Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 · 11 mos · Naperville, Illinois, United States · Remote

• As a Director of Life Cycle Analysis, I was responsible for leading and overseeing the assessment of environmental impacts and sustainability of Monolith’s hydrogen and carbon black production processes. And I play a critical role in guiding our strategic decisions by providing insights into environmental performance and potential improvements throughout the entire life cycle of Monolith’s products.

Aug 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs · Greater Chicago Area

• Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. We believe there is a more responsible way to explore the world and are determined to make the transition to sustainable transportation an exciting one. We designed our emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles to challenge what’s possible. We hope they inspire you to do the same.

Jan 2018 – Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Houston, Texas Area

• Led strategic support for SABIC’s global sustainability objectives, managing LCA engagements and developing sustainability strategies for downstream industries, including consumer electronics, healthcare, and automotive. Deliver LCA studies supporting investment and sourcing decisions related to SABIC’s growing circular economy strategy, including bio-based feedstocks and processes and chemical recycling of waste plastics.

Sep 2017 – Dec 2017 · 3 mos · Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · Decatur, Illinois Area

• Managed project progress, milestones amongst seven project partners. Quarterly and Annual reporting to DOE about project progress.
• Managed construction of continuous active source seismic monitoring (CASSM) array covering a distance of two square kilometers, extending to a depth of 6,300 feet.
• Managed installation of various equipment, control, monitoring, and data acquisition software. Reservoir modeling of CO2 plume in Mt. Simon Sandstone Formation.

Aug 2010 – Aug 2017 · 7 yrs · Decatur, Illinois Area

• Life cycle analysis of various existing and near-future ADM products and processes.
• Non-inclusive list of LCAs performed include Corn Ethanol, Soybean Biodiesel, Canola Biodiesel, Bio-Propylene Glycol, Lysine, Lactic Acid, Ethyl Lactate, Furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME), High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), Corn Oil, Actyfill, Biogas, Cottonseed and Wheat feed ingredients.
• Process modeling using Aspen Plus software of existing and near-future ADM products and processes and integrate it with LCA results
• Support ADM business groups, in order to ensure compliance with various state/national/international climate change legislations. Extensive interactions with National and State Govt. agencies such as EPA, CARB, Natural Resources Canada, etc.

Mar 2010 – Aug 2010 · 5 mos · St. Louis, MO

• De-risking of several early stage technology start-ups in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency, biotechnology

Oct 2007 – Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Life cycle analysis of various existing and new biofuel technologies including corn ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, soybean biodiesel and their comparison with fossil based transportation fuels.

Jul 2005 – May 2006 · 10 mos

• Global Environmental Metrics project: Evaluating completeness of global energy and environmental metrics
• Data analysis of metrics as part of the QC/QA for internal and external reporting
• Development of online metrics database (DelphiUtilities.com). Implemented changes for effective reporting of metrics and resolved system-wide inconsistencies
• Supported metrics training of Delphi Personnel and resolved individual user issues

Aug 2002 – Dec 2006 · 4 yrs 4 mos · East Lansing, Michigan

• Cradle to pellet LCA of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)-Kenaf fiber and Polypropylene (PP)-Glass fiber composites for National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project using TEAM software package and DEAM database. Results present a significantly superior environmental profile for PHB-Kenaf composites
• Biodegradability study of PHB-Kenaf and PP-Glass composites developed at the MSU Composites Materials and Structures Center, based on ASTM D6400 and D5338 standards

Aug 2001 – May 2002 · 9 mos · East Lansing, Michigan

• - Taught CSE 101 (Core concepts in computing, including information storage, retrieval, management, and representation) to more than 270 undergraduate students

May 2002 – Aug 2002 · 3 mos

• Assisted with data analysis for combined sewer overflow basins for the Rouge River Project
• Data collection for Detroit waste water treatment plant, and Inspection of construction sites

May 1999 – Jun 1999 · 1 mo

May 1998 – Jun 1998 · 1 mo