Experience

D-Lab, UC Berkeley

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Science Fellow/Senior Data Science Fellow

  • May 2021 - Present

  Berkeley, California, United States

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2020 - May 2021

  Berkeley • Consulted other graduate students in their research for geospatial problems and general coding. • Discussed and improved curriculum goals and outline. • Created Jupyter Notebooks for a new Data for Housing project. • Met with D-Lab core staff member to discuss improvements to Jupyter Notebook.



Global Policy Lab

• Research Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Berkeley, California, United States



University of Washington eScience Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Science for Social Good Fellow

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Seattle, Washington, United States • Co-organized meetings with stakeholders such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and the Voting Rights Project. • Collaborated with Fellows, Data Scientists, and Project Leads through regular meetings. • Co-wrote code and documentation through git and GitHub version control. • Improved upon a voting dilution detection R package to be used by non-technical specialists. • Decreased run time of code by improving efficiency through… Show more • Co-organized meetings with stakeholders such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and the Voting Rights Project. • Collaborated with Fellows, Data Scientists, and Project Leads through regular meetings. • Co-wrote code and documentation through git and GitHub version control. • Improved upon a voting dilution detection R package to be used by non-technical specialists. • Decreased run time of code by improving efficiency through parallelizing. • Automated creation of visuals for displaying results in the package. • Created tutorials for running the package in parallel and create visualizations. • Co-wrote website content on introducing the package and statistical methods. Show less



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Instructor

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Berkeley, California • Taught weekly sections for Climate Change Economics (ENERES 176). • Created weekly lesson plans to introduce assignments and review lecture materials. • Graded weekly problem sets and exams. • Met with Professor David Anthoff and GSIs to go over course improvements and progression. • Instructed students to create an integrated assessment model in Excel.



Ready&

• Japan
• Education Management

• Co-Founder/Director

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2019

  Tokyo, Japan The Leadership and Action for Determined Youth (LADY) conference is an non-profit initiative launched by a group of undergraduate students passionate about supporting the future generation of women leaders in Japan. • Collaborated with Ochanomizu Women's University and American Center in Japan for space and support • Invited prominent women speakers such as a writer from the Asahi Shimbun, prominent professors from the Tokyo area, as well as Kennedy school graduate who serves her… Show more The Leadership and Action for Determined Youth (LADY) conference is an non-profit initiative launched by a group of undergraduate students passionate about supporting the future generation of women leaders in Japan. • Collaborated with Ochanomizu Women's University and American Center in Japan for space and support • Invited prominent women speakers such as a writer from the Asahi Shimbun, prominent professors from the Tokyo area, as well as Kennedy school graduate who serves her community as an activist • Recruited college mentors and students for the program who continue to be active in the community • Gathered funds from donors in the Wellesley network and beyond • Mentored mentors and younger directors on tasks and long term team decisions Show less



Revolution Math

• Tutor

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2019

  Remote



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ecological Forecasting Project Lead

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Athens, Georgia Area • Researched use of NASA earth observations for analyzing vegetation. • Coded in Google Earth Engine (GEE) a supervised machine learning tool for land use and land cover classification. • Wrote manual for using TerrSet for forecasting using GEE outputs. • Lead a training session on utilizing UI functions in GEE. • Literature review on establishing a jaguar corridor in the Puntarenas region. • Reviewed team members work and provided feedback. (Responsibilities also included… Show more • Researched use of NASA earth observations for analyzing vegetation. • Coded in Google Earth Engine (GEE) a supervised machine learning tool for land use and land cover classification. • Wrote manual for using TerrSet for forecasting using GEE outputs. • Lead a training session on utilizing UI functions in GEE. • Literature review on establishing a jaguar corridor in the Puntarenas region. • Reviewed team members work and provided feedback. (Responsibilities also included those listed prior)

• Assistant Center Lead

  • Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

  Athens, Georgia • Assisted Center Lead with communications with the National Program Office. • Provided weekly summary and updates on project progress. • Co-wrote project proposals for future DEVELOP projects. • Authored manual for Project Lead orientation.

• Water Resources Project Lead

  • Sep 2018 - Nov 2018

  Athens, Georgia Area • Researched use of NASA earth observations for analyzing water parameters. • Coded in Google Earth Engine to create interactive map tools. • Managed team utilizing Trello and Slack. • Co-wrote technical writing deliverables. • Created video for project using Adobe Premiere. • Prepared final deliverable maps using ArcMap. • Lead weekly meetings and was main point of contact for partner organization.



Bates White Economic Consulting

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant II

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

  Washington D.C. Metro Area • Mentored junior employees and summer consultants • Updated forecasting and data processing methods for financial reporting case • Expertise in matching and deduplication methods • Revamped practice Stata tools to expedite and automate repetitive tasks • Lead partnership with local non-profit through school supply drives and clean up days

• Consultant I

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017

  Washington D.C. Metro Area • Data analysis and processing in Stata and SQL • Created client oriented deliverables in Powerpoint and Excel • Knowledge in Environmental and Product Liability and Life Sciences practice areas • Conducted quarterly financial reporting and forecasting future liability for asbestos related matters • Created new training module in insurance allocation for junior employees • Headed community outreach initiative for local non-profit geared to aid students to graduate high… Show more • Data analysis and processing in Stata and SQL • Created client oriented deliverables in Powerpoint and Excel • Knowledge in Environmental and Product Liability and Life Sciences practice areas • Conducted quarterly financial reporting and forecasting future liability for asbestos related matters • Created new training module in insurance allocation for junior employees • Headed community outreach initiative for local non-profit geared to aid students to graduate high school • Organized monthly lunches and events for the Environmental and Product Liability practice



Wellesley College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - May 2016

  Wellesley College • Research in the lab of Professor Megan Nunez • DNA g-quaduplexes were analyzed using CD spectroscopy techniques • Analysis and findings were summarized in an honors thesis entitled "DNA G-Quadruplex Formation in the Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Genome: An in vitro Study Exploring Temperature, Time, and Crowding"

• Physics Department Grader

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2016

  Wellesley College • Graded weekly problem sets for introductory physics courses (PHYS 101, PHYS 104, PHYS 106, PHYS 107) • 20 problem sets graded per week

• Chemistry Department Tutor

  • Sep 2014 - May 2015

  Wellesley College • Tutored students in introductory and organic chemistry courses. • Position includes help room (1.5 hours/week) as well as individual tutoring (1-4 hours/week).



AIG

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Risk Engineering/Loss Prevention Consultant Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Boston • Assessed risks at hazardous sites in commercial property by conducting surveys, consulting clients, and writing reports. • Estimated flood loss by using mapping tools and guidelines for calculating flood levels, elevation of the building, and the construction and contents of the property. • Reorganized data files, which include account summaries, engineering team members’ client account information and others. • Created a Prezi template for use by engineers. This will be used to… Show more • Assessed risks at hazardous sites in commercial property by conducting surveys, consulting clients, and writing reports. • Estimated flood loss by using mapping tools and guidelines for calculating flood levels, elevation of the building, and the construction and contents of the property. • Reorganized data files, which include account summaries, engineering team members’ client account information and others. • Created a Prezi template for use by engineers. This will be used to educate clients about business continuity in the event of a natural catastrophe (NATCAT). Show less



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Berkeley, CA • Research in the lab of Professor Jeffrey A. Reimer, chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering, working closely with graduate student Melanie Drake. • The purpose of our research is to understand and control nuclear spins in diamonds. • Methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, UV-VIS, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used. • Progress in this field will allow advancement in quantum storage and quantum information processing… Show more • Research in the lab of Professor Jeffrey A. Reimer, chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering, working closely with graduate student Melanie Drake. • The purpose of our research is to understand and control nuclear spins in diamonds. • Methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, UV-VIS, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used. • Progress in this field will allow advancement in quantum storage and quantum information processing devices. Show less



Wellesley College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Office Assistant in Japanese Program

  • Feb 2014 - May 2014

  Wellesley College • Administrative work in the Japanese Program of the East Asian Languages & Literature Department. • Translation and transcription of a Japanese movie for introductory Japanese class.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Oct 2013 - May 2014

  Wellesley College • Research in the lab of Professor James Battat, Associate Professor of Physics. • The purpose of our research is to study the effect of relativistic time dilation on cosmic ray muon flux. Muons (μ-) and antimuons (μ+) are made by the interactions of cosmic rays and air molecules in our atmosphere.



Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

• Science Translation Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Kashiwa no ha, Chiba, Japan • Translation of articles, flyers, PR materials, and journals. • Administrative work



California Department of Toxic Substances Control

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Summer Research Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Berkeley, CA • Research regarding organophosphate flame-retardants in furniture. These compounds, are either sprayed or added into products in order to meet fire safety standards. Although this would help in the event of a fire in a home or office, overtime these compounds begin to dissociate themselves from furniture and end up in house-dust. • Developed an effective method to measure how much of what kinds of organophosphates were present in the house dust.



Boloco

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cashier/Line Worker

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  Wellesley, MA • Assembled ingredients for burritos and shakes • Cashier responsibilities • Set-up and clean-up