CNS Y-12 National Security Complex, Administrative Senior Assistant

​October 2020 - present

 

• Spearheaded a special project to increase software data space, resulting in a 21% increase of available data and enhancing functional capabilities.

• Developing a professional training portfolio for the Projects Management team, designed to enhance their knowledge and skills for using software available to the organization.

• Manages email organization, schedules, weekly reporting, and meetings for Senior Project manager and a team of ten or more project managers, resulting in enhanced team communication and efficiency.

• Provides technical edits for Project Execution Plans, monthly and weekly reports, and other documents ensuring a consistent communication output to management and stakeholders.

GEM Technologies, CNS Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex

March 2020 - October 2020

 

• Managed email organization, schedules, weekly reporting, and meetings for Senior Project manager and a team of ten or more project managers, resulting in enhanced team communication.

• Edited technical edits for Project Execution Plans, monthly and weekly reports, and other documents ensuring a consistent communication output to management and stakeholders.

• Established knowledge and comprehension in specific security and safeguard regulations put in place by CNS to meet DOE and NNSA guidelines.

 

Freelance Writer & Editor

​Jan 2020 - March 2020

 

• Produced effective and meaningful narratives for product reviews, how-to's, and informative articles for companies and individuals, resulting in clearly communicated manuscripts of often complex and scientific subject matter.

 

 

Associate Editor and Editorial Liaison | International Journal of Nuclear Security-The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

​May 2019 - present

 

• Provide technical edits to journal submissions resulting in a better review process of the content rather than grammar and mechanics.

• Creator and Co-lead editor of the IJNS bi-monthly newsletter.

• Leading an initiative as Editorial Liaison to publish the first special issue featuring women in nuclear security, resulting in global collaborations to increase the discourse and professional opportunities for women in the nuclear security sector.

• Create promotional and marketing materials for conferences, events, and professional outreach.

• Serve as a networking coach to undergraduate volunteers

 

Science Editor & Business Development | protocols.io-Berkeley, CA

​Sep 2016 - Dec 2019

 

• Tested early platform concepts for functional efficiency, provided feedback, and solutions to CEO and CTO which helped optimized the user experience.

• Collaborated with various scientists, organizations, and laboratories to provide step-by-step digital lab protocols that made sharing, correcting, and using methods easier and more efficient.

• Produced early business to business promotional material that provided potential customers and eventual investors a concise snapshot of the mission and purpose of the company.

• Trained other editors, around the globe, to provide professional edits and accurate method input resulting in a sustained Science Editor team at protocols.io

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Undergraduate Research Assistant | Aquatic Microbial Ecology Research Lab- Knoxville, TN

​May 2016 - May 2018

 

• Worked closely with a graduate student who researched, isolated, and imaged the harmful algal blooms causing brown-algae, Aureococcus anaphagefferens.

• Maintained clean work spaces and lab equipment to prevent contamination and ensure accurate and precise test results.

• Increased algal biomass by 50% every week through formulating high volumes of chemical compounds and biohazards materials, which sustained experimental capabilities.

• Assisted in experimental design which resulted in a new method of organism isolation through a multi-layered plaque assay technique.

• Performed basic experiments utilizing laboratory skills and equipment, while operating under required biosafety guidelines resulting in zero safety incidents.