Experience

Rochester Makerspace

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prototype Engineer and Operations Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Oct 2022

  -Employed technical expertise in design, prototyping, and fabrication to advise 300+ entrepreneurs. - Maintained and upgraded equipment (CNC, 3D printing, wood, and metal workspaces). Managed material inventories, in-house builds, user reservations, and equipment. -Employed technical expertise in design, prototyping, and fabrication to advise 300+ entrepreneurs. - Maintained and upgraded equipment (CNC, 3D printing, wood, and metal workspaces). Managed material inventories, in-house builds, user reservations, and equipment.



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2020

  - Independently developed course material for Bio 1445, “Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Individualized Instruction.” Introduced an experimental, learning-intervention program that significantly increased students’ ability to apply scientific inquiry within oral and written communication. - Implemented a medical anatomy software, 3D Organon™, to bolster structural comprehension

• Biomechanics Research Scientist

  • Aug 2016 - May 2020

  - Designed and refined polyepoxide–based formulations and tissue-processing protocols for highresolution 3D microscopy studies; fabricated and machined instruments to improve research workflows - Developed two cross-campus collaborations between SIPS Plant Biology Section, Cornell’s School of Applied and Engineering Physics, and the Smith School of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering. This collaboration resulted in novel material formulations and standardized protocols that serve… Show more - Designed and refined polyepoxide–based formulations and tissue-processing protocols for highresolution 3D microscopy studies; fabricated and machined instruments to improve research workflows - Developed two cross-campus collaborations between SIPS Plant Biology Section, Cornell’s School of Applied and Engineering Physics, and the Smith School of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering. This collaboration resulted in novel material formulations and standardized protocols that serve as a benchmark in super-high resolution electron tomography studies.



Louisiana State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Design Bioengineering Student

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  - Successfully managed a six person team to design, develop, and implement a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for real-time, single-cell analysis of spermatozoa motility, cutting stakeholder costs and reducing research operations by 21% while simultaneously improving accuracy and precision of clinical data - Lead bi-weekly strategic meetings between two independent stakeholders and the engineering design team to ensure measurable objectives and design constraints were repeatable met by the… Show more - Successfully managed a six person team to design, develop, and implement a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for real-time, single-cell analysis of spermatozoa motility, cutting stakeholder costs and reducing research operations by 21% while simultaneously improving accuracy and precision of clinical data - Lead bi-weekly strategic meetings between two independent stakeholders and the engineering design team to ensure measurable objectives and design constraints were repeatable met by the final device Show less - Successfully managed a six person team to design, develop, and implement a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for real-time, single-cell analysis of spermatozoa motility, cutting stakeholder costs and reducing research operations by 21% while simultaneously improving accuracy and precision of clinical data - Lead bi-weekly strategic meetings between two independent stakeholders and the engineering design team to ensure measurable objectives and design constraints were repeatable met by the… Show more - Successfully managed a six person team to design, develop, and implement a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for real-time, single-cell analysis of spermatozoa motility, cutting stakeholder costs and reducing research operations by 21% while simultaneously improving accuracy and precision of clinical data - Lead bi-weekly strategic meetings between two independent stakeholders and the engineering design team to ensure measurable objectives and design constraints were repeatable met by the final device Show less



Louisiana State University and Pennington Biomedical Research Center

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Independent Research Leader

  • Dec 2014 - May 2016

  Lab of Dr. Randall Mynatt, Transgenic Core & Gene-Nutrient Interactions Research focus – Attenuation of Ethanol Metabolism by Supplementary Carnitine in Mice Lab of Dr. Randall Mynatt, Transgenic Core & Gene-Nutrient Interactions Research focus – Attenuation of Ethanol Metabolism by Supplementary Carnitine in Mice



Pennington Biomedical Research Center

• United States
• Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior-undergraduate research assistant

  • Nov 2013 - May 2016

  Lab of Dr. Randall Mynatt, Transgenic Core & Gene-Nutrient Interactions Research focus – [1] Impaired mitochondrial fat oxidation induces adaptive remodeling of muscle metabolism; [2] Selective overexpression of Toll-like receptor-4 in skeletal muscle impairs metabolic adaptation to high-fat feeding. Lab of Dr. Randall Mynatt, Transgenic Core & Gene-Nutrient Interactions Research focus – [1] Impaired mitochondrial fat oxidation induces adaptive remodeling of muscle metabolism; [2] Selective overexpression of Toll-like receptor-4 in skeletal muscle impairs metabolic adaptation to high-fat feeding.



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Independent undergraduate researcher

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Lab of Dr. Jocelyn Rose, Section of Plant Biology Research focus– Characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana Glycosyl Hydrolase family 10 (GH10) Lab of Dr. Jocelyn Rose, Section of Plant Biology Research focus– Characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana Glycosyl Hydrolase family 10 (GH10)



US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• USDA-ARS Wallace-Carver Fellow

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Full-time Grade 1 research assistant, Lab of Dr. Raymond Carruthers, Exotic and Invasive Weeds Unit Research focus– [1] Biology and ecology of Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa) and its specific herbivore Hydrellia sp. in Argentina. Biocontrol; [2] Discovery, identification and risk-assessment of biocontrol agents for suppression of South American invasive weeds and insects in the U.S.; [3] Germination characteristics of Zannichellia palustris from a northern California spring-fed… Show more Full-time Grade 1 research assistant, Lab of Dr. Raymond Carruthers, Exotic and Invasive Weeds Unit Research focus– [1] Biology and ecology of Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa) and its specific herbivore Hydrellia sp. in Argentina. Biocontrol; [2] Discovery, identification and risk-assessment of biocontrol agents for suppression of South American invasive weeds and insects in the U.S.; [3] Germination characteristics of Zannichellia palustris from a northern California spring-fed river Show less Full-time Grade 1 research assistant, Lab of Dr. Raymond Carruthers, Exotic and Invasive Weeds Unit Research focus– [1] Biology and ecology of Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa) and its specific herbivore Hydrellia sp. in Argentina. Biocontrol; [2] Discovery, identification and risk-assessment of biocontrol agents for suppression of South American invasive weeds and insects in the U.S.; [3] Germination characteristics of Zannichellia palustris from a northern California spring-fed… Show more Full-time Grade 1 research assistant, Lab of Dr. Raymond Carruthers, Exotic and Invasive Weeds Unit Research focus– [1] Biology and ecology of Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa) and its specific herbivore Hydrellia sp. in Argentina. Biocontrol; [2] Discovery, identification and risk-assessment of biocontrol agents for suppression of South American invasive weeds and insects in the U.S.; [3] Germination characteristics of Zannichellia palustris from a northern California spring-fed river Show less



AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• WFP Borlaug-Ruan International Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Labs of Dr. Peter Hanson and Dr. Ray-Yu Yang, Breeding and Nutrition Departments Research focus: The effect of Tomatotone Fruit-Set Regulator on Quality and Nutrient Content of Tomato Labs of Dr. Peter Hanson and Dr. Ray-Yu Yang, Breeding and Nutrition Departments Research focus: The effect of Tomatotone Fruit-Set Regulator on Quality and Nutrient Content of Tomato