Infrastructure Risk & Resilience Expert

Advancing understanding of climate impacts on critical infrastructure through rigorous research and industry partnerships

I develop analytical frameworks that help organizations and decision makers understand infrastructure risks in our changing climate. As Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, I manage $3.9M in direct research funding to create methodologies that bridge academic research with real-world applications across energy, water, and food sectors.

What I Do:

• Risk Assessment Research: Develop probabilistic models that advance understanding of how extreme weather affects critical infrastructure
• Industry Partnerships: Work with energy companies under confidentiality agreements to validate research against operational realities
• Methodological Innovation: Create analytical frameworks that establish new quantitative approaches for conducting climate risk assessments
• Research Leadership: Principal Investigator managing research projects that connect government, industry, and academic stakeholders

Research Impact & Recognition:

• $3.9M in direct research funding management as Principal Investigator
• Co-investigator on $12.8M+ in multi-institution research projects
• 29 publications with 500+ citations establishing methodological foundations
• Associate Editor, Earth’s Future journal

Research Applications:

Climate Risk Assessment | Renewable Energy Analysis | Infrastructure Planning | Industry Data Analytics