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Seattle, Washington, United States

• Reviewed literature regarding halide perovskite (HP) device degradation kinetics and pathways and solar cell modeling and performed SWOT analysis to develop original research project. • Fabricated perovskite solar cells (PSCs) through spin coating and thermal evaporation of thin films and characterized architectures with UV-Vis spectroscopy, SSPL imaging, and J-V scanning.• Developed Jupyter (Python) notebook for experimental data analysis, visualization, and automated fitting with drift-diffusion model to extract bulk and interfacial device properties. • Composed weekly and quarterly reports and presentations for group’s PI and doctoral scholars.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Educated 20 students on engineering disciplines and impact areas, academic performance, professional development, health and wellness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).• Developed and implemented course content, lesson plans, slide decks, and activities for 11 one-hour class sessions, conducted one-on-one meetings with all 20 students, and graded student participation and assignments. • Developed and delivered an educational lecture on public speaking for a 100-student audience.

Woodinville, Washington, United States

• Shadowed engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to assist in chemical plant design, operation, and maintenance including LOTO procedures, process hazard analyses (PHAs), and criticality assessments. • Designed and implemented a reactor testing process and composed managements of change (MOC), pre-startup safety reviews (PSSRs), and standard operating procedures (SOPs). • Mapped P&IDs for entire chemical plant and purchased ANSI/ASME A13.1 pipe labels. • Delivered company-wide 30-minute final presentation overviewing internship work and learning.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Coached students developing public speaking skills in six weekly speech consulting appointments. • Participated in weekly meetings to report and discuss week’s appointments and receive consulting training. • Collaborated with the UW College of Engineering (CoE) to raise awareness among engineering students about public speaking’s importance and the UW Center for Speech and Debate.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Performed literature review of halide perovskite material properties, dissolution and crystallization kinetics, and solution-based thin film coating methods. • Invented and optimized a novel scribing method for perovskite solar module fabrication, culminating with filing of a utility and patent cooperation treaty (PCT) application and follow-on collaboration with another university.• Characterized perovskite films and solar modules through stylus and optical profilometry, SEM EDS, and FTIR spectroscopy and developed Jupyter (Python) notebooks for automated analysis of profilometry data. • Composed weekly and quarterly presentations for group’s PI and doctoral scholars.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Course Taught by Devin Mackenzie, Ph.D, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington (UW), Director of the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds at the UW Clean Energy Institute.• Completed 5-week design project proposing application of photonic bandgap materials to tune solar spectrum for thermal photovoltaic (PV) devices. Co-authored 30-page final report and delivered 10-minute final presentation. • Studied the theory, design, manufacturing processes, and industrial integration of photovoltaics.

Woodinville, Washington, United States

• Processed transactions on POS cash register including balancing of registers, processing returns, cash handling, etc.• Demonstrated basic salesmanship and customer service including assisting, educating, engaging with, and marketing to customers• Assisted with display and merchandise maintenance including pricing, unpacking, stocking, etc.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Assisted in design, simulation, fabrication, and testing of pitot-static tube, layup and resin infusion process for composite fabrication, and composite nose cone for sounding rocket. • Performed finite element analysis (FEA) simulations to model composite material mechanics and fluid dynamics in ANSYS Composite Pre-Post (ACP) and OpenRocket. • Co-authored preliminary and critical design reports and manufacturing work order documents in LaTeX for presentation to alumni and advising professors.

Woodinville, Washington, United States

• President, Jun 2019 – Jun 2020• Vice President, Jun 2018 – Jun 2019• Member, Sep 2017 – Jun 2018

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Awarded 1st place and interviewed by competition founder Erik Lindbergh. • Designed, hand-constructed, and tested a wooden electric airplane to carry the highest payload in a 32-team competition, achieving a payload triple the aircraft weight. Authored report overviewing project. • Conducted research of basic aeronautical engineering including laminar aircraft design and construction and aerodynamic principles including fluid dynamics, aircraft dynamics, and stability.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs (Magna Cum Laude), Chemical Engineering (With Honors In Chemical Engineering), 3.95 (Magna Cum Laude)

Baccalaureate Honors - Magna Cum Laude (Overall GPA: 3.95) Departmental Honors in Chemical Engineering (Department GPA: 3.99) Scholarship.

Minor, Chemistry

Minor, Mathematical Physics

Running Start Program Through Woodinville High School

The Running Start Program in Washington provides 11th and 12th grade high school students with the opportunity to enroll in college.

High School Diploma