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Villanova UniversityAdjunct Professor
Jun. 2021 - Aug. 2021Pennsylvania, United StatesI taught a graduate level course titled "Environmental Data Analysis in R and ArcGIS" at Villanova University for the summer session of 2021. The course covered data analysis techniques in R and ArcGIS, including machine learning and visualization. Throughout the course, students learned to apply the techniques they learned to an academic research project.
RAND CorporationEngineer
Apr. 2019Minnesota, United StatesI am an engineer with a background in environmental engineering, climate change, decisionmaking, and data analytics. I'm currently working on projects in disaster recovery and cost validation.
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher
Oct. 2018 - Feb. 2019Pittsburgh, PA- Conducted research on the effects of power plant bromide discharges on a drinking water treatment plant
Insight Data ScienceData Science Fellow
Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2018Pittsburgh, PA– Developed dogHouse, a web app to help dog owners find dog-friendly apartments in Pittsburgh
– Scraped websites (selenium/beautiful soup) to collect data on ∼2k apartments, dog parks, dog-friendly restaurants, and services
– Implemented kernel density clustering algorithm (scikit-learn) and performed regression analysis to quantify dog friendliness based on user inputs and proximity to features
– Deployed web app using Flask and Amazon Web Services
Universidad Nacional de Costa RicaFulbright Fellow
Feb. 2017 - Dec. 2017Nicoya, Costa Rica– Evaluated groundwater monitoring data to assess effects of current extraction and recharge rates
– Implemented hydrologic model (flowPy) in Python to evaluate effects of climate change and policy
decisions on aquifer health
– Identified strategies to reduce aquifer depletion by up to 30%
RAND CorporationSummer Associate
Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2016Santa Monica, CA– Developed optimization model for vehicle maintenance processes for the U.S. Army
– Analyzed vehicle maintenance and repair data using Python and SQL to optimize vehicle repair processes – Identified strategies to reduce vehicle downtime by ∼20% with constrained budget
Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctoral Candidate
Aug. 2014 - Sep. 2018Greater Pittsburgh Area– Estimated effects of climate change and anthropogenic discharges on drinking water quality
– Used Markov Chain Monte Carlo, time series forecasting, and decision analysis in R to assess future scenarios and analyze policy implications
– Published 3 journal articles and presented work at several conferences
Peace CorpsWater and Sanitation Volunteer
Sep. 2010 - Feb. 2012Peru- Conducted community surveys to evalute water and sanitation needs - Managed latrine construction and cookstove ventilation projects for rural communities - Wrote successful proposal for $10K USAID grant for latrine construction
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