Cassie Kupsch Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

(Additional Time Period: May - October 2011)• Monitored contractors’ progress and completed daily reports • Ensured that construction adhered to plans and City standards• Measured completed work for payment and documented in detailed quantity reports• Interacted with residents and business owners to explain the project and address their concerns

• Provided technical support for lighting retrofit projects• Analyzed historical energy consumption data and compared to researched benchmark data• Estimated impacts to facility energy consumption as result of proposed project• Evaluated proposed projects against National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) 2011• Completed lighting modeling and evaluation of results against industry illuminance guidelines• Determined the appropriate GHG emission factors for electricity and natural gas consumption in Alberta using Canada’s 2014 National Inventory Report, in order to calculate emission reductions associated with project• Reviewed relevant standards for measurement & verification of savings; made recommendations for implementation

• Extreme Heat: Cool Buildings Project - Researched and documented alternatives to traditional air conditioning for cooling buildings, to support Vancouver's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy while still pursuing Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 Action Plan goals of climate leadership and reduction of energy use and GHG emissions from existing buildings

• Assisted with preparation of terms of reference and professional services agreements during consultant acquisition process, and with preparation of tender documents, drawings, and specifications during project tendering process• Helped manage external consultants to ensure that project budgets and deadlines were being met• Coordinated project design and construction with other City departments and utilities• Informed the general public and other stakeholders of projects and project impacts through project information sheets and online updates; responded to inquiries and interacted with the public at information sessions

• Key contributor and editor on first year Engineering Statics textbook project• Managed teams of 6-8 University Engineering Co-op students, who were developing practice problems• Reviewed and edited colleague’s work• Took initiative to develop extensive graphic and formatting standards

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Clean Energy Engineering

Comprehensive Training For Energy Managers

• Completed week-long training seminar on various aspects of Energy Management • Awarded the Energy Manager in Training (EMIT) designation.

Solar Energy - Direct Applications Course

• Studied topics including solar energy in Alberta, solar hot water, solar home design, solar electricity (grid-tied and off-grid.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Civil Engineering Students' Society, Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, Golden Key International Honour.