Experience

UES, Inc.

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist at Air Force Research Lab

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Sandia National Laboratories

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• PostDoctoral Appointee

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2022

  Developing and implementing new cryogenic and in-situ electron microscopy techniques for imaging beam sensitive and previously inaccessible material systems and interfaces. Developing and implementing new cryogenic and in-situ electron microscopy techniques for imaging beam sensitive and previously inaccessible material systems and interfaces.



North Carolina State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2019

  Thesis research included elucidating the mechanisms of resistance degradation of commercial dielectrics and its relation to linear and point defectsElectron microscopy techniques utilized include FIB liftout, HRTEM, STEM, EDS, EELS to investigate atomic interface structure and chemistry of degraded devices. Thesis research included elucidating the mechanisms of resistance degradation of commercial dielectrics and its relation to linear and point defectsElectron microscopy techniques utilized include FIB liftout, HRTEM, STEM, EDS, EELS to investigate atomic interface structure and chemistry of degraded devices.



Millersville University of Pennsylvania

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Grew sculptured thin films for surface plasmon studiesMaintained UHV deposition system Grew sculptured thin films for surface plasmon studiesMaintained UHV deposition system



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Employed COMSOL multiphysics to predict reactant flow conditions for HPCVDAssisted graduate students with setup and operation of HPCVD reactor Employed COMSOL multiphysics to predict reactant flow conditions for HPCVDAssisted graduate students with setup and operation of HPCVD reactor