Assistant Professor

• Jul 2022 - Present

Visiting Assistant Professor

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

Graduate Student

• Aug 2016 - Jun 2021

Assistant Lecturer

• Jan 2021 - May 2021

Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2016 - May 2017

Teaching assistant for general chemistry

Graduate Student Intern

• May 2018 - Aug 2018

Intern in Dmitry Yarotski's laboratory in the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies. 2018 GEM Fellow internship. Modified sum harmonic generation spectroscopy set up to decrease acquisition time. Used Solidworks to design parts. Intern in Dmitry Yarotski's laboratory in the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies. 2018 GEM Fellow internship. Modified sum harmonic generation spectroscopy set up to decrease acquisition time. Used Solidworks to design parts.

Laboratory Technician

• Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

Instructional Laboratory Assistant at Ventura College

• Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

Manufacturing Bioprocess Technician

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

Supported manufacturing and quality departments through equipment operation, cleaning, assembling, and sterilization of equipment, and weighing and dispensing of chemicals. Acted on the Emergency Response Team and used SAP as an active member of the Inventory Management Team. Approved cGMP documentation before quality review. Supported manufacturing and quality departments through equipment operation, cleaning, assembling, and sterilization of equipment, and weighing and dispensing of chemicals. Acted on the Emergency Response Team and used SAP as an active member of the Inventory Management Team. Approved cGMP documentation before quality review.

Laboratory Assistant

• Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

Restock laboratories and maintain inventory in Alexandra Navrotsky's laboratory; trained new employees. Restock laboratories and maintain inventory in Alexandra Navrotsky's laboratory; trained new employees.

Chemical Consultant

• Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

Consulted on the chemical safety portion of a training video for Mariani fruit company Consulted on the chemical safety portion of a training video for Mariani fruit company

Undergraduate Researcher

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

Synthesis of inorganic complexes with focus on transition metal µ3-oxo-centered trimers. Applications of these trimers include models for water-oxidation catalysts for hydrogen production and storage. Synthesis of inorganic complexes with focus on transition metal µ3-oxo-centered trimers. Applications of these trimers include models for water-oxidation catalysts for hydrogen production and storage.

Tutor and SI Leader

• Feb 2011 - May 2012

Tutored mathematics up to and including calculus, speech, and chemistry. As an SI Leader, I sat in on lectures, held office hours, ran group tutoring sessions, and helped in the laboratory. Tutored mathematics up to and including calculus, speech, and chemistry. As an SI Leader, I sat in on lectures, held office hours, ran group tutoring sessions, and helped in the laboratory.