Experience

Bureau of Economic Geology

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Geologist

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Carbonate core logging, thin section analysis, and correlation of units to develop stratigraphic models of carbonate systems, particularly specializing in architecture of reefs and associated strata. Carbonate core logging, thin section analysis, and correlation of units to develop stratigraphic models of carbonate systems, particularly specializing in architecture of reefs and associated strata.



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Masters of Science degree in Geological Sciences with a focus in carbonate geology and paleontology. My research focuses on a mid-Cretaceous patch reef complex with respect to community structure and mechanisms driving reef architecture and deposition through time.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016



National Park Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Paleontology/Museum Technician

  • 2012 - Jul 2015

  I specialize in digitization. This includes photography, development of touchscreen kiosk content, development of smartphone application content utilizing augmented reality, and database and website building/maintenance. I conduct yearly inventory and monitoring of fossil sites around the park, which includes evaluation of site quality, photography, database entry, and report generation. I also assist in excavations and with the preparation and curation of new fossil specimens. When I have a bit of spare time, I work on original research analyzing taphonomic factors that influence the quality of preservation of the Florissant Formation's stunning fossil leaves. Show less



University of North Carolina Wilmington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Involved in Dr. Patricia Kelley's Invertebrate Paleontology Lab of the UNCW Department of Geography and Geology. Under her guidance, I completed a directed individual study and then continued my research on as a Honors undergraduate thesis project. My work focused on predator-prey interactions in Pleistocene molluscs in North Carolina. I analyzed naticid drill hole size, location, and frequency in the shells of three bivalve taxa. I also compared a variety of sampling methods and collector groups to examine potential sources of bias for certain techniques. Show less