Cesar Paredes is a Qualitative UX Researcher at Code for America. Cesar has spent years doing bilingual community based work in his own Bay Area communities. During his time at Code for America he has transitioned from a Client Success role to a Researcher role where he has been for the past 3 years. During this time he has been worked across 3 states, California, Minnesota, and Colorado to help expand access to social safety net benefits like SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid, and TANF.