I solve problems
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Energy Analyst Team
While at ODOT, Athena worked as part of the Energy Analyst Team.
Energy Modeling
Designing buildings with lower EUIs
SEM Program
Used SEM to educate colleges on energy management principles.
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Green Roofs
“Managing and maintaining green roofs on behalf of a small local company has been a joy”
Maintain
Athena helps maintain the largest green roof in Portland.
Manage
Managing a local green roof in inner SE is so much fun.
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Associate SEM Engineer
As a Strategic Energy Management Engineer Athena working on multi-faceted energy awareness programs, excel energy models, used Energy Star portfolio Manger, and performed energy audits on behalf of local utilities.
Multi linear regression modeling
Predicting energy consumption of existing buildings and teaching reduction of energy use including both gas and electricity.
Energy coaching
Coaching, facilitation, operation of organization, change management principles, bridge-building between technical and non-technical.
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STEAM Developer
Athena very much enjoyed contracting with PCC to work on 3 projects for pdx.OpenTech. The pilot’s goal- to minimize social, economic, geographic, and technological barriers to knowledge by serving underprivileged students.
Green Roof Workshop
Athena interviewed top researchers in the areas of ecology, building science, and urban studies as well as her own research to create a lengthy workshop.
Symbolism and 3D modeling
In a module teaching the skills of 3D modeling, Athena examined how symbols are tied to belief there following the progression of the Mississippi state flag and BLM’s push. Below is one of the five videos she made for the series.
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Manager/Engineer
The Trash Hacker Collective is a woman-run organization that believes in reusing plastic.
Ocean clean-up!
Our ocean clean-up art residency.
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Talks
Athena has been asked to speak to various groups.
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington
Join GSOSW, Grayson Isbell, Graduate Engineer and Athena Edison-Lahm, Energy Analyst in a conversation about education and engineering for sustainability! For more information about GSOSW’s STEM career exploration series.
Society of Women Engineers
Athena was asked to be a SWE mentor- invitation pending on Covid interaction with schools.
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Projects
Other Projects Athena has headed.
Sustainable Dance Floor
Electromagnetic Energy Generating Dance Floor
Swing into up cycling
Pallets are versatile
10
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Puralytics
Puralytics is a startup company that operates out of Beaverton. Athena worked in the chemistry lab there.
Purification of water for developing countries by why of nanotechnology
Primary responsibility was the regeneration of photocatalyst nanomaterial to continue the purification of water.
Tippy tap
Eliminated 13 of 20 parts in an original antimicrobial all mechanical prototype resulting in significant production cost savings.