Experience

Aurum Labs

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder/Owner/Operator

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Aurum Labs was the premier Southwest Colorado Retail Marijuana Testing Facility. We provided analytical testing and consulting services to the Colorado (and beyond) Cannabis industry. As Owner/Operator I oversaw all aspects of Laboratory activities including; Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures, maintaining Quality Management System, procuring and maintaining instrumentation, developing new analytic techniques, staff management, maintaining compliance with Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division requirements and running samples. My previous experience in regulated testing was elemental in establishing Aurum Labs as one of the few Marijuana Labs in Colorado to gain Certification for all current test methods required by the Marijuana Enforcement Division and Colorado Department of Health and the Environment. We ceased testing operations in October of 2022 after 8 years as Industry Leaders for a variety of reasons.



Durango Compost Company

• Operations Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2015

  Durango Compost Company operates a vermicomposting system at Native Roots Garden Center and has recently launched a pilot-scale thermophillic (hot) composting operation processing spent grains from local breweries and chipped wood waste. Worm castings, compost, worm castings tea, worms, household- and institutional-scale vermicomposting systems and a variety of consulting and educational services are available. Durango Compost Company operates a vermicomposting system at Native Roots Garden Center and has recently launched a pilot-scale thermophillic (hot) composting operation processing spent grains from local breweries and chipped wood waste. Worm castings, compost, worm castings tea, worms, household- and institutional-scale vermicomposting systems and a variety of consulting and educational services are available.



Medical Horticultural Services

• United States

• Horticulturist

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2014

  Produced organic medicine for local patients. Responsible for all aspects of production. Produced organic medicine for local patients. Responsible for all aspects of production.



Ecova

• Accounting

• Laboratory Lead

  • 2009 - Mar 2013

  I joined Ecova in 2009 as a Research Analyst in Ecova’s’ Research and Policy Group. At the time of leaving the company, my position was Laboratory Lead focusing on all of Ecova's lighting testing. My research focused mainly on lighting, with an emphasis on next generation lighting and mercury-related topics, such as fluorescent lighting, international laws and regulations, and emissions reduction. My project work addressed technology, standards and specifications for clients which included; the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee), Institue for Energy Efficiency (IEE), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), TopTenUSA.org, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and many large utility companies across the US. I was also the Quality Manager for Ecova's ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory. Our scope of testing included; Residential Lighting, Televisions, Battery Chargers, External Power Supplies, and Computers.



Colorado State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Aug 2006 - Apr 2009

  Conducted independent research in accordance with Master's Thesis project with the Chuck Henry Research Group. Research focused on miniaturized bio-analytical instrumentation development for a wide variety of point of care/field applications. Gained experience in electrochemical detection of bioanalytes, microfluidic device design and fabrication, CNC design and mill operation, quantitative fluorescent microscopy, capillary electrophoresis, microfluidic tissue culture and analysis. Also served as an instructor for Introductory Chemistry Labs and an "Introduction to Scientific Research" course for two semesters.



Fort Lewis College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Laboratory Manager/Researcher

  • Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  Full-time Researcher and Laboratory Supervisor in Dr. Monte Helm’s Inorganic research laboratory following graduation from Fort Lewis College w/B.S. in Chemistry. • Responsible for conducting independent synthesis of novel Phosphorus ligands to produce metallic complexes for applications in Catalytic Processes. Results of this research have led to advancements in the Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Production research. • Responsible for supervising and providing research guidance to 3 full time undergraduate researchers. • Instrumentation/Techniques used; Air-free synthetic techniques, NMR, UV-VIS spectroscopy, X- ray Crystallography, compound purification and crystallization, organic/main group synthetic



Ecos Consulting

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services

• Research Intern

  • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006

  Performed numerous tasks relating to energy efficiency of consumer electronics, hard-wired building components, and geothermal heat pumps. Collected energy use data, analyzed results, and presented findings in written and oral format to co-workers and clients. Performed numerous tasks relating to energy efficiency of consumer electronics, hard-wired building components, and geothermal heat pumps. Collected energy use data, analyzed results, and presented findings in written and oral format to co-workers and clients.



Handlebar Motorsports

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

• Service Technician

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2005

  Performed basic maintenance service on ATVs, Motorcycles, and Snowmobiles. Also un-crated and assembled units (same as above) for showroom display & customer purchases. Skills acquired included: small engine maintenance & repair, skid-steer operation, new unit assembly, and customer service. Performed basic maintenance service on ATVs, Motorcycles, and Snowmobiles. Also un-crated and assembled units (same as above) for showroom display & customer purchases. Skills acquired included: small engine maintenance & repair, skid-steer operation, new unit assembly, and customer service.