinking to Sylvania Height Elementary school students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools operating Scratch. • Collaborate with team members to design and implement engaging lessons introduce students to foundational coding concepts. • Engaged in weekly in-person meetings at FIU to refine teaching methods and prepare for school visits, ensuring impactful delivery of computational thinking education.