Résumé

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Education

B.A. Physics, Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH June 2003

Experience

M.S. Candidate, Research Assistantship
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH 2005-2006
Developed quantitative, physics-based model for magnetic perturbations resulting from ionospheric plasma currents. Developed innovative visualization techniques for large, multivariate datasets. Extensive programming in matlab, IDL, Ruby, and OpenDX in a Linux environment. Simulation results were compared to time-series observations to answer questions of causality, test theoretical predictions, and validate other computer models.

Outdoor Programs Office, Director, D.O.C. Trips

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 2002–2003

Director of the largest outing based collegiate orientation program in the country. Recruited, trained, and managed 220 volunteer trip leaders and 40 full-time logistical volunteers. Achieved participation from more than 90% of incoming students, a 4% improvement over previous years. Coordinated transportation, food, equipment, and all other logistics. Designed trips that made the program more accessible to students who were less comfortable in wilderness environments. Improved data management and mailing systems. Reduced transportation costs by 9% by eliminating unnecessary bus trips.

Academic Skills Center, Tutoring and Grading

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 2001–2003

Tutored students one-on-one and in small groups for a wide variety of courses. Graded student work and exams for physics classes.

Kinetic Books, Writer

Seattle, WA Summer 2002

Authored content for a DVD-based interactive physics textbook. Revised and edited chapters on vector mathematics and electrostatics. Designed, illustrated, solved, and wrote explanations for in-text problems and examples. Developed interactive problem tutorials.

Math Department, Programmer

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 2001–2002

Developed interactive problem sets for an online database used by introductory calculus classes. Programmed in Perl and LaTeX to dynamically produce HTML output.

Ledyard Canoe Club, Business Director

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 2000–2001

Oversaw a $70,000 per season canoe rental business. Recruited, trained, and managed a staff of 12. Developed, advertised, and directed special events and promotions. Recruited 126 first-time members in membership drive. Maintained rental fleet and physical plant of business.