Rosanne Hoyem
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Bio
Rosanne's work sits at the intersection of renewable energy, city planning and communications. She has a broad educational background that has allowed her to think systematically about innovative solutions to the big challenges facing today's cities. Her current focus is on supporting the growth of renewable energy markets through shaping innovative education and outreach campaigns.Paired with her experience in policy and forces that drive market transformation, Rosanne leverages additional hard skills in data analysis, geographic analysis and design. Her passions for creating more sustainable cities fuels strong interests in the latest trends in the smart grid, networked urbanism and data visualization.
Rosanne's goals for the future include to actively participate in the wide adoption and leveraging of smart grid and smart city technologies towards creating more sustainable, more livable cities. She sees her biggest contribution coming through helping to conduct analysis, frame arguments and communicating benefits of multi-disciplinary initiatives in the space involving technology, energy and the environment.
Professional Experience
Solar Ombudsman
Sustainable CUNY, NYC Solar America City Partnership - New York, NY - United States(Full-time - Since September 2010)
- Coordinate outreach activities in NYC's Solar Empowerment Zones
- Work across government agencies on solar policy and advocacy related initiatives
- Part of team creating an innovative NYC Solar Map
- Created on-line communications strategy and coordinate on-going efforts
Project Coordinator
Silicon Solar, Inc. - Ithaca - United States(April 2009 - March 2010)
- Designed strategic, on-line marketing campaigns, conducted website maintenance and managed social media engagement
- Started a locally oriented solar initiative to involve community organizations, business partners and local government representatives
- Supported sales staff, designed commercial project proposals, and coordinated a variety of programs
- Oversaw the production of grant proposals and participated in business development activities
Events Coordinator
Windustry - Minneapolis, MN - United States(Consultant - July 2010 - September 2010)
- Coordinated the Wind Energy Center at the Minnesota State Fair Eco Experience Center
- Recruited and trained 90+ volunteers
- Organized logistics for the 1000+ sqft exhibit with dozens of museum-quality education pieces
GIS Research Assistant
Institute for Resource Information Sciences, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY - United States(Temporary Work - September 2008 - December 2008)
- Conducted research and spatial analysis for a GIS project investigating ground water contamination risk factors
- Packaged results onto CD to be disseminated to local authorities to aid in planning decisions
GIS Intern
ZevRoss Spatial Analysis - Ithaca, NY - United States(Internship - May 2007 - September 2007)
- Conducted research, collected and analyzed data and made final maps and reports with a high degree of autonomy
- Prepared GIS data of demographic, landcover and particulate air matter variables for multi-metro region study
Education
Master of Regional Planning
Cornell University (June 2006 - January 2009)
- The City and Regional Planning program focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to policy and physical planning problems.
Bachelor of Arts
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (September 2001 - July 2005)
- Major in Architecture, MInor in Environmental Design
BA
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (September 2000 - September 2000)
- Architecture, Environmental Design
Skills
Other
- Innovative design solutions
- Research and data analysis
- Renewable energy advocacy and education
- On-line communication
Computer Skills
- Geographic Information Systems (ESRI ArcGIS)
- Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Web Design / Site Maintenance (HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Wordpress, Drupal)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Communications
- Design communications strategies and outreach campaigns
- Use multiple forms of social media including Twitter, Facebook, LInkedIn and Flickr
Languages
- Intermediate-advanced Spanish skills
- Intermediate Italian skills
- Basic French and Portuguese skills
