Biography
San Diego, California
Smart Grid Business Development Associate,
Quasar Federal Systems
In June 2011, Tyler received a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the only graduate school focused solely on the Pacific Region. His course work included Energy Politics & Policy and Environmental & Regulatory Economics. He is an associate in business development at Quasar Federal Systems where he has been directly involved in creating a business model for the company’s Smart Grid technologies that involve in-depth research on the electricity marketplace. His duties there include in-depth research of the electricity marketplace and energy trends and identifying and establishing contact with utility companies and energy advisory organizations. A significant portion of his work involves research on energy trends and renewable technologies.
From June to August 2010 he was a Research Analyst for the United States Department of Defense and conducted research in the Political/Economic Affairs Division at the US Southern Command (responsible for US military and relief operations in Latin America). His work also included participating in direct policy implementation for the Southern Command’s responses to Latin American leaders. He also assisted in the budget analysis and projections for fiscal year planning. He served in the Peace Corps from 2005-2007 in the West Indies.
His studies at IR/PS focused on Environmental Policy and Economics and the curriculum and numerous projects with which he was involved centered on environmental policies and issues in Japan, China, Australia and Indonesia and a majority of environmental policy courses included case studies and projects that directly related to examining the climate change policies and strategies of each of the countries involved in the program.
He believes the Climate Change Professional Fellowship will be an exciting and important opportunity to share his experience and knowledge while at the same time providing his with the chance to meet, collaborate with and learn from other young emerging leaders and professionals in the field. He believes it will also enable him to broaden his network in the environmental policy realm and give him a heightened understanding of climate change problems and possible solutions being explored and implemented in each of the participating countries.