Experience

William Jones Language Instruction and Consultancy Centre

• Latvia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Language Teacher

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  ● Instructed ~20 English classes per week ranging from individual one-on-one sessions with clients to group classes with as many as 37 students. Classes lasted for 45 minutes to over 3 hours in length. ● Coached company groups of 5-10 employees to practice on-the-job skills: writing emails, debating, agreeing/disagreeing, public speaking, communicating with clients, problem solving, team work, and goal setting.● Developed 5 science themed children's group classes to facilitate indirect… ● Instructed ~20 English classes per week ranging from individual one-on-one sessions with clients to group classes with as many as 37 students. Classes lasted for 45 minutes to over 3 hours in length. ● Coached company groups of 5-10 employees to practice on-the-job skills: writing emails, debating, agreeing/disagreeing, public speaking, communicating with clients, problem solving, team work, and goal setting.● Developed 5 science themed children's group classes to facilitate indirect English learning through hands-on crafts, experiments, and games. Course subjects included Forensic Science, Geology, Marine Biology, Civil Engineering, and Astronomy. Show more Show less



Myriad Genetics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Data Specialist

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2020

  ● Reviewed patient’s hereditary genetic tests and tumor sample tests for accuracy in family history, clinical history, data results, and test order.● Contacted healthcare professionals via email, fax, and phone to discuss appropriate testing options for their patients based on ancestry, known family mutations, and past testing results.● Developed a set of SharePoint pages used as a tool by 25+ members of the Clinical Data Specialists group in order to more effectively house documents… ● Reviewed patient’s hereditary genetic tests and tumor sample tests for accuracy in family history, clinical history, data results, and test order.● Contacted healthcare professionals via email, fax, and phone to discuss appropriate testing options for their patients based on ancestry, known family mutations, and past testing results.● Developed a set of SharePoint pages used as a tool by 25+ members of the Clinical Data Specialists group in order to more effectively house documents and prevent the spread anduse of outdated documents.● Trained and mentored 2 new team members. Show more Show less



English Skills Learning Center

• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Second Language Instructor

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

  ● Taught adults from immigrant and refugee backgrounds English language skills necessary for living and working in the community.● Led 1.5-hr long activities for small groups of 4-6 adults with beginner level English proficiency.● Received certification after completion of a 12-hour training course.



Salt Lake Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

  ● Taught a weekly 3-hr Introduction to College Biology lab course for 27 students.● Presented lab lectures, demonstrated safety protocols, and outlined experimental procedures.● Assessed student learning by administering electronic quizzes and evaluating research papers using the Canvas learning platform.



Dearing Lab

• Field Research Assistant

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017

  ● Assisted in field sample collection of ​Neotoma ​(woodrat) specimens to study how these animals detoxify harmful chemicals in their diets.● Extracted and purified chemicals (secondary metabolites) from plant samples for analysis indiet trials with woodrats.



Phadnis Lab

• Lab Assistant

  • Mar 2016 - May 2017

  ● Implemented a genetic screen to better understand chromosome segregation distortion and hybrid sterility in ​Drosophila pseudoobscura (​ fruit flies).● Presented the above research at the Spring 2016 and 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposia.



University of Utah

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

• Biology Student Advisory Committee

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

• Editor In Chief of Student Science Magazine

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2016

• Campus Life Mentor

  • Feb 2014 - Apr 2015



Clayton-Bush Lab

• Lab Assistant

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

  ● ​Assisted in the development of video methods to capture and quantify mating behaviors of Columbicola columbae​ (feather lice) in order to examine mechanistic links between reproductive isolation and speciation.