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Carbondale, Colorado, United States

Carbondale, Colorado, United States

Greater Denver Area

Helping GRID nationally with the processes, tools, and customer service needed to fulfill the mission. Duties include: - Launch and management of customer service call center & technical support- Software improvement and implementation.- Salesforce Administration- Process improvement- Staff training

Greater Los Angeles Area

Manage client outreach, family services, solar project management, design and permitting, and volunteer management staff and activities to install 15-25 residential solar installations per month across the Los Angeles region. Develop partnerships with nonprofit organizations, local businesses, local government and utilities to identify and qualify new clients for GRID Alternatives' program and assist with development/fundraising and RFPs.

Greater Denver Area

As a program manager:I develop partnerships with nonprofit organizations, local businesses, local government and utilities. I also assist with development/fundraising and construction, and manage client outreach, and volunteer departments, and coordinate between departments to ensure that all components of a project come together successfully.

Denver, Co

Customer service & client education-Identify low-income households to qualify for solar program-Teach families about solar energy and energy efficiency-Process solar applications, client follow-up and document collection-manage interconnection process for grid-tied PV systemsSolar job training and volunteer management-Identify & recruit community volunteers, students, and job trainees interested in learning about solar energy-Train volunteers on solar installation safety and process

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Nonprofit/development:-Create new tracking systems and did data entry in Salesforce CRM database.-Work as part of a team to create fundraising strategy for regional nonprofit-Fundraise around a direct impact event-Foundation and donor researchSolar Construction:-Site surveys-Design residential, roof-mounted, PV systems.-Supervise and train teams to install residential solar electric systems. -Process applications for low-income solar program-manage interconnection process for grid-tied PV systems

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Volunteered and led roof and ground teams of volunteers to install residential solar electric systems for low income families. Hands on experience with system layout, setting up racking, wiring panels, string inverter, microinverter, and junction box wiring. Experience working on both concrete tile and composition shingle roofs.

Golden, Colorado

Create and characterize an antireflection layer from zinc oxide for CIGS solar cell use. Processing: solution chemistry of zinc oxide, spin coating, intercalation of silicone polymer, PVDCharacterization: UV-VIS absorption, transmission, and integrating sphere reflectance measurements, XRD, and SEM Modeling: WVASE ellipsometric software and TFCalc thin film design software, Mathematica.

Golden, Colorado

Fabricate hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells for research characterization purposes. This includes solution synthesis, spin casting, thermal evaporation, crystal and thin film growth, J-V characterization, and absorption and transmission measurements.

Tutor CSM students in various subjects such as Calculus, Differential Equations, Digital and Analog Electronics, Electricity and Magnetism, Mechanics and Modern Physics

Administrative and organizational work such as customer service, organizing the library, copying, shredding, and communicating with other departments

Teach 3rd year Engineering Physics students electronic basics including circuit design and assembly in addition to LabVIEW use and design.

Aspen, Co And Surrounding Area

Extensive customer service and food industry experience (dates are approximate):[2009-10 & 2010-11Holiday Seasons]Pine Creek Cookhouse -- Server and nordic ski guide at a high-end restaurant where I developed communication and server skills tailored to a more sophisticated customer base in addition to leading guests on short cross country-ski trips.[Nov. 2005 - Jan. 2008]Taster's -- Server (Nov. 2004-Aug. 2007, Holiday season '07-'08) at casual, high volume Italian restaurant. Further developed communication and adaptation skills and work ethic in a fast-paced, constantly changing setting.[May 2005 - March 2006]Ink! Coffee -- Barista with additional responsibilities. Made coffee and breakfast at a fast-paced coffee shop that was the first in a small chain in CO. I further developed my customer service skills while assisting the manager with scheduling, money distribution and paperwork, hiring, and training.[March. 2003 - Oct. 2005]Two Rivers Cafe -- Hostess (May 2001-May 2002) and Server (May 2002-Oct. 2004) at high volume breakfast and lunch restaurant. Developed strong communication, time management, money management, and multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment that introduced me to working under pressure.

Pv 202: Advanced Pv System Design And The Nec (Grid-Direct)

Pv 200: Solar Training Pv Design & Installation

Development Professional Certificate

3-day certificate program covering donor research, relationship building, development plans, and making asks.

B.S, Engineering Physics

Activities and Societies: Sigma Pi Sigma physics honors society, Society of Physics Students (President 2010-2011, Vice President.

Area Of Special Interest, Applied Math