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We support ambitious founders who are building gigatonne-scale climate solutions to decarbonizemassive markets.

Solutions is a board game designed to get people to discuss and think critically about the incredible and surprising SOLUTIONS to our climate crisis. Players can take their favorite solution and turn it into a real-world climate project. The solutions in the game are inspired by Project Drawdown, the world's leading resource on climate solutions.Learn more at: https://solutionsthegame.com/

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Work on Climate is the most active climate community in the world. We are an action-oriented Slack community for people serious about climate work. Find climate jobs. Build climate companies. Find your people.I'm privileged to be a founding member of the core leadership team, where I run action-oriented events such as brainstorming sessions, entrepreneurship events and technical talks, as well as keep the community engaged and help with the long-term vision of the community.Join us at http://workonclimate.org/

I analyze both startups and larger companies from a technological and business standpoint. For each company I analyze, the end product is an investment memo that presents my recommendation and key points in a clear, concise and visual manner. This "snapshot" is then substantiated with pages of explanations, research, and copious references. Each memo includes next steps, such as the critical questions that must be answered before making an investment. • Consulting for a $25M private equity fund, a syndicate with over 1,000 members, and family offices with $150-250M in assets, in Halifax and Silicon Valley, including GeoSam Capital• Developed an investment memo template with a visual and easy-to-read format - convenient for readers who want a brief overview and/or a deep-dive into the investment opportunity• Deep analysis of over 20+ companies from a wide variety of tech sectors• Meeting with CEO's and VC's to investigate investment opportunities

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This startup was a spectacular failure that resulted in great lessons learned and opportunities in venture capital.• Designed hydrokinetic pipe turbine to generate renewable energy from gravity-fed water pipes• Studied 100+ patents & 50+ academic papers• Engaged with 20+ experts & potential customers in government & industry• Advanced to the 2nd round of CDL Atlantic, generating investor interest

Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, Ca

• Designed, modeled, and rendered electric fishing boat in CAD• Calculated boat range, gearbox size and more using Excel• Researched and communicated with suppliers to obtain quotes for multiple parts

Gauting, Bavaria, De

• Successfully led prototype fuselage redesign from an aerodynamic, ergonomic & packaging perspective, resulting in a finalized concept• Created excel tools to calculate CG Variability, Neutral Point, Bank Angle, Engine Balance, Inertial Tensor• Led modifications to physical ergonomics mock-up of aircraft

Austin, Texas, Us

• Part of the Tesla Energy mechanical design team, working on commercial energy storage• Designed and made drawings for wire harnesses, injection molded parts, product labels & sheet metal parts in Catia• Supported engineering teams and technicians during New Product Introduction process at the Gigafactory

Hawthorne, California, Us

• Designed & built new tools & processes to improve manufacturing & welding of lower rocket & Octaweb• Used NX CAD software, Excel, shop tools & wrote technical documentation for my tools• Released prototype drawings for tools & flight drawings for flight parts• Daily interactions (and fist-bumps) with technicians & suppliers• Saved over 150 man-hours & 22 issues per Octaweb, saving over $230,000-$750,000/year

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ca

• Led and coordinated 30+ multi-disciplinary team members• Designed modular chassis and flotation system for underwater robot• Used Excel to calculate optimal thruster configuration, calculate buoyancy, and optimize material selectionhttps://tigersociety.dsu.ca/organization/dalrobotics

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ca

• Designed, built, and tested an innovative prototype hydrokinetic turbine• Performed stress analysis using hand calculations, Excel, SolidWorks, and AutoDesk• Learned & applied design & business perspectives on entrepreneurship in multi-disciplinary workshop

Bedford, Nova Scotia, Ca

• Designed unique casing and motor-mounts for the Aqweo drone• Designed and built small, light, and robust camera gimbal• Improved the vacuum forming process for fabricating drone covers• Machined prototype drone components with CNC machine and shop tools• Developed patent drawings (digital and hand illustrations)

Summer contract 2013.• Wrote algorithms to demystify and recommend credit card deals for consumers• Conducted research and wrote blogs to help consumers save over $7,000 per year

• Sales Associate, Sports Experts• English Tutor, Dawson College• Camp Counselor, Trevor Williams Kids Foundation

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Engineering

Dec, Pure & Applied Sciences

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