Experience

Truman State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head Teaching Assistant/Tutor

  • May 2023 - Present

• Summer Researcher

  • May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Collaborated with a faculty mentor to develop, train, and implement a convolutional neural network to detect ASL hand signals.Utilized the Python language, Keras API, and the Tensorflow and OpenCV frameworks to develop programs, scripts, and tools to aid in research.Will present findings at the University's annual Student Research Conference (April 2024).

• Teaching Assistant/Tutor

  • Aug 2022 - May 2023

• Summer Researcher

  • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Collaborated with faculty mentor to research convolutional neural networks and their applications.Researched and developed convolutional neural network to detect brain tumors using Python, Keras, and Tensorflow.Utilized remote servers to train model on over 7,000 images.Presented results and findings at University’s annual Student Research Conference.



Washington University in St. Louis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bioinformatics Research Intern

  • May 2023 - Aug 2023

  Collaborated with doctors, researchers, computational biologists, and others to further research into cancer genomics. Independently and collaboratively developed scripts and tools to access genetic mutation databases through the use of the Python language and API calls and compare the success rate of certain calls. Worked to create tools to automate table generation and data visualization regarding API call performance and genomic sequencing coverage. Provided back-end data analysis and validation to the GatewaySeq and MyeloSeqHD sequencing assays. Show less



Renaud Spirit Ctr

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Martial Arts Instructor

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2022

  Taught martials arts (Chung Do Kwan school, Tae Kwon Do) to children and adults ranging from ages 3 to 60. Coordinated with the head instructor to plan classes and assist in teaching. Interacted with parents in order to give feedback about participants. Taught martials arts (Chung Do Kwan school, Tae Kwon Do) to children and adults ranging from ages 3 to 60. Coordinated with the head instructor to plan classes and assist in teaching. Interacted with parents in order to give feedback about participants.