Résumé
Experience
Founder
2025 - PresentFamiliar • Los 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 - PresentCertain • Los 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 2024FedTech & US Department of Energy • Washington, 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 2024Climate Robotics Network • Lausanne, 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 2024Alchemist Accelerator • San 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 2023Hinicio Consulting • Washington, 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 2022Advanced 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 2024American Center for Life Cycle Assessment & Watershed • San 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 2021European Institute of Innovation & Technology Climate-KIC • Utrecht, 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 University • 2020 - 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 University • 2015 - 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
2024Petal Health - Culturally Intelligent Reproductive Health Platform
Utrecht University Honors Business Course - 1st Place
2021AR Marketplace Concept using 3D Object Visualization
Climate-KIC EIT Master Program - Selected Participant
2021Year-long Leadership Program in Climate Entrepreneurship