B. Jason West

Current

• Project Associate at D&R International

Past

• Research Assistant at University of Maryland
• Team Leader, Burkina Faso Lighting project (UMD) at Engineers Without Borders

Education

• University of Maryland College Park
• University of Maryland College Park

Connections

11 connections

Industry

Renewables & Environment

B. Jason West’s Experience

• Project Associate

  D&R International

  (Privately Held; Environmental Services industry)

  February 2009 — Present (11 months)

  I provide support services for two of the U.S. Department of Energy's Solid-State Lighting Commercialization Programs, ENERGY STAR and Lighting Facts. The services include: building and maintaining relationships with manufacturer, retailer, and energy efficiency program sponsor partners, assisting with technical criteria development, reviewing product submissions, and developing creative, informative documents to be published for public use.

• Research Assistant

  University of Maryland

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2004 — December 2008 (5 years )

  - Performed scientific research.
  - Designed and conducted electrochemical experiments.
  - Performed fluidic physics simulations for biomedical devices.
  - Prepared, as first author, a journal publication (ready for submission).
  B. J. West, T. F. Otero, B. Shapiro, and E. Smela, "Chronoamperometric Study of Conformational Relaxation in PPy(DBS)," in preparation (2008).
  - Gave presentations of my work.
  - Worked with another research group (Cartagena, Spain) to facilitate collaboration between groups.
  - Taught university classes (Dynamics of Aerospace Systems) as a substitute.

• Team Leader, Burkina Faso Lighting project (UMD)

  Engineers Without Borders

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  September 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 6 months)

  Solar-powered lighting of 12 schools in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa.
  
  Project management:
  - Guided all aspects of the design of a solar-powered lighting system.
  - Motivated eight team members; provided focus and direction.
  - Planned and conducted weekly meetings; took minutes and assigned tasks.
  - Created timelines and prioritized activities. Organized large tasks into subtasks.
  - Managed budget, expenses, and purchases.
  - Delivered presentations and written reports to donors, partners, and students.
  
  Community Interaction:
  - Worked directly with local community (in French).
  - Taught locals how to construct and maintain a solar lighting system.
  - Listened to locals’ needs and opinions; changed design accordingly.

B. Jason West’s Education

• University of Maryland College Park

  M.S. , Materials Science and Engineering , 2005 — 2008

• University of Maryland College Park

  B.S. , Aerospace Engineering , 2001 — 2005

  Graduated with University Honors Citation.

B. Jason West’s Contact Settings

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