Melissa ‘Millie’ Brill

milliebrill37@gmail.com

Environmental Experience
Data Analyst: Carbon Footprint, Life-Cycle Assessment: Circular Ecology (2020-present)
• Delivered projects on the embodied carbon of individual products and whole buildings.
• Created content for company website based on carbon offsetting and life-cycle assessment.
Climate and Environmental Scientist: The Climate App (2020-present)
• Spearheaded carbon accounting and climate research for individual’s lifestyle choices.
• Developed the business, marketing, networking, and advertisement ideas with the team.
Sustainable Housing and Retrofit Policy Intern: Leeds City Council and Otley Energy (2020)
• Collaborated with various stakeholders on low-carbon retrofit policy options.
• Researched and created a sustainable housing policy brief for local and national government.
Circular Economy and Sustainability Intern: Coast and Vale Community Action (2020)
• Developed action plans for local businesses to move towards a circular economy.
• Helped businesses and the community to understand how they can be more sustainable.
Published Inter-Policy School Summit Researcher: The Aspen Institute, Chicago (2020)
• Co-wrote a policy brief for change adaptation and resilience at local and government levels.
• Formed and maintained relationships with stakeholders and government bodies.
Conference Participant: Leeds Sustainability Research Conference (2020)
• Promoted achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in universities.
Sustainability Volunteer: The University of Leeds Sustainability Service (2019-2020)
• Engaged the public with tree planting and understanding the university’s climate goals.
Volunteer Surveyor: The Canal and River Trust (2015)
• Accomplished environmental surveys and reports for bridges, towpaths, canals and rivers.
• Researched environmental policies for river areas.

Education and Qualifications

MSc Climate Change and Environmental Policy: The University of Leeds, UK (2019- 2020)
Graduate with Merit
• Researched and published thesis on net zero emissions and carbon removal techniques.
• Extensive experience making climate scenarios, and statistical analysis in Python and SPSS.
• Received excellent grades for policy briefs, environmental assessments, and climate models.
BSc Physical Geography first class (Hons): The University of Hull, UK (2016-2019)
Graduate with First Class (Hons)
• Organised and undertook field and lab work, sample collection, and project risk assessments.
• Researched and designed thesis on human influence on palaeoclimate and carbon emission.
• Received Hull Employability Award for project, research, teamwork, and presentation skills.

Other Experience
Volunteer Listener: The Samaritans (2019-2020)
Volunteer Minute-Taker: Student-staff forum at The University of Leeds (2019-2020)
Student Engagement and Trip Lead Volunteer: Leeds, Get Out Get Active (2019-2020)
Masters Representative: The University of Leeds Environment Society (2019-2020)
Administration Assistant and Caddy: Connecticut Children's Hospital (2019)
 Social Secretary and Event Organiser: The University of Hull Computer Game Society (2019)
Customer Service Advisor: Homebase (2019)
Counsellor and Archery Instructor: Camp Ramah New England (CRNE) (2016-2017)

Additional Software Skills

• Python used for statistical analysis, data handling and cleaning, presenting findings, and
creating games.
• SPSS used for statistical analysis, data cleaning, and data handling.
• NVIVO used for coding interviews and documents for qualitative analysis.
• GIS used for mapping project sites and assessing safe zones in catastrophe modelling.
• Microsoft Excel used to create 0D climate models for scenario projection, data handling, and
embodied carbon assessments.
• Proficient use of Adobe Photoshop for photo manipulation and creating conference posters.
• SharePoint used for team collaboration and file organisation.
• Basic html used to create website pages on WordPress and Weebly.
• Familiarity with BIM, IFC, and DWG files and models for analysing materials for carbon
assessments.