Experience

First Solar
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Development Engineer II

  • Oct 2022 - Present


Air Force Research Laboratory

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Science Foundation Intern

  • Sep 2021 - Oct 2022

  Understanding nuances of characterizing multi-junction solar cells. Measurement of III-V cell performance. Characterization of II-VI Solar Cells Understanding nuances of characterizing multi-junction solar cells. Measurement of III-V cell performance. Characterization of II-VI Solar Cells



Colorado State University Photovoltaic Manufacturing Laboratory

• Graduate Student Pursuing PhD

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2022

  Advancing II-VI solar cell efficiency through recombination and electronic structural engineering.

• Masters Student

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Investigation of processing conditions for wide bandgap II-VI semiconductors, with a focus on prevention of alloy composition changes during essential processes for solar cell fabrication.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2016

  Finishing and testing photovoltaic cells produced in the lab.Manufacturing photovoltaic cells using various thin film deposition techniques.Vacuum pump and chamber maintenance.Assisting on research of CdTe photovoltaic Cells.



Colorado State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2022

  Development of single junction CdTe-based solar cells. Pathway toward improving the efficiency through the use of a passivation-selectivity framework demonstrating structures with potential for markedly improved voltage. Currently seeking efficiency improvement through adoption of novel hole contacts.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Teaching Introductory Physics labs to freshmen and sophomore college students.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Introduction to Systems Engineering - ENGR501

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Development of wide band gap CdTe-based II-VI alloys for applications in tandem photovoltaics. Project is a collaborative effort with Arizona State University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.



National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Science Foundation Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  Measurement and understanding of excess carrier dynamics in solar cells. Measurement and understanding of excess carrier dynamics in solar cells.