Héctor Magaña
About Héctor Magaña
Héctor Magaña is a Software Engineer with a background in Game and Interactive Media Design and Computer Software Engineering. He currently works at Sorenson Communications, where he develops applications for ASL interpreting services and has over 10 years of experience in digital multimedia environments.
Work at Sorenson
Héctor Magaña has been employed at Sorenson Communications as a Software Engineer since 2022. In this role, he has contributed to the development and maintenance of Sorenson for Zoom, an app extension that provides on-demand ASL interpreting services. He also serves as the lead developer for Sorenson for Microsoft Teams, which similarly enables ASL interpreting services within the Microsoft Teams platform. Additionally, he has developed an upcoming Single Sign-On (SSO) federated solution aimed at facilitating ASL interpreting for enterprises.
Education and Expertise
Héctor Magaña studied at Art Code Studios, focusing on Game and Interactive Media Design, where he achieved a DAP 3D (Design Art Programming) certification from 2015 to 2016. He then attended Snow College, earning an Associate of Science degree in Computer Software Engineering from 2018 to 2020, followed by a Bachelor's degree in the same field from 2018 to 2022. His educational background equips him with a solid foundation in software engineering and multimedia environments.
Background
Before joining Sorenson Communications, Héctor Magaña held various positions at Snow College. He worked as a Web Developer and a Web Development Teaching Assistant from 2021 to 2022, and he served as a Physics Teaching Assistant for five months in 2020. Additionally, he was a Mathematics Tutor from 2018 to 2020 and a Legislative Representative for STEM from 2019 to 2020, demonstrating his engagement in both academic and extracurricular activities.
Technical Skills and Projects
Héctor Magaña possesses over 10 years of experience with digital multimedia environments, including tools such as Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Garage Band, and FL Studio. His technical expertise extends to developing authentication services for on-demand services using technologies like Auth0, OIDC, SAML, and OAuth 2.0. He has also investigated new AI technologies, including GPT 3.5 and GPT 4.0, reflecting his commitment to staying current with advancements in the field.