• Design and execute randomized control trial (RCT) experiments to investigate the use of serious games to accelerate diffusion of energy efficiency and residential solar PV technology • Quantitative analysis and statistical modeling of original datasets applying Diffusion of Innovation (DoI) theory and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to residential energy efficiency and solar energy decision making • Develop and write content for energy efficiency and solar PV consumer education, including resources for available rebate and incentive programs and continued independent research• Project management of technical and marketing teams to launch pilot and full programs of Energy Games• Research under DOE Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS) as part of the SunShot initiative

• Managed project planning for $24M Department of Energy (DOE) funded smart grid demonstration that will generate the world’s deepest database of residential energy usage and provide a platform for demand response, renewable energy, electric vehicle and energy storage research• Managed technology deployments including home energy management systems, revenue-grade electric and water meters, photovoltaic systems, electric vehicles and residential battery storage for up to 500 homes in the demonstration• Coordinated a cross-functional team consisting of 12 industry affiliates, The University of Texas, Austin Energy, Austin Water Utility and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop project management plans and programming requirements/specifications from input across university, industry and national lab teams to define the Pike Powers Commercialization Lab, a 3,000 SF residential structure designed to provide a real-world environment for university research, product testing and development, and collaborative industry-sponsored research for smart grid and green technologies• Provided earned value management, risk management, progress reports and build metrics reports for DOE compliance reports• Developed software configuration and installation process to integrate web-service (RESTful interface) programmable Digi ERT gateway hardware to collect 1-minute granularity utility usage data

• Provided strategic planning and managed day-to-day departmental operations, including IT, print marketing/web design, lab and facilities (total of 12 staff members), for the largest department in the Cockrell School of Engineering with 66 faculty, 30 staff and 1900 students• Developed data-driven strategies as member of senior management team to steer the department through severe cutbacks (~25% over three years) with minimal impact on staff or services, including staff re-organization• Designed requirements and managed projects for both customer-facing and internal administrative web applications• Established budgets for IT operations, teaching budget, Equipment Fund and Edison Lecture Series (STEM outreach); total budgets over $3M• Developed standards and algorithms to equitably distribute teaching budget funds with consideration to specific course needs• Coordinated, planned and wrote the department’s accreditation report (300+ page document) for compliance with Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); developed program assessment procedure and evaluated assessment data• Coordinated on behalf of the department a half million dollar, 15,000 SF renovation, ensuring that final plans met departmental needs; served as member of EERC Building Committee for the ECE department, coordinating requirements for over 38,000 square feet• Served as coordinator of curriculum committee for major overhaul of the undergraduate curriculum• Taught EE302 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering with a class size of 80

• Dissertation: Wide Band Gap Avalanche Photodiodes for Ultraviolet Single Photon Detection• Published over 30 journal articles and conference proceedings• Designed, fabricated and characterized the first Geiger mode SiC single photon counting avalanche photodiodes (SPADs), operating at 325nm • Demonstrated the first UV enhanced quasi-direct band gap GaP APDs • Employed measurement techniques including current-voltage, capacitance-voltage, quantum efficiency (QE), 2D Raster scan and single photon counting; familiarity with avalanche noise, low temperature current-voltage and SEM characterization• Researched UV quantum efficiency enhancement, gain uniformity and single photon counting• Designed and built a setup for the characterization of single photon counting APDs, including circuit implementation, transient cancellation, and background noise reduction• Designed processes for recessed window and thin-metal structures to enhance carrier collection efficiency• Designed, fabricated and characterized UV avalanche photodiodes (APDs) for use in biological agent detection and non-line-of-sight communications using SiC, GaP and AlGaN / GaN material systems