Placed with the California Natural Resources Agency working on the Pathways to 30x30 and Natural and Working Lands Science and writing teams. One of 15 fellows in a highly competitive national fellowship program for PhD scientists and engineers to gain experience and training in public policy and government leadership.

Field/Research Experience:• Weddell seals and emperor penguins, McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica (Aug-Oct 2015, Aug-Dec 2016, Sep-Dec 2019) • Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Hawaiian monk seals, and southern sea otters, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz (2013- 2020)• Beluga whales, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA (November 2018 - 2020)• Florida manatees, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, Sarasota, FL (Apr 2016-2020)• Northern elephant seals, Año Nuevo State Park, Pescadero, CA (Jan-Apr 2018, 2019, 2020) • Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Epcot - The Seas Exhibit, Orlando, FL (April 2016)Teaching Experience:• Guest Lecturer for University of California, Santa Cruz: Exercise Physiology, Animal Physiology & Biology of Marine Mammals • Guest Lecturer for COSMOS: Marine Mammals & Global Climate Change and Marine Mammals & Oceanography• Guest Lecturer for Moss Landing Marine Laboratories: Vertebrate Ecology, Marine Mammals, Birds, and Turtles • Lab Instructor for University of California, Santa Cruz: Animal Physiology, Exercise Physiology & Biology of Marine Mammals • Teaching Assistant for University of California, Santa Cruz: Animal Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Biology of Marine Mammals, COSMOS Marine Mammals & Global Climate Change, & COSMOS Marine Mammals and Oceanography Conference Presentations: • Society for Marine Mammalogy (2015, 2017)• Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (2019, 2020)

Seminar instruction, anaerobic microbiology testing and growth methodologyAcademic and corporate team research coordinationTesting and growth media research and developmentPrimary contact for anaerobic microbiology customer communicationRepresentative for research and sales at conferences and customer offsitesManufacturing and shipping quality control

Maintain cGMP compliance and FDA inspection readiness Operate HMI/PLC's for process control and data entryAccurately perform and review all calculations and documentationOperate automated large scale centrifuges and purification processesColumn Chromatography: Mixed Mode Ion Exchange, Hydrophobic Interaction, Anion Exchange, Cation ExchangeTangential Flow FiltrationClean and sterilize operations equipment through both automated and manual methodsProficient in the following systems: MES, LIMS, Doclink EDMS, EMS

Patient TreatmentModalities: Ultrasound, Light Therapy, Biofeedback, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Iontophoresis, Quad-polar Electrical StimulationMaintain current CPR/AED certification through the American Heart Association AdministrativeTracked patient exercises and strength progressionUpdated charts continuously and ensured accuracy of clinical documentationSupervised inventory and ordered clinical and office supplies

Provided instruction on the method and purpose of experimentsSupervised students to ensure proper techniqueBasic organic chemistry techniques including distillation, crystallization, and solvent extractionIR, GC, TLC, mass spectrometry, UV spectroscopy, and melting point execution and analysisProvided and maintained necessary supplies and equipment for experiments