1. Andreas Louis George
(818) 491-6091 (C)
Email: andreasgeorge94@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasgeorge
Education
and Research
Santa Clara University Honors Program (2016)
B.S. Environmental Science, Sustainability Minor, Magna Cum Laude
Presidential and Annual Dean's Scholarship Recipient
Honors Thesis Project – Impact of Grazing on Forb Species and Carbon Cycling on California's Central
Coast – (September 2015 – May 2016)
• Collected and analyzed soil samples at a ranch in Central California for organic carbon content.
• Performed transects at each site to evaluate forb species composition.
Senior Capstone Project - Tree Planting on San Jose Unified School District Properties – (Winter 2016)
• Worked with Our City Forest to write an analytical report on potential future tree plantings.
• Conducted a GIS analysis with ArcMap 10.3 to locate potential sites for tree plantings.
• Estimated the aboveground carbon storage in trees on school campuses using allometric models.
School for Field Studies – Atenas, Costa Rica – 4.0/4.0 GPA (July 2015 – August 2015)
Course title: Applied Research Techniques and Strategies Towards Sustainability
• Researched plant ecology, environmental education, and sustainability discourse.
• Wrote and presented a scientific paper on carbon sequestration in Costa Rica's tropical forests.
• Conducted interviews in Spanish with the local population.
Employment
Experience
ENTRADE Energy Corp. October 2016 – December 2016
Business Development Intern
• Assisted with project management and development.
• Interfaced with and collaborated with clients to scope out and plan clean energy projects.
• Researched and wrote reports on regulations, tariffs, and submitted grant proposals.
• Completed interconnection and tariff application paperwork.
Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University August 2014 – August 2015
Energy Sector Research Assistant (http://energymap-scu.org/)
• Researched energy sector social enterprises and wrote business profiles for a WordPress site.
• Drafted and published informational pieces on energy markets in China and sub-Saharan Africa.
Research Assistant for Prof. Leslie Gray – Santa Clara University November 2013 – April 2014
• Worked with La Mesa Verde to track the impact of its home gardening program.
MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity) May – September 2013, 2014
Grow Together Project Intern (Spanish-speaking communities)
• Taught gardening classes, conducted outreach, and assisted with educational workshops.
Volunteer
Experience
KSCU 103.3 FM – Hosted electronic music radio show and wrote reviews on new albums; SCU Arrupe
Partnership – Taught at an after-school gardening club and mentored local at-risk youth; SCU Forge
Garden Volunteer – Maintained gardens and mentored local elementary students
Skills Advanced fluency in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel - Fluent in SolidWorks CAD software – Experience
working with vector and raster data in ArcMap 10.3 – Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS –
Intermediate knowledge of WordPress – Proficient Spanish speaker/writer – Fluent in Adobe Photoshop
and GIMP image editing software – Outstanding technical and grant writing abilities