Experience

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  American Avalanche Institute

  • Bozeman, Montana, United States

  • Instructor

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • Bozeman, Montana, United States

    Instructor for Recreational Level 1 and Level 2 courses

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  FRIENDS OF THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER

  • Bozeman, Montana, United States

  • Instructor

    • Nov 2020 - Present
    • Bozeman, Montana, United States

    • Lead field instruction days with topics including avalanche terrain identification, snowpit execution, stability tests, decision-making, and companion rescue.• Teach avalanche science and awareness to elementary and middle school students

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  Montana State University-Bozeman

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Ph.D. Candidate

    • Aug 2018 - Present

    Developed and executed a project with laboratory, field, and modeling components to characterize how snow responds to impact forces.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    • Aug 2018 - May 2023

    TA for six different mechanical engineering courses:• EMEC 303: CAE III – Systems Analysis• EMEC 489/499: Mechanical Engineering Design Capstone I and II• EMEC 341: Adv. Mechanics of Materials• EMEC 405: Finite Element Analysis• EMEC 361: Measurements and Instrumentation Lab

  • Instructor of Record

    • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

    Taught an upper-division numerical methods course (EMEC 303) in a "flipped classroom" format.

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  Montana State University-Bozeman

  • Bozeman, Montana, United States

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • May 2019 - May 2020
    • Bozeman, Montana, United States

    • Executed snow mechanics experiments in the Subzero Research Laboratory and in the field.• Assisted in grant writing.

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  Nordson MEDICAL

  • Rosh Ha'Ayin, Israel

  • Product Development Engineer II

    • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
    • Rosh Ha'Ayin, Israel

    Formerly Vention Medical• Added value to over 50 unique medical devices through concept generation, engineering analyses, manufacturing/test fixture design, prototype design/assembly, in-vivo/in-vitro testing, and project management.• Devices included RF-energy surgical tools, balloon catheters, laparoscopic/endoscopic tools, implants, a glucose monitor, and biopsy collection devices.• Relocated to Israel to help establish a new office where my role expanded to business development and international project management, in addition to engineering.• Actively utilized medical device standards and quality systems (ISO 13485, 14971, 9001).

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  Vention Medical

  • United States
  • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Product Development Engineer II

    • Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Product Development Engineer II

    • Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Product Development Engineer

    • Jul 2014 - Feb 2016

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  University of Colorado Boulder

  • Boulder, CO

  • Learning Assistant

    • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Boulder, CO

    APPM 4350: Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems

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  Autodesk

  • Boulder, CO

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern

    • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
    • Boulder, CO

    Enhanced the 3D printing customer experience by improving the success rate and user productivity. Work involves use and maintenance of 3D printers, CNC router, and laser cutter. Additionally, the day to day involved collaborating with world-class engineers and software developers to create user-friendly 3D printing applications.Designed stationary and rotating joints that will be implemented in the Autodesk 3D Print Utility. Skills learned and utilized include:

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  Aquacraft Inc. Water Engineering and Management

  • Boulder, CO

  • Analyst

    • Feb 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Boulder, CO

    Work involved data analysis on indoor water use. Skills utilized include Excel, soldering, installing data loggers, problem solving, and critical thinking. Also spent time with large data sets developing a program to automate the fixture classification process in MatLab.

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  City of Boulder

  • Boulder, CO

  • Crew Leader

    • Jun 2006 - Aug 2011
    • Boulder, CO

    Worked on a youth conservation corps during the summers of 2006, 2007, and 2008. Helped to lead a crew of 10 youth ages 14-17 as a Crew Leader in Training in the summer of 2009. Lead a crew in the summers of 2010/11 as a Crew Leader. Work involved trail maintenance, leadership, team building, environmental education, vehicle use and tool safety.