Adam Long

Durham, NC ♦ ♦ (515) 419-6624

Education

Master of Environmental Management (Energy focus), Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment May 2018

Relevant Skills: Energy Modeling, Life Cycle Assessment, Open LCA, Higg Index, Tableau, STATA, Excel

Graduate Certificate: Environmental Education, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN Aug 2015

B.A., Environmental Science, Willamette University, Salem OR May 2013

Relevant Professional Experience

Hospital Green Team Lead, Duke University, Durham, NC Sep 2016-Present

  • Organize and facilitate monthly meetings with a team from diverse departments within hospital
  • Analyze, present, and execute projects to improve hospital sustainability
  • Current projects: Inpatient reusable pitcher system (reduce waste by 114 ft^3 and save $10,000 annually)

Improving recycling bin placement, signage, and mapping

Teaching Assistant for Energy and Environment (Graduate Class),Duke University, Durham, NC Aug 2017-Present

  • Assist students with understanding class content
  • Focus on energy basics, electricity generation, renewable energy, and environmental tradeoffs
  • Assist with lectures when needed

Market Research Intern, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, Raleigh, NC May 2017-Aug 2017

  • Built excel models to simulate cash flows and project financing ofrenewable energy systems
  • Prepared reports on solar PV site selection for municipal governments
  • Aided in survey development, collection, and analysis for multiple clean energy projects

Campus Sustainability Fellow, Duke UniversitySustainability Office, Durham, NC Aug 2016-May 2017

  • Helped to oversee Zero Waste Game Day Program
  • Managed volunteers and contractors to ensure all gameday operations ran smoothly
  • Diverted 68,580 lbs. of waste from the landfill during the 2016 football season
  • Advised undergraduate sustainability project teams

Relevant Projects

Financially Viable Sustainability Solutions, Drucker and Falk Real Estate Aug 2017-Present

  • Building multifamily real estate best practices guide and interactive retrofit models
  • Conducting full scale sustainability audits (energy, water, landscaping, maintenance) of multifamily properties

Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emission Modeling, CREE Aug 2017-Present

  • Modeling emissions from use phase, end of life phase, and distribution phase of products

Sustainability Auditing, Fullsteam Brewing May 2017-Present

  • Analyzing energy use, water use, and waste production to make recommendations for reductions
  • Aiding in drafting a progress report on sustainability initiatives

Product Life Cycle Assessment, REI Jan 2017-May 2017

  • Conducted LCA on Women’s Down Jacket
  • Made recommendations to REI on product care, materials, and dyeing process

Solar PV System Finance, University of Wisconsin Health System Jan 2017-May 2017

  • Analyzed Solar PV project and researched financing options to improve project payback

Other Professional Experience

Trip and Events Specialist,River Sports Outfitters, Knoxville, TN Oct 2015-Jun 2016

Professional Naturalist Fellow,Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro, MN Aug 2014-Aug 2015

AmeriCorps Education Member,Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island, GA Mar 2014-Aug 2014

Involvement & Leadership

Treasurer,Nicholas School Naturalists Aug 2017-May 2018

Semester in India, National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Mar 2012-Jun 2012

Board Member, Willamette University Finance Board Aug 2011-Dec 2011