Experience

Indicate Technologies Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Trainer

  • May 2019 - Present



Bruker Nano Surfaces & Metrology

• United States
• Nanotechnology Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Technical Associate

  • Dec 2018 - Mar 2019

  I continued to work with the Tribology and Mechanical Testing division of Bruker, focusing on creating standard procedures for testing and qualifying new systems.

• Tribology and Mechanical Testing Technician Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  I contributed to the development, marketing and customer support of new tribology modules for Bruker’s UMT TriboLab™ Universal Mechanical Testing machine - determining and documenting the process space where they work best. I also worked on new applications for existing configurations of the UMT TriboLab™.I prepared technical briefs and application notes to inform marketing collateral and help fuel sales, as well as to educate customers and staff. I taught myself to code VBA Excel spreadsheets to simplify the customer experience and display test results in industry-standard ways.



ProMatch

• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Facilitator; Co-Lead, Coach: Training and Development team (volunteer)

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2019

  ProMatch is a volunteer-run career resource center providing targeted workshops and career coaching to 200+ job-seekers in Silicon Valley. I facilitated monthly interactive train-the-trainer workshops as part of the effort to improve facilitation skills across the organization. I was one of four leaders of the 80+ constantly-changing facilitators who made sure that the workshop is always professional, effective and engaging. I previously co-led a team of 40+ volunteers who delivered 3 communication-related workshops per month and provided weekly drop-in coaching, helping over 90 people per month distinguish themselves in job search and career development activities. I took the lead on improving the curriculum and training materials for the team's workshops and consistently received excellent reviews for facilitating up to 3 workshops per month. I also did one-on-one coaching of individuals on resume development and personal branding statements.



Inspiring Student Success

• Education Administration Programs

• Training Specialist (Consultant)

  • May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Inspiring Student Success is a start-up focusing on helping parents to become supportive guides to their children’s education. I was responsible for developing material for a new course which will teach parents to better coach their children through homework and studying, focusing on Common Core math. I also developed/edited content, created PowerPoint slides, and aided with presentation of informational talks to 100+ parents and educators. Other tasks that I took on included compiling, creating and sometimes presenting customer support and marketing materials, as well as consulting on marketing, sales, website and business development.



Christa Mcauliffe School

• United States
• Software Development

• Instructional Aide (volunteer)

  • Aug 2005 - Jun 2014

  Facilitated instructional groups in science, art, vocabulary, literature and math at a K-8 school following principles consistent with Adult Learning Theory. Designed curriculum for elective groups in Ukrainian egg decorating, stop motion animation, paper maché and Adobe Photoshop, identifying potential issues and planning to avoid or mitigate them. Motivated individuals to produce their best efforts. Used various conflict resolution techniques as necessary and appropriate. Supported instructors by reserving space, and by preparing equipment and course materials.

• Chair - Middle School Committee (volunteer)

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  Chaired a committee consisting of administrators, educators and parents which: advocates for the 6-8th grades at a K-8 school, acts as a liaison between these grades and lower grade teachers, parents, and other school committees, and is a clearinghouse for issues, concerns, ideas, etc. related to these grades.Planned, organized and ran information events.Oversaw the middle school yearly operating budget (~$13.5K) and permanent fund (~$22K).

• Class Coordinator (volunteer)

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2011

  Supported classroom operations by developing a schedule which matched curriculum requirements with the availability, aptitude and interest of approximately 30 parents. Monitored and encouraged the flow of information and funds from the parents to the administration in order to ensure the health/safety/legal compliance of school activities and to meet financial needs. Assigned additional jobs to volunteers as required to maintain activities and curriculum. Reported the progress of class and school projects throughout the year.Managed the class funds of approximately $3K per year.



Saint Jude's Episcopal Church

• Cupertino, California, U.S.A.

• Rector Search Committee Member (volunteer)

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Part of 12-person committee to recommend a short list of candidates for position of rector. As a committee: researched requirements and desires of congregation, assembled list of desired qualities in a candidate, authored questions for written, phone and in-person evaluation of candidates, developed ways to measure the responses. Conducted phone and in-person interviews. After evaluation of candidates' responses and interviews, discussed and narrowed down the number of candidates and presented the final small number of candidates to the church vestry (leadership group) with an information packet on each. I was part of a 3-person subgroup that developed rubrics to evaluate written responses and presented them to the committee for use. I initiated and led a subgroup to evaluate a larger sampling of sermons for candidates, attempting to measure both objective (content) and subjective (style, presentation) aspects.



Högskolan Dalarna (Dalarna University College)

• Borlänge, Sweden

• Lecturer

  • Sep 1997 - Dec 1997

  Developed curriculum and taught Technical English to graduate-level engineering students. Developed curriculum and taught Technical English to graduate-level engineering students.



Pallmann Industries Corporation Inc.

• Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

• Systems Engineer

  • 1994 - 1996

  Coordinated work of suppliers (motors, reducers, chain, etc.), fabrication shops, freight companies and customs brokers to ensure timely delivery of equipment to the clients' site. Inspected quality and progress of fabricated steel materials-handling equipment. Mediated between sales department, production personnel and clients to ensure shipping schedules were reasonable and maintained, and costs were minimized. Ensured commercial contracts with suppliers, fabricators, services and clients were met/enforced.