Contract Administrator

• Mar 2019 - Present

Work Study: Office Support

• Sep 2017 - Mar 2019

UO Intercollegiate Athletics Liaison

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

UO Intercollegiate Athletics Concessions Worker: I Prepared and sold food and beverage products for U of O Athletic events. I conducted event stocking and inventory of products. I participated in cleaning and maintenance of storage areas and concession stands, in order to maintain a clean environment. I participated in event set up and break down. In general, this position is an event stand leader, which is essentially, a liaison between the UO concessions and non-profit service groups.UO Intercollegiate Athletics Catering: I performed multiple tasks and provided exemplary guest service through all forms of banquet services and setting up of catering events. Catering through the Athletics Dept., means you cater the Athletic Team meals and Team Events only.

Plant Biology & Genetic Science Greenhouse Caretaker

• Sep 2016 - May 2017

Supervised plant-breeding and cross-hybridization, plant nutrition and protection, pest and disease control, harvesting and the maintenance of systems controlling the greenhouse environment, such as HVAC and irrigation. Maintained the cultivation of plants in a controlled environment.

HSI STEM ATS Algal Intern

• Jan 2016 - May 2017

We cultivated micro-algae in eight sets of indoor Air-Lift Photo-Bioreactors and one Bio-flow 320 reactor, to increase the algal morphology for easy harvesting and de-watering as well as for recycling and reuse of the purified water. The following cultures are used: a poly-culture from the AlgalTurf Scrubber® (ATS) site (freshwater), a poly-culture consisting of half saltwater and half freshwater, and three pure cultures from UTEX of both freshwater and saltwater species. Three algal strains are selected: Skeletonema costatum (saltwater), Dunaliella salina (high-brackish saltwater), and Chlorella sp. (freshwater). By altering the concentration of the effluents, the algal processing will theoretically remove organic substances from the water that are otherwise inhibitory to the reuse prospects for the water. Our goal in the indoor cultivation in conjunction with the ENMU ATS project is to create a proof of concept. Do the algae in fact purify the wastewater? If so, what data can we collect to prove it? The nutrients that the algae will be consuming from the wastewater set the upper limit for biomass production. The daily rate of biomass production should be hyperbolic-ally related to the external nutrient supply rates. We have focused on testing organic weight, dry ash (silt) weight, pH, concentration of nutrients/effluent, total dissolved solids, conductivity, light intensity, light dark cycle, flow of air, and temperature. We have used a UV-Vis spectrometer to determine an ideal optical density of the culture. All these tests and data will then come together to help support our argument that bio-remediation could theoretically increase the morphology of the algae for the above purposes. HSI STEM Grant recipient, Awarded Spring 2016 through spring 2017.

Forensic Science Research Assistant

• Sep 2015 - May 2017

I studied how decomposition can affect not only the soils micro organismal communities but also the vegetation. The depth of decomposition influenced physical and chemical features of the sunflowers. Changes were noted in plant height, chlorophyll content and pH, and leaf and bud morphology. Plant height was retarded by decomposition, yet leaf breadth was increased. Chlorophyll pH decreased but overall chlorophyll content increased in the presence of decomposition. These changes may have significance in a practical sense by providing a tool to identify potential clandestine burial sites, either by direct observation or by remote sensing sensitive to differences in chlorophyll content.

EPSCoR STEMAP Intern

• May 2015 - Jul 2015

What causes algal production to crash? What are the stressors that attack the algal cells causing them to die and a new batch to take its place? Isn’t there a better way to produce bio-algal oil by re harvesting the same batch? If science were to find what the stressors of algal cells are and how these stressors affect the cells, then it may be possible to learn how to avoid having algal production batches crash. Instead scientists may be able to in the future harvest the same batch culture, meaning the algal cells can replicate making the cells/mL denser, which predictably produces more oil yield. Currently Microalgae have a dry mass yield of oil production between 30-65%, which is significantly higher than Rapeseed, Soya, Palm, and Jatropha oil production. The focus of this study is to show an increase in cell density and metabolism in both liquid and encapsulated cultures of N. Salina and G. sulphuraria. This study will also highlight the differences between how a salt water yellow-green algae and freshwater red algae are affected by the same conditions and stressors. G. sulphuraria is expected to show equal to or greater performance at higher temperatures and changes in pH. EPSCoR and Sandia National Laboratories funded.

Work Study: Science Department

• Sep 2014 - May 2015

Work study position in the chemistry, biology, physics, and micro biology laboratory. I would mix solutions, get labs ready and run them accordingly, and assist students with lab work or homework. Work study position in the chemistry, biology, physics, and micro biology laboratory. I would mix solutions, get labs ready and run them accordingly, and assist students with lab work or homework.