Experience

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  International Living Future Institute

  • Director, Special Projects

    • Mar 2023 - Present

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  Re:Vision Architecture

  • Philadelphia, PA

  • Senior PM & Sustainability Consultant

    • Sep 2016 - Mar 2023
    • Philadelphia, PA

    Assist clients in pursuing sustainability goals, including LEED certification, internal planning, and verification. Responsible for website maintenance and content creation.

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  PA Green and Healthy Schools Partnership

  • Board member, immediate past president

    • Nov 2015 - Mar 2023

    The PA Green & Healthy Schools Partnership is a collaborative effort formed to promote healthy and high performing places of learning across the Commonwealth.We seek to bring together a network of non-profits, governmental agencies, and others who are committed to ensuring that all schools are healthy, environmentally friendly and cost efficient places of learning.

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  Verdant Residential

  • Scranton, Pennsylvania

  • Director of Residential Services

    • Jan 2015 - Sep 2016
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania

    The residential arm of Semon Consulting, LLC, performs home energy audits and green consulting.

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  Semon Consulting, LLC

  • Scranton, PA

  • Sustainability Management Consultant

    • Nov 2010 - Sep 2016
    • Scranton, PA

    Sustainability consulting for commercial clients, focusing on K-12 schools and associated non-profit organizations. Specific projects include:-Manage certification reviews for the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) Verified system. Coordinate teams of internal and external reviewers. Provide front-line support to users.-Perform full technical certification reviews for the CHPS Designed protocol, including review of building plans and specs, board resolutions, and various computer models.-Oversee development of national and regional high performance building criteria by coordinating non-profits, utilities, technical experts, and regional government representatives.-Benchmark environmental conditions at public and private K-12 schools.-Manage continuous improvement of the CHPS Operations Report Card and CHPS Verified systems.

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  Johnson College

  • Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

  • Adjunct Instructor

    • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

    Taught undergraduate mathematics courses. Received excellent student reviews.

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  Lackawanna College

  • Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

  • Adjunct Instructor

    • Jan 2012 - May 2013
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

    Taught undergraduate math and physics courses. Outfitted new physics lab and developed new lab guides. Received outstanding student reviews.

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  Third Root Farm

  • New Albany, PA

  • Co-owner, Mover of Many Things

    • Nov 2010 - Dec 2011
    • New Albany, PA

    Founded and ran a small, organic-practice farm in upstate Pennsylvania. Begged, borrowed, and mercifully did not need to steal equipment ranging from tractors to seeders. Tended veggies, chickens, and bees.

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  Architectural Energy Corporation

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Project Manager

    • Jul 2008 - Nov 2010
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Worked as a project manager for K-12 school projects, supporting the Collaborative for High Performance Schools as a contractor. Specific duties included:-Managed a $500k budget to develop and implement the Operations Report Card, an online sustainability benchmarking and improvement system for existing schools.-Reviewed technical applications for inclusion in a green building product database. Coordinated expert review of product standards.-Presented at six conferences, dozens of training events, and monthly webinars.

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  Collaborative for High Performance Schools

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Contractor

    • Jul 2008 - Nov 2010
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    While employed at AEC, worked as a contractor for CHPS. Major projects included creating the Operations Report Card, managing the Product Database, and working on project compliance for CHPS Verified.

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  Envinity Inc.

  • State College, Pennsylvania Area

  • Intern

    • 2006 - 2006
    • State College, Pennsylvania Area