Experience

Stealth Renewable Energy and Ocean Technology Startup

• United States
• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Applied Physicist, Electrochemist

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Portland, Oregon, United States Working on hydrogen infrastructure at a startup developing the lowest-cost source of energy on Earth



ESS, Inc.

• Canada
• Design Services

• Lead Data Scientist

  • Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

  Portland, Oregon, United States

• Senior Research Engineer

  • Feb 2022 - Sep 2022

  Portland, Oregon, United States

• Research Engineer

  • Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  Portland, Oregon, United States

• Associate Research Engineer

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  Portland, Oregon, United States

• ONAMI Graduate Intern

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2020

  Portland, Oregon, United States



Portland State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Applied Physics Ph.D. Student - Materials for Energy Storage

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2020

  Portland, Oregon, United States • Designed and executed experiments to examine the specific physical and electrochemical properties that result from varying the ratio of two metal species in a ternary metal hexacyanoferrate complex • Developed metal hexacyanoferrates battery cathodes for monovalent and multivalent ion systems • Performed ab initio calculations to investigate the influence different metal atoms have on the structural and electronic properties of ternary metal hexacyanoferrates

• Research Assistant - Layered 2D materials

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2020

  Portland, Oregon, United States • Contributed to the study of two-dimensional metal chalcogenides and oxides grown via atomic layer deposition • Studied material phases and properties using XRD, Raman, and XPS • Characterized materials for a hydrogen peroxide based fuel cell

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

  Portland, Oregon Area • Designed and implemented a full year of project-based physics labs for undergraduates, resulting in over 80% of students reporting preference for the project-based lab over the traditional lab course • Taught foundational physics concepts and experimental skills through project-based learning in classes of 30 students per term • Held weekly office hours and graded for 200-person introductory physics lectures



Workfrom

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Development Manager

  • May 2013 - Sep 2015

  Portland, Oregon, United States • Aided in the conceptualization and development of Workfrom, a startup focused on enabling individuals to work effectively from anywhere • Launched Workfrom Wednesdays, a weekly coworking event that grew to over 25 participants each week • Established partnerships with over 20 local businesses to host various Workfrom events



Pitzer College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Physics Teachers Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - May 2012

  Joint Science Department Pitzer College Physics Teacher’s Assistant September 2010-May 2012 • Helped design, setup, and conduct the mechanics physics lab • Tutored students in the class, and read and graded weekly lab reports



Grovehouse

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Manager

  • Sep 2008 - May 2012

  Claremont, California, United States • Managed 28 students, leading to an increase in the workflow of meal production • Devised new marketing strategies to increase sales and help grow the costumer base

• PSU Research Experiences for Undergraduates Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  PSU Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Intern June 2011–August 2011 • Central member of the research team tasked with the development of a triode electron mirror • Constructed 2D and 3D CAD designs of the electron mirror for simulation and characterization • Utilized analytic and quantitative thinking to tackle difficult problems • Spearheaded complex tasks and research with innovative and original thinking • Collaborated with research teams to… Show more PSU Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Intern June 2011–August 2011 • Central member of the research team tasked with the development of a triode electron mirror • Constructed 2D and 3D CAD designs of the electron mirror for simulation and characterization • Utilized analytic and quantitative thinking to tackle difficult problems • Spearheaded complex tasks and research with innovative and original thinking • Collaborated with research teams to meet deadlines and achieve at optimal results • Volunteered in Professor Rolf Köenenkamp’s organic thin film solar cell lab. I performed efficiency tests on numerous cells and participated in the entire fabrication and characterization process Show less



Medovic y Cia Ltda

• Client Relations Assistant

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Santiago, Chile • Identified and investigated potential clients for Medovic y Cia Ltda., an international paper distribution company • Headed the task of writing business inquiries and responses in English and Spanish to clients