PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

SKILLS

ACTIVITIES AND MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA OPTICAL SCIENCES CENTER 
Graduate Research Assistant 
• Manufacturing diffractive waveguides using interferometric and ion-milling procedures. 
• Calibrating ion-milling and plasma-etching devices. 
• Researching optical waveguides as chemical sensors for thesis. 

THE ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1700 W. Washington Phoenix, AZ 
Block Grants Committee Intern 
• Tracking and summarizing legislation. 
• Researching past legislation, statutes, and related issues. 
• Answering constituent concerns 

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA OPTICAL SCIENCES CENTER 
Research Assistant 
• Manufacturing diffractive waveguides using interferometric and ion-milling procedures. 
• Calibrating ion-milling and plasma-etching devices. 
• Designing new techniques and procedures for use in said manufacturing and 
calibrating. 

STA-BRITE ELECTRONICS 255 E. Southern Mesa, AZ 
Computer Technician 
• Setting up a computer system, including both hardware and software, and 
designing and maintaining the company's web page. 
• Configuring database and spreadsheet applications, and entering inventory 
and customer data. 
• Assembling and repairing emergency lighting systems. 

RAYLEIGH OPTICS 4241 W. Ina Tucson, AZ 
Optical Technician 
• Fabricating large, low-tolerance optical components. 
• Measuring optics surfaces using an interferometric system. 

WYKO CORPORATION 2650 E. Elvira Tucson, AZ 
Quality Assurance Technician 
• Assuring quality of incoming optical and electrical parts. 
• Measuring optics and non-optical surfaces using WYKO interferometric 
systems. 
• Assembling mechanical and electrical components. 

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (NASA SPACE GRANT)
Research Assistant 
• Conducting semi-independent research in resistivity in molten alloys. 
• Helping to direct the project, in purpose and scope. 
• Helping to design and fabricate new tools for use in the research process. 
 

• Low-tolerance optical alignment. 
• Interferometric testing of optical surfaces. 
• Ion-milling optical components. 

• Zemax optical design software
• Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and DOS operating systems 
• Word, Excel, Access, and many other Windows applications
• Internet (HTML programming, etc.) 

• Ability to render 3-D objects and concepts. 

• The University of Arizona Regents Scholarship 1993-1997 
• Dean's List, Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Spring 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996, 
and Spring 1997 
• Honorable Mention, Fall 1994, Fall 1995, and Fall 1996 
• Award for Academic Distinction, Fall 1996 
• Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity 

* Programs Committee Chair, Spring 1997

• Eta Kappa Nu, honorary electrical, computer, and optical engineering fraternity 

* Corresponding Secretary, Fall 1996 and Spring 1997

• Golden Key, honorary fraternity 
• Phi Eta Sigma, honorary fraternity 
• Regular Membership in SPIE - The International Society of Optical Engineering 

• The University of Arizona College Republicans 
• Opera Guild of Southern Arizona 
• Society of Religious Studies 
• Participation in church-related activities