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Computer & Electrical Engineer · Oil Painter · Cellist · Actress

I am a creative tech entrepreneur building systems with soul. One day, the blend of my many passions will manifest as intellectual infrastructure worthy of the library of alexandria. Today I must simply create for the joy of artistry.

Selected Work
Original Oil Paintings
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Services
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Web Design & Development
Custom websites, portfolio studios, and digital homes built with taste and technical precision. From concept to deployed product.
From $750 · Tap to see tiers
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Brand Systems
Visual identity, typography, color language, and the full design system that makes a brand feel like itself across every surface.
From $750 · Tap to see tiers
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Internal Tools & Team Systems
Operational infrastructure for creative companies and small teams. The pipelines, dashboards, and tooling that let people do their best work.
From $3,000
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MVP Builds
For early-stage founders who need a working product. Architecture, build, and deployment — scoped, priced, and delivered.
From $5,000
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Technical Advisory
Architecture reviews, first-hire strategy, vendor decisions, and product scoping for founders who need a senior technical voice.
$350 / hour
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Product Development Coordination
For fashion and beauty brands without a full PD team. Briefs, vendor coordination, timelines, and documentation — held together.
From $2,000 / month

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What I’m open to
Engineering & Consulting
Technical advisory for seed-stage founders. Architecture reviews, first-hire strategy, MVP scoping.
Paintings & Commissions
Oil paintings available for purchase. Custom commissions welcome — portraits, abstracts, florals.
Acting & On Set
Open to acting roles, productions, and on-set opportunities. Reach out with project details.
Writing & Speaking
Essays on technology, culture, and leadership. Open to editorial collaboration and speaking invitations.
Full-time Roles
Selectively exploring senior engineering roles at mission-aligned companies. Remote-first preferred.
Find me
Amelia Arabe
Computer & Electrical Design Engineer  ·  Embedded Systems  ·  Hardware-Software Integration
Temecula, CA (951) 809-5841 amelia.viktoria.arabe@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/ameliaarabe
Summary

Computer and Electrical Design Engineer with a foundation in embedded systems, hardware-software integration, digital logic, and microprocessor architecture. I build systems that work at the seam of hardware and software — from autonomous rovers and voice-controlled medical devices to scalable full-stack platforms and brand-driven digital products. My strength is cross-disciplinary systems thinking: I can hold the technical, the human, and the strategic in the same frame, and move between them without losing precision. Equally fluent in firmware and front-end, embedded C and product strategy, circuit analysis and creative direction. Driven by technology that is sustainable, purposeful, and made for people.

Technical Skills
Hardware & Embedded
  • FPGA Design (Xilinx / Altera)
  • Digital Logic & Circuit Design
  • Microprocessor & Embedded Systems
  • Linear Circuit Analysis
  • Hardware-Software Integration
  • Autonomous Systems Design
  • Biometric & Sensor Integration
Software & Systems
  • C / C++ / Python
  • JavaScript / GraphQL
  • Firebase / Supabase
  • REST APIs / Full Stack Architecture
  • Voice Recognition Systems
  • Object-Oriented & System Design
  • Quantum Computing (fundamentals)
Design & Tools
  • HTML / CSS / Figma / Framer
  • Adobe Suite — Illustrator, InDesign, PS
  • UI/UX Prototyping & Design Systems
  • Technical Documentation
  • Canva / Web Design / Branding
  • English (Fluent) · Tagalog (Fluent)
  • German (Intermediate)
Engineering Projects
Voice Activated Hospital Bed Systems Design & Project Lead · Volunteers for Medical Engineering
Baltimore, MD · 2025
  • Led a 4-person team as Systems Designer and Project Manager to build a low-cost, voice-controlled hospital bed for quadriplegic patients — combining real-time voice recognition, biometric monitoring, and safety-critical command validation into a single embedded system.
  • Took the project from schematic to functional prototype, delivering a clinically validated system through Volunteers for Medical Engineering.
SLF Terminator Rover Autonomous Systems Engineering · Loyola Arboretum
Baltimore, MD · 2024
  • Built an autonomous rover as part of a team to combat invasive Spotted Lantern Flies — integrating motor control, sensor arrays, and embedded decision logic for real-time detection, path navigation, and insect attraction in live outdoor environments.
  • Completed field testing at the Loyola Arboretum with accurate path following, obstacle avoidance, and confirmed insect attraction — validating the full system end-to-end.
Crown HQ Personal Platform OS · Miss Temecula Valley USA 2026
2026
  • Built a 17-panel personal campaign OS to manage platform strategy, milestone tracking, and state-level pageant operations — treating a personal goal as a product engineering problem.
  • Supports 4 team members across a Kanban board, project management, file sharing, built-in advocacy quiz, messaging, and a live campaign page — all backed by Supabase with real-time sync.
Professional Experience
Ballmecca Software Engineer Intern → Senior Software Engineer & Co-Founder
Los Angeles, CA · 2024 – Present
  • Started as a Software Engineer & UI/UX Intern — built reusable front-end architecture that contributed to a ~50% reduction in UI bugs, integrated APIs that cut feature delivery time by ~30%, and ran market research to keep prototypes grounded in real user needs.
  • Grew into Co-Founder; architected a scalable Firebase backend with cross-platform integration that improved system performance by ~40%.
  • Built a responsive component library and design system that reduced development time by ~25% and continues to power the full product roadmap.
Morenita Design Founder & Software Engineer
Temecula, CA · 2025 – Present
  • Run an independent software and systems studio building custom web applications, internal tooling, and technical documentation for 4 active clients across health & wellness, entertainment, photography & film, and e-commerce — 7 clients served to date.
  • Architect and ship full-stack applications end-to-end — owning system design, database architecture, front-end, client integration, and delivery independently.
  • Produce user manuals for multiple Hyundai vehicle models, applying UI/UX and documentation standards that improve readability for tens of thousands of end users.
Lucky Brides Chief Marketing Officer & Stylist
Riverside, CA · 2025 – Present
  • Consistently close ~$5,000 in weekly styling sales as the studio's primary stylist, driving revenue for this early-stage bridal startup.
  • Shape the brand from the ground up — leading marketing strategy, creative direction, and visual identity while directing photography and content production.
Zoccia Swimwear Designer & Creative Director
Remote · 2020 – 2022
  • Co-led creative direction for a 35-piece inclusive swimwear collection on a 5-person team — conducting audience research and translating customer insight directly into design decisions.
  • Supported manufacturing oversight and production coordination to bring 5,000+ units to market while maintaining supply chain quality standards.
Education
Loyola University Maryland
B.S. Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering · Class of 2025
Baltimore, MD
FPGA Design · VLSI Design · Digital Logic · Computer Architecture · Microprocessing Systems · Linear Circuit Analysis · Biomedical Imaging & Sensing · Electromagnetics · Quantum Computing · Object-Oriented Design · Experimental Methods
Campus Leadership
Society of Women Engineers — President (Sep 2023 – May 2025) · Organized workshops, networking sessions, and STEM outreach expanding participation among underrepresented groups; managed student leadership team for mentorship and professional development.
BSA Fashion Show — Scene Leader, 25th Annual (2023–2024) · Directed choreography, lighting, sound, and media production for 20 models within a 100-model production.
Leadership & Community
Miss Temecula Valley USA 2026
2026
  • Competing for Miss California USA 2026. Platform: sustainable technology, green energy access, and community infrastructure.
Miss Philippines USA Top Model Award
Los Angeles, CA · 2025
  • Won Top Model Award — voted by photographers for best runway walk and best to work with on set. Selected as Bontika Swim ambassador for sustainable fashion advocacy.
Temecula Valley Youth Orchestra Lead Double Bassist
Temecula, CA · 2018 – 2021
  • Served as Lead Double Bassist — an achievement that earned a performance seat alongside the adult Temecula Valley Orchestra ensemble, one of the few youth members selected to do so.
Cadenza String Orchestra Cellist & Double Bassist
2017 – 2019
  • Performed cello and double bass; the orchestra took 1st place at the 2019 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival in Vienna, Austria.

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Submit 5 Tier 1 applications
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$10k / month total income
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