Experience

Kula Bio

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Crop One Holdings

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2021 - Oct 2022

  - Carried out experiments to optimize production on a hydroponic farm.- Collaborated with scientists and engineers on the fine tuning of lighting, nutrients, airflow and other environmental conditions that influence plant growth.- Duties include sowing, transplanting, maintaining and harvesting a variety of crops, screening cultivars, performing biochemical assays, collecting and analyzing data and doing tasks related to the environmental monitoring program.

• • Sep 2019 - Aug 2021

• • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019



Hamilton College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability Coordinator

  • Jan 2018 - May 2019

  - Managed a group of 11 student workers promoting sustainable practices on Hamilton’s campus. - Developed and implemented a reforestation project to plant over 1000 trees on an unused portion of the Hamilton golf course. - Created a plan to revitalize the community farm on campus and hire a part-time farm manager. - Applied for a $100,000 sustainable forest management grant to help upkeep 150 acres of school-owned forest. - Managed a group of 11 student workers promoting sustainable practices on Hamilton’s campus. - Developed and implemented a reforestation project to plant over 1000 trees on an unused portion of the Hamilton golf course. - Created a plan to revitalize the community farm on campus and hire a part-time farm manager. - Applied for a $100,000 sustainable forest management grant to help upkeep 150 acres of school-owned forest.



Hamilton College Biology Department

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2019

  January 2017-August 2017: - Studied the effects of diabetes on mouse ovarian development - Presented poster at Hamilton College’s summer research symposium and NY6 conference August 2017-May 2018: in collaboration with the SUNY Atmospheric Sciences Research Center - Researched system dynamics in the subalpine ecosystem on Whiteface Mountain - Discussed spatial variation in lichen and moss abundance within balsam fir growth patterns - Presented at 2018 Eagle Hill Conference - Followed up research in spring with a study on carbon isotopes in these lichen using a Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer Fall 2018-Spring 2019: - Performed a senior thesis research project on soil microbiology in nutrient stressed environments - Studied the effects of a soil microbiome native to low-nutrient environments on the growth and development of plants—in particular, their ability to uptake nitrogen and increase their biomass Show less



Adirondack Research

• Saranac Lake, NY

• Invasive Species Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  - Compiled primary literature on local invasive species to present to NY Department of Environmental Conservation based on comprehensive analysis of primary literature - Managed social media outlets & blog for the company. - Compiled primary literature on local invasive species to present to NY Department of Environmental Conservation based on comprehensive analysis of primary literature - Managed social media outlets & blog for the company.



N-of-One, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Drug Curation Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Integrated potential targeted cancer therapies into the company’s drug directory - Collaborated with programmers and scientists to design a functioning database listing potential clinical trials for cancer patients - Presented on novel immunotherapy approaches to the science team. - Integrated potential targeted cancer therapies into the company’s drug directory - Collaborated with programmers and scientists to design a functioning database listing potential clinical trials for cancer patients - Presented on novel immunotherapy approaches to the science team.



Mass Audubon

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2016

  Instructed children aged 5-10 on an environmental science based curriculum Worked with younger staff in training to develop their leadership skills Instructed children aged 5-10 on an environmental science based curriculum Worked with younger staff in training to develop their leadership skills