Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Communications team member and marketing assistant, developed blog posts, internal communications, and social media promotional content for the launch
Niantic Beyond Reality Developer Conference - Coordinated developer teams and led playtesting for the first ever game jam centered on Niantic's AR developer kit, Lightship, hosted by the company
Ghostwriter and Developmental Editor | Oct 2024 – Present
Journey Sixty6 | Wheaton, IL
Synthesize the narratives of client family businesses, using interview notes and document outlines, into vibrant legacy keepsakes for future generations
Assist in the gathering and organization of the data contributing to the family keepsakes, as well as producing structural documents and style guides
Student Researcher in Computational Cosmology | Jun 2018 – May 2021
Kenyon College Cosmology Lab, Dept. of Physics, PI: Dr. Tom Giblin | Gambier, OH
Simulated and visualized the evolution of cosmological phenomena using C++ and Python, specifically small-scale, galactic dark matter in its wave representation
Applied numerical tools, such as our lab’s “Grid and Bubble Evolver”, to make predictions about the behavior of the expanding universe and the methods necessary for probing it
Applied Data Science Intern | Jun 2020 – Feb 2021
Immuta, Inc. | Columbus, OH
Utilized proficiencies in SQL and Looker, and worked with GitHub repositories, to analyze internal data sources and track customer patterns by creating and maintaining data dashboards
Produced internal documentation, i.e. “Data Spotlight” blog posts, for each internal data source (for example, Salesforce) to help orient new and established employees
Communications Intern | Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
Niantic Labs, Inc. | San Francisco, CA
Developed regular deliverables for the customer-facing blog to showcase company culture, promote the technical achievements of our developers, and announce upcoming events
Coordinated with ten developer teams to support their understanding of, participation in, and social media for the Niantic Beyond Reality Developer Conference
Assistant Creative Director | Jun 2016–Aug 2016
CZ Strategy | Wheaton, IL
Crafted daily short-form content to market strategic, long-form brand products
Reviewed and copyedited long-form marketing content to broaden a company’s appeal and narrative
Researched and presented new strategies to grow CZ Strategy’s network, such as starting a series of creative workshop sessions aimed at reaching a younger audience
Certificate in Game Design and Development | May 2022
College of DuPage | GPA: 4.0
Class Highlights: “Advanced Game Design”, “3D Game Development”, “C++ Language Processing”
PhD in Experimental Solid-State Physics | Aug 2022 – Jun 2024 (INCOMP)
Washington University in St. Louis, PI: Dr. Erik Henriksen
Pursued research at the intersection of the search for dark matter and the material sciences
Trained in cleanroom and fabrication techniques to produce samples that broaden our understanding of how electrons behave in two-dimensional materials
Bachelor of Arts in Physics | May 2020
Kenyon College | GPA: 3.53 | Minor in History with a focus on Medieval Studies
Studied Medieval History abroad at the University of St. Andrews, Spring 2019
Class Highlights: “Fiction Writing Workshop I”, “Medieval Spains: Antiquity to the New World”, “Space, Time, and Play”, "Computational Physics"
Technical
Unreal Engine, GameMaker Studio 2, VS Code, Github, C/C++, Python, SQL, Twine, Ink, Fade In, Articy:Draft, Creative and Technical Writing, Copyediting
Professional
Microsoft Office, Jira, Notion, Teamwork, Organization, Research, Problem Solving, Adaptability, Written and Oral Communication
Poetry
2019 | Persimmons Art & Literary Magazine, Spring Edition
2015| Kenyon Young Writers Workshop Collection
2014 | Prairie Light Review, Vol. 36, Num. 2
