Anthony M. Barrett

tonybarrett AT cmu DOT edu

 

Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890     

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EDUCATION            Expected in 2009: Ph.D., Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University (begun September 2004)

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of California, San Diego (June 2000)

 

EXPERIENCE           Graduate Research Assistant, August 2004 – Present

Department of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

§   Researching domestic security dimensions of U.S. chemical manufacturing and transport.

 

Federal Government Fellow to US Department of Homeland Security, January – August 2005

American Society of Mechanical Engineers / DHS, Washington, DC

§   Residential fellowship to support strategic risk analysis and infrastructure protection work at DHS.

 

Research Intern, March 2004 – July 2004

Program for the Human Environment, Rockefeller University, New York, NY

§   Supported ongoing research and publication.

 

Research Assistant, Energy, June 2003 – November 2003

Foundation for Feedback Learning, New York, NY

§   Conducted comprehensive energy project for group of commercial and residential buildings run by nonprofit in New York City. 

§   Researched and evaluated energy conservation, solar energy, and cogeneration options. 

 

Senior Research Analyst, January 2003 – May 2003

Nexant Inc. Petroleum and Chemicals Division, White Plains, NY

§   Assisted Nexant’s Petroleum Pricing and Economics (PPE) Global Industry databases and reports, which cover major refinery and petrochemical products worldwide. 

§   Contributed research and analysis for a report covering technical, economic, and regulatory aspects of biodiesel fuel. 

 

Engineer and Project Engineer, September 2000 – December 2002

Nexant Inc. Energy Delivery and Management Division, Oakland, CA; Madison, WI; White Plains, NY

§   Assisted implementation of publicly funded commercial/industrial energy efficiency performance contracting incentive programs by evaluating the applications submitted for appropriate measurement and verification methodology, accurate estimation of energy savings, and adherence to overall program requirements.

§   Conducted pre- and post-retrofit site inspections to verify energy consumption patterns of HVAC, process, lighting, and other energy-consuming equipment.

§   Accepted multiple transfers to help staff division offices starting in new locations (WI & NY).

 

                                    Engineer, January 1998 – August 2000

                                    Solar Solutions LLC, San Diego, CA

§   Development of new product: a low cost, portable, solar, drinking water pasteurizer intended to provide individuals in developing countries a more efficient and environmentally responsible alternative to boiling water with scarce firewood.

§   Approach included focus on user needs, literature review, designing and running experiments to evaluate pasteurizer designs and materials, and manufacturing design.

§   Experimental investigations included tensile strength of plastic films before and after weathering, melting point drift of phase change temperature indicators, thermal performance of pasteurizer designs, and comparison of insulation materials.

 

HONORS                   ASME Federal Government Fellow to US Department of Homeland Security, 2005

 

Regents Scholar, University of California, San Diego, 1995-1999

§   Full Tuition Waiver, Four-Year Academic Merit Scholarship

 

MEMBERSHIPS      American Institute of Chemical Engineers

                                    American Society of Mechanical Engineers (also Adjunct Member of ASME Board on Government Relations)

                                    Society for Risk Analysis