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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Reno, Nevada, United States

-Characterized the Au-Ag-Cu-Hg-S° deposits of the Monitor-Mogul mining district in Alpine County, California and integrated my findings into the broader Walker Lane family of epithermal deposits of western Nevada and eastern California-Established the stratigraphic and structural controls of varietal deposits and the spatial/temporal relationships among the deposits and host rocks which served as my master’s thesis required for graduation

South Elgin, Illinois, United States

-Mapped underground joint sets and faults in limestone and discovered an eight-foot displacement that was creating unsafe and inefficient floor conditions for haul trucks-Tracked limestone marker beds and mud seams at two underground operations to ensure floor and roof conditions remained consistent for haul trucks, blasters, and scalers-Executed quality control tests on limestone drill core from drill sites to analyze the potential for mine development

Evanston, Illinois, United States

-Created models of the near-surface geology along the Lake Michigan shoreline using airborne electromagnetic data and the geophysical software GeoScene3D to assess shoreline erosion patterns along the lake-Correlated the electromagnetic data to different geologic units to highlight important subsurface features for use in the private and public sector

Evanston, Illinois, United States

-Conducted multiple electrical resistivity tomography surveys of the Echo River Spring area in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky that identified previously unknown cave passages that drain into the Green River which encompassed my undergraduate senior thesis and allowed me to graduate with honors in the department-Investigated the subsurface drainage patterns through multiple geologic layers to evaluate the hydrologic flow of water in the region and its potential impact on the popular recreational activities in the area

Eddystone, Pennsylvania

-Performed multiple quality control bulk density and compression tests daily to confirm that the foamed glass aggregate possessed proper density and strength for distribution to construction sites including lightweight embankments, bridge abutments, and greenroofs-Engineered a moisture test to determine the water uptake of the closed cell and open cell foamed glass material for application in water-saturated environments

Master Of Science - Ms, Geology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Earth And Planetary Sciences

Departmental Honors Cum Laude

Second Major In Environmental Sciences

Cum Laude