Network Administrator & Front End Specialist

• Jan 2016 - Present

♦ Sole full-stack web developer for five small educational WordPress platforms with 62,000+ total users and roughly $300,000 in sales annually. ♦ Innovated new business solutions which significantly cut overhead costs, increasing profit margins by ~20%. ♦ Pivoted brick & mortar company to 100% online operations by implementing a variety of virtual technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic. ♦ Managed efficient and detailed policy and procedure IT protocols for a small fleet of company computers. ♦ Drafted proposals to develop further business opportunities in the public sector and diversify revenue streams. ♦ Successfully procured government contracts with state insurance departments for Texas, Florida, Washington, Virginia, and Michigan to arbitrate surprise-billing insurance claims.

Visiting Research Scientist

• Jan 2017 - Present

♦ Student geoscientist at the Astro-materials Research & Exploration Sciences Dept. at NASA Johnson Space Center working to further the scientific understanding of experimental ultra high-pressure petrology and geochemical mantle dynamics.♦ Produced 50+ doubly polished thin sections to characterize the role of water in Earth's mantle using nominally anhydrous minerals from peridotite mantle xenoliths.♦ Accurately characterized the water concentrations along the principal crystallographic axes of mantle xenocrysts using 1000+ polarized FTIR measurements.♦ Determined hydrogen diffusivities for three mineral phases by modeling results against Fick's 1st and 2nd laws of diffusion.♦ Used LA-ICPMS to observe and model rare earth element concentrations against water concentrations within phases to better describe chemical partitioning behaviors in the mantle.

Laboratory Petrologist

• Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

♦ Managed lab training, safety, and standard operating procedures for all personnel and equipment within two NASA labs at JSC.♦ Prepared doubly polished thick sections to analyze water in nominally anhydrous mineral xenoliths using polarized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.♦ Created and analyzed various samples using scientific lapidary equipment and microscopy (Optics & SEM) for LA-ICPMS, XRD, and nano-SIMS analysis. ♦ Produced machine learning training models using ImageJ, and Jupyter Notebook to classify Martian meteorites from advanced computed X-ray tomography measurements (project with A. Needham/Jacobs).♦ Formally presented research results to numerous esteemed scientists and leaders at NASA and regularly performed community outreach to foster public interest in science.

Rock Wall Supervisor / Trip Leader

• Jan 2017 - May 2018

Customer Service Specialist

• Apr 2015 - Sep 2016

♦ Front Desk Sales Clerk, Product Expert, and Online order fulfillment manager. ♦ Provided storewide training on Point of Service terminals during extensive system upgrades. ♦ Sold memberships to guests and left the company with an extremely high conversion rate of 27%, the second-highest of all time in the store until it closed in 2019. ♦ Nominated for the company-wide Anderson Award – REI’s highest award. ♦ Front Desk Sales Clerk, Product Expert, and Online order fulfillment manager. ♦ Provided storewide training on Point of Service terminals during extensive system upgrades. ♦ Sold memberships to guests and left the company with an extremely high conversion rate of 27%, the second-highest of all time in the store until it closed in 2019. ♦ Nominated for the company-wide Anderson Award – REI’s highest award.

Owner Relations Specialist

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

Cashier

• Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

Contract & Records Analyst

• May 2010 - Feb 2015

♦ Maintained and indexed oil and gas legal contracts, division orders, production documents, and other items in various database systems (TOBIN, Petrel, Access, MySQL). ♦ Responsible for document discovery to amend discontinuous and clouted property title, as required for the dispersal of suspended royalty payments in escrow. ♦ Corresponded with leaseholders, working interest partners, and political leaders regarding drilling and leasing information, probate, property management, and royalty payments.

Food Service Worker

• Jul 2010 - Dec 2010