Capital One Experience

Product Management Exposure

During the summer of my freshman year, I first participated in the Black and Hispanic Product Summit. This was my eye-opening introduction to product management outside of StartUP FIU (the Entrepreneurship Hub where I work). I learned directly from Capital One associates about the kinds of products they're working on, realizing that more than a bank, they're a tech company.

HSI Immersion Program

Shortly after, I interviewed for and participated in the Capital One HSI Immersion program. This has definitely been one of the most exhausting yet rewarding weeks I've had throughout my young college journey. To say the least, over the course of just one week, I found myself deeply immersed in case studies, getting hands-on with financial analysis, product development, and software engineering.

I worked with an interdisciplinary team of 9 in developing a credit card product, targeting new and prime credit customers. We implemented customer journey mapping, identifying potential users across diverse customer segments. I managed Scrum backlogs, delegating responsibilities and fostering collaboration to align with project goals. Finally, we successfully pitched the final MVP and case study to Capital One associates, representatives, and stakeholders.

But the most remarkable part? The people I met. The opportunity to cross paths with such a diverse and talented group of individuals was priceless. We learned, faced challenges, shared laughter, pitched ideas, created memories, inspired each other, and even danced some salsa together 💃.

Two things stood out to me during the program:

• Curiosity, Collaboration, and Communication. These three C's are essential in our lives and pivotal for success.
• If you can become someone who effectively brings together people, ideas, and structures, you'll be of great value in the business world because business is fundamentally relational.

Tech Mini-Mester Program

To finish the summer with a gold star, I participated in the Capital One Tech Mini-Mester program. This involved hands-on mentoring by Capital One engineers on Node.js, NPM, Git, and diving deep into the intricacies of JS arrays & objects.

At the end of the week, I presented a CLI-Based Inventory Management System, crafted in under 24 hours. This project offers streamlined inventory management right from your command line, pairing intuitive commands with efficiency. Perfect for personal inventory or business needs, it's designed to get the job done seamlessly. You can catch its evolution on my GitHub. 🛠️