Education
- Computational modeling of materials, with emphasis on dental materials.
- Capital budgeting, pricing strategy, regression analysis, A/B testing, forecasting.
- Full-stack development, system design, product strategy.
- Single-subject, secondary mathematics (grades 6–12). CAST Cohort LA 36, Urban Education and Leadership.
- Formative Certified Educator. IB Mathematics Category 2. AP Computer Science A.
- Completed while at Amgen. Workforce strategy, organizational development, talent management.
- GMP/GDP/medical device regulations, chemical hygiene for laboratories, hazardous waste, good documentation practices.
- Physical, analytical, organic, inorganic (with lab), biochemistry, quantum chemistry, spectroscopy.
- Electrochemistry, physical organic chemistry, computational chemistry/biochemistry.
Professional and Academic Appointments
- Evaluate frontier AI models for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risk — assessing whether models can provide meaningful uplift for weapons-relevant knowledge.
- Develop evaluation methodologies and red-teaming protocols for scientific misuse prevention across large language models.
- Serve as final-stage reviewer for 24,000 chemistry prompts used in LLM training — spanning molecular dynamics, electroanalytical methods, protein aggregation, quantum mechanics, and spectroscopic characterization (NMR, MS).
- Audit prompt-response pairs for conceptual accuracy, flawed reasoning chains, and deviation from current literature. Each prompt must be solvable de novo from first principles.
- Collaborate with PhD research fellows to architect high-difficulty reasoning questions that stress-test model understanding of graduate-level chemistry.
- Reviewed 140,000+ multimodal prompts (text, image, video) for harmful content generation — built detection patterns for CSAM, PII leakage, and adversarial edge cases.
- Tuned model interpretation of physical scene dynamics — camera geometry, motion types, spatial reasoning — improving object recognition and situational awareness across visual inputs.
- Led audio model development for Grok Voice & Companions: parameterized tone, cadence, timbre, and emotional valence with a global team of voice actors. Validated multilingual transcription accuracy.
- Authored domain-specific chemistry evaluations that contributed to Grok's performance on Humanity's Last Exam.
- Ran controlled A/B experiments with Likert-scale instrumentation across voice model variants to optimize emotional naturalness.
- Wrote PhD-level prompts targeting failure modes in GPT-o1 ("Strawberry") — probing logical consistency, domain accuracy, and chain-of-thought coherence.
- Evaluated internal reasoning traces for correctness, hidden bias, and pedagogical clarity. Flagged systematic failure patterns across STEM domains.
- Designed scoring rubrics adopted across the evaluation pipeline — measurably improved model consistency on the GPQA benchmark.
- Designed and taught AP/IB-aligned statistics, calculus, CAD, and Java programming across grades 6–12 (400+ students). Built original problem sets, assessments, and instructional materials for a private boarding school serving international families.
- Prepared students for USNCO, IChO, IMO, and Science Olympiad competitions. Mentored individual science fair projects from hypothesis design through regional presentation.
- Directed the school robotics program — restructured operations using Lean/5S methodology. Mentored students in Berklee College of Music Game Music Jam.
- Coached SAT Math and AP exam preparation. Developed custom diagnostic assessments to identify gaps and accelerate score improvement.
- Ran makerspace operations end-to-end: procurement, grant writing, fundraising, and regulatory compliance.
- Operated GMP oral solid dosage equipment — milling, blending, coating, roller compaction (Gerteis), and tablet pressing (Korsch) — for oncology and pediatrics R&D campaigns.
- Authored 5+ SOPs that formalized two decades of tacit operator knowledge into version-controlled documents meeting GxP regulatory standards.
- Maintained batch records, logbooks, and chain-of-custody documentation through FDA and internal audit cycles.
- Delivered 250+ sessions in higher math, thermodynamics, and chemistry — ranked #1 tutor on the platform across two academic terms, in partnership with Khan Academy.
- Designed a multi-tier tutor certification system adopted by UChicago, Caltech, and MIT admissions. Trained and onboarded 200+ peer tutors.
- Built the platform's first trust and safety framework — balanced FERPA, COPPA, and CIPA requirements with minimal data collection. Reduced sign-up attrition by 41%.
- Stood up KPI dashboards tracking user growth, session quality, and stakeholder satisfaction to guide product and policy decisions.
- Ran pre/post assessments with 90+ secondary students — measured a 25–30% gain in scientific process understanding, validating curriculum effectiveness.
- Designed and delivered NGSS-aligned modules in chemistry and biology for 200+ students per year.
- Grew program participation 40% through an ASBMB partnership — work contributed to subsequent $3M DoD and $1M congressional awards.
- Directed a rotating cohort of 15–20 undergraduate volunteers in scientific mentorship and experimental design instruction.
- Joined at the $7.5M seed round (Shasta, Spark Capital, Omidyar). Contributed to growth from pilot to 500K+ MAU before Google acquisition.
- Wrote hundreds of STEM and humanities explanations. Standardized LaTeX formatting and built editorial guidelines that survived the platform migration.
- Beta-tested camera-based math parsing, chat, and photo recognition during the 2015 Stanford pilot — feedback directly informed v1 product decisions.
- Expanded subject coverage from 12 to 50+ areas. Designed Firebase-based tooling and led contributor onboarding through the Google transition.
Awards and Honors
- #1 ranked tutor across two academic terms (Khan Academy partnership), Schoolhouse.world, 2020–2021
- Work contributed to $3M DoD and $1M congressional grant awards, SciTrek / UC Santa Barbara, 2019
- Grew program participation 40% through ASBMB partnership, SciTrek / UC Santa Barbara, 2018
- Tutor certification system adopted by UChicago, Caltech, and MIT admissions, Schoolhouse.world, 2021
- Contributed to growth from pilot to 500K+ MAU before Google acquisition, Socratic, 2015–2018
Research Activities
- Evaluating large language models for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear misuse potential. Building taxonomies of threat-relevant knowledge, designing adversarial prompting strategies, and assessing model behavior at the capability boundary. Includes developing rubrics and evaluation infrastructure used across multiple frontier model assessments.
- Designing PhD-level prompts and benchmarks that expose failure modes in scientific reasoning — across chemistry, biology, and materials science. Work spans chain-of-thought evaluation, STEM-domain rubric development, and identifying where models produce confident but wrong answers under technical questioning.
PhD Research Directions (Fall 2026, UC Irvine)- Computational Design of Biomaterials. Using AI and simulation to generate implants, scaffolds, and prosthetics that are optimized for individual patient anatomy.
- Simulation of Biological Systems. Building predictive models of how materials behave after implantation: healing dynamics, osseointegration, soft-tissue remodeling, and long-term structural stability.
- Surgical Translation & Systems Integration. Connecting computational design and simulation outputs to the clinical environment — preoperative planning, surgical guidance, and outcome tracking.
Publications in Refereed Journals
PhD begins Fall 2026 at UC Irvine. Publications forthcoming.
Teaching Activities
- Faculty, Mathematics & Computer Science — Villanova Preparatory School. AP/IB statistics, calculus, CAD, Java (400+ students). Competition prep: USNCO, IChO, IMO, Science Olympiad. Aug 2022 – Nov 2024.
- Founding Sr. Tutor — Schoolhouse.world / Khan Academy. 250+ sessions in higher math, thermodynamics, chemistry. Designed tutor certification system. Jun 2020 – Jun 2021.
- Outreach Program Lead — SciTrek, UC Santa Barbara. NGSS-aligned curricula, 200+ students/year. Pre/post assessments showed 25–30% gain. Sept 2016 – Sept 2019.
- General Chemistry Tutor — UC Santa Barbara. ~160 students. Learning assistant, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry. 2016 – 2020.
- SAT Math & AP Exam Coach — Villanova Preparatory School. Custom diagnostics and score improvement programs. 2022 – 2024.
Professional Activities
- Formative Certified Educator. IB Mathematics Category 2. AP Computer Science A.
- Single-subject teaching credential, secondary mathematics (grades 6–12), Loyola Marymount University.
- Harvard Business School Certificate in Corporate Workforce Development (completed at Amgen).
Technical Proficiencies
AI Safety:CBRN risk evaluation, red-teaming, adversarial testing, model evaluation, safety benchmarkingScientific:Computational materials, electrochemistry, spectroscopy (NMR, MS), quantum chemistry, nanofluidicsEngineering:Full-stack development, system design, evaluation pipeline design, GMP/GxP complianceEducation:Curriculum design, competition preparation, assessment design, ed-tech