Experience

• Arizona State University

  GOEE Production Lead

  Ryan worked at Arizona State University as a GOEE Production Lead

• Arizona State University

  Supplemental Instruction Leader

  Lead supplemental instruction sessions for General Chemistry I, II, and General Physics I. Prepared exam review content and helped students to engage with the material, both inside and outside of lecture. Encouraged group work and structured study sessions, and generally assisted with course instruction.

• Arizona State University

  Canvas Course Builder

  Closely worked with Instructional Designers in the migration of ASU courses between the Blackboard and Canvas Learning Management Systems. Redesigned courses to function with modern technology, and worked alongside university faculty to facilitate the usage of that technology in new, redesigned courses.

• NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Researcher

  Co-investigator on the Hydrofuge experiment (NanoRacks Module 53) aboard the International Space Station. Created embedded systems to automate the growth of a plant in a cost-effective and modular system. This device was sent to the ISS aboard SpaceX CRS-6 Falcon 9 Dragon module and returned after 3 weeks in orbit. The project can be viewed here: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2089.html

• NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Paid Intern

  Instructional material design for NASA's HUNCH (High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware) program. Created videos and instruction sets to assist others in utilizing embedded electronic systems. Provided assistance to high schools who required help while designing experiment electronics.

• Best Buy

  Computer Sales Consultant

  Excelled at selling products and services, working closely with other sales consults and management. Used knowledge of current devices and computers to find a perfect solution for each customer, then created ease and added value to the Best Buy shopping experience, ensuring customer needs were met.
  
  - Sold computers, tablets, cameras, and accessories to customers.
  - Professionally interacted with customers to provide a complete computing experience.
  - Processed transactions and accepted payment through a POS system
  - Established lasting customer loyalty to the Best Buy brand with customers