Alyssa Mitchell Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

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- Charted Full Cycle’s commercialization strategy with techno-economic, engineering and technology transfer milestones, which included timelines, success criteria and risk registers- Deployed waterfall and agile workflows using Smartsheet to ensure essential information efficiently moved through the technology organization, from R&D to Engineering to ExecutivesContract Manufacturing Project- Facilitated the due diligence of 10+ contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) and toured facilities to inform equipment lists and project plans- Liaised with a Colorado-based CMO to transfer and scale Full Cycle’s technology through review of a tech transfer package and scopes of work Techno-economic Model Project- Partnered with Hawkwood Biotech to manage the build-out of a techno-economic model based in Excel- Launched and facilitated the development of COGS targets to inform technology and business strategies- Integrated the new model into existing R&D and engineering workflows to drive experimentation and engineering decisions towards an economically viable technology

- Managed the Front End Engineering (FEL-2) design of Full Cycle’s first commercial facility in New Zealand for our first technology licensee - Aligned internal and external stakeholders through weekly cross-departmental meetings, Smartsheet dashboards and Gantt charts- Managed stakeholder’s expectations with clear, concise goals, priorities and risk registers - Recruited and led a team of process engineers and an external engineering firm to complete the design

San Jose, California, United States

- Operationalized Full Cycle’s first demonstration facility in Mountain View, CA - Onboarded operators and developed “Full Cycle University”, a robust training program for the facility and on-site analytical laboratory- Authored standard operating procedures, sampling protocols and data tracking tools- Led pilot scale production and developed anaerobic fermentation methods

Costa Mesa, California

- Management of ELAP certified water toxicity lab’s clients, schedules, training, audit, inventory, data entry and day-to-day tasks to enable a productive and efficient lab- Conducted NPDES permit regulatory compliance for 11 coastal generating stations with routine boat/fieldwork including water quality, construction monitoring and ecosystem sampling- Performed extensive fieldwork in Bishop, CA for microbial source tracking in the local watershed

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

-Conducted numerous surveys among local enforcement agencies to further understand why, how and when illegal actions occur between humans and hauled-out elephant seals -Analyzed and reported data to NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to promote effective management efforts between humans and on-shore elephant seals-Synthesized literature and collaborated with shore whaling experts to obtain valid and wholesome information to develop educational signs for an exhibit about San Simeon, CA’s rich shore whaling history

San Luis Obispo, California

- Collaborate with professors, graduate students, and other team members to further understand the effects of UV radiation upon embryonic development of the purple sea urchin- Inform the public through outreach programs about local fisheries, coastal anthropogenic effects, and the sea star wasting disease- Maintain cleanliness and functionality of aquarium space and the flowing seawater system on Cal Poly’s pier

Cal Poly Center For Coastal Marine Sciences

- Prepare lesson plans for a lab-based marine plants class to allow for a learn-by-doingenvironment- Assist the professor during coastal field activities by interacting with students to helpdifferentiate and classify coastal marine plants- Production of field guide curriculum that captures coastal marine plant species through photos, basic facts, and key characteristics

Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes, California

- Created and implemented field methods to further understand the impact of invasive veldt grass upon kangaroo rat feeding patterns- Responsible for setting traps and cameras, identifying species, handling, sexing, aging, and marking of kangaroo rats- Systematic teamwork with professors and graduate students to carry out experimentation in an efficient and accurate manner