Ivan Norman Email & Phone Number

Lynn, MA, US

• Developed skills in super-computing, linux, and python programming through creation of a python script, using pandas, to perform a non-dominated sort (Pareto dominance) of a set of power plant portfolios.
• Collaborated in a team to develop a model in python that evaluates the sustainability of new England’s power system, and reports the best combination of power plants. Developed communication skills through presenting a.

Amherst, MA

• Developed an efficient method of running the Global Change Integrated Assessment Model (GCAM)1000 times using expert elicitations of future prices of Renewable energy technologies by 2030
• Reduced the run time for 1000 runs of GCAM from 2 weeks to 2 days and space needed for those runs by 95%
• Refined programming skills through the creation of a Python script that would replace the values in GCAM with expert elicitations of renewable energy technologies and create the corresponding input files
• Improved technical skills through working in a Linux environment on the UMass super computer (MGHPCC)
• Advanced parallel computing skills through the creation of a Bash script that would take each of the 1000 inputs generated by the Python script and run GCAM model on each one in parallel
• Presented work to students and researchers which can be found at https://github.com/inorman500

Cambridge, MA

• Developed time and project management skills in measuring the dimensions of streets for construction projects and adhering to those deadlines.
• Built writing skills through proofreading and drafting construction contracts for various projects in Cambridge.