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San Francisco Bay Area

Protecting and improving public health, air quality, and the global climate.

Hayward, California

Assisted with outreach and community engagement related to a variety of climate action and sustainability programs.

Berkeley, California

Member of web development team dedicated to helping plan, design, build, and maintain the websites of nonprofits, foundations, and other mission-focused organizations working on a diverse range of issues from human rights to climate change to quilting guilds.• Administered AWS EC2 instances with Ubuntu OS as Apache web servers hosting Drupal and Wordpress websites.• Used and developed Ansible playbooks to automate configuration management across 50+ servers.• Managed security updates on all Drupal and Wordpress websites and Ubuntu OS; creating copies of the sites on test servers, applying and testing updates, and then deploying updates to live sites.• Configured and managed backups, ensuring disaster recovery and data retention protocols followed.• Monitored and maintained the integrity of servers and websites using Nagios.• Created and documented complex project workflows, translating for mixed-ability audiences.

San Francisco, California

Apprentice at Dev Bootcamp, a 19-week, 1000+ hours, intensive training program for aspiring web developers.• Studied and worked with Ruby, JavaScript (Object-Oriented, AJAX, jQuery), Rails, Sinatra, HTML5, CSS3, SQL, relational databases, Git and source control, test-driven development with Rspec, behavior-driven development with Capybara, and Agile development.• Led a team of three in the development of final project.

Lawrence Hall Of Science, Uc Berkeley, Ca

Member of The Learning Design Group, a development team designing Amplify Science, an integrated science–literacy middle school curriculum program utilizing one-to-one technology (tablets, simulations, apps) to deliver content aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.• Worked collaboratively to design instructional lessons for teachers and student activities for separate units on ecosystems, climate change, evolution, and heredity.• Researched and created articles, videos, maps, diagrams, and infographics.• Developed, bench tested, and piloted activities, hands-on science experiments, apps, and simulations.• Designed test questions for student assessments as member of the Assessment Team.

Lawrence Hall Of Science, Uc Berkeley, Ca

Member of the Great Explorations in Math and Science program (GEMS), a leading science and math curriculum developer for K-8. Curricula included: Seeds of Science/Roots or Reading, a curriculum that integrates hands-on science with reading and writing; and AfterSchool KidzScience, an inquiry-based science program for out-of-school settings.For AfterSchool KidzScience:• Responsible for the completion of editorial steps for two curriculum kits. • Incorporated external science reviews, external editorial reviews, publisher comments, and internal developer edits into curriculum.• Ensured curriculum materials were correct and appropriate for inclusion. • Approved and adjusted artwork. • Verified the fidelity of the corresponding How-To videos.For Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading:• Helped develop and bench test curriculum activities, such as piloting the use of certain applications on one-to-one technology.• Catalogued visual assets to track development with publisher. • Helped publisher develop custom CMS for visual assets that met the needs of both parties.• Served as liaison between publisher, unit editors, and lead unit developers regarding workflow procedures, deliverables, and revisions needed to curriculum materials during development process, specifically regarding photographic and video content affecting curriculum.• Worked with lead unit developers and the Network Director to organize, prepare, and format curriculum materials for pilots, field-tests, and professional development, including: photos, print materials, assessment materials, curriculum materials, and one-to-one technology.• Continued to fulfill some Special Events/Professional Development Coordinator responsibilities.• Oriented employees to tasks related to supporting the above.

Lawrence Hall Of Science, Uc Berkeley, Ca

Promoted to position after supervisor's retirement. Focused on logistics for remote and local international professional development workshops using Great Explorations in Math and Science curricula. • Assisted in planning logistics for international professional development workshops, including creation of personalized science kits and teaching materials.• Moderated the calendar of professional development activities, communicating deadlines and tasks with employees.• Prepared and maintained the necessary presentation materials and equipment for three separate programs.• Customized presentation materials, ensuring they addressed the focus and needs of each professional development session. • Collected feedback and analyzed effectiveness of materials based on that feedback.• Corresponded as necessary, via email and phone, with interested teachers and others considering attending professional development sessions.• Maintained participant databases and materials.• Assigned projects to student workers and coordinated schedules.

Lawrence Hall Of Science, Uc Berkeley, Ca

Started part time while at UC Berkeley with administrative work, order entry, customer service, and varied and advanced office responsibilities.• Assisted in managing logistics for international professional development workshops.• Managed customer service, including processing book orders, problem-solving, and assisting teachers in using the curriculum.• Trained and oversaw student workers.• Promoted to full-time staff position after four and a half years.

San Francisco, California

Served as the Organizing and Community Engagement Intern over the summer of 2010. The ACLU of Northern California is the Northern California affiliate of the ACLU. With nearly 170,000 members, it is one of the largest ACLU affiliates in the nation.• Conducted primary issue research.• Drafted and edited policies, pamphlets, and correspondence to membership. • Coordinated logistics for in-district meetings with California Assemblymembers.• Directly lobbied California Assemblymembers and federal Representatives regarding ACLU issues, such as eliminating the death penalty and ending provisions of the Patriot Act.• Provided logistical and strategic support for Pride Parade contingent and event.• Served as liaison between chapters and regional organization, providing technical and informational support for local chapters.• Enhanced membership recruitment by establishing contacts for the Campus Campaign Network, an effort to encourage membership and disperse information through social networks while furthering progress on issues of mutual concern.

Berkeley, California

Elected as Co-Campus Campaign Manager to help lead a diverse coalition of student groups in raising awareness and opposition to two ballot propositions that threatened the student population: Propositions 4 and 8. Proposition 4 sought to force minors seeking an abortion to notify their parent or guardian. Proposition 8 amended California’s constitution to overturn the California Supreme Court’s decision that a ban on same-sex marriage from 2000 was unconstitutional. • Organized a coalition of student groups across the Berkeley campus.• Led meetings for No on 4 & 8 Coalition. • Maintained regular communication with the Regional Director. • Planned and organized phone banks, online community events, and massive rallies. The No on 4 & 8 Campaign Kickoff Rally and Phone Bank, located on Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, had then-Mayors Tom Bates and Gavin Newsom as keynote speakers. • Represented Berkeley ACLU and its interests at No on 4 & 8 Coalition meetings and informed Berkeley ACLU of Coalition plans and efforts.

Fontana, California

KDS provides back-end services to get products from storage and production to customers. • Co-headed the inventory task team for multiple accounts and the periodic location audit.• Responsible for managing the inventory of an online store for a nation-wide corporation.• Created and maintained a filing system for Shipping and Receiving.

Ba In Political Science, Bs In Conservation & Resource Studies

Activities and Societies: Berkeley ACLU, Berkeley Student Coop Purposely completed simultaneous undergraduate degrees to better understand.

Full Stack Web Development

Activities and Societies: Squirrels Cohort 2015 Dev Bootcamp is a 19-week, 1000+ hour intensive training program for web developers.

Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society Member, Honor Thespian, Junior Varsity Tennis, President of Physics Club, Member.