Self-funded travel through South America. In addition to visiting well-known and off-the-beaten path sites, I volunteered at a coffee farm translating tours for tourists in Antioquia, Colombia, and volunteered at an otter rescue center in Florianopolis, Brazil. I spent a bonus 5 months in El Calafate, Argentina (southern Patagonia) due to Covid travel restrictions (after incorrectly assuming that Covid was a passing event - ha!). My favorite moments were those where I stayed put in one place long enough to absorb the local customs and integrate.

I helped clients meet sustainability goals via power purchase agreement ("PPA") transactions from renewable energy projects and Renewable Energy Credit ("REC") sales.

I negotiated 7 pipeline interconnection agreements and managed construction of natural gas pipeline interconnects across Texas and Louisiana.