I am a solar engineer with a background in sustainability and business, and my passion is helping the bottom of the pyramid increase their access to energy resources. I love to travel and have been overseas multiple times. I have volunteered in communities throughout my career in hopes of improving their lives by utilizing solar technology. One day I hope to inspire others to use sustainable technologies to help the less fortunate improve their standard of living.
Academic Background
- Bachelor of Science - University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Aug 2010)
- Master of Engineering - University of Colorado Denver (Aug 2013)
- Master of Business Administration - Oakland University (Dec 2019)
- Solar Energy International Certificate- International and Developing World Applications (2016)
Professional Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
- Oakland University (2018-2019)
- Pennsylvania State University (2013-2014)
Auric Solar - PV System Designer
NRG Home Solar - PV Engineer
Sunrun - PV System Designer
Non-Profit Experience
GRID Alternatives
- Assisted in the installation of PV systems for low income families in the Bay Area and a rural village school in Nicaragua
Elephant Energy/Eagle Energy
- Collected and analyzed field data relating to small residential system energy use
- Installed small solar systems on the homes of vulnerable elders living on the Navajo Nation
- Bennett Freeze Area PV Field Project
Re:Vision International
- Developed a team project proposal to install solar air heaters in Westwood neighborhood of Denver
- Interviewed community members & collected data to support proposed cost savings through lower energy bills
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Bennett Freeze Area PV Field Project
Project Write-Up: Solar Energy System Design for the Electrification of the Bennett Freeze Area
(The above study was done before I had any industry solar design experience)
- Eagle Energy Website: https://www.facebook.com/EagleEnergy/
- Elephant Energy Website: https://www.elephantenergy.org
News Articles
- Chasing the Sun in the Navajo Nation (Dec 2014) http://nationswell.com/eagle-power-solar-installation-navajo-nation/
- The Bennett Freeze’s Surreal Nightmare Should Be Ending—But It’s Not (Dec 2012) https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/the-bennett-freeze-s-surreal-nightmare-should-be-ending-but-it-s-not-nT7hzZ9P70CObmVPN1c2Gw/
- Construction underway for 36 homes in Bennett Freeze (Jan 2018) https://www.nhonews.com/news/2018/jan/09/construction-underway-36-homes-bennett-freeze/