NELC (National Energy Leadership Corps), University Park, PA, US, Engineering Intern
Developed a course that teaches students the knowledge required to become home energy assessors. Performed home energy assessments. Morningstar Solar home tour guide.
R World Energy Solutions LLC, King of Prussia, PA, US, Engineering Intern
Energy consulting firm focused in commercial buildings
Project Manager: Fraser Street Parking Garage, State College PA
Educated sales team on Solar Energy Conversion Systems
Accudyne Inc., Newark Oaks, DE, US, Engineering Intern
Composite material and industrial automation engineering firm
Built prototype carbon fiber placement machine for Lockheed Martin
Composite material research for NASA, and ARL (Army Research Lab)
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), University Park, PA, US, Bachelors, Energy Engineering
Energy Engineering is a conglomeration of all the engineering disciplines and takes a mix of courses from each. I have taken mechanical, electrical, and architectural engineering courses as well as chemical and industrial engineering courses. Our major involves all energy sources and their uses from coal and natural gas, to solar and wind. My focus in my studies has been renewable energy and energy efficiency in buildings. I have performed research in residential buildings, looking into energy efficient modular construction. My other research has involved design of a PV solar array to offset the consumption of electric vehicles.
NECA Green Energy Challenge National, 2nd Place
The competition challenged NECA student chapters to find a parking garage and design an energy efficiency upgrade for the structure. The Penn State team designed an energy efficiency improvement for the Fraser Street Parking garage in downtown State College, including a lighting retrofit, electrical vehicle charging, and a PV carport array for the top level. My role in this design was the 61 kW pv array for the structure. Our design took second place in the national competition after presenting our designs in Washington DC in 2013.
