Middle School Science Teacher

• Aug 2022 - Present

Teaching Assistant (1st-Grade through 6th-Grade)

• Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

• Assist science teachers daily, facilitating lessons, monitoring, and helping students. • Tutor 4th-6th grade students after school in all subjects.• Support and assist in weekly COVID rapid testing of students.• Substitute any class as needed.• Supervise students before school, during recess and lunch, and after school.

Substitute Teacher

• Oct 2019 - Mar 2022

Substitute teacher for any and all classes and grade levels in the absence of the teacher. This includes any corresponding homeroom duties affiliated.Substituted Classes Include: Science, Ceramics, PE, English, History, Physics, Dance, and Band.

Summer School Science Teacher (Biomimicry)

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

• Plan curriculum of Biomimicry and Design Thinking for 7th-grade students.• Illuminate natural systems and patterns to teach design thinking to seek solutions to anthropogenic problems.• Inspire 9th-grade students in Sequence 9 to be “solutionary” thinkers in tackling real-world problems.

English Teacher

• Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

Sustainability Consultant

• Jun 2019 - Mar 2022

- Quality assurance consulting with CEO Mafi Kaufusi for his start-up company, Island Bin Cleaners - Designing a water storage/filtration system for gray/black water treatment - Creating of Bio-Char Filter System - Quality assurance consulting with CEO Mafi Kaufusi for his start-up company, Island Bin Cleaners - Designing a water storage/filtration system for gray/black water treatment - Creating of Bio-Char Filter System

Volunteer: Teacher's Assistant

• May 2019 - May 2019

Presented "Life in a Bottle" concept to over 100 middle school students: taught students how to use a 2-liter bottle to create self-sustaining aquaponic micro-garden. Presented "Life in a Bottle" concept to over 100 middle school students: taught students how to use a 2-liter bottle to create self-sustaining aquaponic micro-garden.

Sustainability Assistant

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

(For Organizing, Researching, and Educating in Sustainable Techniques) - Designed “recy-compost” system, sustainable bamboo forest, and “food forest”, “stir-fry”, and “rainbow staircase” gardens - Implemented traditional Guatemalan construction techniques to erect stairs, retaining walls, and terraces - Conceptualized and built the foundation of compact earth- and tire-based tiny home - Assembled glass bottle “light bricks” for skylights and “EcoBricks” to re-utilize single-use plastics as a building material Show less

Assistant HERS Rater

• Jun 2017 - May 2018

- Inspected newly constructed homes to determine insulation grades of buildings and verify that there are no voids within building envelope (pre- and post-drywall installation). - Conducted blower-door tests to monitor homes' air infiltration and ventilation rates (ACPH & ACHNat), and inspected electrical appliances. - Tested and HERS rated over 200 newly constructed homes for Gentry Ewa and other housing complexes across the west side of Oahu and in Hilo. - Inspected newly constructed homes to determine insulation grades of buildings and verify that there are no voids within building envelope (pre- and post-drywall installation). - Conducted blower-door tests to monitor homes' air infiltration and ventilation rates (ACPH & ACHNat), and inspected electrical appliances. - Tested and HERS rated over 200 newly constructed homes for Gentry Ewa and other housing complexes across the west side of Oahu and in Hilo.

Volunteer

• Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

- Intensively trained to care for wolves and wolf dogs, including how to properly approach and feed wolves, safely clean wolf enclosures, and provide medical assistance with supervision. - Studied the dynamics and nuances of "pack mentality" to handle more advanced wolves. - Maintained the sanctuary doing enclosure repairs, electrical/mechanical work and using chainsaws for fire mitigation. - Intensively trained to care for wolves and wolf dogs, including how to properly approach and feed wolves, safely clean wolf enclosures, and provide medical assistance with supervision. - Studied the dynamics and nuances of "pack mentality" to handle more advanced wolves. - Maintained the sanctuary doing enclosure repairs, electrical/mechanical work and using chainsaws for fire mitigation.

Volunteer

• Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

- Sought to restore biodiversity to the environment, while learning skills of conservation, restoration, and sustainability. - Managed the environment through native species planting and removing invasive plants while maintaining and preserving trail ways and riparian zones using outdoor leadership/team-based skills. - Volunteered on projects such as transplanting, planting, weeding, harvesting, seeding, and sustainable living prep work. - Sought to restore biodiversity to the environment, while learning skills of conservation, restoration, and sustainability. - Managed the environment through native species planting and removing invasive plants while maintaining and preserving trail ways and riparian zones using outdoor leadership/team-based skills. - Volunteered on projects such as transplanting, planting, weeding, harvesting, seeding, and sustainable living prep work.

Customer Relations Specialist

• May 2016 - Nov 2016

Fielded customer complaints via phone or email, while adhering to company guidelines and policies, ensuring customer satisfaction and appropriate compensation. Fielded customer complaints via phone or email, while adhering to company guidelines and policies, ensuring customer satisfaction and appropriate compensation.

Host

• Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

Greet and seat customers, fold kids menus, stock restrooms, spot sweep, and maintain the restaurant. While also bussing tables and bring out food/drinks for the customers. Greet and seat customers, fold kids menus, stock restrooms, spot sweep, and maintain the restaurant. While also bussing tables and bring out food/drinks for the customers.

Sandwich Artist

• May 2012 - Jun 2013

Greet customers, take orders, prepare and package sandwiches, ring up customers and handle money. As well as train new employees, open and close store, bake bread, wash, restock and prep. Greet customers, take orders, prepare and package sandwiches, ring up customers and handle money. As well as train new employees, open and close store, bake bread, wash, restock and prep.