Résumé

Experience

Founder

2025 - Present

FamiliarLos Angeles, CA

  • Building a place-based remote work community platform connecting remote workers with local spaces
  • Designing community-driven features for meaningful connections between members
  • Conducting user research and developing go-to-market strategy
  • Developed full-stack application using Next.js, Supabase, and Mapbox

Founder

2024 - Present

CertainLos Angeles, CA

  • Streamlining product sustainability certification for businesses across energy and materials sectors
  • Connecting companies, certification schemes, and auditors in a unified platform
  • Generated $4K in pre-MVP revenue from pilot customer for recycled bunker fuel certification
  • Built full-stack platform using Next.js, Supabase, and Resend for automated workflows

Entrepreneur in Residence

Aug - Dec 2024

FedTech & US Department of EnergyWashington, DC

  • Partnered with the DOE and NREL to commercialize technology to convert waste to high value compounds
  • Conducted market assessments with 100+ customers, performed mini-TEA, LCA and pitched to investors

Part-Time Freelance Researcher

Jan - Dec 2024

Climate Robotics NetworkLausanne, Switzerland (Remote)

  • Co-authored a seminal white paper on the climate robotics sub-sector[View]
  • Co-produced the Climate Robotics Summit in May 2024, attracting over 500 virtual attendees

Co-Founder in Class 36

Feb - Apr 2024

Alchemist AcceleratorSan Francisco, California (Remote)

  • Led product roadmap for sustainability certification platform targeting renewable energy producers
  • Designed end-to-end product flows and high-fidelity prototypes in Figma
  • Negotiated four letters of intent with hydrogen and renewable natural gas producers
  • Prepared and presented pitch decks to coaches, angel investors and VC firms

Sustainability Analyst

Mar - Dec 2023

Hinicio ConsultingWashington, DC

  • Designed and piloted two different carbon footprint certification schemes for ammonia trade associations including carbon footprint methodology, chain of custody and auditor checklists
  • Co-led certification and compliance workshops for the largest ammonia producers globally
  • Presented carbon footprint methodology findings at industry conferences
  • Generated $370k in revenue by acquiring leads and assisting in proposal drafting
  • Trained and managed one intern

Research Intern

Apr - Sep 2022

Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC)Santiago, Chile

  • Conducted comparative LCA using SimaPro to assess environmental impacts of novel lithium extraction technology in Chile
  • Led workshops to teach AMTC staff how to conduct life cycle assessments

Projects

Working Group Member

Jul - Aug 2024

American Center for Life Cycle Assessment & WatershedSan Francisco, California (Remote)

  • Conducted a research review of existing regulations, standards and guidelines for environmental credits, claims and attributes for publication

Leadership Program Participant

Jan - Dec 2021

European Institute of Innovation & Technology Climate-KICUtrecht, Netherlands

  • Completed year-long leadership program focused on climate entrepreneurship and consulting
  • Group project: Developed proposal to mitigate Baltic Sea eutrophication using open source remote sensing platform for sustainable farm management
  • Individual project: Designed sustainable golf brand combining eco-friendly materials with performance innovation

Skills

Entrepreneurship

Project Management · Public Speaking · Fundraising · Business Development · Strategic Planning · Stakeholder Management · Climate Entrepreneurship

Sustainability

Life Cycle Assessment · Carbon Footprinting · Techno-Economic Analysis · GHG Accounting · Sustainability Certification · Certification Scheme Development · Chain of Custody · Research Design · Circular Economy · Lithium · Renewable Hydrogen · Ammonia · ISO Standards

Product & Design

Product Design · Platform Architecture · Pitch Deck Design · Brand Strategy · User Research · Product Conceptualization

Development & Systems

AI Pair Programming · System Architecture · API Integration · Technical Specification · Product Implementation · Library Selection · Workflow Design

Education

MS Environmental Science

Utrecht University2020 - 2022

Sustainable Development · Energy & Materials

Thesis

Ex-Ante LCA of Membrane Distillation-Crystallization for Lithium Extraction

Coursework

Circular Economy · Energy Supply Technologies · Life Cycle Assessment · Principles of Sustainable Development · Remote Sensing · Research Methods · Sustainable Entrepreneurship · Sustainable Water Resource Management · Systems Thinking · Tools for Energy Analysis · Transdisciplinary Case Study

BA International Relations

Loyola Marymount University2015 - 2019

Minor in Philosophy

Coursework

Environmental Sustainability · International Finance · International Political Economy · International Relations · International Security · Sustainable Cities

Activities

LMU Entrepreneurship Society · LMU Seeds Business Incubator · LMU Special Olympics Club · The Bay Foundation

Awards

H2AI Georgetown Health x AI Hackathon - 3rd Place

2024

Petal Health - Culturally Intelligent Reproductive Health Platform

Utrecht University Honors Business Course - 1st Place

2021

AR Marketplace Concept using 3D Object Visualization

Climate-KIC EIT Master Program - Selected Participant

2021

Year-long Leadership Program in Climate Entrepreneurship