Experience

Rising Tide Charter Public School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physics & Robotics Teacher

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Phillips Academy

• Andover MA

• Physics & Robotics Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2021



Milton Academy

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Physics Teacher

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2015

  • Teaching Taught Class IV Physics, an introductory physics, inquiry-based, required course for all freshmen. Taught Cosmology, a second semester junior/senior elective, covering the basics of particle physics, the creation of the universe, and the relationship between the two. • Residential Advised 6 students, serving as a liaison ad resource between the school, the students, their parents, and the faculty. Supervised students one night per week during dinner, study hall, check-in, and bedtime in Forbes House. Developed residential life program with other house faculty in the dormitory. Attended biweekly sit-down dinners with the residents of the dormitory, as well as other events for the boarding community throughout the year. Supervised students during weekends, including signing out for off-campus activities, room cleanup, late-night check in, bedtimes, and chapel services. • Extracurricular Coached and advised the creation and growth of the Milton Academy VEX Robotics Team. Advised the student-led organization Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE). Served as an elected member of Faculty Council, a group representing faculty voice in conversations with administration. Served as Co-chair of Faculty Council, organizing biweekly meetings, communicating with administrators and trustees on a regular basis, maintaining the faculty as a whole informed of Faculty Council activities, recruiting new Faculty Council members, surveying faculty around issues of interest, and collecting feedback on faculty meeting content. Show less



The Ethel Walker School

• Physics Teacher

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Teaching Taught Conceptual Physics 9, Honors Physics 9, Honors Physics 11-12, Physics 11-12, and AP Physics. Designed and implemented lab sessions as part of the school's Physics curriculum. Organized, maintained and ordered laboratory supplies for the Physics classes. Incorporated physics-related activities, such as Physics Day at Six Flags, into the curriculum. Developed proposal to start a course sequence for InvenTeams at EWS to create a collaboration with The Lemelson-MIT Foundation. • Extracurricular Directed and executed all activities for The van Gemeren Observatory on campus. Advised 5 to 7 students. Supervised residential student activities on designated weekends as part of the Dorm Affiliate Program. Organized and hosted the annual Multiply Your Options in Science, a program sponsored by The Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Show less



University of Connecticut

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Manager ~ Phyiscs Dept.

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2010

  • Supervisory Responsible for an average of fifty graduate teaching assistants per semester, four student workers and one full-time staff. • Program Management Scheduled instructors for eighty lab sections on a semester basis, as well as other departmental duties performed by teaching assistants. Coordinated and taught the new graduate student orientation and new instructor orientation for the department. Managed Physics Teaching Lab budget, including special requests through the Office of the Dean. Coordinated and implemented changes in lab curriculum. Administered and maintained the laboratory computer network. Created and maintained web pages related to the Physics Introductory labs. • Teaching Advised and mentored student through undergraduate thesis writing and research project. Taught a First Year Experience course, helping first year students at UConn to manage the transition into college. Created and maintained the year-long teaching assistant orientation. Developed and taught an inter-disciplinary course ‘The Physics of Salsa’, a collaboration between professional dancing, introductory physics, and first year programs. • Outreach Initiated the University of Connecticut Physics Olympiad. Created and Maintained webpage for Physics Olympiad. Conducted guest demonstration lectures in Connecticut schools, ranging from 5th to 12th grade. Participated in Adopt-A-Physicist, sponsored by the Society of Physics Students (2006 – present) • Leadership Managed the addition of two new lab classrooms, coordinating efforts between Academic Renovations, the Dean’s Office, the Physics Department and Purchasing (Summer 2009). Chaired the Physics Olympiad Organizing Committee (2006 – 2010) Organized and coordinated activities for the Women in Physics group within the Physics Department. Member of the Organizing Committee for the Fall Joint Meeting of the New England Sections of the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society (2007). Show less



The Williams School

• New London CT

• Physics Teacher

  • Aug 2003 - Jul 2004

  Taught Physics, Honors Physics and AP B Physics courses. Designed and implemented lab sessions as part of the school's Physics curriculum Organized, maintained and ordered laboratory supplies for the Physics classes. Incorporated physics-related activities, such as Physics Olympics at Yale University and Physics Day at Six Flags, into the curriculum. • Leadership Advised the Multicultural Student Organization. Participated in the faculty group SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Show less



CVI Laser

• Putnam, CT & Albuquerque NM

• Production Control/Technical Sales/R&D

  • Jun 1999 - Jul 2002

  Responsible for all personnel of the Connecticut Spectral Products group (7 people total). • Program Management Coordinated all operations for the Spectral Products Division. Implemented MRP/MPS production computer system and trained employees in department. Coordinated flow of products through optomechanical, electronics and software production. • Customer Support Provided technical support to customers in choosing optical systems for their applications. Served as a liaison between Sales and Production. Show less