Aug 2019 – Feb 2020 · 6 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

• Managed WeWork’s first Materiality Assessment, identifying top 13 social, environmental, and governance material topics that guide future sustainability programmatic strategy and reporting
• Lead public reporting strategy related to global sustainability work, ensuring alignment with non-financial disclosure requirements, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Developed corporate water stewardship strategy to mitigate business risk across global real estate portfolio of 628 buildings, identifying “high” or “extremely high” water risk for building portfolio, committed revenue, and members
• Managed baseline greenhouse gas inventory process across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions to track WeWork's progress towards carbon neutrality
• Built framework for global waste campaign, including data analysis of global waste audit, data visualizations, and management of global team advancing waste stewardship
• Developed knowledge management system to track raw data, assumptions, and methodologies for all global sustainability information, ensuring communication is accurate, uniform, and verifiable

May 2018 – Aug 2018 · 3 mos · Fremont, California, United States

• Measured Tesla’s 2017 carbon footprint across global facilities, sales, service, energy, and supercharging network
• Contributed to Tesla’s first-ever Impact Report, summarizing operational and product impact, employee policies, and corporate governance
• Analyzed recyclability and life-cycle environmental impact of current Model 3 closures and two new closure design innovations
• Calculated resources (time, space, labor, energy, CapEx, OpEx, logistics, scrap, and warranty) to build Model 3 closures, establishing a baseline to compare new closure design resource requirements for vehicles in development

Jun 2017 – Nov 2017 · 5 mos · District of Columbia, United States

• Supported the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a part of the Carbon Markets and Innovation Unit (GCCMI) for the World Bank Climate Change Group.
• Co-authored a knowledge product on how ship-financing banks can employ internal carbon pricing to accelerate decarbonization across the international shipping industry.
• Co-authored an inception report on greenhouse gas mitigation potential in global industrial processes.
• Assessed relevance and potential impact of project proposals from external stakeholders.

Sep 2016 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Researched and discussed the theory of carbon pricing, global experiences implementing carbon pricing schemes, and how these lessons could apply to Yale University.
• Oversaw and implemented energy reduction efforts in Kroon Hall and all other F&ES buildings.
• Communicated with the occupants of F&ES buildings to engage them and the larger community in energy-saving strategies.

Jan 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed, managed &/or executed consulting contracts with domestic & international clients in English & Spanish.
• Designed & implemented a comprehensive Sustainability Management System which guides the construction, design & eventual operation of an eco-resort in the Dominican Republic.
• Researched & wrote two reports (& press release) for a Clinton Global Initiative partnership project with JetBlue Airways on the economic value of intact coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean.
• Researched & wrote the 2013, 2014 & 2015 annual UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (COP) reports for a Caribbean real estate & tourism company.
• Researched, reviewed, wrote & managed grant proposals & projects.
• Participated in internal reviews of applicant projects seeking TOF’s fiscal sponsorship.
• Conducted daily research on focused topical areas, such as sustainable tourism, marine debris, ocean acidification, blue carbon, endangered species, & the Blue Economy.

Nov 2013 – Jan 2014 · 2 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted responses to questions & concerns regarding environmental issues from constituents & interest groups.
• Attended briefings & hearings, & provided summaries for legislative staff.
• Compiled daily national & local press clippings for the Senator, Press Secretary, & staffers.
• Selected by Senator Johnson’s office for one of the only full-time, paid internships on Capitol Hill.

Jun 2013 – Nov 2013 · 5 mos · Tisbury, MA

• • Managed buildings, grounds & occupants (ages 20 to 60) of TNC’s Hoft Farm Field Station.

Jun 2013 – Oct 2013 · 4 mos · Tisbury, MA

• Surveyed, monitored, & protected threatened shorebird & cliff-dwelling bird species (Piping plover, American oystercatcher, Least tern, Bankswallows, Kingfishers, etc.).
• Conducted echolocation surveys of Martha’s Vineyard bat population to assess the impact of white-nose syndrome. Data from this effort contributed to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s proposed listing of Northern Long-eared Bats.
• Selected by The Betsy & Jesse Fink Foundation for funding.

Sep 2012 – May 2013 · 8 mos · Middlebury, VT

• Compiled & edited sections of Middlebury’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory.
• Researched the carbon neutrality of biomass in order to more accurately assess Middlebury’s GHG emissions.
• Conducted campus outreach to raise awareness of Middlebury’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2016.

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012 · 2 mos · Tisbury, MA

• Conducted a four-week monitoring study of the most effective process of converting old agricultural fields into native grasslands.
• Collected spatial data & used ArcMap 10 to map TNC trails, property boundaries, & invasive species (kudzu, knotweed, stiltgrass, spurge, giant hogweed).
• Maintained TNC’s public island preserves and private lands (chainsawing, brush cutting, mowing, and tractor use).
• Participated in seed collection, weeding, plant division and propagation in Native Plant Nursery

Sep 2011 – Jan 2012 · 4 mos · Madrid Area, Spain

• • Translated documents (Spanish to English) on the economic valuation of natural resources for a forestry project in Andalucía

Jun 2011 – Aug 2011 · 2 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• • Conducted research on the future of the changing relationship between humans and the ocean.

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs · Middlebury, VT

• Compiled & edited sections of Middlebury’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory.
• Researched the carbon neutrality of biomass in order to more accurately assess Middlebury’s GHG emissions.
• Conducted campus outreach to raise awareness of Middlebury’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2016.
• Assisted in completing Middlebury’s application to STARS (Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System)