Supported project management and business development for minigrid systems in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

▪ Initiated and supported scouting efforts for novel renewable technologies. Conducted subsequent techno-economic evaluations of these technologies and the associated organizations to assess value proposition and risk.▪ Managed proof-of-concept projects for new technologies in a variety of topics including bird and batimpact mitigation for wind assets, floating solar, transmission congestion risk mitigation, automated solar construction, and agrivoltaics.▪ Guided R&D activities in collaboration with industry, startup, and academic partners.▪ Collaborated on the drafting and submission of three Department of Energy grant applications.

• Increased project design speed and improved evaluation of options by developing a Python program to automate a system of solar project design tools.• Employed HST and AutoCAD to aid the development of preliminary field designs for utility-scale solar farms.• Evaluated performance and design trends in solar development using PowerBI.

▪ Provided market and technology consultation for early-stage startups in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin.

• Drafted essential nuclear operations and impact mitigation equipment for the Engineering Projects team.• Established configuration management of crucial engineering systems and facility equipment necessary for transuranic waste processing in a Hazard Category II Nuclear Facility.

• Analyzed research papers on environmental design, presented findings to product design students. • Assisted the product design process by modeling designs with CAD programs.

• Collected and distributed textbooks at Bellaire High School.