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White Rock, Nm, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Led the design and optimization of chemistry for diagnostic PCR tests, developing a novel, rapid, and highly sensitive assay. Collaborated cross-functionally with engineers, ensuring seamless integration between assay development and the parallel construction of a thermocycler. Spearheaded efforts to streamline protocols, improving efficiency and accuracy, while maintaining high standards for sensitivity and specificity in diagnostic application

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Specialist in the Internal Medicine department. Working closely in a small team to identify and classify sickness in patients. Use lab assays and surgical procedures to diagnose our clients. Identify underlying causes and disease then implement a treatment or management plan. Saving animals and practicing medicine!

Portland, Oregon Area

Educated children, K through 5, on STEM subjects during an after school club. Created a fun and safe environment where kids could be wowed by demonstrations, discover the excitement of science, and experiment with concepts on their own.

Portland, Oregon Area

Specialist in the Research Department of a nonprofit pediatric facility. Worked with a motivated team to identify the mechanism of achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia due to a mutations in FGFR3, with the goal of deriving a developmental therapy. Mapped differences in the PI3K and MAPK pathways in TD2 MEFs by performing factor stimulation experiments, then quantifying protein abundance and phosphorylation through SDS PAGE gels and Western Blotting.

Mt. Hebron, Ca

Siskiyou Deer and Puma Project. Collected biological Mule deer samples throughout a large, three county, study area in California. Processed samples for genetic screening. Tracked mountain lion individuals, monitoring kill rates, and investigating kill sites. Set up baits and traps for mountain lion collaring. Analyzed camera trap data with TimeLapse2 software.

Greater Boston Area

Worked with sales team and production crews to provide top tier trade show services and products to multiple clients. Ensured timely fabrication and skillful quality control. Provided show floor oversight of third party crews. Always looking to further streamline and improve efficiency. Positive and friendly presence for coworkers and clients.

Boulder, Colorado

Full time lab intern for the Maier-Watkins research facility at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Duties under specific ONR grants included daily care for research animals and running experiments; from drug administration to protein analysis. (Ongoing Research) Dailey duties under the pain research department involved general upkeep of facilities, i.e. keeping all equipment and tools sterile and in working condition, as well as keeping solutions prepared and stocked.Acquired/ specialty techniques:Can follow a protocol Western BlottingBCA AssayPrimer designParaformaldehyde/Saline perfusionsLaminectomy (Tissue pull technique)DRG extraction (Tissue pull technique)Brain removal (Tissue pull technique)pH testingSonication RNA extractioncDNA synthesisSubcutaneous drug administration

Boulder, Co

Co-taught an upper division undergraduate laboratory section on animal behavior. Set up and assisted in the running of lab experiments and learning activities. Aided in the design and execution of students semester long independent studies. Shared my various field experiences and thoroughly expressed my love of ants to my students.

Grand Junction, Colorado Area

Coauthored "The Benefits of Being Big and Diverse: Early Colony Survival in Harvester Ants", a paper published in Ecology. Conducted research presented in said article; making detailed observation of Harvester Ant colony regarding condition and various metadata regarding the surrounding habitat. Operated in an extreme desert environment accumulating data and erecting traps for rare halite samples, which were collected for laboratory breeding and genetic screening to to identify mate selection amongst queens.