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Burlington, VT, US

• Led strategy for battery storage software product based on competitor analysis, understanding of customer needs, and alignment with existing product offerings.
• Developed expertise on energy market operations with a focus on ERCOT to enable development of software that meets needs of market participants; supplemented research with quantitative analysis of energy price data to.

Andover, MA

• Supporting Enel's renewable energy projects in North America by identifying, piloting, and scaling up innovative technologies to increase efficiency, improve sustainability, and lower barriers to expanding the fleet.
• Scout renewable energy technologies pertinent for the entire project life-cycle from business development through decommissioning.
• Manage pilot demonstration projects to effectively implement innovations and evaluate benefits.

Accra, Ghana

• Assessed the viability of new projects in Ghana and throughout Africa, specifically focused on the feasibility, strategic planning and implementation of wind projects.
• Led greenfield development of a commercial scale wind installation in the Eastern Region of Ghana, from site identification through resource assessments in preparation for future engineering and construction efforts.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Collaborate with Institute-wide team to assess how future technology, preferences, and policies may shape the use of different transportation modes and fuels, affect greenhouse gas emissions, and alter urban planning
• Conduct econometric analysis of personal vehicle ownership trends

Spring, Texas

• Provided engineering support for materials selection, testing, and qualification for large capital project during execution and commission stages of construction
• Identified areas for improvements in company standards and implemented changes to increase clarity
• Engaged vendors in technical exchanges to foster working relationships and align research goals

Clamart, France

• Compiled report on services and lessons learned from existing smart cities to identify methods for EDF to support and shape smart cities in France.
• Created process for local governments to prioritize smart services investments to address city-specific issues

Spring, TX

• Rationalized duplex stainless steel microstructure testing requirements and provided recommendations based on experimental findings for capital efficiency improvements

Cambridge, MA

• Conducted failure analysis of heart stents subjected to loads that mimic stresses in the body
• Analyzed microstructure of fractured stents under SEM to identify mechanisms of failure

Washington, DC

• Synthesized data on emergency preparation and response from several past disasters to provide Office of Science and Technology Policy case studies on the roles public and private entities can play in mitigating effects
• Constructed initial database to help executive agencies better utilize information from environmental sensors (water levels, weather, air quality, etc) by making data more accessible and searchable

National University Of Singapore

• Applied computational models to optimize components of photonic integrated circuits to maximize efficiency of light input to output for future fabrication and eventual incorporation into more complex circuitry

• Constructed simulations of commercial and residential solar installations with proprietary modeling software
• Identified problems in solar array production and monitoring to minimize waste and maximize productivity and prepared a final report and presentation for the Vice President of Operations

Cambridge, MA

• Analyzed the performance of Ge on Si solar diodes to identify what parameters of the device limited efficiency

Master’S Degree, Technology And Policy

Bachelor’S Degree, Materials Science And Engineering

Semester Abroad, Materials Science