Melisa Edwards Email & Phone Number

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Silver Spring, Md

Support the EPA's ENERGY STAR® program for appliances, Lighting products and windows as the primary contact for consumer inquiries, and provide research and analysis for ongoing ENERGY STAR specification development efforts. Monitor and enforce ENERGY STAR logo use and manage and resolve verification testing failures for compact fluorescent lamp and windows, doors, and skylights products.Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) project: Team Lead, supervising account managers by monitoring data gathering and quality assurance. Assisting with outreach and recruitment by reviewing test data submissions and onboarding distributor participants. Project training lead; successfully trained team members and interns.National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) project: Coordinate with outside distributors for monthly sales collection and synthesizing data for reporting purposes. Tracking data using Salesforce. Design Lights Consortium (DLC) project: Processing applications from light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturers joining the Qualified Products List (QPL), analyzing technical specifications provided to determine eligibility, and communicating with manufacturers. Previously worked on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lighting Facts program by processing applications of LED efficient lighting products. Contract Proposal Coordinator: Coordinate the production of company's proposals in conjunction with the Business Development, Programs, and Operations teams. Assist in identifying upcoming Requests for Proposal (RFP) and other business proposal opportunities. Coordinate the completion of each task including RFP review, kick-off meeting, question submission, preparing and signing of non-disclosure, teaming or partnership agreements with other proposal partners, proposal drafts, budget development and review, editing and package preparation, and final submission.

Silver Spring, Md

• Oversee the entire proposal process, coordinating with business development, operations, and programs teams. Assist with Requests for Proposal (RFP), proposal drafts, budget development, and final submission. Coordinate with proposal partners to finalize partnership agreements and maintains and modifies proposal response processes as well as prepares standard operating procedures.• Work on implementation of a new CRM HubSpot with a focus on supporting the sales and proposal teams. Meet with HubSpot support personnel on a regular basis to discuss different aspects of HubSpot to make it more applicable for the business development of D+R. • Conduct market intelligence research for market insights and market dynamics, and identify different programs, proposals, and market trends. Research competitors and finds potential companies that would be good partners. Build sales pipelines and generates different reports for better understanding of sales and proposals at D+R. • Support marketing needs at D+R and work on content development coordination for D+R’s social media channels. Work with D+R’s business lines to promote company services on social media and conferences.

Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant, Lorton, Va

Analyzed hundreds of samples following Environmental Protection Agency approved methods and protocols. Conducted analysis on compost, groundwater, leachate, sludge, surface water, lake, storm water and wastewater. Calibrated and troubleshot laboratory equipment and resolved issues on weekly basis. Performed distinctive analysis such as E.coli, Dissolved Oxygen, Gravimetric Analysis, Chlorophyll a, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Titrations, Total Residual Chlorine, pH, conductivity, total nitrite and analysis of activated sludge for protozoan and bacterial characterizations. Mentored high school students by teaching the importance of environmental work and demonstrating environmental lab procedures.

University Of Hawaii At Manoa, Honolulu, Hi

Co-authored a research paper that is published in a peer-reviewed academic journal; Bioresource Technology:"Bio-oil extraction of Jatropha curcas with ionic liquid co-solvent: Fate of biomass protein". Conducted research and developed methodology for the extraction of bio-fuel, carbohydrates, and protein from bio-oil rich Jatropha seeds using ionic liquid to make it an economically viable product comparable to corn. Successfully developed and presented findings of the research for committee and public.

Honolulu, Hi

Supported Department Chair and academic advisors to organize learning assistance and mentoring for approximately 600 student-athletes. Implemented Grades First, a new tracking and reporting database for easier scheduling and better data gathering and analysis, process audits and surveillance. Trained new incoming personnel at the Academic Center and developed multiple standard operating procedures increasing operational efficiency.

Us Military Base, Baghdad, Iraq And Kandahar, Afghanistan

• Training Center: Worked as an administrative specialist and conducted community outreach and training seminars for new staff members and instructors. Assisted with the logistical needs of instructors and students for more than 21,000 employees of KBR that supported U.S. military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Supported Senior Training Managers and the Deputy Director of Training by creating reports, charts, and graphs required to brief the Director of the Training Center and members of the Program Senior Leadership. • Medical Clinic: Worked as an administrative associate and performed data entry and tracking activities ensured the accuracy of medical records and performed in and out processing of more than 1,000 patients. Supervised a small team of sanitary specialists and conducted medical screenings of KBR employees, including Afghani workers, to keep up-to-date medical records, tracked logistic activity for specimens collected, and worked with the Canadian Hospital in Dubai.

Us Military Base, Tuzla/Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina

Managed the education program by ensuring that US government, universities and about 500 students were fully informed of all processes and steps to utilize the program. Organized, promoted and carried out community outreach and registration for college classes. Assisted with administrative requirements and helped with recruiting and hiring of professors for the Central Texas College. Enrolled military personnel in the various correspondence course programs and assisted customers in the use of library materials and publications, educational technology and course materials, and proctored online examination.

Ms Environmental Science And Policy, Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Environmental Science

BS in Global Environmental Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 16 May 2015, GPA: 3.58

Associate Of Arts (Aa) And Associate Of Science (As), Liberal Arts And Life Sciences