Experience

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  Keck medicine of usc

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Research intern, department of preventive medicine, usc keck school of medicine

  Worked under USC professor Rima Habre, ScD, to help develop an air quality monitoring backpack. Researched backpack designs online and helped develop a specific design for USC to use. Learned about and tested air quality monitoring equipment.

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  Uc davis

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  Weather station student assistant

  • Took daily weather station measurements using thermometers, evaporation pan, anemometers, and rain gauges, and submitted records online in two separate databases for the weather station and for the National Weather Service. • Sent weekly precipitation samples via mail for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP), along with reports of sample amount and condition. • Took neutron probe readings at various agricultural sites to provide soil water content data to several UC Davis departments. • General maintenance of weather station grounds. Show less

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  University of california, davis

  Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Student research assistant

  • Assisted Professor (Helen Dahlke, PhD) with climate change study of temperature and precipitation.• Helped determine whether perceived changes in temperature and precipitation in the Tulare Lake Basin held true for the last 30 years.• Downloaded CIMIS data for several locations and reformatted it for analysis and interpretation in Excel and R. • Computed averages and performed statistical trends and fits on data.• End goal was to help Professor produce an NSF scientific paper on the study, unfortunately did not finish due to COVID-19. Show less

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  El macero country club

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2020

  Snack bar attendant

  • Prepared and served various food and beverage items • Stocked and inventoried products, reporting to department manager when supplies needed to be ordered.• Provided a high level of customer service to guests.

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  Yolo-solano air quality management district

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2023

  Air quality technician

  • Operated the daily agricultural burn program, which involved evaluating meteorological conditions to determine the daily burn status, communicating this information publicly, answering phone calls, and submitting details pertaining to each burn.• Prepare detailed smoke forecasts for the District pertaining to any nearby fires, using various weather and smoke models and forecast products, including HYSPLIT, HRRR-Smoke and BUFKIT.• Performed inspections on agricultural engines and portable equipment (PERP), and completed associated reports and paperwork.• Occasionally changed filters on PM2.5 and PM10 monitors and performed span and precision checks on ozone monitors.• Received, reviewed, and processed incoming applications and annual throughput reports.• Responded to Public Records Act (PRA) requests in a timely and thorough manner.• Performed other technical and administrative work for all divisions of the District. Show less

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  Atp flight school

  Feb 2023 - Sept 2024

  ● Full-time certified flight instructor at ATP Flight School, Long Beach, CA location.● Provided quality, individualized flight and simulator instruction to students in the private, instrument, and commercial phases of the program, instructing in Cessna 172 aircraft, in 6-pack and G1000 configurations. ● Provided ground instruction to individual students and groups, covering various topics in the Private, Instrument, and Commercial ACS.● Typically assigned 4 students at a time, keeping each student scheduled for training events 7 days in advance. Show less

  • Certified Flight Instructor

    Sept 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Student Pilot

    Feb 2023 - Aug 2023
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  California flight school

  Oct 2024 - now

  Certified flight instructor

  Certified flight instructor at California Flight School in Van Nuys, CA. Provide flight, simulator, and ground instruction to students in their private and instrument phases of training.