Experience

Oregon Department of Agriculture

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Natural Resource Specialist 3 (Pesticide Product Registration Specialist)

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Review pesticide registration applications for compliance with state and federal requirements. Collaborate with applicants and state and federal agencies to resolve compliance concerns.Coordinate timely review of applications, including the prioritized review of new disinfectant applications during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Train new employees on the application review process. Answer questions from industry, state and federal agencies, and the public on application requirements and relevant regulations. Maintain registration databases so that they are complete, accurate, and up-to-date.Identify and implement improvements to databases and the application review process.Communicate agency activities and regulatory updates to diverse audiences.Analyze public comments on proposed rules and present trends to agency leadership.



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant at Pollinator Health Extension Service

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2019

  Wrote, debugged, and tested R program to identify inconsistencies and deviations from EPA guidelines in insecticide label communication of product toxicity to bees (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5685). Surveyed faculty experts on insecticide use on crops dependent on honey bee pollination using Qualtrics Research Core. Wrote, debugged, and tested R program to identify inconsistencies and deviations from EPA guidelines in insecticide label communication of product toxicity to bees (https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5685). Surveyed faculty experts on insecticide use on crops dependent on honey bee pollination using Qualtrics Research Core.