Working-Share Member, Andrew’s Family Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm     Summer 2011 – present

Boulder, CO.

President and Director of Science, Aqueous Solutions      Jan. 2009 – present 

Head of science and research and program director for a small international non-profit that develops and  

implements appropriate and sustainable low-cost technologies for water treatment and eco-sanitation serving  

marginalized and impoverished remote/rural communities in SE Asia. 

 

Visiting Research Scientist, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC    July 2009 – present  

Department of Environmental Engineering: investigation of charcoal and biochar materials as low-cost April 2008 – Sept. 2008 

adsorbents for removal of pesticide contaminants from drinking water. 

 

Sustainable Residential Design Consultant, Jefferson, CO     Sept. 2008 - present 

Design work, construction and maintenance labor for private residence off-grid ‘eco-homestead.’ Aspects 

include strawbale and adobe/earthen interior/exterior; water harvesting systems; diversion of municipal waste stream 

to source building materials (e.g. waste carpets, used tires, scrap lumber, etc.), solar/wind energy system upkeep. 

 

Water Resources Projects Director/Consultant, Burma border areas, Thailand   March 2009 - present 

Design and installation of rainwater harvesting, gravity-flow water supply, water filtration, and eco-sanitation 

systems for Safe Haven Children’s Home and Thoo Mweh Khee School for Migrant Children (Tak Province),  

and Whispering Seed Children’s Home (Kanchanaburi Province). These are communities of marginalized people 

including migrant workers, displaced mothers and orphaned children from regional indigenous tribes. 

Mentor, Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training (SMART) Program     Summer 2011

University of Colorado-Boulder. 

“Balance” Review Panel Member, Lindbergh Foundation      October 2010 

Served on the panel for reviewing grant proposals submitted to the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh  

Foundation. Screened proposals to determine the extent to which they support the Foundation’s mission of  

promoting “balance” between human/technical systems and the environment. 

 

Natural Building Consultant, Tak Province (Burma border area), Thailand    April 2009 

Workshops in earthen building techniques with Karen youth and local workers for construction of an adobe  

dormitory for the children at Safe Haven Children’s Home. 

 

Instructor, Pun Pun Organic Farm Internship Program, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand  Oct. 2008 – Feb. 2009 

Instruction of interns on various topics in sustainable and self-reliant living, e.g. organic farming,  Nov. 2007 – Feb. 2008 

agricultural biodiversity conservation, earthen building, appropriate technologies, water resources, 

studies of economic globalization and development. 

 

Mentor, Engineers Without Borders, NCSU Student Chapter.     April 2008 – Sept. 2008 

 

Pond and wetlands maintenance technician, Ecological Solutions, Raleigh, NC   April 2008 – August 2008 

Landscaper, laborer and excavator operator for pond and wetlands restoration company.  

 

Consultant, Basudha agro-biodiversity research and conservation center, West Bengal, India  October 2007 

Consultation on various organic agriculture practices; volunteer laborer and research assistant for crop 

biodiversity studies. 

 

Consultant, Aarohi environmental and public health NGO, Almora, Uttaranchal, India  September 2007 

Design of efficient and smokeless wood burning cookstoves and home heaters for local villagers. 

 

Barista, Nomad Café, Oakland, CA        Summer 2007 

 

Handyman and Research Assistant, Berkeley, CA      Summer 2007 

Performed odd jobs and helped with ecological economics research for Professor Richard 

Norgaard, Energy and Resources Group, University of California-Berkeley. 

National Science Foundation Research Fellow, Global Footprint Network, Oakland, CA  May 2005 – August 2006 

Ecological economics and sustainability science research; Ecological Footprint theory, methodology  

and applications advancement; Footprint concept development; project management; Footprint research  

and applications; grant-writing, fundraising and  outreach; technical communications; copy-editing. 

 

Congressional Lobbyist, Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, Washington DC   April 2005  

Representative for TriValley Citizens Against Radioactive Environments (TriValley CAREs a Livermore,  

CA environmental non-profit) and the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability in U.S. Congress addressing 

issues related to nuclear weapons. 

 

Scientific consultant for environmental / peace and justice non-profits     Fall 2003 – Fall 2005 

Provided consultation in environmental science for local non-profit organizations including Tri-Valley  

Citizens Against a Radioactive Environment, and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. 

 

Earth & Planetary Science Department Delegate to Graduate Assembly    Fall 2003 – Spring 2004 

Student Government, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. 

 

Research assistant, genetics laboratory        Summer 1999 

Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL. 

 

Camp counselor, children and youth summer camps in Appalachia     Summers 1998/2001 

Traditional camp counselor duties, plus adventure camps for rafting, rock climbing, backpacking, etc. 

Asbury Hills Camp, Caesar’s Head, SC and Bluestone Conference Center, Hinton, WV. 

 

Quality analysis/control laboratory technician        Spring 1997 

BASF Corporation, Central, SC; Urethane Specialties division. 

 

Housekeeping Crew Chief, Olympic Village, Atlanta, GA      Summer 1996 

Housekeeping team management for athletes’ residences during 1996 Summer Olympic Games.