Sustainability
My goal in my environmental education and work background is to help protect the environment, ecosystems, and wildlife for the good of both the planet and human economics and wellbeing. I aspire to combine my undergraduate double-major in Ecology and Rhetoric at U.C. Berkeley, my business training as an MBA student, and my current studies in the MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) at CSUCI to provide valuable data analytics skills for sustainability issues in business strategy and public policy. I hope to obtain from the MSBA a useful foundation for using Artificial
My work background includes a role as an Environmental Consultant in Los Angeles, advising industrial clients on how to comply with environmental regulations. I performed internal audits of their facilities to ensure sustainability in their production operations; completed air and water pollution reporting with local, state, and federal agencies; assisted clients in obtaining proper permits for equipment that emitted air contaminants; and maintained a working knowledge of relevant laws, such as the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act. I also provided Environmental Health and Safety trainings to employees at client companies.
I interned at Paso Pacifico, an environmental nonprofit, where I assisted with research on their conservation projects in Nicaragua, and communicating their work
Intelligence to optimize understanding data, which could shed light on issues such as climate change, deforestation, cetacean communication, and ESG corporate compliance.
through their blog, website, and social media. I also performed
ecology-related research for the Collections department at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum. I synthesized information to create signage and Canva posters for exhibits about topics including Native American canoeing to the Channel Islands off the Ventura County coast, climate change and the maritime industry, and the health and environmental benefits of aquaculture. Finally, throughout my time as an MBA student, I chose to write papers and presentations based on my environmental interests, with topics such as the Pollution Haven Hypothesis, impact investing with Triodos Bank, budgeting for a solar panel manufacturing company, and Indigenous rights to healthy lands and natural resources.
In my current MSBA studies, I am gaining technical AI and programming skills in data analysis that I would like to apply to solving sustainability problems for companies and government agencies.