7 months Catalysis/Materials Engineer
Fuel Cell Energy, Danbury, CT
Supported development of new methane steam reforming catalysts through lab work (catalyst synthesis, GC-MS), data analysis & literature review. Acted as back-up operator for bench scale reactors, monitored test conditions for abnormalities and identified and repaired safety issues. Created tracking system and dashboard (R Shiny, SQL) for current and historic test results. Position terminated due to layoff [http://bit.ly/3DZVbn0].

1/23-Present College Prep Tutor
The Princeton Review, Part-time in-person and remote
Teach all SAT and ACT products, including highest tier tutoring. Received an above average teacher rating for every class taught. ACT teacher of the month September 2023. Customer facing position interacting with highly invested parents and students. Streamlined writing and sending personalized student reports with custom data analysis and mail merge in R.

2012-2014 Research Assistant & Candidate for MSc Geography
McGill University, Montreal, QC
Ramankutty Land Use and Global Environment Research Group (LUGE Lab)
Collected data on global agricultural land use via data mining and print sources in various languages; rectified discrepancies in geographic boundaries; and analyzed land use change using R, Python and ArcGIS. Presented findings at meetings and acted as lead teaching assistant for undergraduate course Global Change: Past, Present, and Future.

Summer 2012 Lab and Field Assistant
McGill University, Montreal, QC
Whalen Soils and Ecology Research Group
Assisted graduate students and other researchers with lab and field work including soil gas sampling and soil characterization. Reviewed graduate student writing. Worked independently on the sampling design and initial field work for a project investigating soil carbon stores in inter-cropped tree stands over time.

2010-2012 Assistant Research Scientist
NYS Department of Health, Troy, NY
Center for Environmental Health, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
Investigated the extent and significance of chemicals in urban garden soils. Contributed to project design, oversaw sample collection, maintained test records, and led data analysis. Investigated accuracy of results obtained using XRF vs. wet chemical methods. Worked with partners at Cornell University and the New York City Parks Department to communicate results and recommendations through fliers, public health letters, presentations, and peer-reviewed publications.

2007-2009 Peace Corps Volunteer, Water and Sanitation Extension
Peace Corps, Kayes Region, Mali
Worked with local leaders to plan and execute community-identified projects, including: cement well construction and repair, water pump maintenance, and agricultural improvement and export projects. Facilitated technical trainings and connected leaders with additional training and potential business partners. Applied for and received financial assistance through grants.

Compensated Undergraduate Work
Earth Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY
Lamont Doherty Earth Obervatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY
Cytec Industries, Stamford, CT
• Performed LOI analysis on marsh cores from Jamaica Bay, Queens to determine changes in soil organic matter over time (Dr. Dorothy Peteet).
• Tested efficacy of flotation reagents for precious metal recovery. Created a Microsoft Access database to serve as digital notebook for field-collected test data (Cytec).
• Assembled parts for shipboard gas chromatograph used to measure SF6 in ocean dye tracer study (Dr. David Ho).
• Developed Excel based tool to calculate surface water stores based on rainfall simulations that culminated in a presentation to researchers at the UNDP interested in distributing the program. Wrote scripts (Perl) to download and analyze climate data. Created Google Earth based tool to visually explore traditional technologies (Dr. Franco Montalto).
• Office assistant/created MS Access database to track services provided by community outreach organization (Community Impact).