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South Pasadena , Ca, Us

Responsible for operations, business development, and project delivery for the company. Supported business leaders in understanding impacts due to current/future environmentalregulations and recommended/implemented solutions that affect key business initiatives.Representative projects include: [1] understanding the magnitude of scope 3 emissions for a food processing plant, [2] supporting an equipment manufacturer through the rulemaking process for a key SCAQMD rule, including the development of product roadmaps to incorporate the new requirements, [4] securing air permits for various pieces of equipment (e.g., coffee roasting, diesel engines), and [5] regulatory and strategic development for a hydrogen technology provider as it relates to the Section 45V production tax credit within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Led and developed a team of eight. Developed an end-to-end process to track,understand impacts, and implement new federal pipeline regulations affecting five business units(>4,500 employees). Established policies and procedures for planning and executing regulatoryprojects within the organization. Contributed to the development of an American GasAssociation whitepaper focused on reducing methane emissions from gas pipeline operations andrepresented the company at industry/trade meetings.Led the strategic planning and development cross-companyprograms and additional work needed to comply with new PHMSA pipeline regulations.Provided frequent updates to the senior leadership team on regulatory and policy developmentsfor federal pipeline regulations.Served as a product owner on technology projects involving pipeline data analytics, processimprovement/automation, and the creation of PowerBI dashboards from data housed in variousintra-company databases to support routine status updates.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Led research efforts on applying natural language processing and text analytics todiscover information locked in more than 2,500 regulatory documents related to past General Rate Cases. Oversaw the development of the data pipelines needed to store unstructured data so that it can be analyzed using text processing algorithms.Defined short- and long-term research goals for applying advanced analytics to develop energyforecasts, identifying anomalies in time-series data, and deploying machine learning models topredict meter failures.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Led a process improvement effort to standardize the process used to vet third-partyvendors supporting the energy efficiency program to ensure compliance with the CaliforniaCustomer Privacy Act (CCPA) and internal cyber security requirements and oversaw changemanagement related to the new process. Sempra Energy acknowledged this work as the runnerupin the 2019 Cyber Champion Awards.Served as the technology and analytics lead in the energy efficiency organization on mattersrelated to energy efficiency programs utilizing advanced meter data. This includes analyzinghigh-dimensional customer data (profile and energy usage) and developing energy forecasts tosupport energy efficiency-related studies, customer programs, and the needs of internal andexternal stakeholders. Developed training programs to help staff become more proficient withanalytics tools and techniques such as Python and SQL.Assembled and managed a cross-functional team of internal and external resources to design anddevelop the data pipelines needed to transfer advanced meter data outside the company tosupport a $2.5 MM residential energy efficiency program.

South Pasadena , Ca, Us

Responsible for operations, business development, and project delivery for thecompany. Grew the client base from zero to 30 clients across four (4) states, providing services inair quality, climate change compliance, and process improvement.Related client projects include [1] the development of greenhouse gas and criteria pollutantemission inventories, [2] the development of emissions forecasts and models to understandfuture compliance with environmental regulations, [3] the verification of greenhouse gasemission reports/assertions under the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol, and AB32/CARB reportingframeworks, and the methods in ISO 14064-3 [4] the development of analytics-based tools totrack emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria pollutants, and production metrics for compliance withthe AB32/CARB cap-and-trade program, and compliance with health risk regulations, and [5]process improvement for recordkeeping efforts to maximize the allocation of carbon credits fromthe CARB.Supported business leaders in understanding impacts due to current/future environmentalregulations and recommend/implement solutions that affect key business initiatives.

South Gate, California, Us

Oversaw environmental affairs for a 10,000 barrel/day petroleum refinery, a 460,000BBL bulk marine terminal and a 5-mile crude oil pipeline spanning multiple cities in SouthernCalifornia with two direct reports. Promoted from Environmental Engineer in April 2013.Interfaced with regulatory agency staff during public rulemaking sessions and facilityaudits/inspections. Oversaw the development of the initial strategic plan and financial models tomeet the requirements of the AB32 cap-and-trade program, including identifying processchanges for emission reductions and the procurement of carbon credits.Worked with senior management, trade organizations, legal counsel, and third-party consultantsto reduce risk and solve complex/sensitive business matters related to environmental compliance.

San Juan Capistrano, California, Us

Analyzed client data and operations and develop strategies for complying with complex environmental and air quality regulations. Worked with senior management and legal counsel to reduce and solve complex business issues related to environmental compliance. Led a series of agency negotiations that resulted in cost savings of more than $250K in permitted-related fees on behalf of a client.

Reston, Va, Us

Analyzed/reduced time-series data and prepared technical reports from a six-station ambient air quality monitoring network in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Ba, Chemistry

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Systems Science

Certificate, Viterbi Executive Education, Data Analytics

Ms, Engineering

Ms, Biochemistry