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Golden, Colorado, United States

• Modeling & Analysis Group
• Developing and applying REopt—a techno-economic energy optimization model—to assist domestic and international stakeholders in deploying behind-the-meter and microgrid generation and storage technologies to achieve.

Generated webinar content and research insights (from site selection to financial modeling) in support of the RMI Cities Renewable Accelerator Community Solar Cohort, consisting of U.S. cities interested in pursuing community solar.

Boulder, CO

Co-developed the Municipal Solar Site Selection Tool (MSSST)—a comprehensive solar siting guide for U.S. municipalities. Also conducted preliminary on-site solar analyses through the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator (cityrenewables.org).

Santiago Province, Chile

Identified social and financial barriers to, and opportunities for, residential and community solar implementation in the Santiago Metropolitan Area.

Golden, CO

• Researched metrics for grid-friendly Zero Energy-Ready buildings and districts
• Developed workflow for building-to-grid modeling at varying temporal and geographic scales
• Assisted with model calibration, writing, and management for Automated Fault Detection and Diagnosis project
• Supported management of Commercial Buildings Research Group's portfolio of projects

Clemson, SC

• Identified data sources for use in characterizing the commercial building stock in the U.S.
• Performed quantitative and qualitative quality checks of data sources to ensure accurate representation of U.S. commercial buildings
• Developed code to query commercial building stock to determine building parameter probabilities in select geographic regions

Clemson University

• Investigated use of HTCondor and python (a specialized workload management system) to reduce processing time for compute-intensive ArcGIS jobs
• Estimated solar energy penetration on Duke Energy's transmission circuits in North and South Carolina
• Managed energy-related GIS data sources web-site page
• Helped initiate first Youth Mappers chapter at Clemson University through Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries
• Incorporated Clemson trees and green spaces into interactive campus map

Clemson University

• Supported Program Director in coordination of over 70 students, faculty, and industry advisers
• Managed creation of a data-rich, visually appealing GIS Story Map to communicate the history of Cange, Haiti

Golden, CO

• Completed report for the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings Alliance, analyzing: - Energy use of zero-client computing vs traditional laptop systems - User-friendliness, performance, and accessibility of zero.
• Assisted with management tasks associated with budgeting and financial planning

Clemson, SC

• Investigated and calculated proportion of University investments in fossil-fuel extraction companies
• Successfully initiated proposal for first institutionalized Green Revolving Fund at Clemson University to promote energy-saving facilities projects

Washington, D.C.

• Conducted comprehensive research program to provide sustainability guidelines for partner company, Sustainable Solutions LLC's, development of a 3,600-acre Regional Cargo Airport, 2,000 sq. ft. Research and Industrial.
• Illustrated a holistic approach to green manufacturing by producing energy estimates, investigating efficiency measures and passive design strategies, and researching current energy production, storage, and.
• Led team of five research interns to generate content, edit, and present 135-page analysis to CEO of Sustainable Solutions LLC.

Clemson University

• Oversaw and coordinated Wind, Solar, Hydropower, and Biodigester teams
• Presented at 2015 Critical Infrastructure Symposium in Baltimore
• Researched potential for small-scale wind turbines to provide reliable source of electricity in Cange, Haiti
• Traveled to Haiti in November 2014 to perform site assessment and feasibility study

Engineering Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Energy Systems

M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering M.S. Sustainable Systems

Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineers Without Borders, Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honor Society), NAE Grand Challenge Scholar.

International Engineering & Science Minor

• Semester exchange program in Alicante, Spain • Completed courses: Circuit Analysis, Statistics II, Botany, Spanish (Level B2), Danzas.

Education record

4 week study abroad program. Courses covered included history of Apartheid, causes of and solutions to economic inequality, and HIV&AIDS.

Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography