ALEJANDRA ANDRADE

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EDUCATION RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Lund University  BRYGGHUSET FINN | STUDENT CONSULTANT
MSc in Environmental Studies & August 2017- November 2017 | Lund, Sweden
Role:  Consulted a local micro-brewery on reducing their operational environmental impacts.
Sustainability Science
Conducted field research to calculate the brewery’s carbon footprint and conducted a systematic
Expected 2018 | Lund, Sweden 
review of innovative low-carbon measures taken by other
University of Washington microbreweries.  Achievement: Provided the brewery with an action plan designed for
BA in Environmental Studies
feasibility, maximising emissions reductions and minimising cost.
BA in Community, Environment & SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY | STUDENT
June 2016- August 2016 |Netherlands, Denmark, U.K.
Planning 
Granted a scholarship for an intensive sustainable urban design and transport course taught by
GPA: 3.73 | Cum Laude | Seattle, WA, USA world-leading municipal authorities and urban planning academics and professionals, including
Jan Gehl. Completed daily fieldwork activities led by professionals from planning and transport
COURSEWORK organisations such as TfL, Gehl Architects, and Excellent Cities. Culminated in a research project
ENVIRONMENT
utilising Q-methodology to examine parents’ attitudes towards and motivators for using various
Environmental Planning | Water & Sustainability transport modes.
Sustainable Energy Systems | Urban Farming SEATTLE PARKS & RECREATION | STUDENT CONSULTANT
Earth Systems Science | Urban & Rural Systems  September 2015- December 2015 | Seattle, WA, USA
Role: Consulted the City of Seattle on improving equitable access to and opportunities in local
PLANNING
natural areas (NAs). Conducted a literature review and field research to develop equity indicators
Planning in Context | Human Experience of Place and mapped NAs with indicators using GIS. Achievement: Provided Seattle Parks & Recreation
Building Sustainable Societies | Transportation with the most eligible NAs for targeted pilot diversity programmes.
Community Development, Resilience & Poverty
RESEARCH ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC. | STUDENT CONSULTANT
March 2015- June 2015 | Seattle, WA, USA
Environmental Research & Data Collection  Role: Consulted the association on improving the quality of public space near new public
Socio-Environmental Data Analysis transport hub to increase foot traffic through the main street. Conducted field research, spatial
GIS for Forest Resources  mapping, and surveys. Achievement: Community members voted on their favourite suggested
AWARDS improvements, public seating and art installations, to be part of light rail station design.
Lund University Global Scholarship (2016)
Professional Engineers in CA Government (2015)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
College of Built Environments Scholarship (2015) CLIMATE BONDS INITIATIVE | POLICY INTERN
June 2017- August 2017 | London, UK
AFFILITATIONS Role: Assisted Chief Policy Analyst in green bond market development research. Contributed
IEMA Student Member (2017) research for the Land Use and Forestry Certification criteria development. Assisted in researching
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar (2016) for and writing of several major organisation publications. Achievement: Assisted with the
creation, design, and writing of the publication, ”Green Bond Policy: Highlights from Q1 and Q2”.
SKILLS CITY FRUIT | COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH INTERN
Strategic Planning | Project Management June 2015- April 2016 | Seattle, WA, USA
Facilitation | Research and Data Collection Role: Created outreach materials and managed all social media platforms. Organised and
Stakeholder Engagement | Data Analysis attended community outreach events. Outreached to and managed community contacts and
Collaboration | Social Media Marketing  partners. Created policy briefs for stakeholders on socio-environmental topics such as carbon
Environmental Education | Community Outreach emission, food insecurity, and green spaces. Achievement: Developed a cohesive outreach and
messaging strategy for the organisation. Increased organisation presence both online and within
PROGRAMS  the community.
ESRI GIS  openLCA COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING | OUTREACH & ADMISSIONS
Salesforce  Microsoft Suite June 2015- April 2016 | Seattle, WA, USA COMMITTEE CHAIR
MailChimp  Google Suite Role: Facilitated weekly, hour-long meetings and managed a 15 member committee. Assisted in
creating and implementing a strategic outreach plan to increase applicant numbers and
LANGUAGE  diversity of applicants. Achievement: Increased priority applicants by 50% from previous year.
Spanish fluency in reading and writing;
intermediate speaking skills.