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Arlington, Virginia, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Leading a team of seven in work on distributed energy resources (DERs) and strategic electrification practices to help utilities and governments create practical plans for decarbonization.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Head of research department that produces cutting-edge analysis and reports on climate change, energy efficiency, building systems and data analysis. Lead author on 7 major reports that have been viewed by thousands of readers.Won funding and executed research proposals on machine learning, upgrading steam heating systems, advanced building products, waste-water heat recovery and heat pump retrofits. Those projects brought in thousands of dollars in corporate, foundation and government funding.Led research, analysis, writing and data visualization on the 2016 and 2017 NYC Energy and Water Use reports in cooperation with New York City Mayor’s Office. Reports included statistical analysis of emissions, energy use and systems of 20,000 of NYC’s largest buildings.Presented research at dozens of conferences and events annually, including ACEEE Summer Study, BuildingEnergy NYC and North American Passive House Network (NAPHN). These presentations drew hundreds of architects, engineers, building owners and consultants.Developed and updated benchmarking website – Metered.nyc. Collaborated with New York University on data cleaning of energy, water and emissions data and led development of technical reference material on NYC Local Law 97 of 2019 (Building Emissions Law).

New York, Ny, Us

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Developed relationships with owners and architects to win new projects, deliver high-quality analysis and superior engineering design. Coordinated mechanical system design for net-zero energy offices, labs, historic buildings and hotels across North America.Conducted energy analysis on complex buildings to guide client capital expenditure projects. Completed research case studies on NRDC’s High-Performance Tenant Demonstration Project by modeling and implementing a list of efficiency measures then verifying actual savings.Managed utility incentives and program analysis of high energy usage projects, including data centers and laboratories. Overall, the incentives helped to save over 10 million kilowatt-hours in 2014 for National Grid through improvements to HVAC, lighting and control systems.Implemented new Building Energy Modeling (BEM) solution with OpenStudio and EnergyPlus and incorporated a workflow that reduced energy modeling time by 20 percent.

Sustainability Engineer - 2012Worked with architecture and engineering firms to analyze conceptual massings, predict renewable generation and design sustainable buildings. Leveraged knowledge of client interaction to shape the Sefaira energy modeling product and business development efforts. Developed technical engineering solutions to different energy modeling and sustainability challenges faced within the industry.

Developed responses to utility and government project proposals, including the creation of financial models for selling solar power through Power Purchase Agreements and custom solutions for land owners. Managed client relationships for operation of existing generation facilities, and coordinated a network of material and service providers for those projects.

Stanford, Ca, Us

Managed course logistics and trained students on software tools for sustainable building design; including Google Sketchup, Autodesk Ecotect, Revit, and Vasari.

Stanford, Ca, Us

Organized and graded student assignments; tutored on rates of return, cost-benefit analysis, and MS Excel skills.

Washington, Dc, Us

Research fellowship to discover and analyze trends in energy-efficient building technology implementation in the construction industry. Analysis of LEED certified buildings (New Construction and Existing Buildings) across the US within the technology categories of heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation. Information and conclusions published in a US Green Building Council white paper.Supported efforts to build and enhance information technology tools used by USGBC, primarily a web-based exploration tool to aggregate and creatively display information on green buildings around the world. Helped to design rating system and scoring process for Active Design Index in collaboration with USGBC and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dublin 2, Ie

SAP Conversion Design Lead and Asset Management Planner (Sempra Utilities)• Acted as project site lead for Accenture in San Diego, and directed communication with offices in Southern California. Led and trained a group of program designers to complete conversion designs for a legacy to SAP transformation• Designed utility asset hierarchies and future asset maintenance planning for the electric and natural gas distribution.• Managed work plan issues and ensured completion of team goals, while managing client expectations on change orders.• Designed technical engineering enhancements for SAP system, and educated key business stakeholders on legacy conversion.SAP Functional Designer and Business Process Implementer (Pacific Gas and Electric Uitlity)• Developed business decision tool for the utility’s asset data. Analyzed and supported utility business after the SAP system implementation, and used business decision tool to show client how post-implementation process performed.• Tested and executed conversion programs to migrate legacy utility engineering and business data into SAP. Managed relationships between utility business experts and technical programming experts, and trained resources on new system.• Developed maintenance strategies and future maintenance system configuration for electric utility equipment in SAP and custom engineering applications. Resolved issues related to GIS integration and operations management.• Configuration and conversion work in SAP Plant Maintenance module. Created functional designs for legacy to SAP data conversions. Created business case and software solutions for condition based maintenance tool for utility assets

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Designed extensively with ProE and Solidworks on drive mounts, laboratory weight cases, and dialysis machine internal assemblies.Conducted laboratory testing on infrared thermocouples and tubing heat conductance to aid dialysis machine design.

Worked with the U.S. Green Building Council to design Silver LEED certified Allegheny County Forensics building through energy efficient heating/cooling and recycled material selections.Revised AutoCAD architectural drawings according to professional corrections.Constructed physical models of site plans and building forms, and tracked firm-wide project data.

Masters Of Science, Civil And Environmental Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

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