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Following the acquisition of Descartes Labs by Earth Daily Analytics, I continue my role as a Senior Applied Scientist and Technical Lead of the Mining and Energy Line of Business

Remote

Remote

On top of ongoing technical responsibilities, in this role, I◦ Led the technical migration of 3 core Descartes Labs products from GCP to AWS◦ Lead customer projects by developing clear vision and strategy, and providingmentorship to junior scientists and engineers◦ Define key questions and drive innovation to push Descartes Labs’ products innew directions◦ Mentor applied science interns◦ Collaborate across the organization with product, engineering, and sales teamsto design and implement solutions for our customers

Remote

◦ Work with satellite data to advance and validate techniques involving spatiotemporal measurements to monitor changes on the Earth’s surface and subsurface using a suite of tools, including the PyData stack, Docker, cloud computing (AWS, GCP), and the Descartes Labs Platform◦ Develop algorithms to estimate uncertainty in mm-scale time series deformation measurements using real and synthetic data that is used in our production setting◦ Lead solutions projects for external clients using machine learning with various types of geophysical, remote sensing, and spatial data to help predict mining targets◦ Contribute to a GIS-like UI tool used to apply machine learning and visualization techniques to geospatial data◦ Regularly present technical, specialized research to broad groups, including external scientists and management, product and marketing teams, applied science teams, and the CTO◦ Write production-ready and unit-tested Python code on a daily basis, contributing to a collaborative codebase using version control tools and a git workflow

Worked at the University of Texas Institute of Geophysics studying subduction processes off of south-central Chile and New Zealand using 2D seismic reflection data◦ Processed TB-sized multi-sensor geophysics data using digital signal processing, including: waveform and frequency filtering, multichannel time-series analysis, spatial and temporal deconvolution, and amplitude corrections ◦ Used acoustic ray theory and inverse methods to quantify seismic velocity and infer complex rock properties ◦ Participated in 16+ weeks of land and marine seismic acquisition, servicing, and data analysis field work in Chile, Alaska, New Zealand, the Mojave Desert, and the Gulf of Mexico ◦ Led a proof-of-concept rock mechanics experiment using ultrasonic frequency analysis in various media at high pressures for a National Science Foundation grant proposal resulting in a $417,473 grant ◦ Presented original research at 7 international conferences or workshops

Remote

◦ Worked with satellite data to advance and validate techniques involving spatiotemporal measurements to monitor changes on the Earth’s surface using Python and the Descartes Labs Platform◦ Generated GB-sized synthetic data utilizing cloud computing and storage to parallelize and optimize the process◦ Evaluated the sensitivity of measurements to input parameters to further understand strengths and limitations using real and synthetic data◦ Regularly presented technical, specialized research to broad groups, including the CTO and Applied Science Team of twenty-five◦ Contributed to a collaborative codebase using version control tools and a git workflow◦ Worked on a first-authored paper based on the internship project results to submit for publication

Jackson School Of Geosciences, Ut Austin

-Organized social and professional development events for students and faculty/staff -Attended faculty meetings to represent graduate students-Interviewed candidates for the College of Geosciences Dean, Chief Business Officer, and UTIG Director -Proposed and managed a budget of over $10,000 for graduate student events -Conducted surveys of graduate student satisfaction and presented at town hall meetings to students, the Dean, Academic Chair, Research Chair, and Graduate Advisor

Seattle, Wa

-Worked with Henri Lubatti, a collaborator on the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN -Performed cross-correlation of PB-sized spectrometer and calorimeter data to detect and verify events-Presented results in meetings with over 250 collaborators worldwide

Seattle, Wa

-Aided in the search for the Axion particle at the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment -Used the high-frequency field solver software ANSYS HFSS to simulate 3D electromagnetic fields and determine the frequency range to search for the axion particle over -Designed, machined, and constructed low-voltage electrical boxes and parts for the helium recovery system -Presented an oral presentation about ADMX's helium recovery system at the American Physical Society’s March Meeting

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Geoscience

Dissertation: Investigating trench sediment consolidation and upper plate structures and their links to seismic behavior.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Comprehensive Physics

Activities and Societies: UW Women's Rowing TeamDepartmental Honors in Physics