Rebecca Ou Email & Phone Number

La Mirada, California, United States

I assisted in various projects associated with the California Library Connect Program, which provides public libraries of California with broadband.

California, United States

• I coordinated my schedule, managed my contacts, and kept financial records while maintaining a high quality of work for various companies and individuals.
• Edited fiction, poetry, nonfiction, essays, educational content, marketing copy and business plans for content, clarity, organization, spelling and grammar.
• Edited business plans in various industries that have successfully obtained initial funding including Traptic, a strawberry-picking robot startup based in Silicon Valley, and TPL, a Taiwanese laser startup.
• Wrote and edited educational work for various clients including Pearson, HMH, and National Geographic.
• Met various deadlines and communicated with clients.

• I volunteered for a semi-competitive gaming organization that focuses on inclusion and diversity.
• Organized and hosted a 20-player tournament that was broadcast to over 200 people.
• Arranged mentorships and coaching between beginner players and advanced players.
• Developed a series of player guides for popular MMORPG Final Fantasy 14’s Player vs. Player mode
• Worked with various other community staff members and mentors to gather and organize information to produce a cohesive project of over 25 infographics.
• Assisted in advertising and running large 100+ participant events.

Mountain View, CA

• I coordinated between different teams to ensure the creation of a high-quality product within tight deadlines while continuing my responsibilities as a Science Content Developer.
• Coordinated between content developers, freelance writers, artists, and production assistants to ensure textbooks and activities were high quality and remained on schedule.
• Led a team of 10 writers and editors to develop, write, and edit teacher supplementary materials while remaining within tight deadlines.
• Collaborated with designers to quickly develop prototypes for new print and online student features.
• Released the award-winning TCI Bring Science Alive: Middle School curriculum.
• Continued duties from Science Content Developer.

Mountain View, CA

• I took leadership roles on the Middle School: Matter and Middle School: Space program while continuing my responsibilities as a Science Editorial Intern.
• Developed grade-appropriate online, classroom, and laboratory activities for science subjects.
• Conducted research to create guidelines for accurate, rigorous science assessments.
• Wrote and edited accurate science assessments within expected deadlines.
• Filmed scientifically accurate tutorials for teacher use.
• Released the award-winning TCI Bring Science Alive K-5 curriculum.

Mountain View

• I wrote, edited, and reviewed manuscript for comprehension, accuracy, and quality while maintaining tight deadlines.
• Wrote an edited educational and high-interest supplementary manuscript to assigned reading levels.
• Copyedited text per company style guide.
• Reviewed science text to ensure comprehension and accuracy.
• Proofread printer pages to ensure material remained accurate to the source.
• Created illustration specifications for grade-appropriate scientific diagrams.

• I managed a cosplay group of 7 members, assisting them in project planning, time-management, and marketing on various social media platforms.
• Developed marketing strategies for multiple members and carried them though.
• Wrote copy for social media platforms, including: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
• Started and grew an Instagram account to over 350 followers in under 6 months.
• Maintained a database of photos and costumes.
• Coordinated between group members and photographers to obtain high-quality images.

La Jolla, CA

• I taught and guided classes of 20-35 students in organic chemistry (CHEM 140B) and organic chemistry laboratory techniques (CHEM 143A)
• Developed section-guidelines regarding coursework expectations
• Wrote assessment based off of expected learning boundaries
• Provided written and verbal feedback on student work, including weekly written lab reports

La Jolla, CA

• Wrote analogy-based narratives, in-depth science explanations, and pre- and post-assessment quizzes for various chemistry concepts as part of Chemorphesis, a chemical education project under Dr. Haim Weizman on.
• Wrote four analogy-driven narratives teaching general chemistry concepts and one five-part narrative teaching organic chemistry concepts
• Wrote clear explanations connecting the narrative to the scientific concept
• Wrote pre- and post-assessment quizzes for the four general chemistry narratives.
• Presented a poster in the Spring 2011 National American Chemical Society Conference in the Chemical Education division.

San Diego, CA

• Volunteered as a mentor to lead a group of female K-12 students interested in science in all-day activities
• Served as a mentor for in 2010 and 2011, and a mentor coordinator in 2013.

• Worked as an assistant in a preschool teaching English to children growing up in Mandarin-speaking environments.
• Taught basic reading comprehension to students unfamiliar with English

• Worked with the insightII program to model α -2 and μ -1 type Gluatathione S-transferase enzymes for inhibitor testing.
• Worked independently and efficiently
• Presented a talk at group meeting about insightII and the benefits and drawbacks of computer modeling

Master Of Science (M.S.), Chemistry

Studied chemistry at UCSD while working as a teaching assistant in chemistry courses.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society Student Affiliates at UC San Diego, UC San Diego Students for Education ReformStudied.

High School

Activities and Societies: Chess Club, Student Environmental Awareness/Green Awareness Association, Diplomacy Club, Jazz Ensemble, String.