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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Lead product innovation and strategic planning to bring advanced chemistry products to market, aligning with Vernier’s vision for impactful STEM education.Drive a collaborative, high-performance team culture focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement.Champion green chemistry initiatives and sustainable practices, including partnerships that expand Vernier's reach in educational communities.Ensure regulatory compliance and safety standards, fostering a culture of responsibility and risk management.

Beaverton, Oregon

Provide organization, cross-departmental communication, scheduling, resource allocation, and budget management to the hardware product development process.Advocated for and secured the position by identifying the need for structured schedules and processes, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of hardware products to market.

Portland, Oregon Area

Served as product owner for over 40 hardware products, trained teachers on product usage, wrote curriculum, advised on software features, and provided customer support.

Portland, Oregon Area

Serve as an expert resource on wines, advise the winemaker, and coordinate wine club memberships, events, and tasting room operations.

Conducted interdisciplinary research between biological and physical/analytical laboratories.Co-built ultrafast transient absorption system including optics building, electronic design and operation, Labview troubleshooting, maintenance of optical and laser equipment.

Davis, California

Assisted professors in teaching undergraduate and graduate chemistry classes, led discussion sections and pre-lab lectures, supervised lab experiments, developed new courses, and coordinated teaching assistants and course organization.

Co-developed an editable, peer-reviewed online chemistry textbook (LibreText), organized its website, authored and illustrated physical chemistry topics, coordinated contributions, edited entries, and presented the platform to recruit volunteers.

Mentored undergraduate students for the NSF Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology, developing summer research projects, supervising daily implementation, and preparing students for weekly presentations and symposium talks.

Austin, Texas

Facilitated undergraduate chemistry courses, including General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry, by organizing study sessions, conducting chemical demonstrations, and maintaining laboratory equipment and solutions.

Ph.D, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Western Spectroscopy Association, American Chemical Society, Graduate Student Association, UC Davis Teaching.

Bachelor Of Science, Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Honors Program, Minor in Psychology