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Los Altos

San Jose, CA

Accompanied the Concert Choir in the Department of Music and Dance, under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Benson.

San Mateo

Using Adobe Dreamweaver, Photostop, and proprietary software, I created interactive online-formatted versions of workbook activities that accompany the Japanese language textbook Nakama, to be accessed by students and teachers online. I kept a hawk's eye out for details and discrepancies throughout the code while arranging HTML tags and adjusting CSS.

Cupertino, CA

-Write and edit curriculum for study skills and test prep classes.---Created a 10-week vocabulary-in-context foundations curriculum. Composed short stories embedded with target vocabulary words, and devised practice exercises to apply and reinforce information. Went beyond what was required by creating a series of mock test questions, and adding a word.

Cupertino, CA

-Provided personalized feedback to 30-40 high school seniors on dozens of college application essays-Honed many drafts of each essay in partnership with each student, to tell a compelling story in limited word count-Applied online research skills to find details about colleges and degree programs-Communicated with counseling team members to ensure student.

Chula Vista, CA

Disenchanted!: A New Musical Comedy (West Coast tryout)Songs For a New World-Collaborated with the director, choreographer, and design team, and worked closely with the cast during the rehearsal process-Acted as the composer’s advocate, staying true to the music while being open to new interpretations-Remained sensitive to real-time audience feedback.

UCSD, La Jolla, CA

Muir Musical is an annual student-run mainstage musical theater production, where everyone from the director and production team, to the cast and crew, to the designers and orchestra musicians, are proud (and busy) students at UCSD. Established in 1991.2010 Seussical - Rehearsal Pianist, Run Crew2011 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Keyboard 12012 Rent.

La Jolla, CA

-Investigated ecological trends in an endangered salt marsh habitat, by analyzing changes in vegetation cover and plant species diversity through a retrospective observational study, seeking to connect any patterns to climate change or other disturbances to the area-Statistical analyses included 2-D MDS (multidimensional scaling, showing the relative.

UCSD, La Jolla, CA

The Beat is a well-regarded co-ed student a cappella group at UCSD, first established in 2004.-Led twice-weekly rehearsals teaching and polishing music-Created original SATB and SSA arrangements of contemporary pop songs catered to the group's strengths and abilities-Competed twice in the quarterfinals for the annual International Competition for.

La Jolla, CA

-Delivered over 3500 papers twice weekly to over 40 locations all over campus-Took initiative to improve newspaper stand access and overall readership-Collected and analyzed distribution data in Excel to assess stand performance over time, then adjusted each stand’s bundle count relative to its popularity-Observed campus foot traffic to deduce better stand.

La Jolla, CA

Proofread and fact-checked seven or eight articles a week in Microsoft Word for quality and flow, spelling and grammatical errors, formatting and standard AP style to clear for publication.

Santa Clarita, CA

Accompanist for two dozen students in the voice program of CSSSA's music department. Sight-read and performed a wide variety of repertoire, from classical art songs to pop music, jazz ballads and musical theater.

Palo Alto, CA

Under the Acterra Stewardship Program, at the Pearson-Arastradero Preserve south of Stanford.I worked with four other interns to create a preserve-wide map of the locations, extents and densities of various non-native plant species using handheld GPS and Google Earth, in order to focus future restoration efforts in the area.

Bachelor’S Degree, Environmental Systems (Ecology, Behavior, And Evolution), Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: The Beat, co-ed a cappella (Music Director, 2011-2013); Muir Musical (Rehearsal Pianist, Keyboard 1, Music.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Chamber Choir, Jazz Choir, Conservation Action Association