Help Break The Poverty Cycle in Venezuela

by Fundacion Oportunidad y Futuro
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Help Break The Poverty Cycle in Venezuela
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Help Break The Poverty Cycle in Venezuela

Project Report | May 3, 2022
Internships... work as a complement to education.

By Marisa Carrasquero | Project Leader

Diorfelis at UCAB
Diorfelis at UCAB

Spanish translation at the bottom

 

Diorfelis, is 26 years old and has been a scholarship recipient of the foundation since she began her college studies in October 2015. In July 2021 she completed her academic classes as a Computer Engineer at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello - UCAB in Caracas; in October 2021 she was hired by the company Soluciones Láser where Diorfelis completed her work internship and in January 2022 was hired by the company permanently.

 

This is how Diorfelis describes her journey during these years: "...When I had to choose a college career, my father, who has been an unconditional guide and support, brought me to Caracas to visit different university campuses, of all of them I fell in love with the UCAB (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello), and I decided that I wanted to study Computer Engineering there, arguing: "this is what I should choose, this is the career of the future". Entering UCAB was a challenge because my father is a teacher and could not afford a private university, in an interview looking for a work study scholarship, they told me about Fundación Oportunidad y Futuro. I filled out the paperwork, soon after I was admitted and from that moment on this foundation covered all my tuition expenses.

 

I have already completed all the classes, still have to finish my internship and my thesis, the learning path continues, but I thank Mr. Lorenzo D'Amore who has been my mentor during all this journey. Despite the time and the setbacks, he has always supported me, care about me, has good energy and gave me my first job opportunity as a future computer engineer; he referred me to the company where I am going to do my internship and my thesis. My gratitude to the Fundación Oportunidad y Futuro and to Lorenzo D'Amore is infinite and will always be..."

 

In 2021, thanks to the efforts of her mentor Enzo D'Amore, Diorfelis started her 12- week work internship at Soluciones Laser, a Venezuelan based company with 30 years of experience specialized in executing successful projects in document management (www.solucioneslaser.com/). In January 2022, upon completion of her internship, and in view of her good performance, she was hired on a permanent basis. The following is an excerpt from the report sent by Soluciones Laser to Fundación Oportunidady Futuro on Diorfelis' performance during the time she has been working with them.

About the internship

She was part of the team responsible for the development of a portal for the management of

tax documents to comply with SENIAT Ruling 032 of Digital Invoice. The objective was

achieved to the point that the company currently has SENIAT (the Venezuelan Internal

Revenue Service) approval from 6 corporate clients for the use of the platform.

About her work

According to her performance and the importance of the project she developed in the

internship, Soluciones Laser offered her a position in the Agile Development cell as Digital

Developer where she is currently generating new versions of the platform with more

functionality and generating environments for new clients.

Diorfelis is currently working on her Degree Instrumental Work (undergraduate thesis), the last

requirement necessary to complete her studies and receive the degree of Computer Engineer.

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Diorfelis, tiene 26 años y ha sido becaria de la fundación desde que comenzó sus estudios universitarios en octubre de 2015. En julio de 2021 completó su formación académica como Ingeniero en Informática en la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello - UCAB en Caracas y en octubre 2021 fue contratada por la empresa Soluciones Láser, donde Diorfelis comenzó su pasantía laboral y en enero 2022 fue contratada por la empresa de manera definitiva.

Así describe Diorfelis su trayectoria en estos años: “…Cuando me tocó elegir una carrera universitaria mi padre, quien ha sido un guía y apoyo incondicional, me trajo a Caracas para conocer las universidades, de todas las que visitamos me enamoré de la UCAB, y decidí que allí quería estudiar Ingeniería en Informática, argumentado: “esto es lo que debo elegir, es una carrera del futuro”. Entrar en la UCAB era un reto porque mi papá es docente y no podía pagar una universidad privada, en una entrevista buscando beca trabajo en la universidad, me hablaron de la fundación Oportunidad y Futuro. Introduje los papeles, al poco tiempo fui admitida y a partir de ese momento esta fundación cubrió la totalidad de mis estudios.

Aun me falta, debo realizar mi pasantía y terminar la tesis, el camino del aprendizaje continua, pero agradezco al Señor Lorenzo D´Amore quien ha sido mi tutor durante todo este camino. A pesar del tiempo y los tropiezos, él siempre me apoyó, tuvo solidaridad, buena energía y me puso en contacto con la empresa donde realizaré mis pasantías y hoy me brinda mi primera oportunidad laboral como futuro ingeniero en informática. Mi agradecimiento a la fundación Oportunidad y Futuro y a Lorenzo D´Amore es infinito y así será siempre…”

En octubre 2021, gracias a las gestiones de su tutor Enzo D´Amore, Diorfelis comenzó su pasantía laboral en Soluciones Laser, empresa venezolana con 30 años de experiencia ejecutando proyectos exitosos en el manejo de documentos www.solucioneslaser.com/. En enero 2022, una vez finalizada la pasantía laboral (de 12 semanas de duración), y en vista de su buen rendimiento durante la misma, fue contratada formalmente por la empresa.

A continuación un extracto del reporte que envió la empresa Soluciones Laser a la Fundación Oportunidad y Futuro sobre el desempeño de Diorfelis durante el tiempo que lleva trabajando con ellos.

Sobre la pasantía laboral: Formó parte del equipo responsable del desarrollo de un portal para el manejo de documentos fiscales para dar cumplimiento a la Providencia 032 de SENIAT de Factura Digital. Se logró el objetivo al punto de que en estos momentos la empresa cuenta con la aprobación SENIAT de 6 clientes corporativos para el uso de la plataforma.

Sobre su trabajo: De acuerdo con su desempeño y a la importancia del proyecto que desarrolló en la pasantía laboral Soluciones Laser le ofreció una posición en la célula de Desarrollo Ágil como Desarrollador Digital en la que actualmente se encuentra generando nuevas versiones de la plataforma con más funcionalidad y generando ambientes para nuevos clientes. En la actualidad Diorfelis se encuentra realizando su Trabajo Instrumental de Grado, último requisito exigido por la universidad para culminar sus estudios.

Diorfelis with her classmates at UCAB
Diorfelis with her classmates at UCAB
Diorfelis at work @ 30 year company celebration
Diorfelis at work @ 30 year company celebration
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