Resume & CV
Education:
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2013
Berkeley, CA, USA
University of California, Berkeley
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2008
Engineering and Business for Sustainability Certificate, 2008
Berkeley, CA, USA
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2006
Normal, AL, USA
Research Interests:
Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy Power Systems, Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation, Energy Poverty Reduction, Energy Science Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Co-Design, Ethnographic Methods, User Needs Assessment, Community Based Design, Social Performance Metrics, Public Engagement with Science, Engineering Education, Social Studies of Science and Technology
Professional Experience
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Foreign Service Engineering Officer
Washington, DC; Haiti, South Africa
September 2013 - Current
Millennium Challenge Corporation – Arizona State University
MCC-ASU Science, Technology, & Innovation Fellow
Washington, DC
January 2013 - July 2013
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
J. Herbert Hollomon and Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow
Washington, DC
August 2012 - January 2013
University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Student Researcher and Instructor
Berkeley, CA, USA
August 2006 - August 2012
Intel Corporation
Fab Sort Manufacturing Graduate Intern Technical
Hillsboro, OR, USA
June 2009 - August 2009
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Technology Resources Engineering Division Intern
Livermore, CA, USA
May 2007 - June 2008
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
New Technologies Engineering Division Intern
Livermore, CA, USA
June 2006 - August 2006
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Manufacturing & Materials Engineering Division Intern
Livermore, CA, USA
May 2005 - August 2005
University of Michigan NSF Engineering Research Center
Summer Research Opportunity Program Researcher
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
June 2004 - July 2004
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Safety and Mission Assurance Intern
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
May 2003 - July 2003
Teaching Experience:
University of California, Berkeley
E 10: Introduction to Design and Analysis (Mechanical Eng. Module)
Graduate Student Instructor
Spring 2008, Spring 2009 (Professor: Alice Agogino)
Fall 2010 (Professor: Lisa Pruitt)
Spring 2011 (Professor: Lisa Pruitt)
University of California, Berkeley
ME 135: Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
Graduate Student Instructor
Spring 2010 (Professor: George Anwar)
University of California, Berkeley
E 39F: CARES (Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability) Freshmen/Sophomore Seminar
Graduate Student Instructor
Fall 2010 (Professor: Alice Agogino)
Grants/Fellowships/Scholarships:
Steidel Scholarship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2010
Native American Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability “NAtive CARES” Grant, 2010
University of California, Berkeley Graduate Division Summer Grant, 2010
Alfred P. Sloan Ph.D. Fellowship Recipient, 2009
Academic Excellence Alliance Collaborative Research Program Grant, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology US (KAUST US), 2008
"CARES – Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability", National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Award, 2007
Thomas and Marjorie Dwelle Fellowship Recipient, 2007
Department of Energy Computational Science Scholarship Recipient, 2005
Alabama A&M University Level 1 Academic Scholarship Recipient, 2002
Honors/Awards:
Service to America Medal in National Security and International Affairs, Partnership for Public Service, 2019
Superior Honor Group Award, Construction Risk Working Group, USAID, 2017
Meritorious Honor Award, Power Africa, USAID, 2014
2012 Denice D. Denton Best Paper Award, ASEE Women in Engineering Division, 2012
Graduate Fellows Award, Center for Research on Social Change, 2011-2012
2nd Place, Bid Ideas @ Berkeley Competition, Social Justice and Community Engagement, 2011
Management of Technology Certificate, University of California, Berkeley, 2010
Chancellor's Award for Public Service Campus, Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability - Pinoleville Pomo Nation Partnership, 2010
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2009-2010
Honorable Mention, Bears Breaking Boundaries Competition, Curricular Innovations, Pinoleville Pomo Nation Project, 2009
Finalist, Bears Breaking Boundaries Competition, Information Technology, CARES Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability Project, 2009
California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition, UC Berkeley, 2008
National Scholars Honor Society, 2005
Rackham Graduate School Certificate of Achievement, University of Michigan, 2004
NSF Engineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Certificate of Participation in Research, University of Michigan, 2004
Northrop Grumman/Diversity Leadership Program Scholarship Recipient, 2004
NASA Engineering & Safety Center Academy Space Propulsion Systems Certificate of Completion, 2003
Spirit Award, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, May 2002
Cooperation Medal, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, May 2002
Student Ambassador of the Year, Office of Admissions, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, 2001 -2002
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, President’s Education Awards Program, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, May 2002
Community Service/Outreach:
Workshop Leader, We Catch the Sun While It’s Out: Solar Car Session, The Tuolumne Band of Mewuk Indians Acorn Festival, September 2010
Workshop Leader, Jitterbug Biomimicry Design Session, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM) Outreach Event, July 2010
Guest Speaker, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science 2010 Alumni Weekend, April 2010
Workshop Leader, Alternative and Renewable Energy Transportation Design Session, Prospect Sierra School Earth Day Celebration, April 2010
Guest Speaker, E-Week: Engineering 4 Kids, University of California, Berkeley, March 2010
Committee Member, Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2010 – Current
Student Liaison, Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008, Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
References: Available upon request
