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New York, New York

Exposed to a variety of web development principles, languages, libraries and frameworks in-depth such as Ruby, Sinatra, Rails, Javascript, jQuery/AJAX, SQL, HTML, CSS, React, and Redux. Built web-based applications: Winecell: A ReactJS virtual winecellar- Created Backend API with Rails using SQLite as database- Utilized Redux library for all API calls and state management- Used Thunk middleware to make asynchronous callsParks-book with jQuery: Helps users create and share park visits- Built RESTful API using Ruby on Rails and the MVC pattern- Developed interactive AJAX functionality with JavaScript and jQuery- Used Omniauth for OAuth authentication with Facebook- Integrated Bootstrap to design the UIAdventure: A tool for logging hikes- Used Sinatra to build APIs and MVC pattern- Authenticated users using Ruby gem BCrypt- Incorporated Bootstrap to style the front end

• EAR 117 Oceanography recitation (TA coordinator)- Developed teaching schedule for other teaching assistants, coordinated weekly teaching meeting, in-class lecture, assignments, assigned grades and office hours• EAR 105: Introduction to Earth Sciences recitation- In-class lecture, assignments, provide tools to students for the identification of minerals and rocks, assigned grades and office hours• EAR 110: Dynamic Earth laboratory- In-class lecture, assignments, provide tools for identification of minerals and rocks, incorporate field trips, integrate technology (petrographic microscope, iPad exercises) and assigned grades

University Of Wisconsin-Madison

• Collected images using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)• Analyzed sediments of Archean rocks from Australia• Described thin sections using a petrographic microscope

Boulder, Co

• Prepared and interpreted thin sections of sedimentary rocks• Worked on separation of minerals using the mineral separation protocol• Conducted research in mineralogy and petrology, worked with Alison Duvall, and Prof. Rebecca Flowers at University of Colorado - Boulder

Boulder, Co

• Analyzed the grain size and composition of the samples collected at fieldwork• Performed Particle Size Analysis to determine the size of sediments• Conducted research in lithology, sedimentology, worked with Research Geologist Jeff Pigati at USGS, Denver, CO• Conducted field work on a fossil site at the Rocky Mountains, Snowmass Village, CO• Participated in Summer Writing Workshops focused in science communication

Full-Stack Web Development

Facebook Breakthrough award recipient

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Earth Sciences

Activities and Societies: McNair Fellowship

B.S. Geology, Geology/Earth Science