Career Interests: Data analytics and strategy development with focus in corporate sustainability.
Education
Master of Environmental Management
Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC
Certificate: Sustainable Systems Analysis
Key Courses and Coursework: Operations Management, Life Cycle Analysis, developed risk analysis of sugar commodity
Independent Study Caribbean Blue Economy
Established recommendations for the aquaculture sector of Caribbean Small Island Developing States based on analysis of extensive literature review to develop infrastructure for aquaculture to be successful addressing the triple bottom line.
Masters Project: Developing Strategic Benchmarking, Innovation, and Communication in the Global Certification Market for Fair Trade USA
Activities and Societies: Executive board member Duke Sustainability Board and Ocean Policy Working Group
Created work plan visual in excel and budget that was integrated into official Steering Committee outreach material for Best for campaigns in the Northeast.
Developed over 10 strategy, outreach, and planning documents for the creation of the upcoming B Local Mid Atlantic campaign.
Intern: Supply Chain, Food & Beverage, Holland America Group Santa Clarita, CA
Gathered, managed, and interpreted data on allergen information for over 80% of all food and beverages supplied to all 17 Princess ships. Created a dashboard where data was visualized and interpreted to better serve the customer and create efficiency for the corporation.
Analyzed and corrected over 16,500 vendor bids for Australia and North America for Carnival Corporation. Items analyzed represented over $80 million in spend; corrections created significant cost savings.
Supplier scorecard layout built for internal use. Scorecard built with triple bottom line in mind and allowed for more proactive decision making.
Client Projects: Duke University Durham, NC
REI: Produced a product Life Cycle Analysis and developed strategic recommendations based on a hot spot analysis
Project manager for team of 6 students (undergraduate and graduate).
Created actionable strategies including development of corporate policies, social and environmental metric tracking, and a road map to obtaining B Corp certification.
Created a database to track all answers and priorities from the certification assessment, allowing for coordination across team members and company leadership.
January – May 2017
Analyst: UN Global Compact Durham, NC
Compiled and assessed data on corporate Carbon pricing, developed fact sheets, and examined strategies for corporate engagement in Sustainable Development Goals
January - May 2017
Consultant: Department of Environment and Maritime AffairsSouth Caicos, TCI
Investigated Queen Conch population abundance and distribution on Turks and Caicos Islands
Enhanced management strategies for continued global distribution and regrowth of fishery
Lab Assistant: Wisconsin Crop Pathology Madison, WI
Conducted research on potato and soybean crops with findings linked to scalable solutions for production by preventing environmental damage and economic losses
Managed data collected for over 500 pathogen tests and isolated group of six pathogens for future study of threat to US soybean populations
Provided teachers education strategies to engage students in science in formal and informal learning environments.
March – Aug 2012
Additional Information
GRI G4 trained through certified GRI partner and passed standards exam.
Technical Skills: Experience in Tableau visualization and analysis, Microsoft Excel, OpenLCA modeling, data management, Microsoft Office, EdGCM modeling, ArcGIS mapping, and, R statistical analysis
Leadership in small-scale event management: facilitated external and internal communication, marketed to university campus students, faculty, and staff