I have an accomplished history in both the technological and educational worlds along with experience in software development, teaching, research, and a variety of programming languages.
Current GPA: 3.75
Current GPA: 3.75
Harford Community College
Successfully completed technical program resulting in the construction of an articulated robotic arm.
Harford Community College
Successfully completed technical program resulting in the construction of a controllable robotic tank chassis.
Duties Include:
• Planning and teaching a K-12 computer science curriculum and creating engaging lessons and projects.
• Improving existing curriculum by working with a team of instructors to revamp and customize the curriculum and/or logistics to programs and events.
• Planning and teaching curriculum in-person, remotely, and/or hybrid.
• Implementing pedagogical teaching techniques used to engage and assess student understanding.
• Connecting and working with students of underrepresented minorities in computer science to promote diversity in the computing community.
• Creating synchronous & asynchronous tasks and projects.
• Leading team-building exercises and social activities.
Provides academic support to the UMD Student Community by promoting effective study habits and learning strategies while assisting students of all academic backgrounds with a variety of course content, requiring mastery of many programming languages and mathematical techniques.
As a visiting researcher specializing in socially-responsible AI as a part of the exploreCSR Program, spearheaded the "Artificial Intelligence and the Arts: Towards AI-Guided Accessible Learning Spaces in Virtual Reality" research project that placed top three among many projects presented at the 7th Annual Brown University Computer Science Research Symposium.
Oversaw learner engagement and technical administration of MicroMasters courses.
Duties included:
• Maintaining an active understanding of course structure and topics by engaging with course materials.
• Maintaining communication templates for various email marketing campaigns.
• Distributing the weekly module launch emails for each course within the edX platform.
• Collaborating with external stakeholders and campus partners to gather data from various sources (Tableau, edX, Qualtrics) and produce program and course-specific metrics and insights.
• Serving as Tech Lead/Producer for live faculty webinars.
• Conducting quality assurance tests within each course.
Collaborated with instructional designers at the Office of Transformational Learning at the University of Maryland in order to create the best possible experience for online students. The vast variety of assigned tasks made this a great opportunity for me to gain real experience in the field of scientific instructional design. Duties included conducting research, designing webpages, writing lecture scripts, and developing course activities such as creative thinking assignments, bilateral exercises, and videos.
Represented the Transfer Student Community as a leader and role model while simultaneously developing course content, leading campus meetings, and facilitating discussion in the UNIV106 course.
Provided academic support to students by promoting study habits and learning strategies, requiring mastery of many programming languages and mathematical techniques. Earned certification in the Microsoft Office 365 Suite.
• Delivered effective IT support, reference, guidance, and reception.
• Maintained computers, projectors, and other types of professional equipment.
• Assisted patrons with subjects ranging from video-editing to complex scripting.
Using Unity, MRTK (Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit), and ArcGIS, works with the UMD MIND Lab to integrate AR support for inbuilt sensors, analytics, and maintenance for the UMD Computer Science building.
Used the Unity Engine and C# to lead software implementation of the UMD GAMMA Labs Redirected Walking Thresholds Experiment administration software.
As a visiting researcher specializing in socially-responsible AI as a part of the exploreCSR Program, spearheaded the "Artificial Intelligence and the Arts: Towards AI-Guided Accessible Learning Spaces in Virtual Reality" research project that placed top three among many projects presented at the 7th Annual Brown University Computer Science Research Symposium.
Under Dr. Dinesh Manocha and Nicholas Rewkowski of the University of Maryland. Created and implemented a lecture hall environment and whiteboard interface using the Unity Engine and C# for continuing research in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) educational telepresence and its effects. Produced this overview of the field at large.
• Peer-elected as an undergraduate senator to advise the University President on UMD policy matters imposed by laws/mandates from the University of Maryland System Board of Regents and/or Chancellor.
• Reviews and submits reports and recommendations, while representing the 6,000+ undergraduates in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, in the Senate body.
Delivered weather, traffic, music, and news reports live over the air as a host/DJ for the local community, as well as managed and maintained complex audio and broadcasting equipment.
Recorded voiceover lines to assist in the outreach and propagation of the KidTalk service to help researchers better understand the impacts of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic on childrens' speech and speech education.
• Communicated directly with parents.
• Accepted great responsibility concerning the safety of young children.
• Educated on proper reactions to emergency situations in public places.
C
C++
C#
I am a researcher in the fields of XR and education. I am motivated by research questions tackling the good that technological propagation can do through avenues such as education, human-computer interaction, and robotics. My experience includes teaching, instructional design, and research at multiple colleges, including Brown University. I am also the CTO of a digital culinary education platform that directly helps people improve and learn new skills.
Additionally, as an LGBTQ+ person in STEM education and research, I find it especially important that inclusion is at the forefront of all that I do in this field and beyond.
In addition to STEM, I enjoy performing in local theatre productions and rollerblading around my town.
Outside of pure academia, I continue to pursue opportunities to learn and develop myself professionally, having attended numerous technology and STEM career conferences, as well as collaborating with friends and fellow students to bring wonderful new projects to fruition.
