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Irvine, California, US

* Lead job-task analysis and exam blueprint development for multiple certifications including machine learning and Alteryx Designer Advanced* Facilitate item writing workshops with subject matter experts for multiple certification exams* Develop exam prep guides, practice assessments, and collaborate on training materials* Manage multiple exam platform.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Created tutorials, code-based exercises, and projects for topics across the Data Science curriculum including: data analysis, statistics, applied modeling, data engineering, natural language processing, and deep.
• Developed and implemented autograded Python coding exercises for statistics, linear regression, natural language processing, and deep learning topics.
• Incorporated instructional design principles to develop data engineering student projects, including SQL, sqlite, PostgreSQL, and PySpark.
• Extracted and analyzed student performance metrics to guide curriculum improvements; created Looker dashboards and presented results monthly to the Student Success and Instruction teams.
• Worked with Admissions to develop new admissions code challenges that increased student applications.
• Worked with Product and Engineering to develop the curriculum content pipeline and iterate on improvements.

Bloomington, MN, US

• Created the physics content as the expert for the upper-division humanities course "Understanding Ourselves Through Physics"
• Wrote and recorded lectures, which included basic animations and graphics to enhance the content
• Designed and recorded videos of experimental demonstrations* Created in-course multiple choice assessments. Reviewed and edited comprehensive assessment questions written by other authors to align with the course.

• Developed web-based interactive questions, including feedback, hints and complete solutions, for college-level astronomy courses.
• Reviewed and edited content written by other authors; provided suggestions for improvement

Concord, New Hampshire, US

• Full-time instructor for a college-level astronomy course in a residential academic program.
• Developing all course content including writing lectures, group activities, and observational experiments.
• Delivered daily lectures, lead group activities and labs, and conducted extensive astronomical observations at the campus observatory.
• Supervised college teaching fellows to develop astronomy curriculum, evaluate student performance, and to guide their interactions with students.

Socorro, NM, US

Thesis work involved characterizing the physical properties of sediments in the initial deformation zone of a subduction megathrust off the coast of southwest Japan. Using logging and core measurements, the sediment physical properties data from a number of drilling sites was analyzed to developed a model of how compressional velocity correlates to.

Socorro, NM, US

Teaching assistant for an upper division geophysics field course in exploration geophysics. Methods used in the course included gravity, electromagnetics, magnetics, and ground penetrating radar (GPR). Additional responsibilities included re-writing existing labs and developing new ones.

Teaching assistant for astronomy lab sessions and evening observatory sessions. This position also involved developing the curriculum for a one-credit, web-based course and outdoor observational project.

Master Of Science, Geophysics

Physics Graduate Program

Bachelor Of Science, Astrophysics