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Brooklyn, New York, United States

Khasma Capital deploys catalytic capital to empower development teams and accelerate the build out of low-carbon infrastructure.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• SJF Ventures is a growth-stage sustainability focused VC firm with $430M+ AUMSpring term MBA Venture Fellow
• Developed market map of 170+ climate tech startups in the climate adaptation and resilience
• Co-Authored investment thesis article for expansion into climate adaptation and resilience (published in Impact Alpha)
• Perform market research and source investment opportunities in climate risk, energy, carbon, grid tech, and fire tech
• Conduct due diligence on… Show more SJF Ventures is a growth-stage sustainability focused VC firm with $430M+ AUMSpring term MBA Venture Fellow
• Conduct due diligence on prospective investments in climate tech Show less

New York, United States

• Investment Banking Summer Associate in the Power, Utilities, Renewables, and Energy Infrastructure Group
• Executed due diligence and supported financial modeling for $6bn M&A acquisition bid of gas and electric utility
• Conducted market research and advised CEO and CFO on spinoff strategy of $1.3bn renewables segment
• Helped underwrite and supported $1bn debt and equity capital raise for top-3 U.S. residential solar provider

• Glenfarne is a Private Equity firm focused on energy infrastructure development, investment, M&A, and asset management w/ $4bn AUM in 10+ countries
• Advised CEO and investment team on 2GW solar/green hydrogen project development, market entry strategy, and regulatory framework
• Led offtake analysis for 500,000 tons of green ammonia exports annually from LatAm to 20+ countries in Asia and Europe

• B.A.K. Capital invests in, owns, and operates a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial real estate.
• Grew portfolio from $0 to $12mm+ AUM generating ~24% IRR (7x MOIC in 9 years)
• Expanded cash-flowing residential real estate portfolio from 0 to 55+ units; yields 33% above benchmarks
• Led deal cycles (deal sourcing and origination, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, acquisitions, and asset stabilization), developed investment thesis, cultivated strategic… Show more B.A.K. Capital invests.
• Led deal cycles (deal sourcing and origination, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, acquisitions, and asset stabilization), developed investment thesis, cultivated strategic partnerships, and managed team of.

• The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the nation's largest multi-program science, technology, and energy research lab. ORNL is home to over 5,500 of the world's leading scientist and.
• Led team of 5 to develop… Show more The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the nation's largest multi-program science, technology, and energy research lab. ORNL is home to over 5,500 of.
• Led team of 5 to develop new computer vision data product servicing federal clients in energy efficiency, disaster response efforts, and infectious disease modeling
• Secured $9.6mm contract by expanding coverage of analytics product to analyze 20% of global land
• Managed team of 4 to reduce data procurement time by 93% by leveraging machine learning and data mining Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

• Jupiter Intelligence is the global leader in climate analytics for resilience and risk management.
• Solved mission-critical SaaS product delivery failure by collaborating cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to accelerate data analytics workflow by 150x
• Designed bespoke analytics for Fortune 500 clients to synthesize, quantify, and consume climate risk data for asset- to portfolio-level risk analyses; led to Head of Product’s adoption of methods… Show more Jupiter.
• Designed bespoke analytics for Fortune 500 clients to synthesize, quantify, and consume climate risk data for asset- to portfolio-level risk analyses; led to Head of Product’s adoption of methods across new SaaS products
• Managed and executed geospatial workflows for product demos, insights, and delivery Show less

• Global Fishing Watch was co-founded by Google, SkyTruth, and Oceana to advance the sustainability of our oceans through cutting-edge technology and data science.
• Spearheaded big data program delivering data science insights to governments managing 45 million km2 of ocean in 20+ countries; developed computer vision model to analyze 1PB+ of satellite imagery
• Co-authored groundbreaking research published in Science Advances using AI and satellites to reveal $0.7bn of illicit fishing;… Show more Global Fishing Watch was co-founded by Google, SkyTruth, and Oceana to advance.
• Co-authored groundbreaking research published in Science Advances using AI and satellites to reveal $0.7bn of illicit fishing; led to discovery of humanitarian crisis, international collaboration, and philanthropy.
• Led global vessel detection model development and located >21 million vessels from analyzing >0.5 million radar scenes (>1 PB) by using Google Earth Engine’s Python API and BigQuery GIS (resulted with precision and.
• Led successful high-precision satellite tasking campaign

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Duke University's Energy Data Analytics Lab develops groundbreaking machine learning applications in energy data analytics. The lab is led by Dr. Kyle Bradbury.
• Won 1st place ($10.5K award) at hackathon for using machine learning to map electrification pathways in NE India
• Managed team of 9 researchers and software engineers to fill critical electric utility data gaps with machine learning for 305 million people; won "Award for Outstanding Mentorship" from cohort of 600+

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Mined >5TB of Landsat-7 & Sentinel-2 imagery to create new change detection dataset of North Carolinian industrial farms; results used to quantify disproportionate toxicity burdens across North Carolina
• GIS point person for environmental policy and economics lab

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Evaluated efficacy of EPA mining reclamation policy by analyzing ecosystem recovery of 5,900 km2 of surface coal mines using Google Earth Engine, PlanetScope, Landsat-5, and Landsat-7 imagery
• Solved terabyte-scale data management problem using Google Cloud Platform
• Prototyped marine pollution feature extraction algorithm (computer vision)

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Analyzed 75+ journal publications for literature view synthesizing state of global marine debris
• Researched and identified 4 marine debris mitigation strategies for clients

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Designed $750K vertical agriculture system to reduce water and fertilizer usage by 90% and 63%, respectively
• Supported 3-year $249,797 USDA NIFA grant analyzing impacts of urbanization on peri-urban water qualityResearch Assistant in College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Spearheaded internal audit and implemented new policies that increased occupancy rate from 69% to 98.5% for 900+ apartments
• Served as liaison between tenants and social workers in >900 affordable housing units

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Championed housing, healthcare, and legal advocacy services for 500+ clients experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, chronic mental health illnesses, and substance use disorders

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

• Energy Club Co-President (2023-2024) • Technology Bonus Prize Winner, DOE EnergyTech UP National Finals Pitch Competition ($22,000.

Graduate Certificate, Geospatial Analysis

Master'S Degree, Environmental Management (Mem)

• 1st prize at 2018 Duke Research Computing Competition ($10,500) • Bass Connections Award for Outstanding Mentorship • Nicholas Institute.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting