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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Supporting the development of zero-emission appliance standards- Analyzing the environmental and social impacts of building decarbonization policies- Developing strategies to ensure low-income and Black, Indigenous, and people of color benefit from this energy transition

Fostering Our Earth is a digital media space I created to help people imagine what a sustainable and resilient future can look like. Through podcasts with professionals actively working towards this future, and newsletters that dive deep into various components of this future, I hope to make this future accessible to all and spark collective action regardless of one's chosen profession.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Supported various projects across our Cities' energy, mobility, climate, and infrastructure teams including conducting research, data analysis, and spatial modeling• Served as a researcher and an analyst for Silicon Valley Clean Energy Energy Resilience Planning Grants, providing critical technical support to member cities such as Gilroy, Los Altos, and the County of Santa Clara to enhance their resilience strategies and infrastructure.• Conducting various research and analysis towards the development of Clean Energy DC 2.0, the District's climate action and clean energy plan update.

Graduate Teaching Assistant for CEE241A: Infrastructure Project Development, CEE241B: Infrastructure Project Delivery, CEE263G: Energy Policy in the West. Primary responsibilities include managing course logistics(internally and externally with guest lecturers), grading assignments, holding office hours for student term projects. For CEE241B, acted as Procurement Manager for simulated DBFOM project.

California, United States

This summer, I'll be interning at the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research with the Planning and Community Development Team!

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Recruiting, evaluating, and managing eight peer mentors and 42 undergraduate students for an intense summer internship program in Baltimore, MD-Managing community partner relationships (50 organizations) and programming; - Co-facilitating experiential training and professional development for internsPast Positions:- Worked at the Black Church Food Security Network as a first-year intern (Summer 2017)- Worked at MDOT / MTA as a second-year intern (Summer 2018)- Was a Peer Mentor for six students during Summer 2018 (tasks included: weekly reflection sessions, regular check-ins, and preparing presentations about Baltimore)

Led a team of students to: - Develop, organize, and present professional development workshops- Develop relationships with faculty and professionals through career, research, and Q&A series- Develop and manage study and tutoring sessions for undergraduate students- Coordinated efforts for students to attend conferences including Past Position: Pre-College Initiative Co-Chair (2018-2019 school year)- Co-coordinated engineering volunteer days and tours for local high school students

Student Chapter President Roles:- Organized student volunteer opportunities and semesterly student presentations- Coordinated professional speakers for monthly general body meetings; - Organized semesterly events for the entire Civil Engineering Department for students, faculty, and staff including a BBQ in the fall, a crab feast in the spring.- Maintained contact with ASCE YMG & Board of Governors.Steel Bridge Team Captain Roles: - Designed and tested a model steel bridge for the AISC Steel Bridge Competition in Spring 2019; oversaw fundraising and budget management - Managed a team of eight undergraduate students in competition preparation

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Increased productivity within the Site Development, Traffic, Water Resources, and Roadway Design teams by assisting various projects in the DMV area- Packaged, managed, and delivered engineering drawing sets; actively participated in a project public meeting- Gained proficiency using MicroStation, AutoCAD (Civil3D), and Synchro

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

*As part of the Johns Hopkins University Community Impact Internships Program:- Streamlined coordination efforts and participated in outreach for North Avenue Rising and launch of Transit App- Researched and reported on various projects including one for Chicago Transit, contributing to a nationwide research development for overnight operations.- Visited, interacted, and helped facilitate monthly “In-Reach” with bus operators from all four bus divisions in the city- Assisted with data management for outreach contact information- Organized and facilitated an office wide (about 30 people) World Cup competition

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

*As part of the Johns Hopkins University Community Impact Internships Program (CIIP):- Met with church congregation members to plan church gardens for various churches in BaltimoreCity.- Built garden beds for various churches in Baltimore City- Wrote articles and handled social media aspects (Facebook posts, graphic design, and video editing) for the organization.

Master'S Degree, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Urban Systems // Sustainable Design & Construction

Activities and Societies: Leaders of the Built Environment, President || ASC Integrated Project Delivery Team, Project Manager

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: InterVarsity at Johns Hopkins (Bible Study Leader, Student Leader, Vice President, Treasurer): - Launched.