Name: Andres Aguayo
Bio: My name is Andres Aguayo and I am a junior in SEAS running for the position of ESC Technology Representative. I was born in California and raised in the great city of Dallas, Texas before beginning my journey as an engineer here in New York. I am pursuing a major in Computer Science as well as a minor in Applied Physics and have acted on executive boards all across campus including that of the Columbia Bartending Agency, the Columbia chapter of Engineers Without Borders, and even the Engineering Student Council itself. My dream is to one day make the world a better place through technology!
Platform: As the Technology Representative for SEAS, I will do everything in my power to ensure that undergraduate engineers are given every window to view the workings of the Engineering Student Council and, consequently, make the council as transparent as possible. I hope to continue to encourage and facilitate the communication between our student leaders in SEAS and the engineering population that they represent by bouncing off the incredible work that the previous Technology Representatives did on the new ESC website (columbiaesc.com) and more. Whether it be through discussion forums, general activity logging and publishing, or simply updating and cleaning up the website for its users, I see the Engineering Student Council’s communication and transparency to be its most integral job and I plan to uphold and instill that policy from the inside.
Beyond these foundational tasks that I will continually work towards, I also hope to bring my own creativity and ideas to make the position as Technology Representative as impactful as it can be. I could not help but find myself frustrated throughout my previous term on the Engineering Student Council hearing tales of seemingly unnecessary pushback from the administrators on basic technological necessities such as putting printers in Carleton Commons or providing easily accessible projector use for student groups. One of my main priorities will be to not only expedite these processes and combat these grievances but to also prevent any further needless pushback from those who may not see eye-to-eye with our experiences as engineering students like we need them to. I hope to accomplish this by making conversation between the Technology Representative and relevant Columbia administration a constant transmission rather than the inconsistent meetings held only when deemed necessary.
Having already spent a year on the Engineering Student Council while also having previously worked at an IT solutions firm has given me abundant experience in the roles expected to be filled by the Technology Representative. I am fully committed to applying this experience in order to bring about a more modern and communicative flavor to the ESC while also doing what I can to make our time here at SEAS as opportune and productive as possible!