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New York, NY, US

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Kyiv, Ukraine

• Curating daily science blog dedicated to effectively communicate how climate change affects issues pertaining to social justice, infrastructure, and migration.
• Hosting collaborators for guided editorials on climate justice through interviews and guest posts.
• Over 2,750 pieces of social media content written and published.

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

San Francisco Bay Area

• Conducted engineering, economic, regulatory, and policy analysis of investor-owned water utilities to ensure safe, affordable service for California Ratepayers.
• Inspected water utilities' wildfire, earthquake, depreciation, and general safety plans for compliance with Federal and California government codes.
• Wrote testimony as an expert witness in Commission proceedings.

California, United States

• Initiated research project to analyze connection between migration patterns and wildfire vulnerabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Mapped wildfire hazards using GIS technology and applied R data analytics on U.S census data to analyze population shift and social vulnerability.
• Presented work at panel in front of live audience at the Columbia University 2021 Managed Retreat Conference.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Synthesized urban planning research and built findings into technical whitepapers on the California housing crisis.
• Crafted clear, persuasive, and concisely written articles to explain research findings and housing policy recommendations to lay audiences.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Awarded Sally Casanova Scholars Fellowship to pursue research at Carnegie Mellon's Engineering and Public Policy Department.
• Developed Institutional Review Board (IRB)-reviewed method for interviewing residents affected by electricity failures.
• Created report for policymakers focusing on the effects of cascading electricity failures on interdependent infrastructure systems.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Initiated and managed an international research team developing water cooling mechanisms for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).
• Performed experimental procedures for solar panel temperature data analysis.
• Published work as paper in the 2019 American Solar Energy Society conference.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Created framework of regression models and visualizations using Python to be used to quantify the energy efficiency of a chilled water plant.
• Presented research on building cooling systems at a poster session of 100+ attendees.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Built web interface using python for electric vehicle (EV) consumers to understand what EV model would best fit their needs.
• Integrated database of all EV incentives in California into project application.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Performed finite-element analysis research using cloud computing infrastructure to analyze the structural integrity of an automated transit system using ANSYS software
• Coordinated with colleagues in Sweden for parameters of the project

San Francisco Bay Area

• Performed research on shadow impingement on urban solar power. Worked remotely with colleagues in Sweden to create accurate representation of downtown San Jose.
• Implemented model of solar-powered transportation system in San Jose, analyzed shading from edifices on solar panel layouts. Published and presented research work in the proceedings in ASES Solar (the largest solar.
• Integrated 20 students from Brazil, 8 from South Korea, and 4from France into American culture
• Self ­learned Portuguese in order to better interface with interns from Brazil
• Managed time-sheets for all interns
• Organized English tutoring sessions for interns

San Francisco Bay Area

• Tutored a student in Palo Alto twice a week for 2-hour intervals.
• Tutored AP Calculus BC in San Jose.
• Guided student through community college mathematics entry exam material in Santa Clara.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Served as private in-home tutor for a high school student in AP Calculus AB.
• Raised client's grade from an F to a B.

Master In City Planning, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.89

Activities and Societies: MEP, Tau Beta Pi, Davidson Student Scholars.Mathematics minor. Graduated Summa Cum Laude (highest honors).