• Identifies electric system needs by performing long-term (>10 yr.) assessments of existing infrastructure• Uses engineering judgement to weigh the impact of upcoming developments, forecasted load, and new technologies to craft cost-effective, timely, and prudent solutions, demonstrating responsible use of ratepayer money – solutions range from substation expansions, new substations, and new circuits• Evaluates suitability of non-wire solutions (solar, battery storage, fuel cells) as alternatives to typical utility buildout - this includes technological maturity, cost, and ability to solve the system need• Works cross-functionally as a process owner in PSE’s Delivery System Planning model, supporting the long-term development of PSE’s entire energy supply – both gas and electricity• Writes technical reports and presents findings to senior leaders (Director and up)

• End-to-end site assessment/engineering for company-first public EV charging (level 2 and DC Fast Charging), multifamily/workplace EV charging (level 2), and community-sited solar installations• Sketched initial site concepts and drafts site writeups to kick off preliminary site designs• Iteratively developed site plans by incorporating information from site walks and discussions with the utility, customer, and contractor• Recommended initial utility design and coordinates with utility construction services to make necessary upgrades such as larger transformers and underground primary extensions• Approved final utility, EV charging, and solar site plans• Provided input to permitting and real estate teams to help identify necessary permits and jurisdictional concerns, and to develop lease and easement definitions• Provided construction support and periodic review of construction activities• Supported successful design/construction/launch of first three public charging sites, nearly 75 multifamily and workplace sites, and first four community-sited solar installations• Developed SOPs for EV charging and solar projects to guide future team members

• End-to-end site assessment/engineering for company-first public EV charging (level 2 and DC Fast Charging), multifamily/workplace EV charging (level 2), and community-sited solar installations• Sketched initial site concepts and drafts site writeups to kick off preliminary site designs• Iteratively developed site plans by incorporating information from site walks and discussions with the utility, customer, and contractor• Recommended initial utility design and coordinates with utility construction services to make necessary upgrades such as larger transformers and underground primary extensions• Approved final utility, EV charging, and solar site plans• Provided input to permitting and real estate teams to help identify necessary permits and jurisdictional concerns, and to develop lease and easement definitions• Provided construction support and periodic review of construction activities• Supported successful design/construction/launch of first three public charging sites, nearly 75 multifamily and workplace sites, and first four community-sited solar installations• Developed SOPs for EV charging and solar projects to guide future team members

• Independently designed electric transmission projects of varied scope (single poles to miles of line)• Co-led transmission facility analysis in support of western US-Canada regional electric authority audit• Led company-wide state DOT compliance program for both transmission and distribution projects, saving roughly USD $47M in infrastructure relocations and replacements, and hundreds of working team hours• Supported sr. engineers in design/maintenance of PSE’s electric transmission system (55, 115, 230 kV)• Worked with internal teams, telecom companies, property developers, local municipalities, and individual customers to determine needs and identify safe, cost-effective solutions

• Co-lead new research efforts to develop BiI3 as a less-toxic, more stable alternative semiconducting material to address some of the previously identified shortcomings of hybrid perovskite solar cells• Collaborated with six-person lab team to design more than 100 experiments and measurements, collected and analyzed data, and identified important conclusions• Novel findings resulted in a first-authored, peer-reviewed publication and served as the basis of MS thesis

• Worked as part of a two-person team to launch team’s first efforts into study of HP materials• Designed experiments to identify source of low device performance, resulting in a modified production process, allowing current and future team members to reliably make HP devices with >10% efficiency• Determined influence of humidity and processing atmosphere on HP morphology and efficiency, increasing quality and quantity of team research output

• Continued development copper zinc tin sulfoselenide (CZTS) nanocrystals as a low-toxicity, earth-abundant, easily processed alternative to existing solar cell technologies• Pioneered use of graphitic carbon as a cheaper, lighter material for the back electrical contact of CZTS solar cells, resulting in a world-record 6.7% efficient solar cell on a non-metal back electrical contact• Laid basis for further reducing cost of CZTS solar cells by providing an alternative to the heavy, expensive standard electrical contact• Collaborated with partner research group to write and publish a peer-reviewed publication

• Invited back for a second Fibers Technology term due to exemplary performance in previous semester• Reduced variability of cellulose acetate tow production by performing experiments, such as mass-flow capacitance and optical crimp counting, to identify types/sources of variability in the produced material

• Initiated efforts to identify variability of cellulose acetate tow production via characterization of mechanical properties of cellulose acetate tow• Innovated lab-scale process for electrospinning of ultra-fine cellulose acetate fibers, opening potential product opportunities, succeeding where previous students had not

• Developed critical asset tracking plan for terephthalic acid (TPA) production line by defining critical valve assets, reading P&IDs to identify assets, and working with partners out in the field to verify asset locations• Reduced TPA line downtime by obtaining buy-in from engineering manager and 8-person valve shop team to implement critical asset tracking plan

• Collected data to define tighter production specification for DuraStar™ polymer by determining influence of composition on color and mechanical properties of material• Reduced production of off-specification Tritan™ Copolyester by correlating material color to line-aging• Worked with R&D and pilot plant team to support operations of Tritan™ Copolyester production line