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United States

Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Coordinate the Regional Water Efficiency Program with 17 of Santa Barbara County's water purveyors working on educational, landscape, utility, and agriculture projects.Execute and manage over a dozen County Public Works programs, ranging from WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest and the Cachuma Resources Mobile Irrigation Lab to reports on utility data and Water Management Plans, Secured over $1 million grants funds from USBR for landscape transformation rebates for seven participating water purveyors in the county.Act as Water Resources representative for seven committees focused on increasing sustainability and resilience in Santa Barbara County, and give presentations as needed.

Cupertino, Ca

Developed “compact wetland ecosystems” that treated water to create a source of reusable water, bio-energy, and food. Led market research, business development, prototype development, project management, and outreach initiatives.●Executed development of 5 prototypes by negotiation on behalf of clients with over a dozen Pacific Northwest regulatory networks. Also built several customized client units. Granted one US Patent for technology.●Enhanced website content, authored over 40 publications, and drove outreach and social media growth to over 1,000 global contacts. ●Built strategic channels to establish long-lasting partnerships throughout the Pacific Northwest including small businesses, community organizations, venture capitalists, and tech companies. ●Presented at over a dozen conferences and local events about biotechnology, sustainability, the circular economy, and natural infrastructure.

Cupertino, California, United States

Part-time team member on the hospitality team. I worked in the tasting room at Ridge's Monte Bello location. ●Excelled in guest satisfaction with in depth knowledge of the vineyard’s history and processes.●Crafted excellent hospitality experiences to achieve exceptional client sales and membership sign-ups.

Asl At Nasa Ames

Founded a dynamic makerspace for environmentalist seeking to creating sustainability solutions inspired by nature. ●Built five teams with nearly 40 sustaining members that collaborated with over 6 external organizations to achieve cross-functional goals. Presented monthly progress reports to executive staff.●Won two grants. Leveraged funds to conduct experiments relating to hardware for microbial fuel cells, solar cells with biomaterial science, and biochemistry computer simulations. ●Created a new recruitment program. Increased outreach by 50% with the addition of educational presentations, onboarding materials, and weekly industry lecturers.

Los Altos Hills, California, United States

Provided camp assistance for classes that ranged from the physics of roller coasters to biotechnology.●Created workshop to teach students students about how to cultivate a "biomimicry superpower".●Taught basics from the physics of roller coasters to the chemistry of baking.●Assisted with construction of on-stage demonstrations for the sister organization The Physics Show. The profits from the Physics Show are used as scholarships for STEM camp students.

Mountain View, California

NuLEAF Tech began and was held at ASL at NASA Ames as a biomimetic makerspace for students across the Bay Area. Management of teams with biology, chemistry, nanotechnology, economics, and computer science backgrounds.

Santa Clara, Ca

Worked between engineering, software, and marketing teams to maintain client database●Performed post-processing of welding and cutting samples using detailed metallurgy knowledge ●Accountable for database and inventory management in high-power laser laboratories

Palo Alto

●Due diligence investigation of competitors, financial standing, and scientific integrity ●Managed logistics for initial meetings of start-up screening and pitches

Philadelphia, Pa

●Coordinated equipment across two labs for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Wetland Assessment ●Monitored isotopes from anthropogenic chemical contaminants in watersheds

Philadelphia, Pa

●Assisted and corrected graduate- and doctorate-level documents●Reviewed assignments ranging from engineering lab reports to persuasive literature essays●Wrote a research paper on Drexel’s writing sequence that influenced the curriculum.

Philadelphia, Pa

●Published 17 product strategies from review of diverse scientific literature ranging from material science to biochemistry●Modified biotic and abiotic mechanisms to create possible designs and mechanisms for more efficient, sustainable products

Cupertino, Ca

●Comparisons of international solar companies’ financial statements for newsletter database.●Gathered financial data from multiple sources, including sec.gov and company websites.

Certificate In General Management

Activities and Societies: Summer Institute for General ManagementI attended a month-long summer course at Stanford University's Graduate.

Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Drexel Women's Rugby Club Board Member, Website Developer, and Player Since March 2011I gained a B.S..

Education record

Activities and Societies: JV Soccer 2006-2008, Varsity Soccer 2009-2010. CCS Champions 2009