I earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley with a focus on nuclear and solid state physics.  I went on to get a PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in experimental particle physics.  I did a variety of research, ranging from particle searches outside the standard model to modeling and simulating detector systems (including heavy radiation effects).  I left Academia  and worked in a variety of companies and roles in marketing, sales, supply chain and management.  I have recently started teaching as an Adjunct.