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Berkeley, California, United States

• Manages organizations funding and spending • Files and tracks purchase requests • Coordinated with larger funding entities

For the 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, I led our engineering team. The team was 7 students big and included both graduate and undergraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds. Together we worked to design all of the engineered systems of our mixed-use multifamily building for the competition. This included the water and plumbing, lighting and electrical, HVAC, solar and battery, smart control, building envelope. I worked a little bit on all aspects and delegated tasks to the rest… Show more For the 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, I led our engineering team. The team was 7 students big and included both graduate and undergraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds. Together we worked to design all of the engineered systems of our mixed-use multifamily building for the competition. This included the water and plumbing, lighting and electrical, HVAC, solar and battery, smart control, building envelope. I worked a little bit on all aspects and delegated tasks to the rest of the team, but my primary technical focus was in solar, battery, grid integration, and HVAC. I designed our solar array and battery system from scratch and also proposed a plan for grid resilience at the fire prone site. This plan included selective load shedding with an advanced control system, Demand Response capabilities from appliances and HVAC, and westward facing PV for evening ramp up. Show less

Berkeley, California, United States

I directed the organization’s committee responsible for finances, member management, events, and recruitment. Our team was about 8 students big at its largest, and I delegated tasks and worked to build a small community within our larger organization. Through this role I helped organize many events including professional speaker series, social events, and software workshops. I also helped organize semesterly recruitment through means of social media advertising, info-sessions, and virtual… Show more I directed the organization’s committee responsible for finances, member management, events, and recruitment. Our team was about 8 students big at its largest, and I delegated tasks and worked to build a small community within our larger organization. Through this role I helped organize many events including professional speaker series, social events, and software workshops. I also helped organize semesterly recruitment through means of social media advertising, info-sessions, and virtual tabling. Outside of organization and planning, leading this committee was a great opportunity to build relationships with new people, even in a remote setting, and to help set sturdy foundations for the club. Show less

I worked with a group of 5 other students to help form this organization. This included writing a constitution, recruitment, grant applications, and so much more. We are now a mutli-project organization with nearly 50 active members and a large community of supporters.

Berkeley, California, United States

Working to design and implement a water distribution system for a small village in Nicaragua. Developing a sustainable, user friendly, economically favorable solution. Attends weekly meetings with the rest of the UC Berkeley team where we collaborate on Autocad drawings, research, manuals, and ideas. Highly collaborative project, we work with other UC students, the San Francisco professional chapter, representatives from EWB Nicaragua, and members of the community where our system is being… Show more Working to design and implement a water distribution system for a small village in Nicaragua. Developing a sustainable, user friendly, economically favorable solution. Attends weekly meetings with the rest of the UC Berkeley team where we collaborate on Autocad drawings, research, manuals, and ideas. Highly collaborative project, we work with other UC students, the San Francisco professional chapter, representatives from EWB Nicaragua, and members of the community where our system is being implemented Show less

Berkeley, California, United States

Our team is evaluating the feasibility of using solar power for our water pump that is being implemented and designing a system that will fit the constraints of the project. We are currently working on sizing calculations for the PV array, analysis of different mounting strategies, and best ways to integrate solar with the grid in rural areas. I lead a team of 8 other students where I delegate tasks, assist with finding resources, and cross communicate with the San Francisco professional… Show more Our team is evaluating the feasibility of using solar power for our water pump that is being implemented and designing a system that will fit the constraints of the project. We are currently working on sizing calculations for the PV array, analysis of different mounting strategies, and best ways to integrate solar with the grid in rural areas. I lead a team of 8 other students where I delegate tasks, assist with finding resources, and cross communicate with the San Francisco professional chapter, the rest of the team, and the community in Nicaragua. Show less

Berkeley, California, United States

• Worked on early stages of project on agent-based transactive energy in autonomous microgrids• Wrote optimization models in Pyomo to replicate existing control systems for solar and load systems• Further generalized model to work with battery storage systems and produced visualizations

Berkeley, California, United States

On a team of 4 students helping to analyze the price elasticity of gasoline in the United States. Duties have included building a web scraper to gather data, cleaning and exploring the data, and running a series of regressions to look at different scenarios and assumptions. All code is written in R.

Berkeley, California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

• Research intern in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.• Self guided project in Coupled Process Modeling in Energy Geosciences.• Researching the effects of fractures on geothermal energy production. • Using TOUGH2, toughio, and Python to simulate injection and flow through media. • Analyzing the heat and mass transfer through self generated mesh files.

Boaco, Nicaragua

Traveled to El Llanito, Nicaragua to begin the implementation process of the water distribution system. Collaborated with the community to maximize the system to their benefit, worked as construction support, and mapped out the system.

Berkeley, California, United States

Helped to design, build, and launch a floating wetland on a local lake. Planted native hydroponic plants on the wetland to help filter the water and create a safer environment for animals and people alike.

B.S., Energy Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sustainable Housing at California, Engineers Without Borders, Engineers For A Sustainable World, Cal Triathlon

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