A proud farm kid from Woodlake, in the heart of Central California, Xavier Hernandez is a senior majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering. This young man has worked in agriculture nearly his whole life, with his family, as a ranch hand of a large citrus ranch. He is a small town kid at heart but has learned the big city life. Here at USC, in the Viterbi School of Engineering, he has served on executive boards for Engineers Without Borders (EWB), Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). He is a regional leader for EWB and serves as the Head of Marketing and Social Media for the West Coast Region Steering Committee. He loves giving back so he is currently a mentor for the Center of Engineering Diversity program. Xavier enjoys music and poetry so he raps outside of the classroom. He loves the big picture and has big goals of one day being able to combine engineering, community service, and hip hop all into one dream job.
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