Experience

DANS

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Data Management Specialist

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands



KBF Consulting

• Workshop Facilitator & Pub Quiz Host

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Utrecht, Netherlands KBF Consulting is my own business, where I offer several niche services: 1) Workshops and seminars on disability & accessibility in science, 2) virtual pub quizzes and game nights, and 3) organising online conferences or workshops



Wageningen University & Research

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • May 2020 - Mar 2021

  Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands I was a post-doc in the lab of Genetics at Wageningen University, working on the intersection between environmental DNA (eDNA) and agricultural arthropod pest detection for a large-scale detection scheme. I continue this work both in terms of supervising students and writing grants for the next phase of this project.

• PhD Candidate

  • Sep 2015 - May 2020

  Wageningen The fruits of my labour: globalacademicpress.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=434 I was an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in the BINGO ITN, Breeding Invertebrates for Next Generation BioControl, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (www.bingo-itn.eu for more info). The goal was to use NGS technology to explore the genetic variation in wild-caught and commercially reared populations of select biocontrol species via genomics. I worked with Trichogramma… Show more The fruits of my labour: globalacademicpress.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=434 I was an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in the BINGO ITN, Breeding Invertebrates for Next Generation BioControl, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (www.bingo-itn.eu for more info). The goal was to use NGS technology to explore the genetic variation in wild-caught and commercially reared populations of select biocontrol species via genomics. I worked with Trichogramma brassicae (parasitoid wasp), Trichogramma evanescens, (parasitoid wasp), Bracon brevicornis (parasitoid wasp), Nesidiocoris tenuis (predatory bug), and Amblyseious swirskii (predatory mite).



University of Bremen

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Tutor in Statistics

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2013

  Bremen Area, Germany I was a teaching assistant in the statistics course for the new cohort of Ecology students. I was responsible for assisting them with their exercises and use of R for statistical analysis and for marking their exercises. It was a part-time position that allowed me to gain teaching experience as well as practice using R for statistical models of ecological systems.



Nature Alberta

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shoreline Advisor for Pigeon Lake with the Living By Water Project

  • May 2011 - Oct 2011

  Edmonton, Canada Area - Basic responsibilities included researching the ecology, natural history, and local economy of Pigeon lake, conducting property assessments, and constructing reports geared towards educating residents on more lake-friendly practices and products. - Additional responsibilities included designing promotional materials and interacting with the public and representing Nature Alberta and the Living by Water Project at meetings.



3rd on Whyte Internet Cafe

• Manager

  • May 2008 - Jul 2010

  Edmonton, Canada Area - Basic responsibilities included: opening and closing café, assisting customers, general upkeep, and assorted duties. - Manager duties include maintain operations of the café, dealing with staff scheduling and training, some marketing, as well as inventory and ordering stock.