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Supporting activities of environmental planning and water resources. Coordinating training programs, and supporting client education, most notably in a new initiative, Low Salt Solutions.

-Managed the City Salt Mini-Course Program, diverting over 1,500 pounds of chloride from local waters-Facilitated 200+ staff and crew to attend MN Pollution Control Agency Smart Salting training-Earned a Chloride Reduction Leadership Award from the Salt Symposium-Led an educational outreach campaign sent to over 400,000 individuals, resulting in dozens of commitments to protect local waters-Initiated collaboration among previously separated divisions to meet intersecting goals-Conducted needs assessment and established inventory process to meet federal NPDES permit requirements

New Ulm, Minnesota, United States

-Communicated and enforced federal and state regulations for multiple departments-Implemented factory wide disinfectant protocol, reducing application time from 10 to 3 minutes-Actively collaborated with outside contractors and manufacturing floor on project to create a tank volume displacer prototype to reduce solvent usage by ~20%

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Acted as point of contact for University staff and guests, facilitating education and communication-Managed and helped schedule Zero Waste Events and ultimately diverted 90% of waste or more at each event-Utilized safety and hygiene practices in the recycling facility

Rosemount, Minnesota, United States

-Created a student-led organization aimed at educating young girls about computer science in order to decrease the gender gap in STEM careers-Communicated to school administrators and district supervisors via email, phone and in person to introduce and implement the program at individual schools-Adapted and delivered flexible curriculum for beginner to intermediate levels of coding knowledge-Recruited, trained and oversaw six new employees and educated around 50 students

Eagan, Minnesota, United States

-Improved and tested the interface design of a smart device application using various computer programs-Actively collaborated with cross-functional teams by seeking, discussing and incorporating feedback for my prototype development-Independently improved iconography and user experience, relevant to company projects

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Science, Policy And Management, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega, Sustainability Liaison Panhellenic Council, Sustainability Director UMN Recycling, Zero Waste.

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