Nicholas Cusick Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Puyallup, Wa

• Cultivated a diverse network of over 200 partners at federal, state, and local agencies, as well as tribes and community-based organizations, convening partner agencies and organizations around new local climate-change initiatives pertaining to clean energy, public health (e.g., wildfire smoke), and wildfire preparedness• Led multi-organizational Renewable Energy Program team serving Washington State rural small business owners and agricultural producers. Expanded the team by onboarding Latino community-based organizations for more targeted assistance to Spanish-speakers resulting in over 500 new business owners educated, 170 solar PV and energy efficiency projects installed, 8.7 million kilowatt-hours of energy either generated or conserved, as well as over $4.6 million in funding secured to make these projects possible• Developed a network of local & regional wildfire and natural disaster preparedness practitioners, resulting in the launch of a new Wildfire Preparedness Program for Pierce County, a Wildfire Preparedness Month Proclamation by County Council, & government support for a Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan for Pierce County• Served as a technical advisor in WA State Department of Commerce’s Rural Clean Energy Workgroup• Led data architecture design, engineering, & implementation of Agency-wide workflow tracking & monitoring system to enable more informed, real-time decision-making for District leadership and more equitable distribution of community-based project resources; Facilitated cross-agency collaboration to ensure workflow standardization in alignment with the District’s 5-year Strategic Plan • Designed & led the Pierce County Rural Climate Dialogue—a deliberative community engagement process that convened a Climate Advisory Committee—and delivered a Community Action Plan co-authored by participants

Puyallup, Washington

Eureka, Califoria

• Compiled ~20 years of water quality data for >20 California agencies, tribes, & community-based orgs & performed quality assurance • Conducted GIS analysis on water quality sampling locations, including drainage enforcement & LIDAR data-processing• Reviewed technical documents and water quality sampling plans• Performed vegetative and topographic shade modeling of riverine watershed systems utilizing automated Python scripting and a shade model adapted by Washington Department of Ecology

Santa Rosa, California

• Recruited more than 135 local community members to execute 4 volunteer-based creek restoration projects • Generated GIS data query tools & ArcGIS maps of water quality, climatic, & delineated watershed data for both public & regulatory use• Conducted water quality sampling of bacteria, metals, and in-stream flow monitoring & performed statistical analysis• Prepared curriculum & taught environmental education courses for elementary students • Co-authored report analyzing high density cannabis grows in conjunction with low summer base-flow conditions

Bozeman, Montana

• Provided end-to-end project management: Completed functional design work & detailed project reports, managed diverse stakeholders, conducted project monitoring & post-project analysis to improve capacity-building strategies • Traveled to Kenya in Summer 2014 as a part of an assessment team: coordinated with local government entities, facilitated workshops & meetings with school representatives & tribal leaders, & completed project site-assessment• Returned to Kenya in Summer 2015 as project manager for a borehole-well implementation. Responsible for contract advertisement & solicitation, contractor selection, local government engagement, & successful implementation