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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed grants for WASH and energy programs, ensuring all activities are completed in a timely manner and within budget. Wrote grant reports and lead communications with granting agencies.• Supported field work in Uganda for WASH and energy programs. Conducted weekly meetings with program managers and problem solved as needed.• Wrote and supported grant proposals, including narrative and budget.• Participated in monthly network and steering group meetings in the clean energy sector.• Lead communications team and approved posts for social media channels. Supported fundraising activities.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed grants for WASH and energy programs, ensuring all activities are completed in a timely manner and within budget. Wrote grant reports and lead communications with granting agencies.• Supported field work in Uganda for WASH and energy programs. Conducted weekly meetings with program managers and problem solved as needed.• Wrote and supported grant proposals, including narrative and budget.• Participated in monthly network and steering group meetings in the clean energy sector.• Lead communications team and approved posts for social media channels. Supported fundraising activities.

Bujumbura, Burundi

• Provided technical engineering expertise to executive team to help create roadmap for supplying sustainable clean water to all of Burundi by 2028.• Jointly supervised the installation of water system serving 23,000 people. Responsible for procurement and problem-solved technical issues.• Created guidelines for siting wells and communicated site locations to field teams. Adjusted proposed sites in real time as received reports from the field, and approved final drilling locations.• Researched and wrote comprehensive papers detailing rationale behind use of selected technologies and specifications.• Wrote simple guides for internal use on pump selection and small solar water scheme designs.• Acted as liaison between Water Coverage Strategy team and other internal departments and external partners, explaining new data and information that were being produced.• Hired and supervised six Burundian staff on Water Coverage Strategy team performing GIS and data analysis. Trained one staff member to become my replacement as supervisor.• Collected, organized, and managed data for QGIS, and created maps for office and field use.

Pignon, Haiti

• Designed innovative methodology from scratch to map and simulate existing piped water distribution systems to evaluate their viability, capacity, and possible expansion. Method used a combination of mWater, EPANET, and Excel with VBA programming.• Methodology was incorporated by mWater into its water mapping software.• Wrote detailed training manuals and taught Haitian staff and government water officials how to use the methodology.• Mapped and simulated seven water distribution systems in Haiti, ranging in size from one to 23 miles of pipeline using the methodology.• Managed dynamic project calendar and carefully tracked expenses to adhere to tight budget.• Conducted pump tests and assisted with installation of pumps and solar panels.

Cuamba, Mozambique And Cranfield University, Cranfield, Uk

• Designed formative research program to guide hygiene and sanitation campaign to address root causes of cholera for delivery in tandem with oral cholera vaccine.• Engaged in ethnographical observations and conducted in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews.

Cranfield University, Cranfield, Uk

• Assessed degree to which urban sanitation investments by development banks help urban poor.• Conducted extensive research to identify investments and sanitation approaches that were insufficiently funded.• Jointly published paper in Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development.

Prairie City, Oregon, Usa

• Conducted stream surveys to evaluate health of streams and surrounding areas, and to determine appropriate remediation actions.• Completed road surveys to identify hydraulic issues affecting nearby streams.• Assessed stream crossings for viability as paths for log haul routes. Deployed temperature loggers in streams.• Assisted with long pro cross-sectional surveys of stream using laser level.• Worked with volunteer groups to implement restoration projects.• Entered data into Excel spreadsheets and organized associated photographs.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Usa

• Determined coefficient of contraction in order to relate gate opening to outflow of Lake Superior.• Worked with Canadian and American governmental agencies to collect data and perform analysis.• Published abstract and presented poster summarizing work at International Association for Great Lakes Research Conference in Burlington, VT.

Jinja, Uganda

• Worked with primary school in rural village to design and implement hygiene program.• Organized construction of hand washing stations, rubbish pits, enclosed kitchen, and dish drying rack.• Resulting success prompted regional Ugandan health official to propose expanding program.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Water And Sanitation For Development

Course was previously known as Community Water and Sanitation

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Engineering

Graduated cum laude

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering

Graduated cum laude