Research Interests
I graduated in Spring 2015 from the Environmental Resources Engineering program at Humboldt State University. My research interests include direct potable reuse of wastewater, renewable energy from biomass, algae biofuels and photovoltaic systems, environmental remediation of organics, inorganics and metals, and appropriate technologies for the developing world. To the extent that I can pursue these interests academically, I seize every opportunity. My research web page, hosted on the HSU servers, compiles some of my research on pyrolysis of waste materials for the creation of "syngas."
See my Mendeley groups for some academic papers I've organized for Copper Bioremediation, renewable energy for wastewater treatment plants, and economics of "housing first" to solve homelessness.
See my Mendeley groups for some academic papers I've organized for Copper Bioremediation, renewable energy for wastewater treatment plants, and economics of "housing first" to solve homelessness.
Governance Interests
Not too long ago I was a student government nerd at Cabrillo College and in the Student Senate for California Community Colleges. During my tenure I became very familiar with the inner workings of curriculum planning, the Cal Ed Code, facilities planning and so forth. For an English class I wrote a research paper to state the case for developing an office of sustainability at Cabrillo College, and you can see it here.
Business Interests
As an MBA student of Strategic Sustainability at Humboldt State University, I am synthesizing my keen engineering background in research and data analysis, a design sensibility, an undying interest in environmental sustainability, years of practical experience as a sole proprietor, and a traditional business education. My main focus in Fall 2015 is a case study for product-market fit of a novel treatment system for heavy metal recapture in wastewater (municipal, industrial, mining, remediation). I also have a couple of ideas in the pipeline that aren't ready for showtime just yet.
Community Interests
As a resident of Humboldt County since 2011, I am still surprised by the lack of web presence and poor maintenance for local businesses here. With the help of some local business people, I'm working to network the online professionals to solve this problem. The goal is to help both online professional and local businesses expand their market share beyond the geographic bounds of Humboldt County. This is still an early stage effort, and we can use some help. Please contact me if you are interested or want to contribute. Thanks!
Cryptocurrency and applications
Since 2013 I've been following the development of bitcoin and the infrastructure, communities, economy and marketplace, applications and resources in this space. It's been a wild ride. It still surprises me that there is such a disconnect between those who caught the bug and everyone else.
