Resume
About
Curriculum Vitae
Updated 2025
Highlights an elaborate history and personal milestones
Github Repository
Ongoing
Houses personal projects
Academics
B.S., Applied Physics
2023
University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A., Mathematics
2023
University of California, Santa Cruz
A.S., Physics
2021
College of the Desert
A.S., Mathematics
2021
College of the Desert
Experience
Semiconductor Patent Examiner
2024 - 2025
Remote - US Patent & Trademark Office
ICs, devices, and fabrication
Junior Specialist
2023 - 2024
Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
R&D Software Developer
Circuit & Software Developer
2022 - 2023
AESOP-Lit Experiment @ UCSC
R&D Software Developer
Research
Web Development Intern
2021
Remote - Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Web Development
Entry, Decent, & Landing Internship
2020
College of the Desert & NASA/JPL
Rover Design & Testing related to EDL
Lead Research Intern
2019
National Science Foundation (NSF) & College of the Desert
Environmental Science Research
Materials Intern
2018
NSF & California State University, San Bernardino
Materials Science Research on novel ferroelectrics
Selected Presentations
AGU23, San Francisco, CA
Heather Mentzer, Michelle Pichardo, et al. (2023). Abstract (AE23B-2669) presented at AGU23, 11-15 Dec.
AGU23, San Francisco, CA
Ronaldo E. Rodriguez, Michelle Pichardo, et al. (2023). Abstract (AE23B-2673) presented at AGU23, 11-15 Dec.
Teaching
Program Facilitator
2024- Present
Girls Who Code with Renaissance Academy @ Fisher Elementary
Freelance STEM Tutor
2017 - Present
Remote & In-Person
Mathematics (Trig - Calc), Physics (Engineering, E&M, Mech, Thermo, Quantum), and Scientific Computation
STEM Tutor
2019 - 2020
Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services
Middle & High School level Math and Science
STEM Tutor
2017 - 2020
Tutoring & Academic Skills Center @ College of the Desert
Community College level Math and Science