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SYDNEY ADVANI ERNEST

Palo Alto,CA

Summary

  • Hardworking Student offering part-time work experience and extensive knowledge of core subject matter. Meticulous and detail-oriented with excellent observational, organizational and communication skills.
  • Resourceful team player with experience with common software applications and social media platforms. Well-versed in business organization and strategies for successfully modernizing workplaces. Skilled at project support with proven history of solutions-oriented problem-solving.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Internship (Sustainable Systems Lab)

Stanford University
01.2021 - Current
  • Worked at department of civil engineering and environmental justice for 2+ years
  • Created localized energy systems using AI
  • Explored new technologies and approaches to streamline processes.
  • Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.

National Distributed Organizing

Sunrise Movement
01.2021 - Current
  • Managed and communicated with over 90,000 volunteers across the US
  • Held regular team meetings and team building activities
  • Regularly spoke with media and created meaningful press releases
  • Hosted regular events both online and in person
  • Canvassing
  • Phonebanking

GND4Schools Campaign Manager

Sunrise Movement
01.2021 - Current
  • Leader in creating nationwide program for high schoolers across US
  • Planning strategic and comprehensive guides for HS students across US
  • Predicting political fluctuations and means of overcoming them throughout multi-year campaigns
  • Created and executed targeted PR campaigns to raise awareness of organization and initiatives.

Local Organizing

Sunrise Movement
01.2021 - Current
  • Actions lead in local Sunrise hub, have done various forms of local organizing
  • Canvassing
  • Fundraising
  • Protesting
  • Attending local city level and state level meetings
  • Sit ins
  • Presenting webinars
  • Community building
  • Students Divest Coalition
  • Worked with numerous other organizations including: This is Zero Hour, True Sustainability Stanford Student Coalition, 350.org, Oil and Gas Action Network, Youth Action California, Greenspace Australia
  • Guest lecturing at the Undergraduate Colloquium on Political Science at UC Berkeley

Internship (Particle Physics)

Stanford University
01.2022 - 06.2023
  • Worked alongside professor Hirohisa A
  • Tanaka on neutrino detection and research
  • Conducted technical evaluations of designs and test results.
  • Implemented new strategies to reduce improve efficiency of particle detection.

Education

High School Diploma -

The Nueva School
San Mateo, CA
06.2025

Awards

  • Presidential Service Award, Gold Category, 05/01/23, AmeriCorps
  • Stephen Stewart Invitational Undefeated Debater, 09/01/22, Milpitas Parliamentary debate competition, Awarded for undefeated debating!
  • Human Agenda Human Rights Award - Sustainability, 12/09/22, Awarded to Sunrise Silicon Valley hub for excellence in sustainable action and in environmental justice
  • Winner of Overduin Civil Courage essay contest, Edward Fike, Palo Alto, CA, 2022, A board of community members will selects three winners from the Palo Alto, Indiana and Germany

Languages

Tamil
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Internship (Particle Physics)

Stanford University
01.2022 - 06.2023

Internship (Sustainable Systems Lab)

Stanford University
01.2021 - Current

National Distributed Organizing

Sunrise Movement
01.2021 - Current

GND4Schools Campaign Manager

Sunrise Movement
01.2021 - Current

Local Organizing

Sunrise Movement
01.2021 - Current

High School Diploma -

The Nueva School

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