Jeanette Cordes

I have worked on four different projects as a senior business and systems integration analyst at Accenture. My responsibilities include data analysis, running reports, creating dashboards, coordinating testing, defect management, asset and content management, and informing decisions through data interpretation.

I was in the Energy, Civil Infrastructure, and Climate program in UC Berkeley's Civil Engineering department. I studied civil systems, climate change, transportation, optimization, energy law and policy, and human impact the environment.

With a double major in Engineering and Public Policy, my tenure in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department at CMU included a diverse set of classes. I studied traditional civil engineering, the environmental impact of civil projects, engineering economics, and public policy related to heavy civil projects.

I worked on a project for Justine Burt & Associates to determine why small to medium sized businesses implement sustainability practices. I researched businesses that were early adopters of sustainability practices, identified key stakeholders, connected with companies, and collected data.  

I worked on a team of four to provide a source of electricity to underprivileged villages in India. I collected data on the electricity needs and devised a sustainable business plan. The solution was a set of solar cells incorporated into roof panels to provide affordable in-house energy.  The roof panels were made of composite waste material (mostly coconut fiber and recycled cardboard).

I studied the environmental impact of various modes of transportation using LCA (Life-Cycle Assessment). I then used the LCA data to make recommendations for transportation policy with GHG, energy, and pollution metrics as the main indicators of how sustainable a certain transportation method was.

After passing the NCEES Civil Engineering FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam, I interned with  Professional Publications, INC. I wrote example problems for FE and PE exams, checked calculations, and organized materials for the next edition of the exam prep book.