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Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Worldwide, OO

• Conducting industrial base assessments evaluating electrical, chemical, and biological product supply chain risks alongside scientific research opportunities
• Led startup operations for Deloitte’s internal investment in Sustainability, Climate, and Equity monitoring, evaluating, and documenting the impact of new programs to grow managed revenue from target clients
• Directed the product development of Deloitte’s top-prize winning Climunity Planning Tool through an inter-agency competition (Census Bureau, HHS, NOAA) using federal/open data sets to advance national climate challenges
• Supported startup operations of the U.S. Navy’s Digital Transformation Office (DTO) by conducting market research and creating a portfolio of select private sector technologies and executing on a strategic roadmap to.
• Managed teams of 10-20 personnel to identify $25+ million in commodities cost-savings across the U.S. Navy through data analytics and technical procurement support and prepared communications for leadership
• Led teams in the creation of financial models and investment tools (e.g., an infrastructure investment tool that prioritized scheduling of high-value projects, cost/benefits analysis of alternative energy project.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Managed project budgets and timelines (Microsoft Project) that enhanced national energy security
• Created cost modeling and utility market analyses to evaluate energy resilience opportunities
• Liaised between public and private partners for the development, implementation and oversight of privately financed, large-scale energy resilience projects

Germantown, Maryland, US

• Created biotechnology product overviews and a new business development market portfolio strategy for C-Suite that incorporated insights extracted from analysis of market structure, competitive landscape, and technical.
• Championed company pitches to a dedicated venture capital fund to spur the creation of biologically-based products across healthcare, food, agriculture, energy, environment, chemicals and consumer products
• Identified and created financial models to evaluate the market and business potential of internal technology platforms by working closely and collaboratively with the research teams responsible for delivery
• Evaluated companies as potential Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) or licensing candidates
• Developed and ran internal operations and decision support systems using Salesforce online software

Mclean, VA, US

• Supported the stand-up of the Army’s Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI) from a task force, developing technical milestones and benchmarks to facilitate effective organizational development
• Led the development of an Excel and GIS mapping tool suite used by the Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) to evaluate financial return and resiliency of solar PV and other distributed generation projects
• Prepared communications for organizational leadership that reported progress against Federal and Navy mandates, supported utility budget submissions, and identified areas for efficiency improvements

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Co-authored “Renewable Energy for Military Installations” roadmap used by military officials to design and amend renewable energy programs for companies and investors to navigate procurement processes
• Assisted with ACORE sponsored national networking events, conferences, and fundraising activities
• Planned and managed the 7th Environmental and Clean Energy Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C.

• Created financial and market forecasts for renewable energy projects
• Developed financial models for energy projects in over 12 different states
• Determined financial viability of renewable energy systems based on geographic incentives
• Designed white papers and marketing materials for the US Bank and The Carbon War Room

Rockville, MD, US

• Conducted statistical and quality control analyses using SAS and Microsoft Excel on medical studies and evaluations
• Reviewed regulatory documents for assessment of completeness and compliance with regulatory requirements

Atlanta, GA, US

• Co-authored three papers on Newborn Screening Dried Blood Spot Tests for the journals Clinica Chimica and Clinical Biochemistry
• Maintained quality control statistics on over 500 newborn blood spot laboratories worldwide
• Managed the inventories and distribution of proficiency testing materials for domestic and international laboratories

La Jolla, CA, US

• Collaborated with senior scientists on a new method of mapping small segments of DNA from local water sources; managed collection of all samples, extracted and duplicated DNA in order to determine if the end product.
• Developed an experiment to detect HIV using micro-array analysis of amplified DNA samples during the summer of 2006

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Master Of Science (Ms), Biotechnology

B.S., Biology/Biological Sciences, General