Series: Meet Our Cohort
vol.1, no. 3— Introducing German Martinez
With one month until internships kick off, we welcome you to get to know all 16 members of our inaugural cohort. Today’s intern spotlight, German Martinez, shares what diversity means to him, what led him to Hack.Diversity, and a problem he’s motivated to solve in the future of tech.
German Martinez
Management Information Systems Major at University of Massachusetts Boston
- Headed for a QA Testing internship at Wayfair
- Self-starter: Independently completed online courses in Business Analysis, Project Management, and QA
- Jams to “Let it be” by The Beatles while working
Let’s dive deeper…
Q: What sparked your interest in your major?
I was in Bunker Hill Community College studying General Business. Then, almost at the end of my two year degree completion, I took a class called “IT Problem Solving” and learned how technology helps fix many problems in an organization, and that organizations assemble a team of people with diverse knowledge to cover all aspects of the IT solution. Since then, I have been fascinated with technology and have enrolled at UMass Boston to complete a Bachelors in Management Information Systems.
Q: How did you become involved with Hack.Diversity?
It was first mentioned to me by my Professor of Business Analysis and Design class. She told me about this amazing opportunity to work with tech companies. I decided to apply and was hooked when I learned what Hack.Diversity was all about and the opportunities they were offering.
Q: Why is diversity important to you?
Being in the minority means learning to be persistent; many doors will be closed but that does not mean that you cannot open them. Hard work and determination can go a long way, as well as the support of some people. I believe what makes America great is the diversity, the different cultures, languages, norms, and the different perspectives that exist because of it.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish by the end of the Hack.Diversity program?
To gain experience in a tech environment that will help propel me into reaching my career goals. Also, hopefully this program will be a revolution and open doors for other students like me to get into the tech field.
Q: How do you want to change the world? How do you want to change the tech scene?
I do feel that one of the biggest problems today is our use of plastic. We package everything, but there still isn’t a solution for the damage we are causing to the planet by using all this non-biodegradable material. Finding a way in which plants are the main providers of packaging material would be ideal, and hopefully the norm in the future.
Wayfair internships will start on May 22nd. Stay tuned for next Tuesday’s “Meet Our Cohort vol. 1, no. 4.” ICYMI, meet the interns we’ve already introduced!
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