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Professional Experience

2009-Present: PC/LAN Analyst for Tech Data Corporation 2007-2009: Research Assistant for Dr. Adam Simon (UNLV) 2006-2007: Teaching Assistant for Introductory Geology Lab (NIU) 2005-2007: Teaching Assistant for Mineralogy Lab (NIU) Summer 2005: IT (Desktop Support) Assistant for Cormark, Inc.

Professional Affiliations/Certifications

CompTIA A+ Certified Professional IT Technician American Geophysical Union (AGU) Geological Society of America (GSA) Golden Key International Honour Society The National Scholars Honor Society

Awards, Honors, and Grants

2008 GSA ($1100) Graduate Student Research Grant 2007 UNLV ($950) Graduate and Professional Student Association Grants for Research and Conference Travel 2006 GSA ($2,000) Graduate Student Research Grant, The effect of serpentine dehydration   on the stability of sulfide phases: Implications for the interior of Ganymede NIU ($200) The Goldich Fund The National Scholars Honor Society Award of Achievement NIU ($500) Ira Edgar Odom Scholarship for studies related to Mineralogy

Academic Research Interests

Broadly: High-pressure, high-temperature mineralogy and petrology related to the interiors of planetary bodies and/or subduction zones. I primarily used the Bassett-type Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell (HDAC) to observe in situ mineral reactions at high temperatures and pressures. I most recently used the HDAC to asses the partitioning (in situ) of trace elements (HFSE, REE) from minerals into fluids at conditions that approximate subduction zones. The goal was to obtain the concentration of a given trace element in the fluid, whether it be H2O, HCl, etc.. Future work would have attempted to determine the concentration of a given trace element that has partitioned into a silicate or other melt.