Work Experience
• (2020 – Spring 2021) Graduate Teacher Assistant (T.A.)
UTEP, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences.
• (2019 – 2020) Graduate T.A. UTEP, Department of Geological Sciences
• (2018 – 2019) Graduate T.A, UTEP, Social Environmental Geospatial Analysis Lab
• (2020 - 2021) Undergraduate Classes UTEP, Department of Geological Sciences
BOARDER IMPACTS & OUTREACH
• (2016 – 2018) Founder of an UTEP RSO club: Student Applications of Technology in Science (S.A.T.S Club).
Built AR Sandbox, hosted talks, tours, and workshops. AR Sandbox Has been incorporated into Earth Science Day and other public outreach events, also
integrated into undergraduate laboratory assignments: UG Geologic Processes, UG Planetary Geology, UG GIS; and Upward Bound summer camp.
• (2009 - 2012 EPCC; 2015-2018 UTEP) Educator. Upward Bound is a federally funded TRIO program designed to prepare first-generation low-income students to graduate high school and continue to college.
• (July 13 - 19, 2015) “Geologic Hazards”. UPWARD BOUND - UTEP, Geology Department.
• (Summer 2011 & 2012) “Intro to Earth Sciences”. UPWARD BOUND - UTEP, Geology Department
• (July 2010 & 2009) “Geology & Higher Ed.”, “Seismology”, “Volcanism”. UPWARD BOUND - EPCC, TX
CERTIFICATES
7. (2019) GIST Certificate, UTEP, Department of Geological Sciences in El Paso, TX.
8. (2018) CPR & First Aid Certificate, UTEP, Department of Geological Sciences in El Paso, TX.
6. (2017) OSINT Pathfinder Program (Reuser’s Information Service) in El Paso, TX.
5. (2014) Leave No Trace, Center for Outdoor Ethics, Online Awareness Program.
4. (2007) Alaska State Troopers – Weapons Safety (Shotguns & Rifles) Certificate. Barrow, AK.
3. (2002) Level 1 DACS (Digital Access Cross-Connect System) at Tellabs in Chicago, IL.
2. (2002) Level 1& 2 Glenayre MVP (voicemail platform) in Atlanta, GA.
1. (2001) Nortel DMS 100 and Cisco Switches in Albuquerque, NM.
FUNDING / GRANTS
• (2020) UTEP Geology Department Grant for EER Workshop, Online $250 USD
• (2019) Texas A&M, IS-GEO Workshop, NCAR, Boulder, CO. $500 USD
• (2019) Texas A&M, TACC Visualization workshop, Austin, TX. $500 USD
• (2015) UTEP Graduate School Grant for AGU, San Francisco, CA. $850 USD
• (2011) UTEP Graduate School Grant YSS UG Research Conference $1,400 USD
MEMBERSHIPS
• El Paso Geologic Society (2019)
• American Geophysical Union (2010)
• Geology Society of America (2009)
• UTEP Geology Club President (2007)
• Friends of the Charles Darwin Research Station (2000)
SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• (2019) Paper Acknowledgment: Walsh, E. J., & Wallace, R. L. (2019). Preface: Crossing disciplinary borders in rotifer research. Hydrobiologia, 844(1), p.8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-04090-3
• (2016) Faces+Places: El Paso Mission Trail, El Paso Times Newspaper.
• (2010) Article: Centennial Museum Makeover. UTEP Magazine, Spring 2010, p. 19.
• (2010) Newsletter: Examining Traditions and Symbols through the Artwork of the Juntos Art Association, ¿Archaeoloco? Newsletter of the El Paso Museum of Archaeology, December 2010, Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 2.
WORKSHOPS
4. (2020) Earth and Education Rendezvous (EER) AR/VR Workshop, Online.
3. (2019) IS-GEO Workshop at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.
2. (2019) Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) – Visualization Workshop, Austin, TX.
1. (2010) Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Workshop, Snowbird, UT.
VOLUNTEER
• (2020) Student Assistant/Group Leader: The Haliburton Energy Adventure Workshop.
• (2019, 2018, 2017, 2009) Earth Science Day, UTEP Geology department public outreach.
• (2019) Student Volunteer: Pathways to Geoscience Camp.
• (2017) UTEP AWARE workshop, presented AR Sandboxes.
• (2016) UTEP Reyes Elementary Visit.
• (2016 – Current) Webmaster and hosting services for the El Paso Geologic Society Online.
• (2011, 2012) Science Fair Judge at Bassett Middle School for grade levels 6th - 8th grade.
• (2011) Field Assistant, NASA astronaut training magnetic & conductivity surveys, Kilbourne Hole, NM.
• (2008, 2011) Host and guide for rock climbing festival: City of Rocks, NM.
• (2007) Created websites for the Systems Ecology Lab and the UTEP International Polar Year - Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM).
• (2007) Presentation: “Arctic Research” for the UTEP Geology Club. El Paso, TX.
• (2001 - 2019) Web/print media. XII Travelers Memorial of the Southwest, El Paso, TX.