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Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Managed the rooms of the Sanders Classroom building at Vassar College at night before midnight. Involved keeping track of which rooms are in use throughout the building, resetting the rooms for the next day, and reminding students to vacate before the building closes.

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Originally a Vassar internship in community engaged learning (CEL), and later volunteer work, at the Vassar Ecological Preserve. Worked in a small team to collect and organize environmental data (such as phenology) and perform miscellaneous tasks to maintain the Vassar Ecological Preserve.

Reorganized forest census data from the Environmental Data Initiative database (and other sources) into a standardized EcocomDP format. After interpreting the data using the metadata, wrote R scripts to convert each dataset into the new format.

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Investigated the environmental and geographical factors involved in the effects that riparian buffers have on stream quality in agricultural systems. Visited local farms to gather water and sediment samples, and to make on-site measurements of pH, alkalinity, etc. and take drone images. In the lab, analyzed the water samples for concentrations of chemicals (such as nitrite, nitrate, sulfate, chloride, etc.), and sediment for particle sizes and organic carbon composition. Developed digital elevation models from drone images and LiDAR point cloud data using ArcGIS Pro and Agisoft Metashape. Finally, ran multivariable linear regressions to predict stream quality values using environmental and geographic variables, among other sub-analyses, in R.

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Took place over the summer and winter breaks from 2020 to 2023. Involved stocking shelves, returning shopping carts, assisting and directing customers, cleaning messes, and helping with various grocery store projects.

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Worked with a small team to monitor the ecology and environment of the Vassar Ecological Preserve in order to aid restoration efforts and environmental maintenance, and direct future projects. Developed an understanding of the local plants and animals, and gained experience in the real world application of data collection and analysis.

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Involved maintaining COVID safety requirements at the Shiva Theater Vendors, managing fire pits at various locations, and assisting with the ice rink at Walker Bays.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics And Statistics

Activities and Societies: No Such Organization, Orchestra

High School Diploma, General Studies, 12

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society; Orchestra; Honors Orchestra; Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District.