Alba Samu Rodríguez
West Lafayette
Summary
Sustainability professional with expertise in life cycle assessment and data analysis, gained through experience at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. Demonstrated ability to enhance environmental practices and promote teamwork across diverse groups. Skilled in driving strategic initiatives and implementing effective sustainability solutions.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Peer Teaching Assistant
Purdue University
West Lafayette
08.2025 - Current
- Guided 25 project teams in creating data-driven city sustainability plans.
- Provided targeted feedback on assignments to enhance critical thinking skills.
- Contributed to course optimization by analyzing workload and assessments.
- Fostered collaborative problem-solving through applied environmental analysis for all projects.
Senior Design Project
International Sleep Products Association (ISPA)
West Lafayette
08.2025 - Current
- Conduct value chain sustainability assessment of mattress industry, identifying environmental gaps, prioritizing issues, and recommending strategies to enhance member sustainability practices.
- Analyze industry data, member's initiatives, and stakeholder input to inform sustainability tools and guide ISPA in supporting member's environmental commitments and reporting.
Student Ambassador
Purdue University
West Lafayette
09.2023 - Current
- Represented SSEEE at over 10 events annually, including Welcome Back events and presentations to first-year engineering classes of 100 students.
- Engaged directly with prospective students and families to provide program insights.
- Delivered sustainability-focused guidance during recruitment and community outreach activities.
Women's Basketball Club
Purdue University
West Lafayette
09.2022 - Current
- Selected as sole player from 30 candidates for competitive women’s club basketball team.
- Participated in bi-weekly practices and weekend tournaments to enhance team performance.
Sustainability and Network Optimization Intern
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)
Madrid
05.2025 - 07.2025
- Developed a scenario-based tool using PowerBi, to support CCEP's Net Zero 2040 strategy, enabling data-driven prioritization of high-impact sustainability initiatives across # business units in # countries.
- Developed and validated Excel CO2- impact models to evaluate how different implementation approaches and operational parameters would affect emission-reduction results, strengthening data-driven decision-making.
- Developed a user-guidance and procedure document for CCEP's project selection and prioritization tool, detailing workflows, scope, and step-by-step instructions for stakeholders across operations, supply chain, and sustainability teams.
- Engaged with Management Representatives of each business unit to explain tool, and review and validate project data for the first 2030 sustainability models, ensuring compliance with CCEP's screening and governance processes.
- Conducted a site visit to CCEP's Valencia plant to observe production operations firsthand, strengthening the alignment between operational data and modeling assumptions.
- Presented the project selection and prioritization tool and accompanying procedure document to the Supply Chain Sustainability team, clearly communicating how the tool works, how to use it, and the insights it provides.
Sustainability Intern
MOEVE CHEMISTRY
Madrid
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Contributed to EcoVadis ESG assessments, analyzing environmental data and responding to inquiries, driving a 10-point improvement in the 2024 Environment score (90/100) and placing CEPSA Chemicals in the top 1% globally.
- Created an Excel-based waste tracking tool to monitor waste production across plants, organize data for KPI reporting, and support informed decision-making on waste management.
- Developed and implemented waste and water reporting templates, streamlining communication and data collection across multiple chemical plants.
- Collaborated on a benchmarking study of client and competitor ESG practices, analyzing key metrics and insights, and presented findings to the CEPSA Chemicals team to inform strategic sustainability decisions.
- Collaborated Safety, Energy, and Sustainability teams during an offsite event in Mazagon, Spain, participating in teambuilding exercises and gaining insight into circular economy initiatives at Atlantic Copper.
Education
Minor - Management
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Environmental And Ecological Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN05.2026
Skills
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- Data analysis and visualization
- Sustainability reporting
- Environmental compliance
- Statistical analysis
- Value chain analysis
- Emissions accounting (Scope 1, 2, 3)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Power BI
- MATLAB
- CAD
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Accomplishments
Language and Cultural Exchange (PLaCE) Student Spotlight
Timeline
Peer Teaching Assistant
Purdue University
08.2025 - Current
Senior Design Project
International Sleep Products Association (ISPA)
08.2025 - Current
Sustainability and Network Optimization Intern
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)
05.2025 - 07.2025
Sustainability Intern
MOEVE CHEMISTRY
05.2024 - 07.2024
Student Ambassador
Purdue University
09.2023 - Current
Women's Basketball Club
Purdue University
09.2022 - Current
Minor - Management
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science - Environmental And Ecological Engineering
Purdue University