Resume

Education

Experience

Physics, Astronomy, Engineering and Computer Science Teacher
El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito, CA — Aug 2019–Present
  • Developed and taught Physics of the Universe, Honors Astronomy, Honors Engineering (project-based), and AP Computer Science Principles for students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
UC Berkeley SETI Summer Research Intern
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — Summer 2020, 2025
  • Worked with Dr. Steve Croft to test “Turboseti” for extracting candidate ET signals on Voyager 1 using the Green Bank Telescope (West Virginia).
  • Created two Jupyter Notebook educational tutorials on GitHub, one for Turboseti and the other on an ML reverse image search.
  • Built a DIY radiotelescope and imaged data using GNU Radio software.
Summer Camp Songleader, Wilderness Leader, Supervisor and Counselor
Camp Tawonga, Groveland, CA — Summer 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021-2023
  • 5 summers leading music for the 500-person community. Singing, acoustic guitar, campfires, music games, summer camp magic.
  • 3 summers leading backpacking trips in and around Yosemite National Park for kids and teens.
Student Teacher
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, Santa Barbara, CA — Aug 2018–Jun 2019
  • Taught introductory electronics, Arduino programming, and SolidWorks in the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy.
Graduate Student Instructor
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — Sep 2017–May 2018
  • Planned and facilitated discussion sections; wrote exam questions and graded for descriptive Astronomy courses taught by Professors Alex Filippenko and Gibor Basri.
Exploratorium Science Educator
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA — Sep 2015–May 2017
  • Performed engaging science demonstrations for the public; welcomed and oriented field trip students from across the Bay Area.
  • Received weekly trainings via the Exploratorium’s Teacher Institute.

Other Skills

References

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