• Concentration in Energy Policy with thesis research focused on MATLAB modeling of electricity prices for power systems with large scale renewable generation• Additional term projects analyzing alternative fuels, such as methanol and ethanol, electric vehicles and transmission policies• Created business development and go-to market strategy for solid polymer battery startup company spun out of MIT • Analyzed the effects of low cost natural gas on industrial demand, specifically industrial boilers and ammonia production, and causes of environmental issues from hydraulic fracturing for Future of Natural Gas study• Developed agenda and organized speakers for MITEI Symposium to discuss flexible operation of power plants in systems with high levels of wind penetration and authored policy-focused report summarizing symposium findings

• UOP Chief Technical Advisor for process units at Dung Quat Refinery in Vietnam managing a team of five engineers over 12 months on the final inspection, modifications, startup, operations and performance tests for the units• Worked closely with Petrovietnam, Technip (EPC), SK (O&M) and UOP (licensor) management teams to resolve plant issues and move project forward communicating frequently through daily meetings, weekly reports and technical memos• Gained strong teamwork/troubleshooting skills in fast-paced environment with limited resources as well as invaluable field operations and process design/development experience working directly with plant operators and UOP engineers • Lead daily unit operations meeting and set daily operations goals based on process unit and mass balance tools developed by UOP team to track daily operations, identify problems and provide solutions to optimize process units• Additional projects include Chief Advisor on refinery turnarounds in Saudi Arabia and TX, and Process Advisor on first Phenol plant startup in Thailand, Catalytic Reforming unit startups in Kansas and Japan, and Propylene unit startup in Saudi Arabia

• Developed and analyzed polymer surfaces for weathering tests under accelerated, extreme atmospheric conditions

• Analyzed phase equilibrium properties of ionic liquids