Experience

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  Uc san diego

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Teaching assistant

  * Improved course by maintaining a class website and revamping review sessions.* Reinforced biological concepts by teaching discussion sections and holding office hours.

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  Veterans affairs medical center

  Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

  Research assistant

  * Published abstract presented at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies’ Sleep 2009 conference.* Accrued and analyzed sleep subjects’ fMRI, electroencephalography, and cognitive data.

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  Oakland technical high school

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

  Teacher

  * Designed and implemented lesson plans and assessments based on student mastery of state standards.* Established and maintained a positive rapport with students and parents by holding extended office hours, creating phone contact, making home visits, and attending extracurricular activities.* Advanced the Green Academy by collaborating on developing curriculum, chaperoning field trips, recruiting students, and networking with sponsors.* Secured over one thousand and seven hundred dollars in grants for supplies including binders and whiteboard sets for every student. Show less

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  Raoul wallenberg traditional high school

  Aug 2010 - May 2014

  Teacher

  * Taught effective differentiated curriculum allowing students to excel on the Advanced Placement Exam in a mixed classroom setting.* Performed engaging laboratories with class sizes up to 48 students with best practices learned through Exploratorium’s New Teacher Institute and Stanford’s Center to Support Excellence in Teaching.* Improved the after-school program as a Lead Teacher increasing student participation in tutoring, expanding enrichment activities, and raising passing rates for the California High School Exit Exam.* Sponsored clubs and classes to support bicycling, music, and making clubs, as well as supporting fundraising, formal dances, community-building activities, and graduation for the senior class.* Piloted the Makerspace program creating space and gaining the resources needed for students to present student-initiated projects at the Maker Faire.* Lead the science department as the department head by obtaining science supplies and promoting best practices. By focusing on equity we decreased the number of failing students by over 30%. Show less

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  Khan lab school

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  Applied learning coordinator

  * Built out the STEM program teaching subjects ranging from electronics to optics. * Coordinated and ran the extended day program. * Designed the school environment and schedule with a small team of educators.

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  Founder gym

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

  Director of photography

  * Photographed portraits and events featured in Forbes and TechCrunch.* Directed, filmed, and edited Founder Gym’s commercial content.* Presented feedback for interviews and digital content.

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  Oracle

  Oct 2019 - now

  Senior instructor & program manager, oracle education foundation