EDUCATION:
B. S. in Secondary Education: Chemistry/General Science, Spring 2001GPA: 3.61/4.00
Golden Key National Honor Society Scholarship Recipient, Research Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Dean's List: 6 Semesters
Graduate Level: 5 Credits of graduate level chemistry research resulting in submission of paper to Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
EXPERIENCE:
Self-Employed On-Line Business
Sold resin fossils (amber and copal) from various sources on eBay and Etsy: Store Name: Resin Fossils
Fall 2007 - Present
Lab Technician/Research Technologist II
Penn State DuBois, DuBois, PA 15801
Description: Prepared and standardized solutions and set up for chemistry, biology, anatomy/physiology labs. Worked on several research projects three of which resulted in scholarly publications.
Fall 2008 - Fall 2015 Semesters
Adjunct Chemistry Instructor: Spring 2003, 2004, Spring/Fall 2008-2014, Spring 2017
Penn State University, DuBois Campus, College Place, DuBois, PA 15801
Description: Taught introductory chemistry course Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2017 (Chem 11 now 101) in addition to lab course (Spring 2004, Chem 15, now 113) and more advanced chemistry course (Chem 110) Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012 Spring 2013 in addition to lab courses (Chem 111, 113) Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014
Punxsutawney Christian School: School Terms 2001-2008
Description: Taught varies subject material including chemistry, general science, basic health, probability and statistics to students in middle and high school grades.
Chemistry Tutor
Penn State University Park, 211 Whitmore Lab, University Park, PA 16802
Description: Answered questions and provided explanations for several chemistry course related material.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Computer Skills
Windows Vista Operating Systems and Software: Sigma Plot Graphics, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Internet Explorer/eBay
eBay Powerseller since August 2008
Teaching Skills
I have had numerous experiences teaching preschool and elementary aged children in addition to secondary level experiences.
