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London, Gb

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Liberia

- Provided support to project team in organization, construction, and testing of initial forge and incinerator designs in Gbarnga, Liberia for the purposes of increasing access to locally made track reconstruction tools and creating opportunities for safe waste disposal- Conducted surveys at local marketplace and led a focus group consisting of Liberian women from village along track reconstruction project routes to gather insight on how to properly incorporate gender mainstreaming into the forge and incinerator project- Compiled all data gathered into report with recommendations, findings, and future design tests for project donor (SIDA)- Continuing to analyze technical appropriateness in a development setting through multi-criteria analyses in dissertation

San Diego, California, United States

- Designed Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing systems using AutoCAD - Coordinated with architects, contractors, electrical engineers and structural engineers - Completed EnergyPro and Title 24 documentation to simulate building energy usage and meet California Title 24 performance and prescriptive building standards

San Diego, California, United States

- Fabricated AutoCAD site plans and monitoring well logs using analytical soil sample findings- Conducted site visits to collect groundwater samples, improve site plans, and supervise groundwater monitoring activities- Identified trends through analyzing historical soil and groundwater sample results while writing groundwater monitoring reports

Uc San Diego

- Designed experiments to find relationships between altitude, pressure, downward velocity, parachute, and photovoltaic module efficiency while collaborating with an Arduino team- Applied knowledge of SPOT GPS Tracker, APRS, Arduino records, and MATLAB to analyze findings

San Diego, California, United States

- Applied knowledge of Energy Star, AutoCAD and building systems to complete calculations related to the building’s energy usage, efficiency, and commissioning- Acted as a resource for group of three other students in compiling commissioning information and various energy calculations pertaining to each individual’s assigned tasks

San Diego, California, United States

- Maintained emergency response and analytical equipment through OSHA testing of eyewash/shower stations and chemical fume hoods- Enforced Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure regulations (SPCC)

Master Of Science - Ms, Sustainable Engineering Management For International Development, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Course Representative

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: US Green Building Council, LEED Certification ProjectEnergy & Atmosphere Team Leader on a LEED certification.