Sydney Beasley Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Energy, Infrastructure & Environment

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Washington, DC, US

- Research and advance strategies for Public-Private Partnerships, with a specific focus on identifying partners and collaborators to advance Corporate Social Responsibility strategies- Develop and maintain national-level partnership agreements with NGOs, private companies, and foundations to facilitate collaboration in natural resource management.

Washington, DC, US

Presidential Management Fellow with a joint position at the National Partnership Office and the Office of Sustainability & Climate at the USDA Forest Service - Increased partnership capacity through the development of a “Partnership Readiness Mapping Tool” that highlights landscapes across the National Forest System; developed in collaboration with.

Washington, DC, US

• Natural Resources Specialist on the "NEPA, Administrative Review, & Litigation" (NAL) Team of the Ecosystem Management Coordination Staff at the USDA Forest Service
• Analyzed public comments on the proposed changes to 36 CFR 220 “National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance” and synthesized common themes
• Provided recommendations to further refine analysis supporting acreage limitations for proposed categorical exclusions
• Coordinated and facilitated the annual meeting of the NEPA Line Officer Team; a team of 12 district rangers and forests supervisors committed to advancing NEPA efficiencies

Washington, DC, US

- Reviewed proposed Agency National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Procedures in order to strengthen rationale of procedures and ensure conformity with NEPA- Gathered and synthesized project data to analyze the length of Environmental Impact Statements across the Federal Government- Created actionable instructions to implement Executive Orders on.

• The Tata Center at MIT supports innovation and entrepreneurship to address the challenges of communities in the developing world, with a particular focus on under-served communities in India
• Collaborated with MIT research team and partner NGOs to design an improved bacteriological water quality test in rural India
• Developed and performed interviews, surveys, and focus groups to investigate individuals’ attitudes towards water and sanitation practices; investigate ideal context for improved water quality sensors in India
• Developed a system dynamics model to visualize the complex system of water quality in rural India and the various institutions that impact it; Model is constructed using literature, interviews, and interactive Group.
• Research was presented and communicated through research seminars and poster sessions

• Isla Urbana is an NGO dedicated to installing rainwater-harvesting systems in and around Mexico City.
• Developed a method to streamline data collection in the field; Supervised the purchase of tablets and implemented offline data collection software; wrote project proposal for advancement of the program
• Performed excel work for inventory management; participated in interactive events to educate community members about the water cycle and the sustainable use of rainwater harvesting systems

• CITE is a USAID-funded lab at MIT that evaluates technologies used in the developing world. Program Research Assistant, Ahmedabad, India June 2014 – Aug 2014, Jan 2015 – Feb 2015
• Evaluated the sustainability of water filter usage in Ahmedabad, India as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Researched usability of 2 single parameter bacteriological water test kits in low-income communities
• Collaborated to develop surveys and interviewed various households
• Interviewed, hired, and managed four enumerators and one undergraduate intern for assistance with data collection and entry
• Performed data analysis and a wrote a report on the research as part of a teamProgram Development Intern & Undergraduate Researcher, Cambridge, MA June 2013 – May 2014

Cambridge, MA, US

I received a Bachelor of Science from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In undergrad I explored the intersection of technology and international development, and supplemented my engineering courses with courses in international development, anthropology, and Spanish.

Cambridge, MA, US

Gave tours to private groups or campus visitors, work the information desk, work institute events

MIT D-lab is an organization focused on providing poverty alleviating technologies to the developing world. In addition to providing weekly tours, I helped develop a tour guide manual and more visually appealing displays of material.

Prepared lessons and interactive activities to teach classes on scientific methodology, anatomy, and English.

Held office hours once a week and assisted with class activities for an 11 member group of first year students. The seminar was focused on creativity in the context of international development.

Compiled relevant information on practices of local fishermen for a project entitled "Social Impacts of Herring Management in the Northeast Region of the US", utilized/compared online methods of qualitative analysis

Ramat Gan, IL

Researched articles and compiled relevant information in order to strengthen a professor's paper on the institutionalization of epistemic authority in climate change

Created an experimental set up that would ensure Cherenkov mirrors could reflect light in the wavelength range that is needed for use in a High Momentum Spectrometer.

Set up and ran computer experiments to test short term memory of subjects

Master’S Degree, City Planning

Master’S Degree, Technology And Policy Program

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil & Environmental Engineering

High School