Boise, ID, *****

Summary

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, having completed my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from ISU Meridian in June 2023. In the course of this education I have completed 400+ hours of direct counseling experience in individual as well as couples and group counseling environments. Additionally, I have 14 years of active recovery relying upon the 12-step approach, group therapy and individual, one-on-one mentorship.

Counseling Experience

Almost There Counseling Boise, ID June 2023 – Present

Boise River Counseling Boise, ID June 2021 – June 2023

Idaho State University Meridian, ID August 2020 – June 2021

Licensed Professional Counselor (Almost There Counseling) 7/2023 – Present

-Private Practice located in Boise Idaho

oEstablish and maintain my own clientele list, consisting of individual, couples as well as group counseling – both in-person as well as via telehealth.

oCreation and maintenance of intake paperwork, informed consent documentation as well as generating and maintaining clinical notes/documentation and invoicing.

oContracted provider for Behavioral Health with Blue Cross of Idaho as well as St Luke’s Health Providers.

Counselor in Training (CIT) (ISU Meridian/BRC) 8/2020 – 6/2023

-Completed courses in Addictions Counseling, Group Counseling, Trauma and Stress Counseling, Professional Ethics, Multicultural Counseling, Groups, Human Sexuality, Applied Theories of Counseling, Family and Children as well as Couples and Family Counseling

oCACREP accredited program

-Internship work as part of curriculum for a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, towards a professional counseling license, LPC, following a 3-year/part-time track.

oResponsible for maintaining accurate session notes/documentation

-Boise River Counseling (BRC) counseling internship

oEstablished and maintained my own clientele list, consisting of individual, couples as well as group counseling – both in-person as well as via telehealth.

oResponsible for creation of intake paperwork, informed consent documentation as well as generating and maintaining clinical notes/documentation and invoicing.

oReceived weekly 1:1 supervision.

-Completed 400 direct hours of counseling experience with 1600+ hours of indirect and supervision experience.

Education:

August 1992 - May 1998 Boise State University BS Physics 3.85/4.0

August 1998 - Dec 1999 University of Arizona MS Materials Science 4.00/4.0

Jan 2000 – August 2006 University of Arizona PhD Materials Science 4.00/4.0

Aug 2020 – June 2023 Idaho State University MC CMH Counseling 3.85/4.0

Non-Counseling Related Background

Teaching Experience

Boise State University/University of Arizona Boise, ID/Tucson, AZ September 1996 – June 2012

-Adjunct Physics Instructor

-Designed and instructed labs for calculus based Physics courses.

-Maintained a strong educational environment while simultaneously providing a comfortable and entertaining environment.

-Thin Films Instructor

-Designed and instructed courses explaining theory, implementation and use of Thin-Films in semiconductor manufacturing industry – specifically designed for audience unfamiliar with higher-level mathematic and scientific concepts.

-Graduate Student “Cheap Labor” Adjunct Professor

-Instructed Algebra based Physics and introductory Materials Science courses at Boise State University and University of Arizona as both and Undergraduate and Graduate student.

Designed and instructed courses for first & second year engineering and science students.

-Lead Mathematics and Physics tutor for Boise State University

-Daily tutoring/instruction for all levels of Math and Physics for fifteen+ students at a time

-Provided a secondary approach to Mathematics and Physics instruction, outside class hours

Professional Experience: Creative

Treefort/Comedyfort Boise, ID September 2016 – Present

208 Comedy Fest Boise, ID January 2017 – Present

Director of Operations Comedy Festivals 09/2016 – Present

-Management of multiple projects simultaneously involving international team members

-Delegate venue management and coordinate with venue managers throughout festival

-Design multiple overlapping performance schedules across multiple venues and dates and times

-Master of Ceremonies at all times to ensure 60+ artists/performers are treated with the greatest level of respect and admiration throughout the entire festival

oManage several simultaneous comedy shows, addressing sponsor expectations and venue-specific expectations while simultaneously maintaining continual focus upon the physical and emotional needs of multiple performers and artists.

-Liaison for artist and artist management including flight scheduling, hotel room assignments and detailed contract requirements for dozens of invited features.

-Define the expectations and manage volunteers and activities coordinators to ensure full coverage of all necessary items

-Direct marketing, advertising and social media communications for all shows and performances

-Coordinate with local businesses and individual sponsors to ensure all expectations are met

-Maintain ongoing tracking of ticket and festival pass sales

-Direct interface for customer input, positive and negative

-Provide live as well as pre-recorded radio and TV appearances to increase awareness of festival activities

-Ensure non-profit partners receive full advertisements as well as compensation of donations on behalf of the festival

Professional Experience: Analytical

Aptina Imaging / ON Semiconductor Boise, ID August 2010 – Present

Micron Technology INC. Boise, ID June 2001 – October 2008

Senior Level Engineer (Aptina Imaging/ON) 8/2010 – Present

-Manage process integration of multiple CMOS imager part types seamlessly within existing manufacturing line.

-Devices used for digital image capturing camera-phones, automotive, surveillance, gaming, etc.

-Management of multiple projects simultaneously involving international team members from engineering, marketing, supply chain, test development and R&D groups.

-Establish benchmarks and timelines to ensure each project meets customer requirements while fitting manufacturing limitations and needs.

-Drive actions to ensure efficient adherence to timelines

-Consistent reporting of project progress and rational reevaluation of project expectations when needed.

-Efficient summary of results and impact of project implementation in order that permanent documentation provides lessons learned and direction for future projects.

-Communicate project status and results up and down the supply chain and management chains using clear, straightforward language and presentations.

-Ensure production quality while maintaining an agile response to customer and manufacturing needs.

-Manage conversions in a high volume manufacturing production line.

-Coordinate customer requirements between design and manufacturing

-Work directly with overseas foundry engineering as well as marketing and product engineering teams to ensure consistent and reliable product.

-Direct and Implement quality improvement projects to ensure continual development of process on new and existing CMOS imager parts.

-Continuous monitoring of process performance, consistency and reliability

-Qualification and development of multiple CMOS imager part types.

-Travel to overseas foundry locations for on-site interface with manufacturing engineering to maintain strong communication and an atmosphere of collaboration.

Process Lead Micron Fab1 CVD Group 3/2006 – 1/2008

-Direct supervisor over eight Process Engineers with varying degrees of professional experience whose responsibilities included maintaining process reliability over ten separate thin-film CVD platforms

-Drive projects and establish goals and benchmarks designed to develop the skills of all engineers under my direct supervision.

-10,000 units per work week spanning 300 separate manufacturing machines with 1,000+ separate processing conditions.

-Managed multiple projects simultaneously across all manufacturing, engineering, marketing and R&D departments

-Establish benchmarks and timelines that ensure project meets customer requirements while fitting manufacturing constraints.

-Member of multiple-engineer international product transfer team tasked with efficient incorporation of best-in-class performance from Singapore to Fab1, Micron.

-Served as a mentor for all eight engineers under my supervision

Senior Level Process Engineer (Micron Tech) 6/2001 – 10/2008

-Module Owner conductive thin-film layers Fab1 Micron

-Daily monitoring of all workstation related metrics – drive tactical prioritization to incorporate immediate area needs within strategic framework of customer requirements.

-Continuously identify areas for improved performance and operational efficiency

-Drive projects to target improvements, integrating team members from all impacted areas

-Establish benchmarks and timelines for completion; provide consistent and concise updates to all affected parties.

-Maintain logical and up-to-date “lessons learned” diagnostics as well as “best-in-class” summaries for all projects and improvement efforts.

-Proficient at multitasking

-Proactive approach to areas of responsibility

-Identify potential issues before they become potential problems

-Adept at focusing upon long-term strategic objectives while adapting to immediate, tactical needs

-Mentor for less experienced engineers

-Provide guidance in identifying, developing and implementing effective work station as well as process improvement projects that improve customer satisfaction.

-Design and teach classes/presentations detailing the intricacies of integrating processes into Semiconductor line as well as expectations for success in a fast-paced work environment.

-Excellent interdepartmental project management

-Facilitate daily manufacturing meetings to coordinate efforts from multiple teams driving towards improved product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.

On-Shift Process Engineer 6/2001 – 1/2002

-Individual contributor focused upon immediate response to tactical issues

-Accurate communication of ongoing issues to affected team members.

-Establish statistical process control conditions and associated reaction mechanisms to ensure consistency of manufacturing performance.

-Coordinating experiments around customer requirements.

Publications:

D. E. Haas, and D. P. Birnie, III, “Non-Destructive Measurement of Striation Defect Spacing Using Laser Diffraction”, J. Materials Research., 16, 3355-3360 (2001).

D.E. Haas, D.P. Birnie, III, M.J. Zecchino & J.T.Figueroa. “The effect of radial position and spin speed on striation spacing in spin on glass coatings,” J. Mat. Sci. Letters, 20 1763-6 (2001).

D.E. Haas, D.P. Birnie, III. “Real-Time Monitoring of Striation Development during Spin-On-Glass Deposition,” Sol Gel Commercialization and Applications,ACeRS 133-8 (2000).

D.E. Haas, J.N. Quijada, S.J. Picone & D.P. Birnie, III. “Effect of Solvent Evaporation Rate on “Skin” Formation During Spin Coating of Complex Solutions,” Sol-Gel Optics V., edited by B.S.Dunn, E.J.A.Pope,H.K. Schmidt and M. Yamane, Proc. SPIE, 3943 280-4 (2000).

C. B. Hanna, Dylan Haas, J. C. Díaz-Vélez, “Double-Layer Systems at Zero Magnetic Field”, Phys. Rev. B 61, (20) 13882 (2000)

MS Thesis: “Thermocapillary and Buoyancy Driven Instabilities Inherent to the Spin-Coating Process”, December 1999.

PhD Dissertation: “Predicting the Uniformity of Two-Component, Spin-Deposited Films”, August 2006.

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