Experience

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  Grinnell college

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2016

  Course: Functional Problem Solving• Assist the professor inside and outside the classroom by reviewing material, leading discussions,helping with labs, and communicating common problems students are having to the professor• Facilitate mentor sessions for students to better understand course material• Identify student problems, then clearly demonstrate strong problem solving skills and solutions Explore the effect of pre-treatment in chilling stress acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana• Study the effect of antibiotics on Acinetobacter baylyi biofilms grown on different surfaces• Research the competitive response of Iowa native Elymus grasses against non-native C. album

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Student Researcher

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2016
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  Thrivent financial

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Investments it intern

  • Collaborated with senior engineers and business analysts on an Agile Scrum team to support processing and staff at a Fortune 500 financial services company with over $100 billion in assets under management• Developed projects that increased business productivity and reduced IT workload using a mix of tools, including Java, Zena, Informatica, and Excel• Conducted unit and integration tests documenting test results• Deployed projects into the production environment using proper business procedure for change management• Participated in a successful practice disaster recovery event Show less

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  Microsoft

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Premier field engineer
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  Hourcar

  Aug 2019 - now

  • Member Services Manager

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Member Services Specialist

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2020