Manage programs at the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works), Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and others

Focused on science and energy programs at the U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Focused on clean energy and climate; science and innovation; oil and gas

• Evaluated the technical, economic, and political prospects for a broad range of policies related to energy in the United States, with a specific focus on biofuels, oil, and natural gas sector issues, including energy market trends and drivers, financial incentives, and the environmental impacts of energy resource development.• Generated work products—including formal reports, white papers, issue briefs, blogs, and fact sheets—in support of BPC’s energy project.• Facilitated communication and collaboration among diverse stakeholders to develop politically feasible solutions to policy barriers.• Provided support for outreach and communications activities, including briefings for policy makers, stakeholder workshops, and external communications through traditional and digital media.• Interfaced with BPC board members and other high-level leaders.• Managed consultants and external experts in support of BPC’s energy work.

• Managed all productions tasks of two daily publications, Daily Energy Report (delivered to the White House and Secretary of Energy) and Today in Energy (published on homepage), including drafting and posting to EIA’s website.• Oversaw four Deputy Product Team Leads to ensure all production tasks are complete daily.• Oversaw the process of analysis, drafting, and review for publication articles, from the author through the review process ending in the Administrator’s office.• Ensured reports include comprehensive and up-to-date information with impartial commentary on particular energy-related issues representative of all fuel types and other energy topics for the use of policymakers and the general public.• Developed new methods of data visualization, including animated and interactive features.

• Analyzed data, activities, programs, and policies related to renewable energy markets with principal responsibility for hydroelectric energy markets and industry.• Analyzed and authored section on direct expenditures and Recovery Act-related expenditures for Congressional report on energy subsidies.• Contributed to two Congressional reports on Clean Energy Standards.• Developed work flow process for Daily Energy Report and Today in Energy publications.

• Staffed the Subcommittee on Regulatory Oversight and the Subcommittee on Offshore Drilling.• Researched and drafted sections of report chapters on history of regulatory oversight of offshore drilling and recommendations for changing industry and government.• Researched and developed findings and recommendations for subcommittees on regulatory oversight and offshore drilling.• Presented recommendations and answered Commissioner questions at Commission’s public deliberations.• Interviewed domestic and international government officials, as well as industry representatives.• Analyzed laws, regulations, budgets, comparative statistics, and organization management.• Gained knowledge of regulation process, regulatory oversight, and offshore drilling.

• Worked with internal and external reviewers to continuously edit and improve textual content of shale gas briefings.• Reviewed and edited various maps and animations relating to development of U.S. shale gas resources.• Authored and reviewed articles for Daily Energy Report.• Developed online collaborative work space for Daily Energy Report team and trained members on functionality.

• Investigated the environmental concerns, regulations, and technology potential of natural gas production from shale formations.• Developed briefings for policy-makers and general public.• Emphasized examination in hydraulic fracturing, chemical additives, wastewater analysis, exposure pathways, and health concerns.

• Optimized engineering drawing and drafting system for developing customer stations storage, vaporizations, and delivery systems for cryogenic fluids and bulk gasses.• Reviewed and updated engineering drawing templates to current standard specifications.• Developed scope of work for programming changes needed in drafting software.

• Assisted with energy audits at Ticonderoga and Franklin mills through data collection, data validation, and modeling verification.• Implemented recommendations from Ticonderoga’s energy audit.• Researched information about renewable energy options and offsets for Foodservice Division’s converting operations.• Investigated regulations pertaining to renewable energy certificates related to new mill acquisitions.• Dissected individual mills’ Air Emissions Inventory calculations to build new dynamically-calculating corporate database.• Integrated data from Title V permits, AEI calculations, and company experts to prepare for new Boiler MACT surveys.

• Designed and directed test procedures to evaluate safety and performance of battery cell systems.• Mathematically modeled battery system to anticipate experimental results.• Expanded basic battery overview knowledge.

• Developed scope and estimate for capital projects.• Modeled cooling water system from collected data by building hydraulic model.• Gained overall knowledge of oil refining process.