Emily Artale

Experience

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  Cameron-Cole

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2006

  Engineer

  Managed and executed Clean Water Act and related groundwater and storm water discharge permitting and compliance for oil and gas, hazardous waste recycling companies, hazardous waste landfills, and other large private organizations. Assisted with the design of industrial wastewater treatment plant improvements. Performed greenhouse gas emission inventories for Fortune 500 companies.

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  Brown and Caldwell

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Engineering consultant

  Assisted with the design of wastewater treatment facilities. Coordinated the permitting submittal process for surface discharges of large municipal wastewater treatment plants and utility providers. Supported municipalities and private industries with water quality and air quality permitting and compliance. Developed several Microsoft Excel based calculation tools used to calculate water and air emissions for renewable energy and oil and gas companies. Champion and project manager of internal large scale office sustainability improvement programs designed to improve performance by 20 percent. Show less

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  Natural Capitalism Solutions

  Aug 2008 - Feb 2010

  Project Manager

  Worked with businesses and governments to implement sustainable practices in the areas of agriculture, manufacturing and general production, community engagement and energy. Co-authored paper with Hunter Lovins for the United Nations on strategies to lift Asian countries out of poverty using sustainable manufacturing. Designer and creator of key Excel based spreadsheets used to calculate the business case and impacts from implementing energy efficiency measures and renewable energy projects.

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  Trident Energy Services

  Jun 2009 - Oct 2012

  Engineer, PE, CEM, LEED AP

  Facilitator for the State of Colorado’s Energy Performance Contracting program; provided guidance to dozens of public agencies on the technical, contractual and programmatic details of energy performance contracting. Co-developed and executed an energy management and energy rebate program for Colorado small businesses, the Main Street Efficiency Initiative; managed program on behalf of 5 communities for 50 small businesses resulting in average annual energy savings of 15 percent. Co-developed and executed an energy efficiency program for small Colorado public governments and Colorado K12 schools, the Energy Management Assistance Program. Performed ASHRAE Level 1 and 2 energy audits and utility bill analyses. Provided in-depth energy education to public agencies and small businesses. Performed third party analysis on greenhouse gas emissions report and verified carbon credits for large municipal utility. Show less

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  Lotus Engineering and Sustainability

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2022

  Principal Engineer; PE, CEM, LEED AP

  Emily Artale started Lotus Engineering and Sustainability in June 2012 and she provides consulting services that combine the technical and pragmatic approaches of engineering with the holistic and innovative approaches of efficiency and sustainability.Emily has an extensive and diverse history in the industry. For the last six years she has facilitated the CEO's EPC program and, through this effort, she has helped dozens of public sector clients navigate the EPC program and implement successful large-scale energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Concurrently, Emily has developed, managed, and implemented comprehensive energy efficiency and energy management programs for small, private businesses and school districts, many of which are located in historically underserved areas. Most recently, she has performed due diligence and technical evaluations of numerous community solar garden projects for local governments and she has built multiple comprehensive and robust calculators designed to model the GHG emission reduction impact from sustainability improvement strategies.Emily Artale has been working in the industry for nearly a decade and she has a background in energy management, sustainability planning, and water quality Show less

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  Freelance

  Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

  Climate justice activist

  After co-leading Lotus Engineering and Sustainability for the last 10 years, I have decided to take a break. I am slowing down, pausing to better understand how I can be of the utmost service to my community and planet. I am deeply committed to climate and social justice, and I am an advocate for human rights.

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  University of Colorado Boulder

  Jan 2023 - now

  Mechanical Engineering Lecturer with the CU-WCU Partnership Program

  Teaching climate action, resiliency planning, sustainability, and engineering courses to upper level engineering undergraduate students.