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Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

Assisted in the appropriations process for the Public Safety and General Services Committees.Involved in the drafting and negotiations of numerous bills in the environmental space.

Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area

o Assisted in the preparation of tissue samples and media for use in academia and the pharmaceutical industryo Performed labeling and packaging of products in preparation for shippingo Utilized a wide variety of laboratory equipmento Followed proper quality control procedures to minimize the risk of cross contamination

Edwardsville, Il

Using the IEUBK (Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic) model for estimating blood lead in children, I performed a literature review to determine the effect that use of traditional lead glazed ceramics and the concentrations of lead in other media have on the blood lead levels of children (specifically children in Mexico City), as well as to learn best practices for using the model through the documentation. The IEUBK is a model developed by the EPA for determining the expected blood lead levels of children ages 0-7 based on environmental factors; such as lead in dust, water, air, and food. During my literature review, I searched for papers containing data currently applicable to Mexico City, which were often in Spanish. I used this data and RStudio to create distributions to populate the model with 70,000 simulated children, stratified among the boroughs of Mexico City. I then performed a sensitivity analysis of the various parameters that are present in the IEUBK to determine their impact on the simulated population.Based on the output from the model and my sensitivity analysis, I concluded lead glazed ceramics are the largest contributor to elevated blood lead levels in Mexico City children. I presented these findings in a poster at the Illinois State Academy of Sciences meeting, and again in an event open to the campus.After I graduated, I began the work to make sure that the next person to take up the project would be able to seamlessly begin from where I left off. This involved rewriting my code to be more modular and better documented, as well as creating an appendix of all of my data, methods, and reasoning.

Edwardsville, Il

After my graduation in May I began working as an assistant in Dr. Greenfield's environmental science lab, which is currently focusing on metal contamination patterns in the St. Louis Metro East area. During that time I have been instructed in the use of Google Earth and GIS software as a sampling site evaluation tool. I have also assisted in collecting soil samples in areas with a history of industry, including Superfund sites. In the lab I have prepared soil samples for trace metal analysis with an X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometer, as well as tested water for lead and nitrate levels using a photometer.

Springfield, Illinois Area

o Promoted from busser to server to banquet captaino Prioritized multiple tasks and finished within time constraintso Identified issues and corrected them in real timeo Made sure large events ran smoothlyo Set up and broke down events

Springfield, Illinois Area

o Diagnosed and corrected issues in technique o Lead team in daily practices o Directly coached a group of ~15 kids from age 7-15o Interacted with children and parents daily, and developed a rapport

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Integrative Studies: Environmental Science, Mathematics

Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science