Cook Systems
Helena Makendengue is a Full-Stack Technical Instructor at Cook Systems, Inc., where responsibilities include leading classes in various programming languages, conducting student check-ins, and improving instructional materials. Previous experience includes a Front-End Engineering Intern role at Asurion, assisting in web application development and code debugging, and a Software Engineering Research Intern position at Vanderbilt University, where Helena developed an augmented reality MRI game and published a research paper. Helena holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and dual high school diplomas from the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt and Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School.