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Saint Paul, MN, US

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Assist instructor and instruction team in delivery of a 24-week, live, online bootcamp in Data Visualization and Analysis
• Support students in troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving as they learn about data science concepts and tools
• Reinforce student learning during office hours by providing additional explanation of concepts and facilitating student troubleshooting of code

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Protect clients' reputations by reviewing documents before they go to press
• Check for proper English spelling and grammar use, as well as formatting consistency
• Verify any dates, addresses, links, or phone numbers to ensure that the information is correct
• Use Adobe Acrobat to mark changes and suggestions
• Quick turn-around, often within 24 hours

Apple Valley, MN

• Provide excellent customer service to ensure a positive guest experience
• Manage inventory accuracy by updating floor counts and backstock
• Train and mentor new hires
• Work as a team to efficiently unload trucks with incoming product

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

• Assisted patrons in creating their own candles, about 200 candles per 10-hour day
• Procured, inspected, and purchased glassware for patrons to make candles in
• Determined pricing structure for candles, accounting for the cost of materials and overhead
• Established procedures for the creation of candles to increase efficiency and improve patron experience
• Helped decide the selection of colored wax and scented oils, and when materials should be reordered for replenishment of stock
• Arranged supplies and merchandise within the booth to maximize patron engagement and interest

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Taught weekly science- and engineering-based experiential summer camps for students ages 6-16, on topics including computer programming, electricity, paleontology, and chemistry
• Collaborated with fellow instructors to write new and improve existing curricula on subjects including physics, engineering, geology, and astronomy
• Formed connections with learners to build a collaborative and supportive space for learning to happen
• Provided support for new instructors by:— Demonstrating activities and procedures— Sharing tips and tricks I've discovered— Talking through lesson plans— Giving them advice on how to make the curricula work for them
• Prototyped and trouble-shot experiments, demonstrations, and activity procedures

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Managed, maintained, and organized a collection of science tools, equipment, and specimens worth over $500,000
• Created and implemented a spreadsheet tool to quantify the library's impact by tracking usage year-over-year
• Supported Twin Cities metro area teachers:— Trained on equipment and tool use and demonstration, including safety— Identified and suggested items to support learning goals and state standards— Helped teachers lay out.
• Inventoried and recorded the condition of each item as it returned
• Built connections between the Educator Resource Center and other departments within the museum, including the paleontology department and the summer camp program
• Created and prototyped new materials to meet teachers' requests for topics that the collection lacked

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

• Deciphered eyeglass prescription information for customers
• Advised customers on frame and lens choices to best combine their prescribed need and personal desires
• Measured parameters based on the frame and how it fits on the face to ensure that the lenses would line up and fit properly
• Adjusted, fitted, and repaired eyeglasses
• Performed cash and card transactions using a POS system
• Responsible for daily sales goals

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

• Provided customer service, using product knowledge to find items that best matched the customer's needs
• Maintained organization of the sales floor, including doing floor sets and using planograms to meet merchandising requirements
• Processed incoming shipments of product, organized stock overflow in the back room for ease of finding desired product
• Performed cash and card transactions through a POS system

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Engaged about 40 students in the engineering process as they designed, created, programmed, and tested a 120-lb. robot in 6 weeks
• Supported and guided the student-run team before, during, and after the build season and competition
• Taught students basic construction skills, including use of power tools and reading schematics, as they built their robot and practice field elements
• Modeled safety practices and Gracious Professionalism, expected students to embody these behaviors
• Coordinated parent volunteers for tasks including mentoring, chaperoning, transportation, and supplying food

Edina, Minnesota, United States

• Provided customer service by locating items, recommending books, and setting aside reserved items from online customers
• Maintained store appearance by organizing sections, removing or adding titles as appropriate
• Arranged merchandise using planograms and standard merchandising guidelines
• Performed cash and card transactions through a POS system
• Responsible for daily sales goals

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Worked with fellow ISU students to support learning in chemistry, astronomy, and Spanish
• Met with small groups, up to 4 students, to provide weekly group and one-on-one assistance throughout the semester
• Identified areas of growth, addressed with supplemental instruction, practice exercises, and exam review

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Compiled infrared photometric data on select Mira-type and standard stars from remote observatory
• Reduced and analyzed data to determine dust composition around Mira-type stars
• Wrote scripts in Perl Data Language in Linux environment to automate data reduction process

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Cataloged documents donated to the University Archives using the established database system
• Organized and stored documents within the archive vault
• Used protective materials as appropriate to help preserve documents

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

• Provided customer service by helping customers compare office furniture options and helping locate items throughout the showroom and warehouse
• Assembled custom piece lists for unique desk arrangements
• Maintained a clean section, monitoring for damage to or misplacement of items
• Executed opening and closing procedures

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Organized and assembled print jobs that could not be run through normal presses
• Collated documents, verified completeness and correctness of projects
• Assembled products, such as singing folders and hand-held fair fans

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Supported instructors in teaching the invention process to campers ages 7-12
• Demonstrated and ensured safe use of power tools and electricity
• Supported campers in imagining and creating their own inventions in a week-long camp
• Provided supervision for groups of campers

Boot Camp Certificate, Data Visualization And Analysis

A 24-week intensive course focusing on attaining technical skills relevant to data visualization and analysis, including Python.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics

Activities and Societies: Physics and Astronomy Club: Historian, Librarian, Astronomy Chair. Minored in Astronomy.

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: FIRST Robotics, National Honors Society