I solve problems

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Sustainable Design

 Athena works as an engineer at PAE on zero-net energy design and greenhouse gas analysis.  

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Energy Modeling

Designing buildings with lower to no EUIs

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GHG Gap Analysis

Doing the analysis for projects on greenhouse gas analysis that includes carbon offseting. 

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Energy Analyst Team

While at ODOT, Athena worked as part of the Energy Analyst Team. 

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Energy Modeling

Designing buildings with lower EUIs

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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”

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Maintain

Athena helps maintain the largest green roof in Portland. 

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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.

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Multi linear regression modeling

Predicting energy consumption of existing buildings and teaching reduction of energy use including both gas and electricity. 

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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. 

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Sheets

Raw material into plastic sheets

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Ocean clean-up!

Our ocean clean-up art residency.

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Talks

Athena has been asked to speak to various groups.  

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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.

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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.   

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Sustainable Dance Floor

Electromagnetic Energy Generating Dance Floor

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Swing into up cycling

Pallets are versatile

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Puralytics

 Puralytics is a startup company that operates out of Beaverton. Athena worked in the chemistry lab there. 

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Purification of water for developing countries by why of nanotechnology

Primary responsibility was the regeneration of photocatalyst nanomaterial to continue the purification of water.

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Tippy tap

Eliminated 13 of 20 parts in an original antimicrobial all mechanical prototype resulting in significant production cost savings.