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Mclean, Va, Us

Warren, Nj, Us

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

- Aided and encouraged thoughtful discussion with students in office hours twice weekly- Graded and offered written feedback for over 90 students continuously throughout the entirety of their curriculum- Collaborated with professor to identify methods to improve the teaching of the course and specific issues students faced

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

- Conducted studies exploring the growth of Lactobacillus and Streptococcus in yogurt cultures and investigated the negative effects of PFAS on these cultures- Blueprinted an experiment to be carried out over the course of ninety days studying the effects of different PFAS concentrations on the growth of mung beans to assess the viability of their use as sentinel uptake plants in fields

Shippensburg, Pa

- Pinpointed the highest water users in the plant by studying P&ID’s, existing controls databases, performing statistical tests, and communicating with leadership team aimed at reducing overall water usage by 20%- Designed a dashboard to view water usage at each individual process level and provide graphical visualizations of how water usage is changing over time- Presented findings and methods to reduce water usage along with a written report to a team of 25 plant leaders

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

- Led a research team scrutinizing the types of PFAS in use by the VDOT and their negative effects using safety databases- Identified alternative products for the VDOT to use as replacements, wrote descriptions on PFAS-containing chemicals to be read and presented on by VDOT employees

Warren, Nj

- Headed a team of 8 lifeguards daily and performed managerial duties when manager was absent- Created monthly schedules for 75+ lifeguards at local country club to ensure fair distribution of working hours