ISS Stoxx
Climate Data Scientist
New York City, New York
July 2022 - Present
- Assisted a team of three climate scientists on developing issuer-level financial risk models for six natural hazard models
- Investigated legacy python code to improve maintainability and performance through use of classes, GitLab versioning, and config files
- Streamlined the physical risk data pipeline to enhance control and efficiency by consolidating process steps, reducing dependencies, incorporating MinIO cloud database, and integrating NetCDF gridded data using xarray
- Performed UAT testing on the updated pipeline by writing unit tests and validation for a database of 25,000 records
Project | Private Equity Emissions Tool
- Independently built a Private Equity Tool in Jupyter Notebook to calculate carbon emissions of private equity portfolios, written
specifically for use by team members without coding experience
- Developed a library of functions for the Private Equity Tool which includes the use of Pandas, classes, JSON get/pull requests to APIs,
several exhaustive QA checks, MinIO Cloud Database, and config driven development to increase consistency and ease of use
- Wrote extensive documentation of the Private Equity Tool on GitLab Wiki for maintainability for future users
- Designed the physical risk private equity graphs in Excel and Python for reports delivered to clients
Project | Attribution Analysis
- Developed a framework in Jupyter Notebook to attribute changes in a portfolio’s carbon footprint to a variety of factors: the portfolio
managers investment decisions, changes in financing of companies, or a company’s decarbonization efforts
- Synthesized multiple statistical research papers to create a comprehensive attribution analysis methodology
Project | Emissions Reporting Consultant
- Delivered 9 bespoke client reports derived in python with stringent timelines and extreme sensitivity to data quality
- Created intensive QA checks which resulted in higher quality deliverables which bolstered credibility with clients
- Managed email inbox of client questions with high quality and quick replies
The Water Center at Penn
Penn Sustainability
Sustainability Intern
Phildelphia, Pennsylvania
June 2021 - May 2022
- Supported goals for the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 3.0 within the Sustainability Office
- Quantified Scope 3 supply chain carbon emissions using the software Quantis resulting in the discovery of major
hot spots for Penn to target and reduce
- Wrote a methodology report to release to the public regarding Penn’s Scope 3 emissions
- Coordinated the outreach to Penn’s waste and recycling facilities to identify how to reduce campus waste
- Investigated the sustainable procurement of furniture cumulating into a 10-page guide shared to Penn employees
Scope 3 White Paper
Invsto
Python Programmer Intern
Landsale, Pennsylvania
April 2020 - August 2020
- Assisted remotely a 10-person international team in growing a fintech trading startup
- Lead programmer for data upkeep and loading, maintaining over 5,000 records
- Developed python code to read, upload, and check data in AWS Arctic
First Derivatives
Financial Consultant
New York, New York
June 2018 - February 2020
- Served as a consultant for various clients focused on finance and compliance
- Collaborated with a team of ten analysts on a remediation project to adhere to new standards of KYC/AML
(Know Your Customer / Anti-Money Laundering) Protocol
- Updated a total of 21,000+ out of date client records by collecting reliable
verification documentation, screening each for high quality information
- Corresponded with 20 high profile BNY Mellon clients over email or phone to gather missing information
- Lead UAT tester for BAU monthly code releases within Tableau
- Prepared and executed test cases, compiling the results into excel-based reports for senior management
Additional Work Experience
Communication Coordinator for the Graduate Advisory Board
University of Pennsylvania
September 2020 - Present
- Plan and communicate events involving all environmental master’s students
Teaching Assistant for AMS 210 Linear Algebra
Stony Brook University
January 2018 - May 2018
- Graded homework for 200 students and gave weekly office hours
Academic Success and Tutoring Center
Stony Brook University
January 2016 - May 2018
- Taught Calculus I and II with one on one, one hour sessions for 5-8 hours per week
- Certified by the College Level and Learning Association
Volunteer
Mentor
Stony Brook University
August 2017 - May 2018
- Supported incoming freshman in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to retain students in STEM fields
- Helped develop academic success strategies
- Managed a resume building event for all the freshman
Language Assistant
Stony Brook University
August 2017 - May 2018
- Met weekly with a foreign student to build their confidence in speaking English
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