Evaluated commercial and industrial energy efficiency programs and energy conservation measures by way of evaluation plan development, on site equipment inspections, customer interviews, and process evaluation analysis, often of large data setsPerformed hundreds of residential energy efficiency audits, providing insight on all levels of home energy systems, including heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, building envelope, lighting, and home behaviorCompleted site work (often solo) and/or performed energy analysis for clients in over 20 U.S. StatesPerformed commercial and industrial energy efficiency site visits at sites ranging from office buildings to large manufacturing facilities, inspecting HVAC, lighting, motor systems, and process equipmentContributed to energy code baseline studies to help various states (including Michigan and Illinois) develop minimum regulations for future residential building energy codesUsed people skills and knowledge of energy efficiency industry to work with a large range of clients and schedule energy audit site visits

Performed dozens of technical analyses of energy efficiency measures related to HVAC, lighting, and process equipmentWrote and assembled technical energy efficiency reports to support calculated savings and efficiency recommendationsDeveloped detailed project budgets and extensive proposals (often worth greater than $5,000-$10,000)Engaged in whole building energy modeling using eQUEST (modeling software) for technical studies and applications for LEED accreditationPerformed on-site energy audits and power metering visits

Led 11 person executive board while running meetings, securing project finances, and implementing new projects teamsDoubled organization membership count through effective club image marketing and project team promotionReorganized annual sustainability awareness event to increase public involvement

Designed thermochemical model to facilitate analysis of biofuel processing pathways to more efficiently convert biomass into ethanol, using MATLAB and Simulink