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Claire Early Myers <br /> Page 2 <br /> Relevant Experience (Continued) <br /> CPUC San Joaquin Cross Valley Loop, San Joaquin County, CA. Analyst. <br /> Claire analyzed environmental issues pertaining to recreation, population and <br /> housing, utilities, aesthetics, and public services. ESA currently holds the 3 -year <br /> on -call contract to support the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) <br /> with the preparation of CEQA and related environmental documentation for <br /> proposed new and upgraded electric transmission line, substation, and gas <br /> pipeline projects throughout Califomia. Current projects ESA is performing <br /> under this contract include preparation of an Environmental Impact Report <br /> (EIR) for a proposed 20 -mile 220 kV new transmission line in southem Tulare <br /> County, and 3rd party review ofajoint NEPAICEQA document for a <br /> transmission line and substation upgrade on the 29 Palms Marine Corps Base. <br /> CPUC Devers- Mirage Project, Palm Springs, CA. Analyst. Claire analyzed <br /> environmental issues pertaining to mining operations in the project area. ESA is <br /> in the process of preparing an EIR under contract to the CPUC to evaluate the <br /> potential impacts from Southern California Edison's proposed Devers- Mirage <br /> 115 kV System Split project. This project includes approximately 12 -miles of <br /> new and upgraded 115 kV transmission line segments, a new loop -in for a 220 <br /> kV transmission line to the Mirage Substation, and upgrades at several other <br /> substations in the area Key technical issues include evaluation of known Native <br /> American cultural sites, as well as potential impacts to sensitive biological <br /> resources, visual resources, and air quality. A short segment of the transmission <br /> line would cross Bureau of Land Management land, requiring coordination with <br /> a NEPA analysis. <br /> Union of Concerned Scientists, Berkeley, CA. Sustainable Office Intern. <br /> Claire created a greenhouse gas inventory for the three offices of the Union of <br /> Concerned Scientists by compiling and quantifying data from six primary <br /> sources of emissions. She developed strategies for all the offices to decrease <br /> greenhouse gas emissions and formulated a plan for the organization to go <br /> `carbon neutral'. Claire also authored the report, Union of Concerned Scientists <br /> Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 2006 Calendar Year and created a new Human <br /> Resources Travel Voucher that included the environmental impacts from <br /> traveling. In addition, Claire educated office managers regarding strategies to <br /> reduce greenhouse gas emissions and presented findings of inventory to the <br /> Union of Concemed Scientists' staff in all three offices. <br /> Informing Packaging Design Decisions at Toyota Motor Sales Using Life <br /> Cycle Assessment, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and <br /> Management. Project Leader. Claire lead a team of four Masters students in <br /> the creation of a life cycle assessment calculator for Toyota Motor Sales. The <br /> group gathered data from Toyota packaging engineers, environmental managers, <br /> and logistics coordinators to create a tool that would allow Toyota packaging <br /> engineers to quickly perform complete life cycle assessments of packaging <br /> materials and shipping routes. Management at Toyota has successfully used this <br /> life- cycle - assessment tool to analyze the environmental improvements gained <br /> • from recent changes within the Toyota packaging shipping system, and evaluate <br /> environmental improvement to be gained from proposed packaging changes. <br />