Experience

OceanHub Africa

• South Africa
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur & Engineer in Residence

  • Feb 2023 - Present



Toyota Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment Analyst, Climate Fund

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  On sabbatical for Fulbright research in South Africa. On sabbatical for Fulbright research in South Africa.



Fulbright Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• U.S. Fulbright Scholar

  • May 2022 - Present

  U.S. to Italy and South Africa. Design and fabrication of next gen shark tracking devices. Research background in hardware instrumentation for measuring physical oceanic components: salinity, temperature, and high seas movement (waves/gyres). U.S. to Italy and South Africa. Design and fabrication of next gen shark tracking devices. Research background in hardware instrumentation for measuring physical oceanic components: salinity, temperature, and high seas movement (waves/gyres).



Tamar Capital

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Manager & Climate Expert, Le Studio

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Venture capital & private equity. Venture capital & private equity.



Center for Sea Level Change

• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Visiting Researcher

  • Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  Lead author: Projecting sea level rise in the South Pacific / Python, R, & ArcMap scripts visualizing flooding and expansion. U.S. delegate to 2019 UN Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting. Lead author: Projecting sea level rise in the South Pacific / Python, R, & ArcMap scripts visualizing flooding and expansion. U.S. delegate to 2019 UN Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting.



I.E. (Agtech Incubator)

• Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Region, Philippines

• Founder

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  Started as research project on irrigation engineering. Curated engineering & business teams, then designed and built renewable energy-powered irrigation systems in addition to the first zero-emission carbonizer. Formalized these efforts in a fully-operational agtech venture studio acquired by Smart Inc. First undergraduate to win Making a Difference Award by the President of NYU. Appointed as 1 of 30 startup mentors under the U.S. Department of State's Mission to ASEAN (Southeast Asia). Started as research project on irrigation engineering. Curated engineering & business teams, then designed and built renewable energy-powered irrigation systems in addition to the first zero-emission carbonizer. Formalized these efforts in a fully-operational agtech venture studio acquired by Smart Inc. First undergraduate to win Making a Difference Award by the President of NYU. Appointed as 1 of 30 startup mentors under the U.S. Department of State's Mission to ASEAN (Southeast Asia).