Experience

Heirloom

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Maintenance Engineer

  • Nov 2022 - Present



The Tech Interactive

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Professional Development Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2022

  San Jose, CA - Plan and deliver professional development for K-12 educators teaching them to integrate engineering and computational thinking into core content classes - Coach educators on training their colleagues to implement engineering instruction - Coordinate with school district partners to recruit and enroll educators into our Fellowship



Del Mar High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physics and Engineering Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2020

  San Jose CA - Taught 9th-12th grade Physics and 11th-12th grade IB Design Technology - Developed and instructed hands-on, project-based curriculum for both courses - Created and continuously improved a makerspace in my classroom, including equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters, sewing machines & hand tools that all students were taught to use - Collaborated closely with other science teachers to insert engineering into all science courses and align skill development throughout high school… Show more - Taught 9th-12th grade Physics and 11th-12th grade IB Design Technology - Developed and instructed hands-on, project-based curriculum for both courses - Created and continuously improved a makerspace in my classroom, including equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters, sewing machines & hand tools that all students were taught to use - Collaborated closely with other science teachers to insert engineering into all science courses and align skill development throughout high school years Show less



Castro Valley High School

• Physics Teacher

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  - Taught 10th-12th grade Physics of Robotics and 11th-12th grade Conceptual Physics - Developed and instructed highly differentiated project-based robotics curriculum that integrates science and engineering skills and concepts - Created positive classroom environment where all students are respected - Fostered student development of a growth mindset, communication, and teamwork skills - Collaborated closely with other physics teachers on curriculum and assessment



Fremont Union High School District

• Education Management
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Student Teacher

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  - Taught 9th-12th grade regular track physics - Co-taught 9th-12th grade sheltered physics for ELLs ( - Developed and implemented project-based curriculum for regular track physics class - Differentiated instruction for students with heterogeneous academic skills - Assumed independent responsibility for planning, instruction and assessment in January



Columbia Middle School

• Student Teacher

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Collaborated with team of teachers to modify and implement a Stanford designed curriculum on energy and design thinking - Planned and taught lesson segments - Provided individualized support for students based on assessed learning needs



Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

• Course Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - May 2013

  - Monitored and guided student progress on projects during class work time - Collaborated with professors to assess student needs and adjust instruction - Planned and instructed tutorials to support students learning MATLAB - Assessed student homework assignments



Achievement First

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  - Tutored 5th and 8th grade students in math and science - Assessed incoming students' reading levels - Communicated with parents about enrollment procedures