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Synthesized policy, legal, economic, and financial research on the potential market for off-grid solar infrastructure in Liberia, The Gambia, and Nigeria for the World Bank/ECOWAS West African Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project

Designed and began development of CDP’s Matchmaker Initiative, an urban climate infrastructure finance platform; analyzed over 1,000 climate infrastructure projects from over 362 global cities representing $52 billion in opportunities; built relationships with over fifty US and Canadian cities, identifying financing opportunities for member cities; represented CDP at the City Climate Finance Leadership Alliance Breakaway Session at COP 23 in Bonn, Germany

Designed and executed a 22-month program to change the corporate operational language from Spanish to English; collected, analyzed, and modeled communication data for 60 students to assess progress and improve program; managed project communication with clients including First Solar, ENEL Green Power, and North East Power Systems, assisted project management and engineering teams with design and implementation of the USD $100 million Luz Del Norte project, a 170 MW solar project for First Solar and at the time the largest solar project in South America

Developed skills classes with an online platform to teach teleconference and meeting skills for International MBA students

Designed and delivered curriculum for a variety of skill levels for corporate clients; primarily Caterpillar/Finning; taught intensive TOEIC test preparation on behalf of the Chilean Economic Development Agency

Designed and delivered English skills curriculum to MBA students

Developed and delivered business English curriculum for a variety of clients, primarily Riga International Airport Air Traffic Control and Accenture; Leader, Lingua Franca Film Club

Participated in USAID-funded English skills development program; taught GRE, GMAT, and TOEIC English skills to university students preparing to study in the United States; taught advanced conversation and writing courses to college students and medical, military, and journalism professionals

Structured and wrote grants to fund job training programs, helping to bring in over $2,000,000; conducted research on potential education and employment partners in Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and Yemen; managed the organization’s communications database and developed a new system for mass email communication

Participated in leadership team of a two-week backcountry expedition in the high Rockies; taught navigation, survival, and leadership skills to a group of eight 13 and 14 year old students; managed day-to-day campus affairs including campus security, cooking, and cleaning; earned a Wilderness First Responder certificate from the Wilderness Medicine Institute