Experience

EDISON ACADEMICS INC

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• High School Science Teacher

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  High school instructor for Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and Anatomy & Physiology. Responsible for developing lesson plans, labs and tests, ordering supplies, classroom management & integrating STEM in the classroom. The utmost priority is given to interactive learning and student engagement in a traditional classroom setting. High school instructor for Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and Anatomy & Physiology. Responsible for developing lesson plans, labs and tests, ordering supplies, classroom management & integrating STEM in the classroom. The utmost priority is given to interactive learning and student engagement in a traditional classroom setting.



NextShift

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R Developer

  • Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

  Developer for an internal RShiny-based application that focuses on the visualization of clinical multi-omics data. Formatted aforementioned biologic data from multiple sources into standardized R6 data classes for dynamic, real-time data manipulation, filtering and customized visualization. Developer for an internal RShiny-based application that focuses on the visualization of clinical multi-omics data. Formatted aforementioned biologic data from multiple sources into standardized R6 data classes for dynamic, real-time data manipulation, filtering and customized visualization.



Rapid Genomics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bioinformatician

  • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Assisted lead Bioinformatician with FLEXseq, CaptureSeq, WGS, & constructing custom bioinformatic analyses pipelines. Responsibilities included automating and maintaining a proprietary Viral FLEXseq pipeline, probe design, demultiplexing sequencing data, quality control, communication with lab. Responsible for securing and archiving ~200TB of sequencing data & maintaining proper documentation. Assisted lead Bioinformatician with FLEXseq, CaptureSeq, WGS, & constructing custom bioinformatic analyses pipelines. Responsibilities included automating and maintaining a proprietary Viral FLEXseq pipeline, probe design, demultiplexing sequencing data, quality control, communication with lab. Responsible for securing and archiving ~200TB of sequencing data & maintaining proper documentation.



University of Florida | Begcy Lab

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - May 2022

  Bioinformatic researcher providing RNA-seq analysis to understand maize’s molecular responses to environmental stressors during reproduction. Bioinformatic researcher providing RNA-seq analysis to understand maize’s molecular responses to environmental stressors during reproduction.



University of Florida | Folta Lab

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Small molecule discovery utilizing a peptide library to discover novel plant growth regulators in Arabidopsis Small molecule discovery utilizing a peptide library to discover novel plant growth regulators in Arabidopsis



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant ORH1030

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Assisted with acquiring and delivering plants every week to multiple classes, grading & attendance, collection of student surveys & answering student questions. Assisted with transitioning students to learning online and giving out plants in a safe manner during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic through the end of the semester. Assisted with acquiring and delivering plants every week to multiple classes, grading & attendance, collection of student surveys & answering student questions. Assisted with transitioning students to learning online and giving out plants in a safe manner during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic through the end of the semester.



UF/IFAS Dept. of Environmental Horticulture

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2020

  Assisted with plant breeding trials for UF's Coleus breeding program including seed sowing, transplanting, field trials and selection. Assisted the Clark Lab with breeding downy-mildew resistant lines of basil as well as assisting graduate students with tasks relating to their individual research. Assisted with plant breeding trials for UF's Coleus breeding program including seed sowing, transplanting, field trials and selection. Assisted the Clark Lab with breeding downy-mildew resistant lines of basil as well as assisting graduate students with tasks relating to their individual research.