I currently work for SCE - where I get to work with a lot of amazing (giant) data around california's transition to electrification and netzero emissions by 2045. The 'golden thread' is that weather and climate data are an integral component of understanding our grid and how to expand safely and reliably.
Prior to SCE, I worked for QE Solar and automated certain site monitoring and reporting tasks before the dawn of AI vibe coding. I'm also a graduate of UC Irvine’s School of Physical Science in the Earth System Science dept. Before that I worked in nonprofit transportation advocacy, focused on geospatial data for decision making.
My primary research interests are in atmospheric science and utility grid edge computing. At UCI I participated in the Guenther Lab / Biosphere Atmosphere Interactions (BAI) group devoted to BVOC chemistry in modeling and field research. I focused on gaining an understanding of edge issues in aerosol physics as they relate to Global Climate Models and atmospheric chemistry (AerChemMIP) modelling and on projections of increased BVOC emissions due to climate change in combination with future reductions in anthropogenic emissions.