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Reno, Nv, Us

Reno, Nevada

Organize support from community leaders for national climate fee and dividend legislation with the Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) https://citizensclimatelobby.org/. CCL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy climate change organization with over 180,000 members focused on national policies to address climate change. Provide presentations to groups and individuals about solutions to climate change. Meet with legislators and their staffs to advocate for climate change solutions, in particular climate fee and dividend such as the Energy Innovation and Climate Dividend Act.

Portland, Oregon

Project manager and lead analyst on commercial building energy efficiency technical guidance, new and existing building projects, energy code development, and technology assessments. • Managed projects for US DOE Commercial Building Partnership Program including Bank of America, and Regency. Bank of America LEED Gold branch achieved nearly 50% energy savings relative to 90.1-2004 and site monitoring effort at existing branch helped identify lighting control problems that led to reduction of off-hour energy usage in multiple branches and opportunities for plug load energy savings. Regency retrofit project included all LED parking lighting. Earned outstanding performance award for stepping in and “saving the Westfield project,” an existing shopping mall project through communication and relationship management with the client and resolution of technical analysis problems. • Technical lead for analysis of selected changes to ASHRAE Standard 90.1 for the 90.1-2010 and 90.1-2013 versions including building envelope, lighting, and HVAC provisions. Team lead and principal author for two technical reports on the analysis of changes in 90.1 and the cost-effectiveness of those changes.• Principal investigator and author for technology feasibility analysis report on variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems for the General Services Administration’s Green Proving Ground (see publications list). Participant in and presenter on VRF life cycle costs to the Northwest Power Planning Council Regional Technical Forum working group on variable capacity heat pumps. Also completed similar unpublished study on chilled beam technology.

Portland, Oregon

Managed $7 million incentive program for commercial solar electric and solar hot water generation projects. Revamped PV incentive offerings to meet growing demand from new out-of-state solar developers while commercial PV installation increased five-fold from previous year. Negotiated customized incentive agreement contracts with third party owned solar projects. Analyzed solar thermal and electricity energy savings. Trained energy professionals on RETScreen and F-chart, and separately on economic analysis with solar examples. Served on Solar Now co-marketing workgroup with 4 other agencies and non-profits.

Portland, Oregon

Propose, analyze and model energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities for new and existing buildings, support energy code development, research technology, support and help clients with energy efficiency and renewable energy incentive programs, provide outreach and training, and manage business.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International/Global Studies, 3.72

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.86