education
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, School of Foreign Service, May 2011
Master of Arts in German and European Studies, magna cum laude, 3.9/4.0 GPA
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, Dec. 2007
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude, 4.0/4.0 GPA
current positions
THE ARCTIC INSTITUTE
Founder and Executive Director, Aug. 2011 - present
Recruit and coordinate a team of experts and young professionals, recruit and supervise interns and other staff.
Research and publish policy memos, reports and op-eds on the development of natural resources, especially hydrocarbon resources and rare earth minerals, in the Arctic region.
Research and develop future Arctic shipping scenarios for traffic along the Northern and Transpolar Sea Route
Conception, development and continued management of a major project on infrastructure, security, and development in the five Arctic coastal states and Iceland.
Designed, developed, and programmed the web presence of The Arctic Institute and developed and implemented a social media strategy which resulted in 30,000 unique visitors per month within twelve months.
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Energy Consultant, April 2012 - present
Researched and wrote energy dossiers about twelve Caribbean nations (Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago) totaling more than 650 pages and 125,000 words.
Researched and wrote Suriname Energy Sector Note informing the IDB’s 2017-2022 country strategy.
Acquire relevant energy production and consumption data and construct energy flows for Caribbean nations
Describe and analyze the current and historical institutional and regulatory frameworks of the energy sector in the Caribbean nations, with particular attention to the hydrocarbon and electricity sub-sectors.
Provide a detailed analysis of the regulatory agencies, examination of the institutions involved in the energy sector's policy process, analysis of the current regulatory framework, description of the electricity sub-sector including regulations, institutions, companies and other actors involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
Produce detailed energy databases summarizing the consumption and production patterns of energy for the Caribbean region.
Construct graphical representations (energy matrices) to display primary and secondary energy production, commercial balances, energy transformation and final consumption by source and economic sector.
Identify regulatory incentives for the development of renewables sources in the electricity sector.
Drafted an Economic and Social Work (ESW) Proposal to explore infrastructure development, spatial planning and cumulative risk assessment around large mineral investments in the Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Collected and reviewed past literature of conceptual frameworks on mining, mining and mineral data, and infrastructure in LAC.
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