Controls engineer in the Experiment Control Systems (ECS) Delivery group within the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). During active operations, responsible for experiment setup and on-call technical support of assigned experiments at assigned instruments. Over instrument downtime, responsible for integration of new LCLS-II devices into ECS-developed control systems.- Integrated motors, cameras, temperature sensors, timing trigger signals, and other user devices into the ECS-developed controls software stack for assigned experiments.- Expanded device support through Python development on a Linux system (IPython sessions containing device objects for specific experiments).- Deployed a controls upgrade to existing Offset Mirror System to employ LCLS-II style Beckhoff motion hardware and PLC software interface. Coordinated system reinstallation and performed checkout to ensure motion requirements were satisfied. Integrated system into ECS controls stack for use by scientists during experiments.- Received SLAC Spot Award for Dependability (August 4, 2020).

Student under the mentorship of staff physicist. Worked on free electron laser (FEL) beam dynamics simulations using GENESIS and MATLAB for preprocessing and analysis.- Characterized the undulator “taper profile” by finding the optimal relationship for magnetic field strength as a function of longitudinal distance using simulations and iterative search methods.- Presented findings in the LCLS Summer Internship Poster Session with other students, mentors, and SLAC faculty (Received LCLS Poster Award, 2nd place).- Published findings in the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation: Halavanau, A., Decker, F. J., Emma, C., Sheppard, J., Pellegrini, C. 2019. Very high brightness and power LCLS-II hard X-ray pulses. J. Synchrotron Rad. 26(3):635-646.

Undergraduate tutor in physics homework center alongside teaching assistants. Assisted undergraduate students both inside and outside the physics major with their course material.- Tutored students with a broad spectrum of physics and mathematical backgrounds in a wide variety of physics subjects with different levels of mathematical rigor.- This work enhanced my communication skills as I learned to explain complex concepts in a variety of ways with familiar comparisons to convey the material.

Worked in a research group within the Department of Chemistry at UCSB that focused on developing statistical and computational physics techniques to study biological problems. Participated in computational research under the mentorship of a graduate student that applied statistical and data science techniques to molecular dynamics simulations in order to model these complex biological processes.- Cleaned and pre-processed data using NumPy and employed cluster analysis techniques using Python to prepare data for models built with TensorFlow and Keras.- Produced latent space visualization with Matplotlib.- Utilized 3D modeling software Visual Molecular Dynamics to visualize protein folding.- Earned Department of Physics Academic Honors (May 13, 2018).

The Disabled Students Program at UCSB ensures equal access to classes and other educational activities for students with disabilities. I worked as a test proctor with the responsibility of administering exams to students requiring fully or partially isolated environments.- Coordinated with professors to pick up exams on time and drop off securely.- Administered exams to single and groups of students, enforcing all necessary requirements to maintain academic honesty.