Experience

  1. Media and Research Management Assistant

    Apart Research
    • Manage research projects for decentralized teams focusing on challenges in AI safety, security, governance, and ethics
    • Iterate and develop Lab Fellowship curriculum, processes, and tools
    • Collaborate with top researchers to multiply the impact of their work through improved scientific communication
  2. AI Safety Specialist

    Odyssean Institute
    • Lead grant writing initiative for work applying the Odyssean Process to advanced machine learning systems
    • Produced document providing and contextualizing over 90 concrete but open-ended questions concerning development, deployment, governance, and use of "AI"
    • Wrote blogpost garnering over 4500 views on the idea of Emergence as a keyword in the machine learning domain
  3. AI Safety Fundamentals Cohort Lead

    BlueDot Impact
    • Facilitate the curriculum on a weekly basis, enabling individuals from around the world to meaningfully engage with the implications of advanced AI systems
    • Has worked closely over 30 individuals to build foundational understanding of AI safety and advance their careers
  4. Founder and Host

    Into AI Safety Podcast
    • Took initiative to start a podcast as a career aid for those interested in contributing to the field of AI safety
    • Dr. Igor Krawczuk has called the podcast "one of the better AI safety intro media I am aware of."
    • Interviews include Dr. Peter S. Park and Esben Kran
  5. Information Systems Co-lead

    Highlife Recovery
    • Provide research, due diligence, recommendations, troubleshooting, and execution of technical and efficiency solutions for a comprehensive, evidence-based healthcare organization
    • Works closely with office staff, physicians, and executive leadership to support programs and ensure a profitable and scalable business without sacrificing patient care quality
    • Utilize a variety of data sources and methods to research problems and develop recommendations
    • Conduct quality assurance audits on vendor imaged documents and ensure that information is indexed correctly
    • Managed EHR implementation, including vendor coordination, medical form design, and training
    • Assisted in achieving 3-year CARF accreditation for the clinic through IT documentation and processes
    • Facilitated prescription automation, redesigned website, and improved 10+ other client and staff workflows
  6. Co-Founder, CTO, and Test & Systems Engineer

    ToobTek
    • Define meaningful engineering requirements for our 3D printed intubation training device
    • Lead company on engineering documentation and communication of complex technical and medical concepts in an accessible manner
  7. Counselor, Writer, and Game Designer

    The Adventure Education Company
    • Work closely with founder and staff to help students develop long and short-term planning skills, teamwork, social skills, problem-solving, and critical thinking
    • Support the organizational mission to help kids build physical, mental, and social confidence while encouraging them to be their own heroes while providing them with a fun and engaging experience
    • Create an accepting community through developing relationships and collaborating with other storytellers
    • Modify the LARP system over multiple iterations to encourage progress tracking and skill development
    • Supervise children from ages 6 - 15 while leading them through an interactive story (LARPing Camp)

Education

  1. Master's of Science in Computational Modeling

    University of Colorado, Boulder

    Specialization in optimization methods. Worked closely with Dr. Robert MacCurdy, Dr. Lawrence Smith and Matter Assembly Computation Lab to publish two papers in the IEEE 5th International Conference on Robotics.

    Additional Details
    GPA: 3.93

    Courses included
    • Automated Mechanical Design Synthesis
    • Optimal Design
    • Biologically Inspired Multi-Agent Systems
    • Advanced Product Design
  2. BS Mechanical Engineering

    University of Colorado, Boulder

    Minor in Computer Science Engineering and member of the Engineering Honors Program.

    Additional Details
    GPA: 3.65

    Courses included
    • Thermodynamics 2
    • Heat Transfer
    • Fluid Mechanics
    • Algorithms
Technical Competencies
Programming Languages
Python

NumPy, HuggingFace, Pandas, Matplotlib

MATLAB

LabView, Simulink, CVX, Abaqus integration

HTML + CSS

Hugo, Jekyll, Tailwind

VBA (Excel)
C++
Engineering Software
LaTex

Tikz, Beamer, Overleaf, template creation

Computer Aided Design

Solidworks CSWA

Mathematica
EES
Jupyter Notebooks
Mechanical Eng. Expertise
Simulation

FEA, agent-based modeling, applications

Optimization and Automation

Linear programming, evolutionary algorithms, {convex, multi-objective} optimization

Robotics

Pneumatic actuation, additive manufacturing

Media
Graphics

GIMP, Affinity, Inkscape, Canva

Video

DaVinci Resolve, OBS, Adobe Suite, Blender, YouTube Studio

Audio

Audacity, MuseScore