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• Directly supervised 8 specialists throughout Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz Counties and implemented tool and workflow improvements to increase efficiency and standardize operations.

• Directly supervised 6 specialists throughout Santa Clara County and implemented tool and workflow improvements to increase efficiency and standardize operations.• Collaborated with managers and staff to improve communication between multiple teams and maintain consistency in data quality.

Bell, Ca

• Oversaw and managed housing rehabilitation program including screening applicants, ensuring federal and state compliance, and evaluating 12 construction projects. • Amended program guidelines to provide assistance for multi-family housing units and implemented fair housing rents to increase affordable housing stock in the city.• Administered Public Works budget which included multiple revenue funds, overseeing payment to city contracts, and creating budget reports.• Researched and wrote an ordinance expediting electric vehicle charging station permits.

Bell, Ca

• Created a community-wide GHG inventory to initiate the development of a sustainability plan.• Presented to the city council who approved a resolution committing to participation in ICLEI's Sustainability Beacon Program.

Diamond Bar, Ca

• Managed portfolio of grantees including loan underwriting and contract negotiation for construction projects.• Prepared CAPER reports for CDBG-funded program and managed loans portfolio including client repayments.• Maintained strong working relationships with contractors for timely completion of projects and responded to questions and inquiries from the public.

Bell, Ca

• Established a rotating composting system increase composting speed and efficiency.• Coordinated with the Salvation Army and Help the Children to collect expired food items and scraps.

Poughkeepsie, Ny

• Acquired a $7,500 grant and led 10+ volunteers to install solar panels on an art trailer.• Engineered an energy feedback device to engage students in an energy efficiency contest.• Coordinated with faculty and administrators to submit sustainability tracking reports. • Assessed the energy efficiency of buildings to assist in future sustainable renovation• Advertised the installation of LED systems on the school’s sustainability website• Marketed, guided homeowners through home energy audits with NYSERDA-approved contractors• Calculated GHG emissions of heating systems and prepared a cost analysis for homeowners

Poughkeepsie, Ny

• Engineered a chemical vapor deposition reactor to refine experimental procedure• Evaluated quality of reactor and compiled and compared data of new carbon nanotubes• Developed and established a standard operating procedure for future researchers• Synthesized and functionalized carbon nanotubes to increase battery energy storage• Investigated electrodeposition and chemical vapor deposition conditions for carbon nanotube growth • Recorded data and organized a laboratory notebook detailing procedures and results

Poughkeepsie, Ny

• Explored electrodeposition parameters for carbon nanotube growth in an intensive research program• Researched and analyzed various salt solutions to achieve desired carbon nanotube growth• Made and presented a research poster to the larger Vassar community

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics

Activities and Societies: EcoLeaders, Scholarship Ambassadors, Drama Department Actor

High School

Activities and Societies: Captain: Swim Team, Dance Club, Founder: SmartFood