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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Providing economics consultation for a wide variety of environmental topics for federal and state government entities• Projects include non-market valuations of environmental services, developing environmental impact statements, regional economic impact analyses, regulatory assessment guidance, and natural resource damage assessments• Developing air quality health benefits analyses for both public and private-sector clients using the BenMAP-CE air pollution modeling program

● Performed economic market and non-market valuations on ecosystem services outputs of models analyzing the impact of climate shocks on the food-energy-water nexus, specifically on engineered and natural infrastructure● Assisted Professor Amy Ando with editorial review of submissions for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE)

● Created scripts regarding various financial planning and agricultural economic concepts, including income strategies, the financial planning process, interest rate sensitivity, and more. These scripts will be used as content for a future online Financial Planning course conducted through video.● Held office hours and provided assistance to approximately 250 students for the course ACE 240 - Personal Financial Planning.

Golden, Colorado, United States

● Developed a novel robust optimization model that builds on the current version of the laboratory’s REopt software to design renewable energy systems that co-optimize for both grid-connected benefits and resiliency during outage periods● Provided the laboratory’s Intelligent Campus team with a preliminary recommendation on optimal battery storage sizes to serve both grid-connected and outage demands at their South Table Mountain campus● Modeled optimal renewable energy (PV & battery storage) systems to analyze the potential to reduce or eliminate reliance on existing generator capacity during outage events● Performed robust cost optimization and sensitivity analyses that provided decision support for the “Value of Resilience,” or the value of meeting building critical loads during outage periods

Greater Chicago Area

● Coordination and implementation of industrial pretreatment programs, including permitting, drafting local ordinance and local limits, conducting industrial user survey, running GIS databases, lab sampling data analyses, and industrial user site inspections● Engineering Plan Reviewer for proposed residential, commercial, and utility construction projects● Presented twice at the Baxter & Woodman Industrial Pretreatment Conference, educating attendees on how to educate industrial users within their Pretreatment Program, and on Pretreatment initiatives at the community level● Evaluation and study of water and wastewater treatment plants● Evaluation and study of water and sewer systems of communities to meet increased demand from new commercial and industrial developments● Preparation of storm water, potable water and wastewater master planning reports● Planning and review of storm water, water and wastewater infrastructure improvements● Application of sustainable design elements as they relate to water and energy conservation and efficiency

Turner Hall

● Assisted law students with the editing and publication of a renewable energy law textbook, specifically the California Green Building Standards and Proposals Section.● Other duties included copy editing, page formatting, and general renewable energy policy/law research, including specific policy assistance for law students working on the Chesapeake Bay TMDL case

Hydrosystems Laboratory

● Compiled data showing virtual water transfers from different commodities at both the state and county level for 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012.● Constucted ArcGIS figures depicting virtual ground, blue, grey, and surface water transfers throughout the United States and the world.● Formulated tables showing groundwater levels of all registered dams in the United States in 2015.● Constructed a water model depicting international trade flows of virtual water, using data compiled from Microsoft Excel (with macros).

Chicago, Il

● Analyzed specifications and SSES, produced markups, and ran cost analyses for many wastewater and infrastructure projects● Performed survey and water main observations ● Produced sustainability memos and potential energy outputs and savings from renewable energy sources ● Ran sludge fermentation tests at Downers Grove Sanitary District to determine VFA content from different sludge types

Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory

● Conducted survivability tests involving acid, osmotic, and combined acid and osmotic shock tests on wild type and mutant strains to understand the role of protein Aquaporin Z (AqpZ) with E.Coli sensitivity.● Ran tests at different pH levels to derive a direct relationship between pH and strain survivability.

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

● Supervised employees working concessions stands● Provided customer service to event attendees● Conducted special projects that required the use of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint● Provided exclusive service to VIP guests at each event

Developed a research study comparing anaerobic digestion versus hydrothermal catalytic gasification (HCG) in order to further enlighten followers on the potential benefits of HCG concerning efficient waste conversion to energy. Also performed cost analyses to achieve understanding of both technologies from an economic scale.

Master Of Science - Ms, Agricultural And Applied Economics, 3.94

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Civil And Environmental Engineering, 3.43

Activities and Societies: Safe Global Water Institute, Water Environment Federation, United States Green Building Council, Engineer's.