About
For full details, see my LinkedIn.
Industry Experience
| Role | Company | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Science Manager, Amazon Braket | Amazon Web Services | 2022–Present |
| Software Engineer, News Feed | 2021–2022 | |
| Software Engineer, Azure Quantum | Microsoft | 2020–2021 |
| Software Engineering Manager, Office | Microsoft | 2014–2018 |
| Software Engineer, SharePoint | Microsoft | 2008–2014 |
| Software Engineering Intern, Office | Microsoft | 2006–2007 |
Education
| Degree | Field | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Physics Ph.D. Thesis: Efficient and trusted operation of quantum computers and quantum simulators |
University of California, Berkeley |
| M.S. | Engineering and Management M.S. Thesis: Why software firms build hardware, and what Microsoft is doing about it |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| M.S. | Computer Science concentration in Computer Security |
Boston University |
| B.S. | Electrical Engineering concentration in Computer Engineering |
Grove City College |
Research and Teaching Experience
| Role | Organization | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Student Researcher | OVER-QC Group, Sandia National Labs | 2021–2022 |
| Graduate Student Researcher | Häffner Ion Trap Group, UC Berkeley | 2017–2022 |
| Graduate Student Instructor | Physics Department, UC Berkeley | 2019 |
| Research Assistant | Engineering Systems Division, MIT | 2014 |
| Teaching Assistant | Physics and Engineering Departments, Grove City College | 2005–2007 |
Awards and Fellowships
| Description | Organization | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Information Science & Engineering Network (QISE-NET) Fellow | National Science Foundation | 2021–2022 |
| National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow | US Department of Defense | 2017–2021 |
| Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor in Physics | UC Berkeley | 2019 |
| System Design and Management Fellow | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2012–2015 |
| Science and Engineering Day Applied Science Award | Boston University | 2011 |
| Roger Clark Dawes Engineering Award | Grove City College | 2008 |