Jacky Kinson

Part of CDM Smith's multi-disci­pli­nary climate resilience team, mechanical engineer Jacky Kinson brings a passion for sustain­abil­ity and technical expertise to her work. She was partic­u­larly drawn to CDM Smith when “I read an article about a CHP Biogas project that was written by CDM Smith and knew I wanted to work on similarly interesting projects.”

Jacky's favorite part of her job is thinking about projects as a whole and collab­o­rat­ing with different types of engineers to create sound designs. At CDM Smith, she has found a supportive environment where colleagues are willing to share their wealth of knowledge with younger staff, allowing her to contin­u­ously learn and grow in her profession.

One of her proudest efforts is the Eversource Geothermal Demon­stra­tion project. This ground­break­ing project involved evaluating potential sites for imple­ment­ing a district-level geothermal utility on a pilot project scale, demon­strat­ing the scalability of sustainable geothermal networks and testing the technical feasibility and customer accept­abil­ity of geothermal energy as a low-carbon alternative. Jacky found this project both challenging and rewarding, as it was the first of its kind and required close collab­o­ra­tion with colleagues she had not worked with before. ”I felt like I was fulfilling my career goals by working on a project with clean energy and making a positive impact on the world of renewable energy.”

With her passion for sustain­abil­ity, technical expertise, and collab­o­ra­tion, Jacky is contribut­ing to innovative and envi­ron­men­tally responsible projects that aim to create a better tomorrow.