Experience

quasar energy group

• Wooster, OH

• Lab Technician

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Feeding and maintaining pilot anaerobic digesters; monitoring full-scale and pilot digester health through analysis of digestate samples (TS/VS, VFA/TIC, GC, ICP-MS, COD, TKN); analyzing prospective feedstocks; conducting monthly fecal coliform analysis of digester effluent for wastewater quality compliance. Feeding and maintaining pilot anaerobic digesters; monitoring full-scale and pilot digester health through analysis of digestate samples (TS/VS, VFA/TIC, GC, ICP-MS, COD, TKN); analyzing prospective feedstocks; conducting monthly fecal coliform analysis of digester effluent for wastewater quality compliance.



U.S. Census Bureau

• Wayne County, Ohio, United States

• Enumerator

  • Jul 2020 - Sep 2020

  Interviewing residents of Wooster and surrounding Wayne County communities to complete census questionnaires in English and Spanish; answering respondents' questions about the census. Interviewing residents of Wooster and surrounding Wayne County communities to complete census questionnaires in English and Spanish; answering respondents' questions about the census.



Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh, PA

• Security Officer

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2016

  Ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for museum visitors. Ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for museum visitors.



Digest-O-Mat

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Biochemistry Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  Proofreading and editing grant applications for small-scale anaerobic digestion systems; researching local waste generators and potential partners. Proofreading and editing grant applications for small-scale anaerobic digestion systems; researching local waste generators and potential partners.



Chatham University

• Richland Township, PA

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Water chemistry and environmental monitoring (weather station and soil sensors) at Eden Hall Campus in Richland, PA. Water chemistry and environmental monitoring (weather station and soil sensors) at Eden Hall Campus in Richland, PA.



Geneva College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Quest Coordinator

  • Aug 2010 - May 2012

  Planning, organizing, and leading short-term mission trips to New Orleans (2011) and Aliquippa, PA (2012). Coordinating events and promotions on campus.

• Student

  • Aug 2008 - May 2012

• Research Assistant

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Exploring biodegradation applications of a possible enzyme in the genome of the soil microorganism P. heparinus.