Management Engineering

Catherine Levy Pargeter

Phone: +1-914-***-**** . Email: *****************@*****.***

EDUCATION

Master of Environmental Science and Management (June 2005)

Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management - University of

California, Santa Barbara, CA

Specialization: Corporate Environmental Management, Pollution Prevention

and Remediation

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering (April 2003)

College of Engineering - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Graduated

Cum Laude)

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Environmental, Social and Governance Research Associate (January 2010 -

present)

Trillium Asset Management Corporation, Boston, MA

. Conducted primary research for Environmental Social and Governance

Research and Social Advocacy department, including researching company

ESG performance with a focus on environmental factors, comparing

corporate disclosure and sustainability reporting, and comparing data

analysis platforms

. Prepared corporate sustainability report according to GRI guidelines

. Redesigned marketing documents and corporate presentations

Peace Corps Volunteer (March 2006 - June 2009)

United States Peace Corps, Blantyre, Malawi

Volunteer Leader (May 2008- June 2009)

. Planned and implemented activities at the southern respite house for

30 volunteers including technology demonstrations, educational

workshops and group discussions

. Facilitated four training sessions on "working in multi-cultural

environments" for a total of 66 volunteers

. Developed a website for the Zomba Tourism Board in conjunction with

DED, a German organization

. Developed a database and user interface for the Catholic University of

Malawi

Environmental Education & Income Generation Project Specialist (March 2006-

May 2008)

. Worked with local counterparts to develop an environmental education

curriculum for primary, secondary, university and mixed level groups,

averaging 30-50 students per group, visiting Lengwe National Park

. Developed a database and user interface designed for non-computer

users to aid in searching for educational activities associated with

given lesson plans

. Assisted community based groups with income generating activities,

including development of the organization, product planning and market

research.

Environmental Analyst (June 2004 - September 2004)

Winslow Management Company, Boston, MA

Produced environmental reviews of companies using online research,

database queries, and telephone interviews of executive officers and

upper level management

. Standardized the review process by devising a scoring process and

creating a spreadsheet that compiled user-supplied information to

calculate a standardized score for comparisons across industries

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Hybrid-Electric Vehicles and Carbon Reduction: An Economic and

Environmental Analysis

Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management (March 2004 -

June 2005)

. Investigated environmental impacts of internal combustion engine (ICE)

based hybrid Honda Civic with a pure ICE Honda Civic over the vehicle

lifecycle, including material extraction, vehicle production,

transportation to market, use and end-of-life for hybrid vehicles and

conventional vehicles

. Determined and compared overall lifetime economics of the vehicle

purchase, use and maintenance for hybrid and conventional vehicles

. Created a computer interface that calculated a standardized score for

vehicles based on user-supplied data

Industrial Engineering Assessment of Physical and Occupation Therapy

Processing System for Outpatients

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (January 2003 - April 2003)

. Gathered and statistically analyzed data on patient processing time using

industrial engineering methods

. Proposed changes to current system to improve throughput times and make

system more patient friendly

COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows, Macintosh, MS Office including Access, Microsoft Visual

Basic/Visual Basic for Applications, C++, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Front

Page, HTML, Dreamweaver 4.0, Flash, Fireworks 5.0, GIS, Mini Tab, SPSS

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