Experience

Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.

• United States
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Vehicle Grid Integration (VGI) Analysis for the CPUC Integrated Resource Plan• CEC CalFlexHub (The California Load Flexibility Research and Development Hub) in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • 2022 CPUC Avoided Costs Calculator• US VGI Grid Readiness Assessment Analysis for a vehicle manufacturer

• Consultant

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2022

  • 2021 CPUC Avoided Costs Calculator• OPPD Decarbonization Pathways - Portfolio Analysis• EWEB Building and Vehicle Electrification Study• SMUD NEM Successor Tariff

• Associate

  • Aug 2019 - Sep 2020

  • 2018 SGIP Advanced Energy Storage Impact Evaluation • Xcel Energy Transportation Electrification Program (TEP), 2020. Assisted Xcel Energy to conduct Benefit-Cost Analysis on EV adoption. The $110 M transportation electrification plan got approved in 2021 and will lead to the installation of up to 20,000 charging stations in Colorado.• Electricity Price Forecasting for NYISO, ISONE and PJM using AURORA



RMI

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Developed a community-based optimization model in Python, interfaced with Excel, to identify least cost strategies to electrify Ethiopian/Nigerian villages • Developed a community-based optimization model in Python, interfaced with Excel, to identify least cost strategies to electrify Ethiopian/Nigerian villages



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  • Held office hours; graded assignments for Dr. Luana Lima on Time Series Analysis

• Bass Connections

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Led a team to design an ArcGIS Online application for microgrid developers to identify potential markets. Access to model: https://dukeuniv.maps.arcgis.com/apps/InteractiveFilter/index.html?appid=da7eb35238d244d8b35b61abbb1f2da0 • Interviewed the utility company, microgrid developers, solar home system companies, government agencies, NGOs, and development finance institutions in the energy space to understand challenges faced to increase the electrification rate in Zambia (Visited in August 2018)

• Graduate Student Researcher, Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative & Energy Access Project

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Studied the patterns and characteristics of electricity reliability and evaluate the socio-economic impact of unreliable electricity supply in northern India - Master's Project• Researched import tariffs related to off-grid solar products in East Africa. • Helped organize the 5th SETI (Sustainable Energy Transition Initiative) workshop • Conducted systematic literature reviews and coded 4400 papers on energy in the developing world



EDF Climate Corps

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow at Walmart Global Sourcing

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Modeled and identified up to 16.7 million metric tons of CO2 reduction potential by improving the energy efficiency of household appliances, which could help Walmart customers save $2.1 billion on electricity costs • Coauthored a report that described technology options to improve energy efficiency of 7 categories of electric appliances, identified challenges faced by Walmart and recommended solutions • Measured CO2 emission reduction achieved since 2015, and provided revising feedback to the accounting methodology of Project Gigaton



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant at Department of Family Medicine and Public Health

  • Nov 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Collected data from crowdsourcing websites for research in health economics and health policy • Assembled and analyzed large sets of data on software such as STATA and ArcGIS to extract valuable information, discover trends and find factors influencing marijuana usage in the United StatesShi, Yuyan. Medical Marijuana Policies and Hospitalizations Related to Marijuana and Opioid Pain Reliever. Drug & Alcohol Dependence. 173(2017) 144-150.

• Undergraduate Researcher at Department of Economics

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Conducted research with Dr. Richard Carson at Department of Economics to study the impacts of carbon tax on cement prices • Built economic models on STATA and Matlab to study the responses of cement prices to increasing carbon tax, and estimated changes of cement prices if cement plants chose to improve energy efficiency, transition to renewable fuels and adopt carbon capture technology• Presented the research at the Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program (FISP) Symposium at UC San Diego in October 2016

• Undergraduate Researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  • Conducted an independent study with Dr. David Hilton on isotope variations of volcanic gases in Central America and its implications on the process of subduction at convergent margin



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peer Mentor at the International Center

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Advised 22 international freshmen mentees in Triton International Leaders Program, and helped them join student organizations, find on-campus jobs and achieve academic success • Advised 22 international freshmen mentees in Triton International Leaders Program, and helped them join student organizations, find on-campus jobs and achieve academic success



American Advertising Federation: UCSD (Adwave)

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Assistant

  • Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Created a marketing and advertising campaign for Mary Kay Inc. in the National Student Advertising Competition with 17 teammates, and won the third place in regional competition. • Collected more than 1200 customer responses in client’s survey and conducted market analysis with teammates to recommend Mary Kay Inc. with solutions • Created a marketing and advertising campaign for Mary Kay Inc. in the National Student Advertising Competition with 17 teammates, and won the third place in regional competition. • Collected more than 1200 customer responses in client’s survey and conducted market analysis with teammates to recommend Mary Kay Inc. with solutions