Greg Sarafian

About

Hi I'm a senior at River Dell High School in Oradell, New Jersey, USA. I'm passionate about technology, basketball, and I'm a huge Brooklyn Nets fan. I pride myself on my commitment to enabling others in my community to pursue their passions through the events and clubs that I organize.

After graduating high school, I intend to pursue a B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park. I built this website from scratch using purely HTML5 and CSS3. It is a collection of my projects, activities, and achievements that I am most proud of. Thanks for stopping by!

Experience

• Hack River Dell: Cofounder & Director of Public Relations, Sponsorships and Branding

  • (Jun. 2016 - Jan. 2018)

  • Hack River Dell is one of only ten high school hackathons affiliated with Major League Hacking in the United States. I cofounded the event and am the Director of Public Relations, Sponsorships and Branding for the event. My contributions include gathering sponsors through outreach to private sector, handling miscellaneous logistics, and formulating design and branding for the website, social media, and apparel.

  • Hack River Dell '17 Website
  • @HackRiverDell on Twitter

• Assistant IT Technician: River Dell Technology Department

  • (Summers: 2015 - 2017)

  • Over the past three summers, I've worked as an intern at River Dell Regional School District's IT department. My contributions include: imaging Windows laptops, sustaining the network by connecting access points and running network cabling throughout the building, and assembling monitors, projectors, printers, and other Windows accessories.

• Student Liaison: River Dell Board of Education

  • (Jun. '17 - Present)

  • I am a student liaison for the River Dell Board of Education. At every board meeting I and two other student liaisons present the latest accomplishments and concerns of the students. As a representative for the student body, I provide my own insight prior to decisions being made by the board.

• River Dell STEMposium: River Dell High School's Fifth Annual Symposium

  • (Sep. '15 - Present)

  • Along with presenting, I am on the organizing team for River Dell's 4th, 5th, and 6th Annual STEMposium (2016-18). My contributions include advertising the event, contributing to website development, and formulating design and branding that is present on the website, posters, and all other event identifiables.

Activities

• Basketball Player: #13, Forward/Center

  • (Sep. '14: Freshman - Feb. '18: Senior)

  • Varsity: Junior & Senior Year

  • Rebounding machine, hypeman, 1st Team All-Bergen County Hydration Squad.

  • Watch 2017-18 Varsity Highlights

• RD Cyber Security Club: Cofounder & Co-Officer

  • (Dec. '15 - Present)

  • I cofounded and am currently an officer of River Dell's Cyber Security Club. My contributions include organizing meetings, maintaining the website, and competing in online cyber security competitions with the team.

• Peer Leader: River Dell Peer Educator

  • (Sep. '16 - Present)

  • I am a peer educator and aspire to educate other students on teen issues including HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, teen pregnancy, sexual harassment, homophobia, dating violence and date rape. The aim of peer leadership is to educate teens on sexual health and reduce risk behaviors.

• Oradell Free Public Library's Makers Day: Presenter

  • (Mar. '15, '16, '17, '18)

  • For the past four years, I have presented at the New Jersey Makers Day, hosted at the Oradell Free Public Library. As a part of my contribution to the event, I introduce elementary school students to the basics of computer programming through block coding using MIT's Scratch.

Education

University of Maryland

2018 - 2022 (expected) | College Park, Maryland, USA

• Pursuing B.S. in Computer Science, Class of 2022

River Dell Regional High School

2014 - 2018 | Oradell, New Jersey, USA

• Notable Coursework: AP Computer Science A, Introduction to Computer Programming with Python, Computer Systems & Networking, SUPA Cyber Security, SUPA Forensic Science, SUPA The Economics of Personal Finance

• Academic Accolades: National Honor Society (Delesage Chapter), National English Honor Society

Press

• NorthJersey.com: River Dell's 'hackathon' may hatch next big thing

  • November 18, 2017

• NorthJersey.com: Students show they can 'hack' it at River Dell event

  • December 3, 2016

• NorthJersey.com: River Dell boys hoops can challenge best teams

  • December 28, 2017

• SANS Institute: Volume XVIII - Issue #66

  • August 19, 2016

• Viacom Blog: 50 Youths Plus Two Business Apps Equals Moguls in the Making

  • June 28, 2016

• Get Schooled: Mogul in the Making Hackathon

  • August 4, 2016

• The Pivot Project: Honors

  • August, 2016