designing innovative solutions
requires nontraditional skills

Developed the first peer-to-peer needle exchange program for rural syringe access in Massachusetts to combat HIV/Hepatitis C outbreak clusters and fatal overdoses due to opioid use.

Traveled to Kuwait during to interview queer and lesbian-identified Kuwaiti women and their expatriate partners. Topics discussed include community-building, social lives, and family dynamics in a country where being LBGTQ-identified is illegal.

Developed and implemented Java classes to model and analyze questions of time, scheduling, and organization.

Assisted in clean-room development of Swift data structures following Apple design principles.

Python application utilizing the Twitter API. Demonstrates potential spheres of influence due to Twitter’s retweet feature.

Sole undergraduate on a six-person research team. Lead writer on the vocational decision-making manuscript and co-author on a manuscript exploring online community-building in the transgender military community.

Co-founded, developed, and held leadership roles within an organization supporting active duty transgender service members and veterans.

Plumbing apprentice and gas pipe welder for Plumbers Local 5 outside of Washington, D.C.

Fabricated unique B-52 components through machining and welding, supporting a fleet of 28 aircraft.