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Bozeman, Montana, United States

• Developed and deployed a PyQt QGIS plugin for interacting with multiple geospatial object types overlaid on satellite imagery for a classification application
• Developed core logic with Python and SQL to automate spatial intersection tasks and deployed as dockerized Camunda workers/services
• Set up and deployed a new Postgres database with training datasets to accelerate training of our data technicians

Bozeman, Montana, United States

• Created a Google Colab based Python tool for analyzing crystal growth run and facility monitoring data, reducing up to 10 hours per week of manual work in Excel
• Saved a week's time of manual data entry by writing Python scripts to pull values from hundreds of separate quality control reports to compile a centralized worksheet for process control and monitoring
• Coordinated the logistics of moving heavy manufacturing equipment from our previous site into a brand new facility
• Led the setup, testing, validation, and integration of equipment with the new facility cooling, electrical, and gas systems
• Led the design and project management of a 'next-gen' high temperature crystal growth system

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Cleaned and visualized mass spectrometry and LabVIEW process data using MATLAB
• Designed, constructed, and tested a lab-scale fluidized bed reactor capable of operating up to 850C with LabVIEW automated process control
• Studied the synthesis of transition metal catalysts using particle atomic layer deposition for producing carbon nanofibers and hydrogen gas via the catalytic chemical vapor deposition of methane

Boise, Idaho Area

• Resolved process deviations through root cause analysis, SPC principles, and statistical analysis with JMP and Python to monitor the performance of processes and tools in Micron's R&D fabrication facility
• Identified need to train the CMP manufacturing techs on statistical process control (SPC) fundamentals, created an in-depth training presentation, and taught the material in a classroom setting

Boise, Idaho Area

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Created a heat transfer/temperature model for the Hanford double-shell underground nuclear waste storage tanks that accurately estimated the temperature profile based on chemical composition
• Began as a process engineering intern and transitioned to a subcontractor engineer to WRPS

Golden, CO

• Designed an experiment to extract cellulose nanocrystal suspensions (CNC) from post-enzymatic hydrolysis slurries and reported the results in a poster presentation and written research summary
• Applied for and received funding from the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program

Idaho Falls, ID

• Conducted experiments with blended biomass (corn stover and switchgrass) to measure cellulose conversion after dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis
• Co-authored INL research poster on “Comparison of predicted and measured conversion performance of…corn stover blends” presented at 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) annual meeting
• Co-authored 2014 Q4 INL program milestone completion report from INL to the U.S. DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering