Developed proposals for and led research, development, and demonstration projects advancing decarbonization, hydrogen utilization, and energy efficiency technologies in residential and commercial buildings to ensure that all communities have access to sustainable energy solutions.Managed over $1 million in annual research funding from federal, state, and industry sources. This includes budget tracking, subcontracting, direct supervision of project teams, and customer/stakeholder engagement and reporting.Led cutting-edge experimental and theoretical research in thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy conversion processes, novel HVAC technologies, and reduction of greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions.Supervised a team of engineers, including setting performance goals, monitoring productivity, and developing professional development strategies that align with individual and organizational goals.Wrote, published, and presented research findings in peer-reviewed journals and industry conferences.Contributed to industry codes and standards development and refinement, including methods of testing and rating emerging HVAC technologies.Developed and implemented capital improvement projects to enhance research facilities and engineering capabilities.

Principal Engineer within the Building Energy Efficiency group at GTI. Worked on diverse projects with responsibilities as a Principal Investigator and a Project Manager, including:Experimental and theoretical evaluation of novel air-conditioning technologiesBuilding energy modeling using EnergyPlus with custom models of advanced space and water conditioning systems for residential and commercial applicationsDevelopment and testing of combustion and auxiliary systems for advanced gas heat pumps and water heaters.

• Designed and implemented upgrades to an existing rapid compression machine (RCM) experiment, including mechanical, heating, and mixture preparation systems. Developed fully automated control software, and LabView/python based data analysis software. Created new documentation and operating procedures to improve reliability and throughput of the experiment.• Aided in the deployment of a new, high pressure RCM experiment. Redesigned mechanical components.Designed and built new hydraulic, pneumatic, heating, gas feed, and control subsystems.•Investigated the auto ignition behavior of research gasolines, gasoline-ethanol blends, gasoline surrogate formulations, and aided in the search of new fuel metrics.•Led the efforts of a multi-research institution team to develop uncertainty quantification, global sensitivity analysis, and uncertainty reduction methods for large chemical kinetic models.• Assisted in developing and writing research proposals for new funding opportunities. Helped prepare presentations and reports for annual merit reviews, resulting in positive reviews and steady funding.•Led a session on uncertainty quantification in RCM experiments at the 3rd International RCM Workshop in Seoul, South Korea, August 2016.• Supervised and mentored four visiting summer interns, a technician, and trained new postdoctoral and visiting researchers.

•Designed and built a new single pulse shock tube experiment for lower pressure, high temperature combustion chemistry experiments (1-10 bar, 600-2000 K). •Conducted an experimental and modeling study, in collaboration with a team from Argonne National Laboratory, on reactions important to soot formation. •Performed an experimental investigation on the interactive chemistry effects between jet fuel and endothermically reformed fuel mixtures. •Conducted an experimental and modeling study on the effects of alkyl side-chain structure on the reactivity of biodiesel molecules. •Developed new Monte Carlo simulation tools to evaluate uncertainty and perform sensitivity analysis in large chemical kinetic models. •Assisted in the development of unique catalysis experiments for the shock tube facility. •Supervised and guided seven undergraduate and visiting graduate researchers.•Led laboratory sections of Experimental Methods in Engineering, and assisted in teaching Numerical Methods, Thermodynamics, Intermediate Heat Transfer, and Air Pollution Control.

Developed methods for application of thermoelectric generators in extraction of useful electrical energy from micro-combustors.