Experience

SaaSOptics (Is now Maxio)

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Application Specialist

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Recreating/documenting unintended application behaviors for our Developer Team to address and rectify. Identifying areas for improvement in the application and assessing the priority potential impact of theoretical UI enhancements. Providing technical support for B2B SaaS companies achieving financial operations excellence with the Maxio platform. Recreating/documenting unintended application behaviors for our Developer Team to address and rectify. Identifying areas for improvement in the application and assessing the priority potential impact of theoretical UI enhancements. Providing technical support for B2B SaaS companies achieving financial operations excellence with the Maxio platform.



Pike Nurseries

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Nursery Manager Trainee

  • Oct 2020 - Apr 2021

  Provided customers with landscape designs, horticultural advice, plant selections, and general consultations. Provided customers with landscape designs, horticultural advice, plant selections, and general consultations.



Google (ASG)

• Program Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2020

  I managed the distribution of technical, educational material for a Developer Relations department at Google. I researched and applied strategies for search engine optimization and YouTube/social media amplification with the aim of maximizing the discovery of the educational content. Most of my efforts were focused on data analysis and reporting. In this role, I developed a reporting program that delivered 1,000+ reports per year to stakeholders outlining the performance of their content as well as viewer retention, demographics, traffic sources, and more. I provided relative numbers by comparing viewer statistics to industry benchmarks and internal benchmarks. No matter the platform (YouTube, Udacity, Twitter, live events, etc), I found relevant trends that informed the content creators what performed well and what didn't.Lastly, I provided general staffing and video publication services for large Google developer events in San Francisco, Mountainview, and internationally. These events included Google I/O, Google Cloud Next, Android Summit, TensorFlow Summit, Flutter Live, and more.



SFHTML5

• Event Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Mar 2019

  Managed registration of speakers, guests, and vendors, and organized event information spreadsheets. In addition, I was tasked with assisting the audio/video crew with equipment setup. Managed registration of speakers, guests, and vendors, and organized event information spreadsheets. In addition, I was tasked with assisting the audio/video crew with equipment setup.



San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Gardener/Landscaper

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2017

  In my role, I develop and maintain sustainable urban park landscapes. In line with the Recreation and Parks Department objectives, I focus heavily on water conservation, invasive species management, and the use of renewables. As a ReScape Qualified Landscape Professional, I am also focusing on building habitat biodiversity, using native plants, building healthy soils, and sequestering carbon. My responsibilities include:Planning and executing solutions for improved landscape health and aesthetics; monitoring and recording landscape health factors; plant propagation, selection, and installment; invasive species identification and IPM; irrigation installation, optimization, repair, and Smart Controller management; urban tree planting, pruning, and removal; monitoring the safety of park hardscapes, greenscapes, and Children's Play Areas; supervising large Habitat for Humanity volunteer groups, directing individual volunteers, and training Public Service Trainees; furthering my education in the field.



Ibach Honey/Houtman Beekeeping

• Beekeeper

  • May 2013 - Aug 2016

  I helped to seasonally manage 300+ hives and extracted 54,000+ gallons of honey while keeping meticulous records. My work days were consistently 10+ hours in the field pulling supers and observing/recording relevant environmental data. Furthermore, I was able to learn and apply pest identification and treatment practices as well as queen breeding and assimilation. This role required that I operate heavy machinery including forklifts, flatbed trucks, centrifuges, nail guns, and table saws. I helped to seasonally manage 300+ hives and extracted 54,000+ gallons of honey while keeping meticulous records. My work days were consistently 10+ hours in the field pulling supers and observing/recording relevant environmental data. Furthermore, I was able to learn and apply pest identification and treatment practices as well as queen breeding and assimilation. This role required that I operate heavy machinery including forklifts, flatbed trucks, centrifuges, nail guns, and table saws.



UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab

• Researcher

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  I installed and maintained habitat for native pollinators in participating farms - this involved propagating and procuring plants for installment, managing the lab nursery, preparing soil onsite, planting, weeding, and topdressing. I then collected pollinator specimens from these habitats, compiled data from the collections, and statistically analyzed the data to help draw conclusions for research papers and grant applications.In addition, I maintained an Urban Pollinator Exhibition garden by weeding, deadheading, planting, spading, composting, applying amendments, managing irrigation, pruning, and caring for tools.



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Farm Lead

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Over two semesters, I managed a portion of the UC Berkeley Oxford Tract farm. This role was a responsibility included in two of my college courses: Agroecology and Urban Garden Ecosystems. In these courses, we used the farm test hypotheses about the effects of plant competition on target crop biomass, dry-farming techniques on crop nutrient content, flora biodiversity on fauna biodiversity, and more. In addition to these experiments, extracurricularly, I managed propagating starts, scheduling weeding shifts, generating compost, and all aspects of irrigation.



UCSB Annual Fund

• Student Fundraising Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  Kept in contact with alumni to provide updated information about changes on UCSB campus and to process donations. Managed the Annual Fund's social media to promote fundraising. Kept in contact with alumni to provide updated information about changes on UCSB campus and to process donations. Managed the Annual Fund's social media to promote fundraising.