Experience

Global Energy Monitor

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  I oversee GEM's Heavy Industry Program which produces global datasets, visualizations, and reports on heavy industry, especially iron and steel. Our tracker datasets are tools for nearly 1,000 users, including the United National Environmental Programme (UNEP), the World Bank, the International Energy Agency (IEA), ClimateTRACE, World Steel Association, international government ministries, investors, academics, and grassroots campaigns. Our Heavy Industry Program also hosts the Steel Data Network, a global meeting space and information sharing network for iron and steel decarbonization.

• Project Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Feb 2023

  I worked on building the global movement for heavy industry decarbonization through GEM's open-source data project for increased transparency and accountability in heavy industry (includes Global Steel Plant Tracker and Global Blast Furnace Trackers). In addition to leading a team of climate and energy researchers, I convened a bi-monthly global network meeting of steel and heavy industry experts and collaborated with nonprofits, academic researchers, and other organizations working on heavy industry decarbonization and clean energy transition.

• Climate & Energy Research Analyst

  • Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Lead researcher for GEM's Global Steel Plant Tracker (launched in February 2021).• Founded a global network of steel and heavy industry experts to share strategies and information for heavy industry decarbonization.• Secured funding to continue and expand Global Steel Plant Tracker program after successful launch of database in 2021.



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Instructor

  • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

  Designed and taught masters level course on carbon footprints, accounting, and management for 35 graduate students in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management program at UCSB. ESM 271 Carbon Footprints & Carbon Accounting (4 unit course). Designed and taught masters level course on carbon footprints, accounting, and management for 35 graduate students in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management program at UCSB. ESM 271 Carbon Footprints & Carbon Accounting (4 unit course).



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • May 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Investigating the relationship between the socioeconomic characteristics of communities to the level of lobbying and government response to wildfire risk and hazard in communities.• Supervising undergraduate student researcher through the McNair Scholars program at UCSB.

• Project Manager for Master's Thesis on Timber Harvest and Wildfire Risk

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Contributed to a multidisciplinary team in developing a scientifically rigorous procedure for CAL FIRE to use in evaluating the cumulative impacts of proposed timber harvests on wildfire risk and hazard in California.• Organized meetings, prepared agendas, oversaw team operations, and delegated tasks to promote team progress.• Presented research at the Ecology Society of America’s Annual Meeting in August 2019.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Winter 2018 - Department of Environmental Science - Introduction to Environmental Science (ES2)Spring 2018 - Communication Department - Introduction to Communication Methods (COMM88)Winter 2019 - Department of Environmental Science - Introduction to Environmental Science (ES2)Spring 2019 - Department of Environmental Science - Environmental Chemistry Lab (ES15L)• Led three discussion/lab sections with 20-25 students per section each quarter.• Guided students on homework, writing assignments, research projects, and chemistry labs.• Provided feedback to improve writing technique and effectiveness, as well as research design.

• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  Earned my Masters of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) degree at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management.



National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science Communications Fellow

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Write compelling journalistic pieces, newsletter articles, press releases, and character portraits for to communicate science projects at NCEAS, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER), and Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP). • Manage and produce website content for NCEAS, LTER, and SNAPP. • Write compelling journalistic pieces, newsletter articles, press releases, and character portraits for to communicate science projects at NCEAS, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER), and Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP). • Manage and produce website content for NCEAS, LTER, and SNAPP.



Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergiesysteme

• Germany
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Off-Shore Wind Farm Planning and Operations RISE Professional Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  • Designed a methodology for assessing uncertainty in wind speed and direction measurements gathered by floating LiDAR buoys using standardized metrological masts for baseline measurements. • Designed a methodology for assessing uncertainty in wind speed and direction measurements gathered by floating LiDAR buoys using standardized metrological masts for baseline measurements.



DSG Solutions, LLC

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Air Quality Engineer

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Provided consulting support to 25+ clients in the energy industry, especially for environmental technology, monitoring, and compliance needs related to USEPA regulations 40 CFR 60, 40 CFR 63, and 40 CFR 75. • Facilitated communication between a diverse team of EPA officers, environmental planners, plant operators, mechanics, environmental health and safety officers, and technology sales representatives. • Conducted site visits to audit emissions control systems, assist in preparing emissions reports, and train plant operators in using emission control systems and responding to elevated emissions events.



YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lifeguard/Swim Instructor

  • May 2013 - Apr 2016

  • Supervised safety of patrons, enforced pool rules, and responded quickly to medical emergencies. Monitored chlorine and pH levels of water. • Planned and taught weekly lessons for preschool, youth, and adult swim classes in private and group settings. • Supervised safety of patrons, enforced pool rules, and responded quickly to medical emergencies. Monitored chlorine and pH levels of water. • Planned and taught weekly lessons for preschool, youth, and adult swim classes in private and group settings.



Universite de Lorraine

• France
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lumber Leachate Water Quality Researcher

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  • Investigated how water quality is impacted by runoff containing elevated concentrations of chemical constituents from lumberyards or other areas of wood storage. • Planned and executed experiments using UV/Visible Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Spectroscopy to identify toxins which leach from 25 different tree species and identify potential mitigation techniques. • Investigated how water quality is impacted by runoff containing elevated concentrations of chemical constituents from lumberyards or other areas of wood storage. • Planned and executed experiments using UV/Visible Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Spectroscopy to identify toxins which leach from 25 different tree species and identify potential mitigation techniques.



Technische Universität Berlin

• Germany
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• DAAD Research In Science and Engineering Scholar

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Acknowledged in "European Dimension of Metropolitan Policies" (2020) for contributing research. • Formulated a qualitative coding protocol with MaxQDA software to analyze 40+ European Union policy documents on the topics of metropolitan development, urbanization, and EU Cohesion Policy (policy aimed at regional development to prevent economic disparity). • Drafted questions and transcribed memos for four interviews with EU policy actors. • Prepared technical report on urban policy and urban development in the EU.



Chulalongkorn University

• Thailand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• GIS Forest Management Researcher

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Consulted for Raks Thai Foundation while partnering with students and faculty from Chulalongkorn University. • Conducted interviews, field observations, and data analysis to investigate the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in tribe forest-management practices and in resolving forest use disputes between native hill tribes and the Thai Government. • Compiled report for Raks Thai Foundation to use in future court cases involving hill tribes’ right to forest land. • Coordinated efforts to expand the use of GIS technology in forest management to other hill tribes.



Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Produced WPI’s fifth-annual campus sustainability report and built supporting web-content in HTML code. • Interviewed community members, analyzed utility data, and researched campus sustainability efforts including faculty research, student organizations, and institution-driven initiatives to gather information for the report. • Wrote compelling articles and developed digital media products including infographics to distill my findings for both technical and non-technical audiences. • Redesigned record keeping system for water and energy use on WPI campus to streamline data processing and expand analysis in order to identify trends in consumption.



Worcester Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Education Administration Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Assisted in Department of Education with publicity, class registration, member services, and special events. • Coordinated science and art collaboration workshop series with twelve local artists and scientists. • Assisted in Department of Education with publicity, class registration, member services, and special events. • Coordinated science and art collaboration workshop series with twelve local artists and scientists.