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San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Performed analytical and electrochemical tests on developmental and commercial battery separators and prepared reports • Built and tested lithium-ion coin and pouch cells to evaluate cycling performance and rate capability• Developed tests methods and troubleshooted malfunctioning equipment• Consistently found ways to automate and simplify processes, including Excel Macros that reduced calculation times by 97%• Wrote and maintained SOPs and safety policies for safe testing and lab maintenance✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 • Excel Macros, Electrochemical Testing, MACCOR, Solartron, Laboratory Documentation

• Earned superhost & a perfect 5-star rating and grew occupancy rates to 2.1% better than competition• Managed all property & business operations to improve occupancy rates, and track & report finances✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 • Customer Service, Financial Reporting, Property Management, Cleanliness

Claremont, Ca, Us

• Directly influenced Harvey Mudd College to solicit student proposed, community-centered capstone projects• Created a project proposal that was selected to become the first community-centered clinic project at HMC• Installed particulate air quality sensors in one of the most pollution-burdened communities in California• Developed a web application to display heat map of particulate pollution over time and space to the public✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀• Proposal Writing, Team Leadership, Testing, Programming, Technical Communication

Claremont, Ca, Us

• One of four accepted from a large field of applicants into research group developing novel alloys at UNSW• Created and characterized 3 novel alloys using experimental techniques such as arc melting and SEM• Learned computational techniques to understand and predict shape memory behavior in high entropy alloys• Taught 3-4 new group researchers experimental and computational techniques for 2 semesters• Collaborated at UNSW for two summers to develop novel shape memory high entropy alloys• Created and characterized alloys using experimental techniques like arc melting and SEM• Modeled phase transformation using VASP to understand shape memory behavior• Taught new group researchers experimental and computational techniques for two semesters✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀• Experimental Research, Teaching, ab-initio Modeling, Technical Communication, Grant Writing

Claremont, Ca, Us

• Envisioned and implemented sustainable practices: mentorship, documentation, and multicultural collaboration• Advocated for students to administrators and Board of Trustees, getting increased funding and mental health resources• Spearheaded 9 community and professional events per year, attended by 15-100 students from multiple campuses• Exceptional organizational skills led to selection as Lead Organizer of multi-day Pan-African Arts festival attended by over 300✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 • Community Building, Mentorship, Event Planning & Logistics, Fundraising & Budgeting

Claremont, Ca, Us

• Answered student questions and graded reports for 1 chemistry or 2 engineering labs per week • Explained wet chemistry and autonomous robotics concepts to general and specialized audiences✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀• Tutoring, Technical Communication, Wet Chemistry, Basic Robotics

Claremont, Ca, Us

• Fundraised from parents, students, and alumni for college initiatives • Trained new callers, scheduled calls, supervised shifts, and answered customer and caller questions✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀• Communication, Fundraising, Organization, Leadership

Durham, Nc, Us

• Helped 11th grade AP Chemistry students understand and appreciate chemistry• Graded papers, set up labs✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀• Experimental Setup, Grading

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Accepted into North Carolina School of Science and Math's competitive Research in Chemistry Program, then into the Walter Research Group at UNCC for a summer• Learned computational modeling to decrease dye aggregation and increase efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells• Built small dye-sensitized solar cells to evaluate different porphyrin-thiazole based organic dyes✓ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀• Experimental Research, Computational Modeling, Technical Communication

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry

High School Diploma