Hi, I'm Zack Fick
Computer Science and Mathematics Student & Rower
I'm a sophomore CS and Math student at UNC Chapel Hill intrigued by cybersecurity, probability theory, and problem solving.
About MeAbout Me
Go Tar Heels!
I currently work as a Teaching Assistant for the UNC Computer Science Department teaching python to new programmers in COMP 110. I'm a sophomore double majoring in CS and Math. In the future, I aim for graduate school and an industry career in cybersecurity.
Outside of class, I train and compete as a varsity rower for the UNC Men's Crew team. In my free time, I enjoy reading sci-fi novels with my favorites being The Martian by Andy Weir and Dune by Frank Herbert.
Work Experience
Teaching Assistant
COMP 110 - UNC CS Department
August 2025 - Present
Mentoring students learning programming fundementals in Python through office hours , review sessions, and consistent engagment. Teaching concepts including OOP, basic data structures, and recursion.
Consulting Essentials Fellow
Deloitte
August 2025 - November 2025
Collaborated with peers in weekly case-based sessions to analyze tech consultiung challenges and develop solutions. Gained training from in industry professionals on project and product management.
Lead Lifeguard
Fayetteville Parks and Rec
August 2022 - Present
Manage a team of certified lifeguards through schedule creation, onboarding, and inservice training to ensure up to date rescue practices. Repond to emergency scenarios in a calm, coordinated fashion using effective leadership and comunication.
Projects
zackaryfick.com
This website. A personal website to display projects and achievements while learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from scratch. Uses HTML for base structure, CSS for styling, JavaScript for dynamic interaction, and hosted on GitHub Pages.
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Voyager 00
A 2D Dungeon Crawler app that uses the MCV design pattern, generating levels of increasing difficulty and keeping score. The logic I made in Java and the frontend was done with JavaFX and CSS.
Java
JavaFX
CSS
Maven
Outside Academics
UNC Men's Rowing
Varsity Rower | Director of Recruitment
August 2024 - Present
Competing as an athlete on the UNC Men's Rowing team where I am pushed to demonstrate discipline, teamwork, and meet rigorous physical and technical training standards. I also manage the teams recruitment where I coordinate outreach to potential novice rowers, plan and manage recruitment events, and collect a committed roster of new athletes.
Glow Through Sports
New Member Coordinator
August 2024 - Present
Coordinating events for an on-campus student orgainization of 800+ members dedicated to promoting physical and mental wellbeing through recreational sports in place of traditional college nightlife. I work to promote new member participation through outreach and hosting community events.