Audrey Barrett Bixler Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Making sustainable agriculture a reality, Arva Intelligence applies machine learning to deliver a unified data analytics platform that enhances grower yield and profitability. Arva gives the farmer tools to optimize inputs by environment, increase efficiency, and generate new revenue streams from carbon offsets and emerging ecosystem service markets.

Joint Base San Antonio/Austin, TX

• In partnership with Practice Greenhealth, oversaw data collection for energy and water efficiency, medical operations, and solid and hazardous waste metrics. Effort saved MEDCOM an estimated $68 Million in avoided.
• Developed policy and provided guidance to Army hospitals and medical centers to expand sustainability practices and ensure environmental compliance.
• Helped 30 hospitals and clinics form cross-departmental sustainability teams and site-specific goals.

Pentagon

• Provided strategic planning, analytical and communications support to OASA(IE&E).
• Wrote and edited speeches, testimony and presentations for the Assistant Secretary of the Army (IE&E) and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy and Sustainability.
• Led the development of the Army’s combined heat and power (CHP) deployment strategy, advancing from a pilot project to a 2016 goal set by the Secretary of the Army.
• Collaborated with the Department of Energy on research and project… Show more
• Collaborated with the Department of Energy on research and project management. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Our team created a streamlined life cycle assessment tool for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics.
• Conducted impact assessments to describe supply chain, regulatory, and public health risks associated with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) use of emerging contaminants.
• Researched DoD’s capacity to recover precious metals and critical materials for reuse.
• Helped the Defense Logistics Agency develop a framework for purchasing… Show more
• Helped the Defense Logistics Agency develop a framework for purchasing greener products. Show less

Berkeley, CA

• Co-authored publication: McKone et al., Grand Challenges for Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels. Environmental Science and Technology. January 25, 2011. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es103579c

Sacramento, California Area

• Assisted in the development of California’s cap-and-trade program for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Aligned stakeholder interests through the public meeting and comment process.

Caribbean Sea, South Pacific, And Central America

• Taught scuba diving, marine biology, teamwork, and leadership skills.
• I continue to teach children's swimming in Austin, TX.

Austin, Texas

• Led the Clean Air Task Force’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Campaign for Texas.
• Organized public workshops. Spoke about region-specific air pollution and policy recommendations to reduce associated health impacts throughout Texas.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Environmental Health Sciences

Activities and Societies: Served on Admissions Committee for the Environmental Health Sciences Department

Master Of Science (Ms), Master’S Thesis: A Framework For Characterizing The Health Footprint Of Our Energy Choices

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Exchange student at Chiang Mai University, Thailand (2002)

Education record

Houston, Tx; Grades K-12