Duke MEM/MBA Student Profiles 2014-15

Duke MEM/MBA

Student Profiles 2014-15

Clayton Avent

NSOE Concentration Energy and Environment

Fuqua Concentration Finance and Strategy

Internship Stem Energy Storage Business Development Intern, Millbrae, CA (2013) PG&E Business Operations Intern in Customer Energy Solutions, San Francisco, CA (2014)

Career Interests Electric power, demand-side management, smart grid,

distributed generation

Functional Skills Business development, sales and marketing, finance

Master’s Project Title Bridging the Retail-Wholesale Divide: The Economics

of Distributed Energy Resources

Undergraduate Institution University of Virginia

Email [email protected]

Eric Chappell


Fuqua Concentration Strategy and Operations

Internship PepsiCo AMEA, MBA Strategy Intern, Dubai (2013)

Career Interests CPG, FMCG, supply chain, operations, sustainable

food systems

Functional Skills LCA, environmental/competitor analysis, SPSS

Master’s Project Title Analyzing Food Transportation Chains to Reduce

Food Waste

Undergraduate Institution University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill


Fuqua Class of 2015

Dan Chow


Fuqua Concentration Energy finance

Internship EDF Climate Corps Fellow at DIRECTV, Inc. (2013) Emerson Electric, Strategy/Business Development, Minneapolis, MN (2014)

Career Interests Energy, sustainability

Functional Skills Financial and energy modeling



Undergraduate Institution Middlebury College


Fuqua Class of 2015

Matt Lloyd


Fuqua Concentration Finance and Strategy; Communications

Internship Southern CA Edison, Generation Strategy Summer As-sociate, Los Angeles, CA (2014)

Career Interests Renewable energy integration and structured project

finance

Functional Skills Mentored study with Strata Solar and MBA consulting

project with ABB



Undergraduate Institution Colorado State University


Kara Jones

NSOE Concentration Environmental Economics and Policy

Fuqua Concentration Strategy

Internship EDF Climate Corps at Mack Trucks, Volvo Group (2013) Waste Management Sustainability Services Business Strategy Intern, Houston, TX (2014)

Career Interests Sustainability strategy, management, closing resource

loops, materials management

Functional Skills Energy management, consulting, strategy, communica-

tions

Master’s Project Title TBD

Undergraduate Institution Washington University in St. Louis


Urosh Tomovich



Internship Francisco (2013); Strata Solar Asset Management Consultant, Chapel Hill (2014)

Career Interests Intelligent energy development

Functional Skills Financial and decision modeling, business planning,

negotiation, team building and management



Undergraduate Institution Duke University


Fuqua Class of 2015

Josh Seidenfeld


Fuqua Concentration Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Social Entrepreneur-

ship

Internship Cleantech Group Summer Associate, San Francisco, CA (2013) Apple, Climate Corps Energy Intern, Cupertino, CA (2014)

Career Interests Entrepreneurship, renewable energy, efficiency, energy

storage, new technology, innovation management

Functional Skills Communications



Undergraduate Institution Columbia University


Fuqua Class of 2016

Tatyana Brown

NSOE Concentration Environmental Economics & Policy

Fuqua Concentration Operations, Finance

Internship Floor& Décor, EDF Climate Corps Fellow, Smyrna, GA (2014)

Career Interests Corporate responsibility, supply chain management

Functional Skills Strategy and operations best practice research, pro-

gram coordination, government affairs


Undergraduate Institution University of Virginia


Mattox Hall


Fuqua Concentration TBD

Internship EDF Trading, Gas & Power Origination Intern, Hou-ston TX (2014

Career Interests Electric utilities, energy trading, energy infrastructure


Undergraduate Institution Vanderbilt University


Andee Hendee

NSOE Concentration Global Environmental Change


Internship Context America Summer Intern, New York NY (2014)

Career Interests Urban ecology, foster care, social and environmental

responsibility

Functional Skills 3 years teaching experience, urban farming


Undergraduate Institution Gonzaga University


Sarah Hoyt

NSOE Concentration Coastal Environmental Management


Internship Nautilus Minerals, Inc. Strategy Intern, Australia (2014)

Career Interests Ocean stewardship, corporate responsibility, business

development

Functional Skills Global project management, stakeholder engagement,

French, GIS, CSR strategy, communications


Undergraduate Institution Bates College


Fuqua Class of 2016

Xander Kent



Internship Belk Department Stores, EDF Climate Corps Fellow, Charlotte, NC (2014)

Career Interests Strategic sourcing and international supply chain man-

agement

Functional Skills LCA, modeling, beekeeping


Undergraduate Institution University of Colorado at Boulder


Jose Magaña Paredes

NSOE Concentration Ecotoxicology and Environmental Health

Fuqua Concentration Entrepreneurship, Operations Management, HSM

Internship

Career Interests Sustainable health care, energy

Functional Skills 7.5 years of corporate finance & accounting, financial

modeling, valuation & enterprise value exp., entrepre-

neurship (started/closed LLC)


Undergraduate Institution University of California Los Angeles


Fuqua Class of 2016

Juan José Ocariz



Internship McKinsey & Company, Summer Associate, Mexico City, Mexico (2014)

Career Interests Entrepreneurship and business development

Functional Skills Energy modeling, finance, business development,

strategy and operations


Undergraduate Institution Anahuac University (Mexico City)


Diana Rowe



Internship TerraPower, LLC, Business & Finance, Bellevue, WA (2014)

Career Interests International project development

Functional Skills Energy modeling, marketing communications, busi-

ness development


Undergraduate Institution Emory University


Fuqua Class of 2016

Liz Spence

NSOE Concentration Ecosystem Science and Conservation


Internship Walmart Finance and Strategy (2014)

Career Interests Strategic sourcing and sustainability in the food and

agribusiness sectors

Functional Skills Conservation planning and finance, real estate negoti-

ations, enterprise risk management training, and food

safety expertise


Undergraduate Institution Dartmouth College


Pablo Taccioli



Internship EDF Climate Corps Fellow at Pepsico, Somers, NY (2014)

Career Interests Renewable energy, project development, energy effi-

ciency, demand side management, product sustaina-

bility

Functional Skills Energy modeling, project management, engineering

design & manufacturing


Undergraduate Institution Boston University


Fuqua Class of 2017

Elise Johnson


Fuqua Concentration Financial Analysis

Previous Work Experience Clinique

Career Interests CSR, consumer goods, outdoor industry


Undergraduate Institution Colgate University


Andrew Klinkman



Previous Work Experience DTE Energy Trading

Career Interests Renewables, storage and DR; clean tech entrepre-

neurship and venture capital

Functional Skills Energy trading, portfolio optimization, financial model-

ing (power plans, options), IT project management,

database design, Excel/VBA, German language


Undergraduate Institution Hope College


Dennis Bartlett



Previous Work Experience DPR Construction, Project Engineer

Career Interests Alternative energy, energy efficiency, load manage-

ment, energy storage

Functional Skills Project management, mechanical engineering


Undergraduate Institution Duke University


Samuel Matias


Fuqua Concentration Finance, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Previous Work Experience United States Marine Corps, Logistics Officer

Career Interests Alternative energy, sustainable development in emerg-

ing markets

Functional Skills Leadership, logistical planning, project management


Undergraduate Institution Yale University


Fuqua Class of 2017

Sidney McLaurin


Fuqua Concentration Entrepreneurship/Innovation, Marketing Analysis and

Strategy

Previous Work Experience Siemens Industry Inc.; Rolls-Royce Corporation

Internship Kapor Capital summer associate (2014)

Career Interests Venture Capital, entrepreneurship

Functional Skills Marketing, mechanical engineering


Undergraduate Institution University of Florida


Andrew Seelaus



Career Interests Renewable energy, entrepreneurship, international

development, construction, sustainability, civil engi-

neering

Functional Skills Construction management, scheduling and quality

control, using technical drawings, operating in multilin-

gual contexts, logistics coordination, safety


Undergraduate Institution University of Notre Dame


Andrew Seelaus



Career Interests Renewable energy, entrepreneurship, international

development, construction, sustainability, civil engi-

neering

Functional Skills Construction management, scheduling and quality

control, using technical drawings, operating in multilin-

gual contexts, logistics coordination, safety


Undergraduate Institution University of Notre Dame


Daniel Suits



Previous Work Experience US Peace Corps

Career Interests Business development, natural resource management,

renewable energy

Functional Skills Project management, cross-culture integration, small

business development


Undergraduate Institution University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)


Fuqua Class of 2017

Kenan-Flagler Class of 2015

Katherine (Katie) Bradshaw


Kenan-Flagler Concentration Sustainable Enterprise, Corporate Finance

Internship Southern Environmental Law Center (2013); UNC En-vironmental Finance Center (2014)

Career Interests Water and business, infrastructure financing, corporate

sustainability

Functional Skills NPDES permitting, industrial and municipal storm wa-

ter compliance inspector, water quality management

plan development, GIS



Joanna Furgiuele


Kenan-Flagler Concentration Management, Social Entrepreneurship

Internship Ethnographic Research, Guatemala (2013); Climate change and coffee research, Peru (2014)

Career Interests Corporate sustainability; nonprofit management; com-

munity development


Isaac Hacerola


Kenan-Flagler Concentration Corporate Finance

Internship EDF Climate Corps at Asheville Housing Authority (2013); Nextera Energy Resources, Juno Beach FL (2014)

Career Interests Renewable energy, clean tech

Functional Skills Project management, energy and financial modeling,

data analysis, communications

Master’s Project Title Replicating Minnesota’s Value of Solar Tariff: Stake-

holder Outcomes & Impacts

Undergraduate Institution University of Wisconsin—Madison



Isaac Liberman


Kenan-Flagler Concentration TBD

Internship Natural Resources Defense Council

Career Interests Clean energy development, Utility operations


Jennifer Williams


Kenan-Flagler Concentration Finance and Sustainable Enterprise

Internship Mosaic Business Development Fellow, California (2013); Simpa Networks Startup Fellow, India (2013); Self-Help Credit Union & Ventures Fund Clean Energy Commercial Lending Intern (2014)

Career Interests Clean energy finance, solar development

Functional Skills Modeling, finance, project management

Master’s Project Title Emerging Solar Lending Structures and Associated

Policy



Belton Copp


Kenan-Flagler Concentration Operations Management

Internship Silvies Valey Ranch, Range Restoration Economic Analyst, Oregon (2014)

Career Interests Private land management, range restoration

Functional Skills Landscape ecology, range resource management,

entrepreneurship, communications, GIS

Master’s Project Title A Feasibility Analysis of Green Infrastructure to In-

crease Water Supply and Security to Shasta Lake,

Northern CA

Undergraduate Colorado College


Darren Legge


Kenan-Flagler Concentration Management Consulting, Sustainability Energy

Internship DIRECTV, EDF Climate Corps (2014)

Career Interests Sustainability consulting, energy efficiency, utilities

Functional Skills LEED for homes, energy auditing, solar development

Master’s Project Title Developing Bolivia’s First Building Codes: An Econom-

ic Analysis of Standard and Green Options

Undergraduate University of Colorado at Boulder


Xiaomin (Gwen) Chen

NSOE Concentration Environment Economics and Policy


Internship Rocky Mountain Institute, Biomass Co-firing Intern

Career Interests Energy, sustainability

Functional Skills Energy modeling, communication, LCA


Undergraduate Henan Normal University (central China)


Theo Tran

NSOE Concentration Global Environmental Change

Kenan-Flagler Concentration Operations, Sustainability

Internship Rocky Mountain Institute (2014)

Career Interests Sustainability consulting, supply chain management

Functional Skills CRI Certified, LCA, water auditing


Undergraduate University of California Los Angeles



Britsy Neale

NSOE Concentration Environment Economics and Policy


Internship North Carolina AT&T State University, EDF Climate Corps Fellow (2014)

Career Interests Private sector sustainability, sustainable sourcing/

procurement, sustainable supply chain and value man-

agement

Functional Skills International logistics and project management, inter-

national start-up experience, NPDES and groundwater

sampling and management, GRI certified

Master’s Project Title TBD; Mondelez International on a project on cocoa

sourcing in Latin America

Undergraduate Principia College



Ramsey Meigs

NSOE Concentration Forest Resource Management/Master of Forestry

Kenan-Flagler Concentration Capital Markets & Investments, Operations

Internship Stimson Lumber Company, Northland Forest Products

Career Interests Timber investment management, sustainable forest

operations management, forest products manufactur-

ing

Functional Skills Forestry, lumber products strategy, business develop-

ment, process improvement, manufacturing optimiza-

tion


Undergraduate Colby College


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