CV

MBA

University of Colorado at Boulder

Business Administration

• Class Rank: 1/89
• Evening MBA program (focus: management, entrepreneurship, and sustainability)

M.S.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Chemical Engineering

• M.S. in Chemical Engineering Practice
• Recipient of the Jefferson W. Tester Prize for leadership and enthusiasm

B.S.

University of Rochester

Chemical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics

• Summa cum laude
• Received ACS Chemical Achievement Award, Robert L. Wells Prize, Albert K. Ackoff Award
• Member of PBK, TBP, and Keidaean Honor Society

Senior Director, Head of Digital Products

Aspiration (now Catona Climate)

• Head of Digital Products to oversee software strategy for managing and delivering carbon credits
• Defined the strategy and selection process of the carbon asset operating system
• General manager of the digital carbon products business line, overseeing one squad and launching a partnership with Fareportal

Senior Director, Head of Climate/Sustainability

Aspiration

• Lead corporate sustainability strategy, GHG inventory creation, target setting, reduction planning, and reporting
• Lead climate-feature product development: customer development, product strategy, solution design and delivery
• Collaborating across marketing, product, engineering, finance, operations, and legal to embed impact into operations

Director, ESG Modeling

Aspiration (now Catona Climate)

• Oversaw data, analytics, and predictive modeling to create Aspiration’s technology platform
• Built proprietary datasets for GHG inventories and consumer products
• Developed a self-documenting python library on GitHub for GHG footprinting services

Senior Director, Carbon Products & Innovation

Aspiration (now Catona Climate)

• General manager appointed to create a digital carbon products business line (B2B2C/SME SaaS)
• Built the business line from 0 to 1 by defining the business strategy, product vision, API strategy, and pricing model
• Managed the P&L, oversaw two squads, completed enterprise customer development, and secured partnerships

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps Fellow

Bird

• Created a proprietary life-cycle analysis (LCA) model for GHG, PM, NOx, and SOx emissions for Bird’s electric vehicle platform

Team Lead – Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

• Developed, secured funding for, and managed a portfolio of techno-economic analysis projects
• Grew my team’s operating budget by 4X and grew my team from 2 to 8 analysts
• Lead author or coauthor on 28 reports and presentations

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Co-Founder

Carbon Insights

• Started a company with the mission to develop carbon literacy and empower sustainable living
• Developed an API-as-a-service for financial institutions to track CO2e emissions of credit card transactions
• Built a proprietary U.S. EEIO model in python for CO2e, land-use, and water-use emission factors
• Led negotiations with buyers to a successful exit (acquired by Aspiration)

Systems Analyst

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

• Developed a python package to optimize DOE R&D investment
• Developed a modeling framework for evaluating the total cost of ownership for electric commercial vehicles

Process Engineer / Consultant

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Project Implementation Engineer

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Process Engineer / Modeler

Exxon Mobil Corporation

University of Rochester Young Alumni Achievement Award

Awarded to Chemical Engineering alumni within 10 years of their graduation date in recognition of significant accomplishments in professional leadership.

NREL President’s Award

Awarded to a few NREL researchers each year who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and outstanding research over the past year.

U.S. DOE AMR Leadership Award

Awarded by the U.S. DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office to one team each year for outstanding and mission-critical research impact.

NREL Employee of the Month

Awarded to employees demonstrating outstanding leadership, innovation, and research at the laboratory.

Jefferson W. Tester Prize

MIT’s award for the student demonstrating the most leadership and enthusiasm during the Practice School session.

American Chemical Society Chemical Achievement Award

Awarded to the most distinguished chemical engineering student by the Rochester section of the American Chemical Society.

Phi Beta Kappa

Inducted into University of Rochester’s chapter of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.

Robert L. Wells Prize

Awarded to the highest ranking engineering student for demonstrated excellence in both engineering and social sciences.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention

Received an honorable mention for the 2012 NSF GRFP based on outstanding research proposal and research experience.

Tau Beta Pi Record Scholarship

One year scholarship from Tau Beta Pi in recognition of academic achievement and leadership abilities.

Albert K. Ackoff Award

Awarded to the top junior Chemical Engineering student based on academic achievement.

Keidaean Senior Honor Society

Awarded based on academic achievement, leadership potential, and contribution to overall campus impact. Awarded to fifteen (1%) students out of over 1,000 in the class.

Tau Beta Pi

Inducted into the engineering honor society based on a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity.

Iota Book Award

Awarded to nineteen (<2%) students out of over 1,000 in the class. Based on scholarly achievement, demonstration of humanistic values, and involvement in co-curricular activities.

Rush Rhees Scholarship for Academic Excellence

University of Rochester four-year merit-based award.

Andersen Windows Inc. Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Merit-based award for academic excellence.

Dean’s List (8 of 8 semesters)

Maintained consistent academic excellence across all semesters.