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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Developed electrification program proposal; researched electrification incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act
• Generated social media posts for Share the Sun, an initiative to monetize donated solar RECs to enable discounted solar installations for low- and moderate-income families
• Supported ad-hoc grant making

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Prepared investor materials for two Texas solar projects, including confidential investor memorandums (CIMs), teasers, and data rooms
• Maintained investor communications and Q&A tracker
• Completed financial model training exercise and 6-week training module on clean energy technologies, tax equity, and power markets

Juno Beach, Florida, United States

• Estimated positive NPV of $2.8M, assuming 20-year PPA, for project adding battery storage under an existing wind site
• Demonstrated battery storage's ability to hedge up ~70% of negative LMP exposure when paired with wind

Greater Boston Area

• Executed two-phase EPC contractor bid for a Midwest utility’s 1 GW 2023 solar self-build program, facilitated meetings with groups of 10-12 stakeholders, evaluated union rate premiums, developed scorecard process.

Greater Boston Area

• Implemented category management training for groups of 30-40 across supply chains for two U.S. Fortune 500 utilities and Ontario’s largest distribution utility
• Generated $1 million in revenue for a new work scope studying utility supplier impacts from U.S. tax reform

Boston, MA

• Conducted utility market research and price benchmarking for categories such as smart meters, wire and cable, power and distribution transformers, reclosers, and engineering services

Ithaca, New York Area

• Identified fifteen-year NPV of over $1 million for a LED street lighting retrofit project; 10% reduction in government GHG emissions.
• Researched and created summaries on various topics (e.g. LEED building premiums, the NY Green Bank).
• Assisted in programming for guest speakers, Residential Energy Score open forums, and county-wide climate protection meetings.

San Diego, CA

• Analyzed hedging behavior for California utilities and oil majors; shifted short-term price predictions for CA/QC market.
• Prepared monthly reports, analyst updates, and auction summaries with immediate deadlines.
• Re-launched ICIS behavioral portal to include detailed consignment, compliance, and fundamental emissions profiles.

Berkeley, CA And Cambridge, MA

• 1 of 16 fellows consisting of undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. candidates from across the U.S. with demonstrated leadership in clean energy.
• Fully sponsored to attend energy summits at UC Berkeley and MIT.
• Launched conceptual framework for NEXUS, a networking platform for students interested in clean energy events.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Identified 180,000 acres of potential California cap-and-trade offsets; 91.6 million acres nationwide.
• Researched regulatory limits on the creation of nutrient management offsets under the California Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program.
• Reviewed project development in meetings with director and external stakeholders.

New York, New York

• Analyzed greenhouse gas emissions data for 160 power plant sources and 82 million allowances.
• Developed media monitoring reports and byline articles for release to board of directors.
• Reported on international climate policy and prepared summaries for executive director.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

+ Co-President: Energy Club + Co-President: Asian American and Pacific Islander Association + 3rd Place - 2021 Kellogg Energy &.

Master Of Environmental Management

+ Senior Producer of carbon pricing podcast: Pricing Nature + "Den Parent" / Lead of School of Environment / School of Management.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Applied Economics And Management

Activities and Societies: Co-President of Forté Campus (Women in Business), Co-Facilitator and Founder of Environmental Collaborative.