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Whole building life-cycle analysis, energy modeling, energy audits

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

• LEED consulting and documentation, life-cycle analysis, on-site building inspection:
• Provided LEED consulting and training for teams throughout design and construction.
• Performed life-cycle analyses to compare greenhouse gas impact of unique designs and provided advice to architects to reduce embodied carbon.
• Assisted clients with meeting sustainability and timeline goals by establishing an achievable plan and scheduling regular team meetings to track progress.
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

• Assessed design resilience and performance of water erosion strategies of structures:
• Analyzed the performance of protection against erosion at wing-wall abutments.
• Created graphics for reports in advanced fluid behavior topics.
• Produced simulations to demonstrate unique design effectiveness.

• Tutoring, laboratory instruction, manual writing, student weakness analysis:
• Instructed students by providing personalized guidance on course material.
• Evaluated student performance by grading exams and reports, analyzing student weaknesses, and providing feedback.
• Coordinated advanced experimental and computational fluid laboratory activities.
• Assistance for Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Principles of Hydraulics and Hydrology.

• Design and research in joint effort of CAS and SMMS labs with funding from ICRU:
• Designed a motorized laparoscopic camera-holder for abdominal surgery.
• Awarded "Best Overall Undergrad" research submission for the 2020 College of Engineering Research Open House.
• Research in mechanical design, control systems, and materials science.

Fairfield, Iowa

• CAD, prototyping, and design testing:
• Researched sustainable material selection for home products.
• Ensured energy efficient products by prototyping and testing in-progress designs.
• Managed and organized CAD files for 3D printing.
• Processed and assembled models for marketing and engineering teams.

Fairfield, Iowa

• Backend development for green building material webstore:
• Processed product sustainability information for database and website display.
• Improved and managed database organization.
• Communicated with retailers to keep product information updated.