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St. Louis, Mo, Us

St Louis, Mo, Us

Cleveland , Ohio, Us

• Analyze large data sets using Excel and Python to produce PowerPoint reports and presentations• Present reports to stakeholders and leadership• Manage projects with internal partners to develop and launch surveys• Pull data from the Google Cloud Platform using SQL queries• Automate analysis using Python to quickly visualize data• Develop and maintain an automated intake planner on Monday.com to handle incoming requests, saving the team hours of time coordinating intake requests• Extract large data sets from disparate sources to integrate and transform the data• Use customer data to develop insights into the financial institution• Develop a process for key driver analysis on survey data

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

• Conducted institution-wide performance assessments and devised new operational processes that led to an increase in productivity and an increase in student learning.• Managed an education research lab of four undergraduate research students per year engaged in data analysis of large data sets. Trained students on how to use R and Excel.• Taught hypothesis testing, model development, and data analysis using Excel in physics lab courses. Led a team of instructors helping to provide instruction in these courses.• Developed and led the implementation of a plan for evaluating college-wide student performance as Assessment Committee Chair.• Used GitHub to coordinate code development and analysis of data set with 3 education research professionals. • Communicated complex scientific findings and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences via publications, live presentations, and TV and radio interviews.• Independently designed and taught 3 courses (algebra-based Physics I and II, and Introduction to Astronomy) using student-centered instructional strategies.• Developed and graded labs, assignments, quizzes, and exams in order to assess, monitor, and support student learning.• Provided individualized academic advising to 10 students per year.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Us

• Teaching advanced level (IB and AP) Physics courses.• Developing curriculum to support the diverse learning needs of students by adapting materials and instruction.• Established active learning environments that allow for deeper understanding.• Designing 15 hands-on labs for each of 4 courses (60 total) and appropriate demonstrations for almost every class.• Educating approximately 120 AP and IB students on how to design their own labs.• Grading lab reports, including IB lab reports, which are checked by external moderators.

Taylorsville, Utah, Us

• Developed and taught the Elementary Physics course.• Designed course instruction to meet the needs of individual students.• Strived to maintain a thorough knowledge of instructional pedagogies.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

• Studied materials using electron spin resonance, specifically electrically detected magnetic resonance using Organic LEDs.• Designed and carried out experimental research based on theoretical models, successfully publishing the finding in high impact journals in physics (e.g., Nature Physics, Science).• Designed and implemented a low-magnetic-field setup for conducting research on OLEDs that can be used by undergraduate students to study quantum mechanical phenomena.• Developed a portable device to detect magnetic fields that costs only a fraction of the price of available magnetic-field detection devices.• Identified the effects of light-induced degradation in amorphous silicon solar cells.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

For the introductory calculus-based physics courses:• Managed 10 teaching assistants per year.• Taught exam review sessions for about 200 students.• Helped write course exams.• Led weekly discussion sections of 20-40 students.• Provided extra tutoring help for students as needed.

Morristown, New Jersey, Us

Private Day School of 400 students. Taught 4 sections of Physics to Freshman and Seniors.

Morristown, New Jersey, Us

Managed and optimized performance of multiple teams, utilizing data-driven insights to develop and execute training plans that improved athlete performance and overall team results as the head coach for cross country, ski team, and spring track

Hoosick, Ny - New York, Us

Taught Algebra II, Earth Science, and Latin to high school students.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Condensed Matter And Materials Physics

Master'S Degree, Physics

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics

Bachelor'S Degree, Classical Studies