I am a recent PhD recepient (May 2018) in astronomy. I have accepted a postdoctoral research position with Prof. Blagoy Rangelov in the Texas State University Department of Physics. We will study X-ray binaries in the interacting galaxy pair NGC 5194 and NGC 5195. During my PhD I worked with Professor Bing Zhang in the UNLV High Energy Astrophysics Group. We have fun exploring a variety of topics in transient multimessenger high energy astrophysics including primordial black holes and electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave events. I have also collaborated on a three gamma-ray burst (GRB) studies with my colleagues in China. I also work with Dr. Robert Zavala (US Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station) and Dr. Gregory Taylor (University of New Mexico) on an interesting project in radio astronomy. We received 20 hours of time on the Very Long Baseline Array and observed two AGN cores. We are exploring the core-shift effect in these sources and its impact in astrometric measurements.

In the past I worked as an adjunct instructor of physics for one year at the wonderful Miami University Department of Physics in Oxford, OH. I also taught for one semester at their regional campus Miami University Hamilton in Hamilton, OH. While at Miami, I was grateful to explore an interesting project regarding the variability of the lightcurve of Neptune's moon Nereid with Dr. Stephen Alexander.

Prior to my adventures in Ohio, I became a Master of Science in Physics at the Montana State University Department of Physics where I met some wonderful people. Montana holds a special place in my heart as it is where I met my wife Jocelyn. Jocelyn holds a Master of Science in Science Education with a physics focus through the prestigious Montana State University MSSE Program. She also teaches biology, physics, and environmental science at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.

Before living in Montana, I attended the University of California, Santa Cruz where I became a Bachelor of Science in Physics (Astrophysics). Situated in the foggy coastal redwood forests of central California, the UCSC Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics was a splendid place to study.