--- title: Mark Tank description: "Student Ambassador Andrew Maddox describes his experience participating in a mock \"Shark Tank\" presentation to a panel of tech professionals." image: https://blog.uat.edu/hubfs/marky.jpg --- [![image-26](https://blog.uat.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Marketing/Logos/image-26.png?width=99&name=image-26.png "image-26")](https://www.uat.edu/) ** - [Home](https://www.uattech.com) - [Majors](http://www.uat.edu/advancing-technology-degrees) - [About UAT](https://www.uat.edu/about-uat) - [Request More Information](https://www.uat.edu/request-info) [![Take a Virtual, Interactive Tour ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3455363/92ff0e66-7821-430b-88c3-a32c82c5bda2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3455363/92ff0e66-7821-430b-88c3-a32c82c5bda2) # What's happening on UAT's campus- A blog published by UAT Students. ALL CATEGORIES - [all Categories](https://blog.uat.edu) - [ Advancing Computer Science ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/advancing-computer-science) - [ Advertising Art ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/advertising-art) - [ Artificial Intelligence ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) - [ Business Technology ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/business-technology) - [ Cyber Security ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/cyber-security) - [ Data Science ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/data-science) - [ Digital Maker and Fabrication ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/digital-maker-and-fabrication) - [ Digital Marketing ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/digital-marketing) - [ Digital Video ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/digital-video) - [ Game Studies ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/game-studies) - [ Human Computer Interaction ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/human-computer-interaction) - [ Robotics and Embedded Systems ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/robotics-and-embedded-sytems) - [ Software Engineering ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/software-engineering) - [ Virtual Reality ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/virtual-reality) - [ Alumni ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/alumni) - [ Behind the Bits Magazine ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/behind-the-bits) - [ Career and Work ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/career-and-work) - [ Competitions ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/competitions) - [ Events ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/events) - [ Geek411 Magazine ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/geek-411) - [ Graduate Studies ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/graduate-studies) - [ Military ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/military) - [ People, Places and Things ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/people-places-and-things) - [ Perimeter83 ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/Perimeter83) - [ Student Innovation Project (SIP) ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/student-innovation-project) - [ Student Work ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/student-work) - [ Technology News ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/technology-news) - [ UAT Life ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/UAT-life) - [ UAT News ](https://www.uattech.com/tag/UAT-news) [Business Technology](https://blog.uat.edu/tag/business-technology), [Tech Tank](https://blog.uat.edu/tag/tech-tank)   |   3 Min Read ## Mark Tank ![Picture of Andrew Maddox](https://blog.uat.edu/hubfs/Logos,%20Buttons,%20Icons%20(Non%20UAT)/UAT-Logo-new.jpg) [ Written by Andrew Maddox ](https://blog.uat.edu/author/andrew-maddox) Mark Tank is a mock Shark Tank in our [business](https://www.uat.edu/business-technology-degree) class here at [UAT](http://www.uat.edu). Later in the class the [teacher](https://www.uat.edu/featured-technology-university-faculty) named the top three students she wanted to participate in the Mark Tank challenge and I was one of the students chosen. Obviously this was a fun learning opportunity so I took the opportunity and ran with it.   ![marky](https://blog.uat.edu/hubfs/marky.jpg) L to R: Dapzury Valenzuela, M.S.D., Art Direction Professor, Andrew Maddox, Network Security, Malik Shaw, Game Design, David, Network Security, Dr. Mark Smith, Program Champion - Business Technology My experience with Mark Tank was a very invigorating and interesting one. My dad is a proud business owner and has been through the majority of my life. So obviously this opportunity intrigued me. I took a more practical approach to the current market with patent-able project. This was not a crazy new [innovative](https://www.uat.edu/student-innovation-projects) idea, rather, it was a new approach to an existing possibility. My idea was a wireless door locking IoT system for businesses infrastructures with a security aspect driven as the core selling point.   ![marky2](https://blog.uat.edu/hubfs/marky2.jpg) Andrew Maddox, Network Security Participating in this activity outside of class and pursuing my idea a step forward in a real environment seemed to be something I assumed I would excel at and have fun with. This whole project pushed me to see how much I had improved in this class and to overview my idea as a whole and sell it. The opportunity and presentation of my project will not be forgotten and is a core position in where I am academically now. 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