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Backend developer in Kotlin, with additional full stack work modifying the UI in typescript when it was relevant to our backend changes. Handled data processing and integrations, created an integration between our software and a large grants distributor to sync and display comp data in our system.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Backend developer of enterprise software at Nextworld, code owner and designer of audit viewer. I maintain databases in pSQL, optimize query performance, create new REST APIs in Java, and run JUnit Tests.

Golden

Instructor at Colorado School of Mines for two semesters in a row, taught introductory C++.Gave lecture three times a week, proctored exams, guided lab work, and assisted students at office hours.

Golden, CO

Developed part of a wrapper interface in Java to integrate the Pepper robot with our lab’s robot architecture. Supervised the system's completion to ensure that this basic functionality was be fully implemented, allowing us to use the robot to run high level experiments on robot behavior.I also wrote a Master's thesis exploring novel techniques in natural.

Denver

Employed by ProKarma for the summer, used SQL queries to access medical database. Analyzed emergency room visit data and created a model to predict which visits were avoidable.

Denver CO

I referred clients to compatible attorneys at Riggs Abney law firm, provider firm for Legalshield. I communicated with attorneys and clients daily, and maintained detailed records in the AS400 legal database.

Littleton, CO

I managed customer flow and server loads at NoNo's cajun-style restaurant, welcomed and seated customers, and booked reservations. I also answered the phone, troubleshot customer and employee concerns, and managed financial spreadsheets. (Aug-Nov I acted as a Server Assistant, bussing tables and providing extra support to customers and servers. In November.

Fort Collins, CO

The RMRP is a wildlife rehabilitation center focusing on birds of prey. As a senior volunteer, I handled, restrained, and glove trained educational eagles and hawks. I provided environmental education to visitors that came to our open facility, and answered questions about the birds.

Volcano National Park, HI

I documented the foraging habits of a population of 'I'iwi birds on the side of Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii. I drove a 4WD government vehicle to the site each day, recorded foraging locations with GPS, and kept detailed logs of behavioral observations.

Fort Collins, CO

I studied alternative splicing of DNA in plants, using both laboratory experiments and computer simulations. I programmed in Python, and developed machine learning tools to identify areas of the DNA sequence likely to be spliced out.

Master Of Science (Ms), Computer Science, (Currently Attending)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biological Science With Minor In Mathematics