Kellie Mcguire Email and Phone Number

Writing and editing processes, plans, charters, reports, workflows, and work instructions for the Sentinel ICBM modernization program

DAMIC-M "DArk Matter in CCDs" experimentBeginning in 2024 DAMIC-M will use skipper scientific charge-coupled devices (CCDs) to search for particle dark matter 1,700 meters underground at the Laboratorie Souterrain de Modane (LSM) in France. Under the supervision of my PhD advisor, Alvaro Chavarria, I have been heavily engaged in the development and commissioning of the experiment:Detector testing, characterization, and optimization of operating parameters, including -- Reducing readout noise -- Minimizing leakage current and other sources of excess charge -- Quantifying and minimizing charge transfer inefficiency -- Identifying subtle defectsData processing and analysis, including developing software tools to -- Reconstruct ionization events using clustering algorithms -- Simulate detector response using Monte Carlo methods -- Generate pixel-scale maps of CCD performance using large data sets

NMR analysis of hyperpolarized 3He and 129Xe; operation of spin-exchange optical pumping systems for 3He and 129Xe polarization; copyediting grant proposals

3D printing and mm-wave lens design; developed novel method of 3D printing with the fluoroplastic Kel-F; designed and built custom filament production and lens imaging systems; assisted in a variety of projects for the UNH Nuclear Physics Group's tensor-polarized target program

--Edited magazines, press releases, white papers, legal briefs, and more for customers in the medical, financial, legal, and business industries--Reviewed and revised text for grammatical accuracy, clarity, consistency, voice, and adherence to customer and industry style guides--Ensured jobs were completed by the customer-requested turnaround time, often within hours--Maintained flexibility in adapting to different customer preferences and industry-specific practices

Wrote reports and procedures for the Drilling and CompletionsLaboratory