• Served as a senior staff member with both technical and managerial responsibilities for a boutique, DC-based advisory firm that advanced best practices in infrastructure project development and management worldwide.• Led advisory and consulting work for multiple public and private-sector clients (from engineering, construction, finance, & technology) in transportation, energy, and water sectors.• Directed the Blueprint 2025 U.S.-focused infrastructure policy initiative, a project to… Show more • Served as a senior staff member with both technical and managerial responsibilities for a boutique, DC-based advisory firm that advanced best practices in infrastructure project development and management worldwide.• Led advisory and consulting work for multiple public and private-sector clients (from engineering, construction, finance, & technology) in transportation, energy, and water sectors.• Directed the Blueprint 2025 U.S.-focused infrastructure policy initiative, a project to synthesize ideas and insights on infrastructure development challenges from industry leaders representing multiple sectors. Managed research workstreams focused on project finance and alternative delivery strategies; socio-economic impacts of infrastructure investment; innovative technology; and planning, permitting, and regulatory issues.• Led research on the development-stage major infrastructure project pipeline worldwide and used results to set an agenda for dialogue about best practices, market conditions, and opportunities among clients and stakeholders. Developed deep familiarity with early-stage project development trends and challenges as well as major economic, geopolitical, and policy drivers of international infrastructure development markets.• Helped plan and execute the company’s annual, multi-day North American, Latin American, Global, and Blueprint 2025 Infrastructure Leadership Forum events each year, assisting with agenda development, speaker selection, and operations support before and during each forum, including extensive client interaction. Show less

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• Research consultant to the World Economic Forum for the Positive Infrastructure Initiative strategic planning project. Co-authored a chapter, included in PII’s final report, outlining a framework for understanding infrastructure development challenges and opportunities in the North American market.• Research assistant for MIT-Abu Dhabi Collaborative Program, an academic partnership that created the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Developed draft 'Sustainable Critical… Show more • Research consultant to the World Economic Forum for the Positive Infrastructure Initiative strategic planning project. Co-authored a chapter, included in PII’s final report, outlining a framework for understanding infrastructure development challenges and opportunities in the North American market.• Research assistant for MIT-Abu Dhabi Collaborative Program, an academic partnership that created the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Developed draft 'Sustainable Critical Infrastructure Planning and Management' graduate degree curriculum for the Masdar Institute.• Co-editor, with faculty supervisor, of a series of white papers on strategic management of international enterprises in the engineering & construction industry, including discussions of finance and PPPs, environment and sustainability, globalization and enterprise strategy, and project delivery systems.• Teaching assistant for “Project Management for Civil Engineers” and “The Impact of Globalization on the Built Environment.” Prepared and delivered lessons on project evaluation, organization, and risk management; public-private partnerships; construction finance; infrastructure markets; and infrastructure privatization trends.• Team Lead for the Energy Megaprojects: Scale & Complexity workshop, attended by approximately 200 people, at MIT Energy Conference, 2011. Show less

• Assisted economics faculty on a study of international collective action in financing agricultural research & development. Managed data collection for case studies and participated in interviews with subject matter experts. • Selected Coursework: Public Economics | Money, Banking, & Financial Markets | International Finance | Resource & Environmental Economics | International Economic History | Microeconomics

• Provided engineering support directly to the Civil Infrastructure & Transport team’s principal engineer on projects including civil site design, airport planning, transportation system safety audits, and municipal stormwater management.

• Research consultant to the World Economic Forum for the 'Engineering & Construction: Scenarios to 2020' (E&C 2020) strategic planning project. Performed literature review-based research on innovation, technological change, project financing, and public-private partnerships trends in the global engineering & construction industry. Attended and provided staff support for WEF’s E&C Industry Partners meeting (12/2007) in New Delhi, India.

Contractor for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory. Managed research project in high-strength concrete structural systems, including developing budget and work schedule, designing & overseeing fabrication of custom test equipment, and directing technicians.

At MSU's NSF-supported Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, programmed and verified code for a finite element model used to investigate porosity effects on cast magnesium alloy damage evolution, gaining familiarity with both industry applications and scientific supercomputing.

Conducted research on U.S. energy sector policy and market trends and authored a report on strategic alternatives for the company in this market. Performed numerous NEPA environmental site assessments, wetland surveys, and compliance reviews and participated in construction and land surveys as a field technician. (Worked full-time summers and breaks and part-time during undergraduate terms.)

Developed improved outreach materials (e.g. project and program summary sheets) utilizing technical fluency and writing skills to adapt technical source materials to better serve informational needs of policy community.

Researched transportation, energy, and defense sector policy issues and legislation and prepared issue summary memos for senior staff members. Improved business processes by designing and implementing a MS Access database to organize and track defense appropriations correspondence submitted to the office.