+ Humanitarian Logistics | The Nepal Earthquakes: Material Donations

                 The Nepal Earthquake posed some of the most difficult logistical challenges for Emergency Relief Supply Chains. Understanding the trends of the arrival of the different donations over time can provide insight on how to better prepare relief supply chains for the reception of goods, as well as how to make them flexible enough to handle changes on humanitarian needs over time. An analysis of the data was conducted to determine: (1) frequency of the donations, (2) distribution of donation amounts, (3) trends, and (4) geographical allocation of donations. Interviews with locals, government officials, and non-profit and private organizations in Nepal provide context for the analysis. Knowing the nature and trends of these donations gives an insight into potential improvements in disaster donation management.

     + Humanitarian Logistics | The Nepal Earthquakes: Road Damage

                  Developed a database, Road Nepal, for first responders and researchers to use as a means to help collect, analyze, and react to data regarding road networks post-earthquake. I also coordinated interviews between RPI researchers and the community leaders, government officials, business executives, NGO directors, and first responders in Nepal. I transcribed and summarized those interviews as a part of a larger analysis of the preparedness, response, recovery and lessons learned in order to develop better mitigation of risk.

     + South American Freight | The Efficiency of Trucking Routes in Urban Centers

                 Analyzed GPS data regarding the movement speed, delivery time, and navigation efficiency of trucking routes in the urban centers of South American countries such as São Paulo, Brazil (also Columbia, and Chile) as a part of a CITE consulting project.