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Sacramento, CA, US

Sacramento, California, United States

Conduct various economic, policy, technical, and other analyses for CPUC's Renewable Portfolio Standard team to produce recommendations to management, commissioners, and other decision makers. Attend hearings, participate in workshops, facilitate in other interactions with the public.Support consultant Scope of Work development, and verify work products.

Sacramento, California Area

Within 23 Wards, Tokyo, Japan

Reduced global packaging costs by 30% over two years by analyzing cost drivers, developing ideas, and then coordinating with 3PL partner firms to execute projects. Initiatives included renegotiating contracts, compiling best practices, reverse logistics tracking, and creating promotional materialsDeveloped and managed a packaging cost model for forecasting.

Within 23 Wards, Tokyo, Japan

Performed financial and strategic analysis of the solar market and key individual competitors, combining third-party market research, financial data, public material, and first hand observations. Reported results regularly to top management, plus flash analyses of breaking eventsCreated and managed an online collaborative archive of market and competitor.

Glendale, Arizona

Honeywell: developed intercultural training materials for bilateral US - China engineering exchange to win $2 billion contract as a supplier for the Comac C919 aircraftDial/Henkel: innovation consultant generating ideas for environmentally focused products in the fast moving consumer goods marketBusiness Intelligence (company confidential): performed.

Reno, Nevada

Developed video slot machine software, first in C on i960 hardware with a custom OS, later in C++ on x86 hardware running QNX. Software used a state-based architecture emphasizing reliability and crash tolerance, while maintaining performanceCoordinated development work cross-functionally with design, product scheduling, graphics, math, sound, hardware, QA.

Klamath Falls, Oregon

Assembled, configured, repaired and maintained approximately 200 PCs across nine different hardware and software development labs. Oversaw new technicians and instructed them in workplace practices, procedures and tasks

Mba, Global Management, Graduated With Distinction

Activities and Societies: ThunderGreen, Japan Club, Toastmasters International (VP of Membership), Thunderbird Energy Club, ThunderCares.

Bs, Computer Systems Engineering Technology, Magna Cum Laude

Minors in Business, International Business and Applied Mathematics Studies included: Digital Logic, PLDs, FPGAs, Verilog, SOC

Bs, Software Engineering Technology, Magna Cum Laude

Minors in Business, International Business and Applied Mathematics Studies included: Networking, Databases, SQL, OOP, Assembly, C/C++

Education record