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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Benchmark and manage electricity and natural gas use across eleven campuses to reduce utility costs.- Manage utility contracts and accounts totaling $8.1 million annually. Develop and execute contracts for essential services including waste disposal, integrated pest management, and green landscaping.- Manage and support capital projects systemwide to.

Libertyville, Illinois, United States

- Researched and developed four countywide sustainable development policies utilizing input from key stakeholders including residents, partner organizations, and elected officials.- Reported to elected committees and managed draft policies through the legislative process.- Negotiated and project managed contracts for waste hauling services covering.

Chicago, Illinois

- Co-authored Chicago’s Clean Energy Future, a study of the Chicago-area clean energy economy.- Analyzed industry-level data to study labor market trends and regional specialization by collecting and processing Bureau of Labor Statistics data. - Collated industry reports from key clean energy economy sectors to evaluate nationwide trends and local.

Highland Park, Illinois

- Co-wrote MoveHP, an active transportation plan, for city council review including infrastructure best practice research, graphic content creation, and editing.- Utilized GIS to identify gaps in transportation infrastructure and pedestrian crash hotspots to propose potential solutions improving user safety and satisfaction.- Reviewed applications for.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

- Identified opportunities for energy savings by managing energy databases for municipal operations, resulting in 25% saved from 2005 levels.- Planned the conversion of approximately 29,500 streetlights to LED technology utilizing GIS and energy forecasting resulting in annual municipal energy and budgetary savings of approximately 65%.- Co-wrote grant.

- Assisted in instruction of entry-level GIS class.- Focused on cartographic design, data cleaning, and integrity.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL

- Organized 30,000 files across two interdepartmental drives. Implemented file naming and organization system to ensure continued organization.- Identified and corrected issues in spatial integrity in metropolitan equipment survey.

Chicago, Illinois

- Prepared approx. 150 soil samples for Chicago area study, including drying, grinding,- Mehlich I extraction, and pH, phosphate, and nitrate analysis.

Chicago, Illinois

- P3 Project Team.- Designed small (one acre) public space for development by Gary Comer Youth Center in Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood in Chicago.- Assisted in the design and cartographic display of soil survey results on the site. Presented the site design and soil survey results at the EPA P3 conference in Washington, D.C. (April 2015).

Chicago

- Organized grant applications by public regional and community development organizations.- Summarized and analyzed grant applications for departmental review and approval.

Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation

Master'S Of Urban Planning And Policy, Economic Development

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Environmental Studies And Geography

Activities and Societies: DePaul University Ministries - Community service; DePaul EPA P3 Grant Team - Research opportunity; DePaul.

Study Abroad

Studied for a semester at Corvinus University of Budapest in Hungary from September to December 2015. Took courses in various subjects.