Experience
Work, research, and the stuff that actually matters
I kept this focused on professional + research work (not the long list of college org things).
Boston Children’s Hospital — Researcher · Translational Hearing Genomics
May 2023 – Present
Boston, MA · Genomics research
- Building a customized Oxford Nanopore sequencing protocol to improve diagnostic yield in noncoding regions of key hearing loss genes.
- Working with geneticists, audiologists, and bioinformaticians to interpret gene therapy trial data and implications for patient care.
- Developing Linux pipelines for large-scale human genomics analysis in hearing-loss cohorts.
Sterling Atlantic — Investing Advisor
May 2025 – Present
Boston, MA · Healthcare investing
- Leading diligence on middle-market healthcare transactions; modeling target valuations with comps and forward ARR multiples.
- Working directly with Managing Director Franco Scalamandre on early-stage VC capital raises for portfolio companies.
Remus Capital Partners — Investor
Oct 2022 – Present
Boston, MA · Healthcare & AI diligence
- Evaluating healthcare tech startups with market research and financial analysis to support investment decisions.
- Contributed to diligence around Allurion Health (NYSE: ALUR) and Vyome Therapeutics (NDAQ: HIND).
- Supported investments into HelloPatient, Decoda Health, and RadiantGraph; ran a pilot for TranscribeGlass (live transcription accessibility).
Udemy — Instructor
Jul 2019 – Present
Remote · Teaching
- Created free courses on computational biology research and structural bioinformatics/drug discovery.
- 10,000+ students enrolled across 174 countries.
Hearing Loss Association of America (Boston Chapter) — Social Media Co-Director
Sept 2022 – May 2025
Boston, MA · Advocacy & community
- Coordinated and promoted New England Walk4Hearing fundraisers via social media; raised $80,000+ across 2022 and 2023.
- Hosted/promoted workshops and live Q&As on hearing loss resources and advocacy.
Yale University School of Medicine — Researcher · Yale Ear Lab
Jun 2020 – May 2025
New Haven, CT · Basic science research
- Analyzed inner ear electromicrographs to characterize Map1s, prestin, and βV spectrin proteins in hearing and deafness.
- Contributed to a Hearing Research paper (2022) and additional work under review.
Boston Museum of Science — Hard-of-Hearing DEI Consultant
Nov 2023 – Jun 2024
Boston, MA · Accessibility
- Advised on accessibility features for a new hearing loss exhibit to make it inclusive for deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors.
- Contributed lived experience perspective to strengthen the exhibit’s impact.
Horace Mann School for the Hard of Hearing & Deaf — Classroom Assistant
Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
Allston, MA · ASL / education
- Assisted elementary students during ASL instruction using interactive and adaptive teaching approaches.
- Helped students adapt to ASL-only environments and reinforced deaf culture values.