RESUME / CV

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OWNER | Sep 2025 - Present
Urgently Firing

  • Urgently Firing is an independent media project dedicated to investigating popular ideas about money and work.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER | Aug 2024 - Sep 2025
Utah Career Development Association

  • Consulted Utah’s politicians, business leaders, universities, and vocational programs on how to respond to changing labor market conditions in the Intermountain West.

ENGINEERING CAREER SPECIALIST | Feb 2022 - Sep 2025
Utah State University (USU) Career Design Center

  • Served as the primary liaison between the USU Career Design Center and College of Engineering, providing career services to over 8,000 students via 1:1 coaching, guest lectures, and in-person hiring events

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    β€’ Conducted 700+ career coaching sessions for Engineer majors
    β€’ Reviewed 1,400+ resumes for college students applying to internships and full-time professional roles
    β€’ Gave 100+ guest lectures to Engineering classes on resumes, interviewing, and salary negotiation
    β€’ Organized 40+ on-campus career fairs
    β€’ Helped bring 1,600+ companies onto USU's campus to recruit students

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    β€’ Co-Chair, USU Internship Coordinator Council
    β€’ Co-Chair, USU Career Champions Program
    β€’ Sponsorship Committee, Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers
    β€’ Executive Board Member, Utah Career Development Association

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    β€’ $1M NSF Grant for BioTech Workforce Development, National Science Foundation, 2024 (Co-Collaborator)
    β€’ 50 Influential Aggies, Utah State University, 2023
    β€’ Career Innovation Award, Career Leadership Collective, 2023 (Team Award)

INSTRUCTOR OF JOB MARKET LITERACY | Feb 2022 - Sep 2025
USU Integrated Studies Department

  • Developed curriculum for classes at Utah State University that were focused on career design, internships, and professional job acquisition, while also directly teaching 240 students annually

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    β€’ ISTU 3010 "Career Exploration and Design"

    ISTU 3010 served as the Capstone course for the Integrated Studies major at USU. During my tenure, I taught the class to 700+ students over the course of 9 semesters.

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    β€’ USU 1400 "Explore Majors and Careers"
    β€’ USU 2400 "Networking and Preparing for Internships"
    β€’ USU 3400 "Launch Your Career"
    β€’ ISTU 4010 "Career Design and Planning"
    β€’ ISTU 4250 "Advanced Internship"
    β€’ "Career Tutorial for Students" (Recipient of the 2023 Career Innovation Award from the Career Leadership Collective)

INTERIM EMPLOYER RELATIONS MANAGER | Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
USU Career Services & Provost Office

  • Managed all employer partnerships, digital recruiting, and on-campus hiring events at Utah State University under the Executive Vice Provost

  • Vetted 17,000+ internships and job opportunities targeting students to ensure that they were legitimate, relevant, and compliant with labor laws

RURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR | May 2020 - Jun 2021
USU GEAR UP

  • Ensured that rural teenagers in Cache Valley, Utah/Idaho had access to vocational training, full-time employment, and/or higher education upon finishing high school

ENDOWED RESEARCH FELLOW OF ECONOMIC HISTORY | Apr 2019 - May 2020
University of Nevada, Reno

  • Researched the evolution of tech-sector job markets in North America and East Asia and taught classes on Economic History under the Wilbur S. Shepperson and James Hulse Endowments in History

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    β€’ HIST 462 β€œThe French Revolution and the Revolutionary Era”
    β€’ HIST 224 β€œPirates and Hackers”

CAREER PEER ADVISOR | Jun 2017 - Apr 2019
USU Career Services

  • Audited new employer partnerships, reviewed student resumes, and organized on-campus hiring events

  • Administered NACE’s First-Destination Survey to college seniors to gain accurate insights into what specific majors were earning immediately after graduation.

BLUE-COLLAR WORKER | Dec 2013 - May 2020
Multiple Worksites

  • Copper Metal Recycler for an Automotive Scrap Yard ➀ Flooring Installer for Housing Constructions ➀ Crime Scene Restorationist for Emergency Response Teams ➀ Audio-Visual Engineer for Performance Halls and Sports Stadiums ➀ Truck Driver & Merchandiser for a Domestic Brewery

EDUCATION

MASTER’S COURSEWORK - ECONOMIC HISTORY | GPA: 4.0
University of Nevada, Reno

  • Recipient of the James Hulse and Wilbur S. Shepperson Endowments to research the evolution of tech-sector job markets in North America and East Asia

  • NOTE: I departed this program early to enter the professional workforce amid pandemic-related budget cuts in 2020. I completed most of the coursework for this master’s degree, but chose to depart before completing my thesis.

BACHELOR’S - RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Utah State University

  • Co-Founder & President, USU Interfaith Student Association | Student Scholar, Wheatley Institute | Council Co-Chair, USU Student Association

  • Minor coursework in Linguistics and Asian Studies. Language emphases in Japanese, German, and Sanskrit.

COLLEGE CREDIT - AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE, DIPLOMACY, AND DEFENSE
George Mason University

  • Represented Nevada at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration and Gala Balls under the sponsorship of U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid and the National Youth Leadership Forums

  • Credits transferred to Utah State University

HONORS DIPLOMA
Fernley High School

  • President, National Honor Society | Captain, Northern Nevada Forensics League | Varsity Letters in Speech & Debate, Academic Olympics, Theatre

INDUSTRY LICENSES

PLEASE NOTE: Acquiring these certifications was a requirement of my previous work in university career services. They are highlighted here for the sake of transparency; however, I do not necessarily endorse their pedagogy, research claims, or organizational missions. For my candid thoughts on some of these licenses, consider watching this YouTube video.

DESIGNING YOUR LIFE, Stanford University

APPRECIATIVE ADVISING, Florida Atlantic University

ASPIRE, The Career Leadership Collective

CLIFTON STRENGTHS COACHING, Gallup, Inc.