Project Manager Management

FAUNA SAMUEL

208-***-**** • *****.******@****.*** • 36 Wigglesworth Street• Somerville, MA 02145

AREA of EXPERIENCE

• Strong technical and analytical background in engineering, science and statistics

• Skilled using life cycle assessment (LCA) and other GHG accounting techniques

• Experience as a consultant providing satisfied clients with sustainability solutions

• Expertise in sustainable business practices, frameworks and metrics

• Natural team leader and successful project manager

• Motivated environmentalist

EDUCATION and HONORS

Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT 2010

Master of Environmental Management

• Relevant Coursework: Life Cycle Assessment, Corporate Environmental Management & Strategy,

Industrial Ecology, Greening Business Operations, Green Engineering and Sustainable Design,

Energy Systems Analysis, Environmental Policy, Environmental Economics

• Honors: Yale F&ES Dean’s Scholarship recipient 2008, 2009

• Affiliation: Net Impact Member

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 2008

Master of Science, Chemical Engineering

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 2005

B.S. Biological Systems Engineering (Environmental Engineering) and B.S. Mathematics

• Honors: Cum Laude, McNair Scholar, Tau Beta Pi, Honors Program, Phi Sigma, Golden Key, NSF

Scholars Program, Best Presentation Award 2005, Alumni Association Award for Excellence 2003

• Certification: Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification, 2005

RELEVANT RESEARCH and EXPERIENCE

Master’s Project on Environmental Reporting of the Fortune 50, New Haven, CT Spring 2010

• Performed a thorough assessment of the CSR and sustainability reports of the Fortune 50 firms

• Tracked total annual savings of water, waste and energy to compare with industry-wide rates

Yale Business and the Environment Clinic, New Haven, CT Spring 2010

• Performed a Gap Assessment for Curtis Packaging Corporation to become ISO 14001 certified

• Developed a tool to identify environmental aspects of manufacturing and business activities

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Life Cycle Assessment Practicum, New Haven, CT Spring 2010

• Performed comparative LCA of CurtCHROME and MetPoly for Curtis Packaging using SimaPro

software and ISO 14040 guidelines

• Delivered presentation summarizing results to panel of LCA practitioners and industry professionals

Teaching Fellow for Organic Pollutants, Yale University, New Haven, CT Spring 2010

• Held office hours to assist graduate students learn material, review exams and homework

• Course topics include environmental fate and remediation technologies for organic pollutants

RELEVANT RESEARCH and EXPERIENCE (Cont.)

Independent Consultant, Sustainability A to Z, New Haven, CT Summer 2009

• Provided consulting services including research and analysis of Corporate and Social

Responsibility (CSR) sustainability metrics and visualization tools for Fortune 500 clients

• Created a framework and metrics for evaluating environmental remediation technologies

Sustainability Intern, Office of the Mayor, City of New York, New York, NY Summer 2009

• Co-developed the sustainability framework for the Local Brownfield Cleanup Program

• Focused on water-related project activities during brownfield redevelopment projects

• Studied various local, state and federal environmental regulations and best practices

Green Engineering & Sustainable Design, Yale F&ES, New Haven, CT Spring 2009

• Managed an interdisciplinary team tasked to innovatively design a solution to a real-world and

timely sustainability challenge for a company, including Nestle, REI, Hyatt and Brita

• Utilized the principles of green chemistry and engineering to analyze design methodology to

demonstrate how design is fundamental to sustainability

LCA Research Assistant, Yale F&ES, New Haven, CT Spring 2009

• Conducted life cycle assessment (LCA) of Jatropha biofuel as part of a larger study examining

the sustainability of biofuel production in developing countries (India and Brazil) using SimaPro

Greening Business Operations, Yale F&ES, New Haven, CT Fall 2008

• Examined the potential to improve environmental and business implications of industry through

sustainability approaches including life cycle assessment, supply chain management, green chemistry

and engineering, cash flow analysis and environmental cost accounting

• Visited and evaluated 5 companies from different industry sectors to assess manufacturing

processes and materials for environmental compliance, pollution prevention, life cycle analysis and long

term sustainability efforts

• Developed and presented new guidelines for Sustainable Events with the Yale Office of

Sustainability

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FAUNA SAMUEL

Corporate Environmental Management and Strategy, Yale F&ES, New Haven, CT Fall 2008

• Researched and developed a corporate environmental strategy for the sporting goods retailer, The

Sports Authority utilizing sustainable business concepts and frameworks for minimizing environmental

impacts

Editorial Assistant, Yale Office of Alumni Affairs, New Haven, CT 2008 - 2010

• Manage global alumni database of leaders in environmental research, management and policy fields

• Responsibilities included assisting with events-planning, communications, and data management

Research Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 2006 - 2008

• Performed independent experiments to examine the stability of aqueous therapeutic protein formulations

• Utilized analytical and spectroscopic laboratory techniques to determine interaction with glass

microparticles: fluorescence, UV-VIS and FTIR spectroscopy, HPLC, DSC and urea unfolding

• International internship at Roche Pharmaceuticals HQ in Basel, Switzerland in Formulation R&D

• Delivered presentation summarizing my research to scientific community in Colorado and Switzerland

PUBLICATIONS

Adsorption of Monoclonal Antibodies to Glass Microparticles

M. Hoehne, F. Samuel, A. Dong, C. Wurth, H.C. Mahler, J.F. Carpenter and T.W. Randolph

• Accepted for publication, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Yale Center for Industrial Ecology Lecture Series, Board Member 2008 - 2010

• Researched interesting topics for next year’s lecture series

• Located and contacted speakers from the private sector to invite them participate in the series

Industrial Environmental Management and Energy Student Interest Group, Co-leader 2009 - 2010

• Responsible for planning, organizing and budgeting student-run events related to the IEME program

International Peer Mentor, Yale F&ES 2009 - 2010

• Mentor and provide academic and professional advice to incoming first-year F&ES master’s students

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Lived abroad for an internship in Basel, Switzerland working for F. Hoffman-La Roche in 2008

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• Traveled in Switzerland, Germany, France, England, Italy, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Austria,

Canada and Mexico

• Willing to and comfortable with domestic, international and overseas travel

• Current and up to date US passport

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Computer and Software Programs

• Expert in MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel

• Expert in SimaPro life cycle assessment software

• Intermediate in Adobe InDesign

Other Skills

• Skilled in spreadsheet and database creation/maintenance

• Well organized

• Detail oriented

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Project management skills

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