Resume

My passion for logic and design within the realm of education has driven me to engage with my campus and community in order to continue pushing ideas forward. The best collaboration is that of knowledge meeting experience.

Education

University of California, Berkeley – Master of Design, expected graduation December 2024
Boise State University – B.S. in Mathematics, May 2023
College of Southern Idaho – A.S. in Computer Science, May 2020
College of Southern Idaho – A.S. in Mathematics, May 2020
Master's Degree 40%

Skills

Industry

Front-End Web Developer

Boise State University

Jan. 2022 – May 2023

  • Tool development, maintenance, and code re-engineering in HTML and CSS for existing web applications.
  • Improved website optimization and accessibility.
  • Collaborated with Student Media employees on software applications and WordPress functions.
  • Coordinated and created partnerships for promotion of future and current events for Pulse Radio.

Web Designer

Self-employed

August 2017 – May 2020

  • Built SEO websites using WordPress and Adobe Creative Cloud.
  • Strategic marketing and brand identity applied through advertising process.
  • Worked with local businesses to represent goals of organizations through visual design.
  • Skills include communication, marketing, and understanding of user experience.

Front-End Web Developer

College of Southern Idaho

May 2019 – November 2019

  • Designed and developed website features, navigation, and layouts.
  • Maintained student organization webpages using Cascade CMS.
  • Updated and redesigned website to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
  • Managed HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap 3 through GitHub VCS.

ACADEMIA

Adult Education Research

Boise State University

Jan. 2023 – April 2023

  • Conducted qualitative analysis of how BSU Student Media Department employees actively gain professional experience through ethnographic methods of contextual interviews and physical artifacts
  • Interviews explored coursework connections, professional development, and portfolio curation
  • Utilized data analysis software to collect qualitative data from recorded lecture transcripts
  • Results informed departmental procedures to best support student employees

Math Education Research

Boise State University

Jan. 2022 – April 2022

  • Researched andragogy (the study of adult education) within undergraduate mathematics courses.
  • Assessed student work in a mathematical modeling course in alignment with assignment instructions, shared documents, and recorded lectures.
  • Found proper documentation methods for abstract mathematical concepts to develop informed approaches to building curriculums.
  • Attended weekly meetings with research advisor while maintaining independent study; documented findings for journal publication.

Math Research

Boise State University

May 2021 – July 2021

  • Developed documentation in game theory and pedagogy related to Keeler’s Theorem.
  • Collaborated with faculty by applying STEM education principals to abstract concepts in group theory.
  • Translated definitions and conjectures of theorem into back-end web development language.
  • Presented weekly findings to cohort and incorporated feedback into future work.

Regional Math Center

Boise State University

Sept. 2020 – Dec. 2020

  • Attended and documented research discussions between local educators and administration.
  • Prepared comparison of state math standards across the northwest region for RMC focus groups.
  • Researched reliable asynchronous Desmos mathematics lessons for grades K-12.
  • Continued analysis and discussion of curriculum in building student autonomy of one’s learning.

Student Body Treasurer

College of Southern Idaho

Sept. 2019 – May 2020

  • Found creative solutions while assisting organizations in compromise.
  • Organized important documents, forms, and financial information.
  • Analyzed student fee statistics and determined amount to be allocated for the following year to student organizations.
  • Required to communicate, stay organized, and understand dynamics of associated communities and departments across campus.

Student Body Senator

College of Southern Idaho

March 2019 – Sept. 2020

  • Guided students on developing academic community service programs;  this includes the ability for them to define learning objectives, plan of action, proposals, and project management for their ideas.
  • Collaborated with campus faculty in order to create events and lectures that connected students with their professors.
  • Led a student initiative to update CSI computer science curriculum requirements to meet surrounding 4-year university standards in Idaho.
  • Built a restricted scholarship for a local Native American reservation with assistance from the office of admissions, student affairs, and financial aid.

community service

  • Led peer mentor workshop for prospective Native American high school students
  • Volunteered for BSU Seven Arrows Powwow 2023
  • Volunteered for Native American Coalition of Boise (NACOB) Elder’s Gathering 2023
  • Organizer for Indigenous Healing from Trauma Workshop 2022
  • Financial Director for BSU Seven Arrows Powwow 2022
  • Volunteered for BSU Youth STEM Camp 
  • Volunteered for CSI Youth STEM Camp 
  • Created graphic marketing campaign for CSI Suicide Prevention Campaign
  • Developed the CSI Native American Outreach Program for Shoshone-Bannock School District
  • Represented ASCSI Student Senate as Student Body Treasurer at Jerome High School leadership conference
  • Public speaker at Jerome High School on the value of education
  • Public speaker at All Business Conference on leadership skills and my experience as a minority student in college
  • Conducted a program at Summit Elementary School teaching an introductory computer science lab to 4th graders
  • Developed academic computer science program for Wind River Indian Reservation High School
  • College of Southern Idaho Peer Tutor for Bridge To Success program
  • Volunteered to design promotional marketing for silent auction event
  • Jerome High School cheerleading camp for kids