Resume

• 2011

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation: Physical

  Regulatory and Reputational Water Risks as Predictors of Corporate Water Stewardship among Global Corporations

  Environmental Science and Public Policy

  ► Gamma Theta Upsilon- Eta Omicron: International Geographic Honor Society\n► American Geophysical Union\n► Society for Cable and Television Engineers (SCTE)

  George Mason University

• 2010

  Profesional Certificate

  Social Research Methods and Policy Analysis

  MIND

• 2000

  MSc

  Geography/Sustainable Development

• 1995

  BA

  Geography

  University of the West Indies

  Mona

• 1988

  High School Diploma

  Optimist Club

  St. Jago High School

• Taught middle school students about their watershed through hands-on

  interactive sessions on collecting & identifying stream organisms

  testing water quality

  assessing biodiversity

  watershed habitat characteristics in Fairfax County

  VA parks

  George Mason University

  Policy Analysis

  Data Management

  Climate Change

  Project Management

  Sustainable Development

  Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  Public Policy

  Environmental Awareness

  GIS

  Microsoft Office

  Spatial Analysis

  Sustainability

  Research

  ArcGIS

  Policy

  Environmental Policy

  Statistics

  Environmental Impact Assessment

  Teaching

  Proposal Writing

  Critical Intersections of Knowledge and Pedagogy: Why the Geographic Literacy of Preservice Elementary Teachers Matter?

  Critical Intersections of Knowledge and Pedagogy: Why the Geographic Literacy of Preservice Elementary Teachers Matter?

  Development Trends in Jamaica’s Coastal Areas and the Implications for Climate Change

  Specializing in developing

  managing and driving execution of strategies that increase operational efficiency and reduce costs through integrating sustainability programs and initiatives into core business operations. Over 15 years professional experience in private and public sectors in the United States and the Caribbean\n\nHighlights include: \n\n► Spearheading the development and implementation of a centralized database for utility bill data that provide visibility into cost

  tariff and rate structures

  and consumption for over 100k accounts. \n\n► Spearheading the development and execution of strategies to reduce energy cost and carbon intensity including utility bill audits

  efficient lighting and off-site renewable energy PPAs\n\n► Leading an enterprise-wide portfolio assessment that identified over 300 cost-effective renewable energy (solar

  wind and geothermal) opportunities. \n\n► Managing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and vendors to identify

  assess and adopt industry best practices in energy efficiency

  renewable and alternate energy sources.\n\n► Devising methodological processes to measure and report performance on goals to reduce energy costs and consumption through virtualization

  efficient network equipment

  and reducing HVAC cooling demand in enterprise

  market

  business class data centers.\n\n► Earning operational excellence award for demonstrated leadership in SCTE Energy Management Subcommittee and Energy 2020 initiative \n\n► Developing and teaching curricula at the university level\n\n► Conducting multi-disciplinary research focused on human-environment interactions from the socio-economic

  socio-political

  socio-cultural and socio-environmental perspectives. Areas of interest include sustainable development goals

  water resources

  corporate water risk and stewardship

  energy management and corporate sustainability and environmentalism

  and climate change\n\n► Great at fostering team work and cross functional collaborations.

  Allison

  Richards

  PhD

  Charter Communications

  Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  George Mason University

  Planning Institute of Jamaica

  Pioneer Environmental

  Geotechnical & Geothermal Services

  LLC

  Time Warner Cable

  Technological and Environmental Network Ltd.

  ► Promoted integrated development planning through spatial interpretation of macro-economic and \n sectoral policies to ensure their consistency with the principles of sustainable development \n\n► Coordinating and monitoring the development

  implementation and evaluation of national and \n regional policies

  programs

  and plans that have implications for spatial development. Areas of \n focus included those related to climate change

  water and sanitation

  energy

  land management

  \n urban and rural development

  hazard risk reduction

  housing

  squatting

  and waste management \n\n► Led collaborative research and multi-sectorial efforts to develop Vision 2030: Jamaica National \n Development Plan. \n\n► Prepared annual publications on national development indicators

  Planning Institute of Jamaica

  Time Warner Cable

  Herndon

  VA

  ► Conducted research; provided analytical support and strategic guidance for the sustainability \n program of the Critical Infrastructure group - IT and network infrastructure

  HVAC

  virtualization

  Graduate Sustainability Analyst

  Carbondale

  IL

  ► Taught laboratory sessions of Physical Geography course and provided assistance to Professor \n and students.

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Southern Illinois University Carbondale

  ► Managed over 100 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and asbestos inspections of various \n properties

  ranging from vacant land to industrial facilities

  hazardous waste generators

  registered \n underground storage tank (UST) sites and leaking UST (LUST) sites

  throughout the Midwest and \n Northeast United States. Managed assigned projects (prepare proposals and final reports

  client care \n activities). OSHA

  Asbestos

  Lead-based paint certification

  Project Manager

  Greater Chicago Area

  Pioneer Environmental

  Geotechnical & Geothermal Services

  LLC

  Fairfax

  VA

  ► Developed and taught courses related to Sustainable Development

  Graduate Lecturer

  George Mason University

  Herndon. VA

  ► Program manager for enterprise-wide energy efficiency and cost management program. Includes \n 2000 properties (data centers

  offices

  warehouses) and over 100

  000 power supplies\n► Manage cross-functional partnerships to define business strategies

  policies and processes\n► Drive execution of projects to meet corporate energy and carbon goals\n

  Senior Business Analyst (Energy Efficiency and Cost Management Strategy and Program Implementation)

  Charter Communications

  Kingston

  Jamaica

  ► Analyzed social

  economic

  cultural heritage/assets

  land use and visual environmental impacts; \n natural resource evaluation; regulatory compliance; public perception of development projects \n► Completed over 10 SIAs for ports

  housing

  transportation

  and petroleum refinery \n► Managed all project phases (proposals

  budgets for RFPs; planned and coordinated field \n research and data collection; managed teams of 6-12 personnel; prepared reports; client liaison; \n stakeholder engagement and public consultation)

  Lead Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Consultant (contract)

  Technological and Environmental Network Ltd.

  Gamma Theta Upsilon- Eta Omicron: International Geographic Honor Society

  Energy 2020 Contributor

  Society for Cable and Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE)

  American Geophysical Union

  American Association of Geographers

  Critical Infrastructure Group

  Time Warner Cable

  Lee & Marty Talbot Foreign Student Endowed Scholarship

  George Mason University