Experience

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  Students and teachers as research scientists (stars)

  May 2006 - Aug 2008

  Scientist mentor

  • Guided high school students in their research projects.• Taught laboratory techniques and skills.• Maintain a safe and regulated laboratory environment.

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  Saint louis university

  May 2006 - May 2010

  Undergraduate research and teaching assistant

  • Conducted isotopic analysis of the Roubidoux and Jefferson City groups of the Ordovician time period to understand the José extinction event in Missouri.• Collect samples and stratigraphic information of outcrop sites in southern Missouri.• Prepared samples for mass spectroscopy analysis.• Analyzed and compared data from Missouri to data collected from Argentina and Utah.• Presented original research at The Geological Society of America North-Central/South-Central joint meeting.• Prepared and edited material for updated website for the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.• Teaching Assistant for Earth’s Dynamic Environment I Laboratory course.• Assisted in lecture sessions, accompanied field trips, and graded lecture and laboratory assignments. Show less

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  Alberici constructors

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2012

  Sustainability consultant

  • Managed the implementation of sustainable features into the design of twenty-seven buildings plus participated in the design and construction of multiple other projects.• Proposed project plans to potential clients for design and construction of LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) registered projects.• Prepared monthly progress reports to coordinate project developments during the design and construction phases.• Developed supporting documentation and organize online submission of design and construction documents.• Organized and held meetings with clients, design teams, and construction teams to discussion the progress of the project. • Maintained fast-pace design and construction schedules.• Frequent international and domestic travels to oversee progress, hold meetings, and participate in workshops.• Presented and led tours of the Alberici Headquarters building, a LEED® Platinum certified facility to educate on the sustainable design, construction, and operation of the facility. • Visited high school science classes to educate about sustainability and green building. • Developed the curriculum and administered the course for the LEED® Professional Credential Exam-Prep and training course. Show less

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  Desert research institute

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

  Graduate research assistant

  • Planned, prepared, and executed field sample collection and laboratory experiments on veliger (larval stage) and adult quagga mussels.• Managed quagga mussel research lab including supply purchasing, and maintenance.• Maintained specimen aquariums, storage tanks of sample water, and algacultures.• Assisted in the field collection and analysis of groundwater data at the Virgin River invasive tamarisk monitoring site in Southern Nevada. • Supervised undergraduate students working in the Aquatic Invasive Species Laboratory and instructed them on laboratory skills and techniques.• Wrote and submitted abstracts for conference presentations and manuscripts for journal publications.• Presented posters and presentations at conferences and symposiums.• Prioritized laboratory safety protocols. • Clarified and interpreted written and verbal English with a scientific emphasis to ESL graduate students. Show less

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  Mary institute and st. louis country day school (micds)

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Temporary science teacher

  Interim Science Teacher for 10th grade science. • Taught courses in Biology and Chemistry integrated Sophomore Science. • Developed the curriculum with a team of teaching professionals. • Prepared laboratory and experimental assignments for students to conduct. • Edited lecture presentations, assignments, solution keys, and assessments for distribution to students.

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  Trileaf corporation

  May 2015 - Jan 2020

  Senior project scientist ii

  Phase I Environmental Site Assessments Site Visits

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  Partner engineering & science, inc.

  Feb 2020 - now

  Project manager