Alexander Mcdonald Email & Phone Number

Rosemead, Ca, Us

• C-Suite Technology Strategy• 2045 Technology Roadmap

Austin, Texas, Us

• Supercharger: global leader in designing and deploying EV charging infrastructure, and subject matter expert on feasibility, A&E design, permitting, and utilities• 1000 EV DCFC + 400 AC stalls open to public or in design for Tesla Supercharger and Wall Connector (NACS), CCS, CHAdeMO, and J1772 posts• Set 2021 North America record for annual EV stalls construction ready• 20x'ed LA City EV charging pipeline while reducing cost and time by 30%• Reduced SoCal EV charging travel congestion by 60%, and urban congestion by 90%; SoCal is Tesla's largest and most congested market• Innovated with SoCal Utilities: equipment deployment, load management (dynamic operating envelope), line extension, and circuit upgrade; service ranging from 800A-15000A @480V, 1MVA-12MVA• Cross-functional team: real estate, construction, policy, utility, A&E design, permitting, data science, R&D, third party vendors, government partners, land lords, and other stakeholders• HQ & NA-Facing: 80% of pipeline was HQ top priority and cutting-edge; regularly presented results and innovations to HQ and national team on novel and complex EV station installations and load management strategies• Co-located stations with EVgo, Electrify America, and ChargePoint• Specialized in integrating EV charging into commercial garages and the greater urban environment, urban and travel corridor hubs (mega sites), mobile charging, hybrid level 2 and 3 deployment, and solar + storage ready stations

Austin, Texas, Us

• Supercharger Team: accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy

Denver, Co, Us

• Utilized documentation from ASHRAE, NREL, Utility Technical Resource Manuals, EPA, CA's Title 24, and other industry resources to research and develop Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) for demand side, mass market commercial and industrial sectors• Wrote code for ECMs in Ruby syntax for use in commercial building energy modeling• Modeled energy use of a Verizon data center• https://www.simuwatt.com/

Laguna Hills, Ca, Us

• Campaign staffer for Brian Forde (D), former Sr. Tech Advisor to President Obama, running for the CA-45 House seat; Forde raised over a million dollars in small donations• Crafted national renewable energy and environmental policy for campaign• Secured Orange County Young Democrats nomination, recruited hundreds of volunteers, advised on creation of custom voter outreach software developed in-house, and helped host events• Volunteered on Katie Porter's (D) campaign following her win in the primaries; she went on to win CA-45 at large as part of the "Blue Wave" that flipped historically conservative Orange County

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Accepted into selective Wayfinder incubator program at UCI's Applied Innovation for startups and entrepreneurship• Team developed a business model canvas and plan, market strategy and validation, financial projections, a pitch deck, and began prototyping a minimum viable product for a solar Software as a Service (SaaS) platform called SolarLab• Developed intellectual property, private equity, and venture capital strategy• Placed 2nd in the UCI New Venture Competition out of nearly 100 initial teams hosted by the UCI Paul Merage School of Business• http://innovation.uci.edu https://innovation.uci.edu/wayfinder/ https://merage.uci.edu/research-faculty/centers/innovation-entrepreneurship/new-venture-competiton.html

Oakland, Ca, Us

• Coordinated filming pitch videos for social media campaign at SoCal UC's (Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Irvine, Riverside, & San Diego) on behalf of the University of California Office of the President as part of AB 2664's $22 million investment from the state propelling new innovation and entrepreneurship efforts across the University of California• Winner at each campus was to have lunch with UC President Janet Napolitano, and several well-known VCs: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/silicon-valley-thought-leaders-buoy-i-am-uc-entrepreneur-campaign• http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/entrepreneurs

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Graduate Researcher at UC Irvine working with the Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) on a California Energy Commission (CEC) grant to develop a solar powered microgrid for a Huntington Beach low income community; a scalable pilot project for mixed-use residential, commercial, and industrial low-income neighborhoods• Wrote these on community scale energy modeling of buildings used for distribution modeling and setup design course for 10 undergraduate students to extend best practices• Part of cross-functional team: grid optimization, distribution, solar, and battery and hydrogen storage• Facilitated regular engagement with community, government, utilities, and others such as Grid Alternatives• Worked with the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to help inform the development of URBANopt; a community energy modeling platform• Used CalEnviroScreen, Cal-Adapt, UCLA's Climate Consultant, and other tools to assess environmental justice impact• Modeled time-resolved energy demand and associated greenhouse gases of the built environment using OpenStudio, developed code to aggregate results, then applied low-cost energy conservation measures to demonstrate a 30% reduction in energy and greenhouse gases, and analyzed solar plus storage time of use to develop a demand response strategy• Local grant partners included Huntington Beach, NREL, SoCal Edison, SoCal Gas, Altura Associates, and community representatives• Part of the USDOE's Zero Energy District collaborative• http://www.apep.uci.edu/In_The_News_APEP_Leads_Major_1.9_Million_Applied_Research_Project.html

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Project Manager and Graduate Researcher for world's most preeminent, international, collegiate competition to design a solar powered modular green building as hosted by the US Department of Energy• Managed 100 students across 4 schools: UC Irvine, Chapman University, Irvine Valley College, and Saddleback College• Set up integrated design courses encompassing: mechanical, electrical, structural, water, construction, architecture, planning, business, and arts• Wrote technical portion of USDOE grant application• Team OC placed 2nd in engineering (considered most innovative) out of 20 initial international competitors• Raised over a million dollars in cash and resources from Southern California captains of industry and leading public institutions• Volunteered at US SD2013 in Irvine, sponsored by Bosch to observe EU SD2014 in Versailles, competed in US SD2015, and attended US SD2017 in Denver• Work featured in LA Times, National Public Radio, National Geographic, NBC, Huffington Post, Architect Magazine, in a commercial for UCI's 50th, as a cover feature on UCI's home and engineering pages, and a documentary on Team OC was filmed and showcased at both the Newport Beach Film Festival and at USGBC's Greenbuild Conference in 2016

Bellevue, Wa, Us

• Verified commercial HVAC systems were operational per stakeholder requirements and green building best practices• Conducted trend analysis to ensure equipment performed well over time• Produced commissioning inspection methods for mechanical equipment• Developed Systems Manual for LEED Enhanced Commissioning• Clients included Boeing, US Navy, and Seattle public schools• Obtained LEED Green Associate accreditation• http://www.woodharbinger.com/

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Estimated, tracked progress, and created change orders and bill of quantities of industrial pipework for semiconductor processes• Liaison to Intel for multi-million dollar tool and industrial pipe installation and demolition• Lead Harder researcher on Building Information Modeling• http://www.harder.com/

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Hosted rallies for then WA State Governor Christine Gregoire and current Governor Jay Inslee• Lead field organizer for the 9th legislative district in eastern Washington• Responsible for organizing all campaign phone banking, canvassing, voter registration, and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activities with dozens of interns and hundreds of volunteers• Only organizer to win a county in Eastern Washington on behalf of the Democratic Party• https://www.barackobama.com/

Pullman/Spokane/Tri-Cities/Vancouver/Everett/Global, Washington, Us

• Turned ETF into sustainability umbrella group and hosted Earth Day event• Represented ETF on WSU President’s Student Advisory Board• Operating budget of over ten thousand dollars• http://www.aswsu.wsu.edu/

Denver, Co, Us

• Managed design of a waterline in southeast Kenya including an onsite pipeline survey in the summer of 2007• Set up additional design projects including a hospital design in Sudan, several schools in Sri Lanka post 2004 tsunami, and a potable well system for a community building in Wapato, WA• Work featured in numerous publications including the New York Times and as a cover feature on WSU's homepage• http://www.ewb-usa.org/

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Summer internship involving stormwater analysis for light rail expansion in the Seattle area• Developed best practice sustainability checklists for green construction and urban development• https://www.jacobs.com/ (formerly CH2M Hill - West Region Environmental Services)

Omaha, Ne, Us

• Summer intern on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and Pacific Avenue freeway expansion• Redesigned roads for constructability and drafted changes in AutoCAD• Estimated construction and daily costs• Conducted drawing take-offs• http://www.kiewit.com/

• Worked over two summers• Wrote claim letters• Discovery of legal action• Case file management• http://www.scottmcdonaldlaw.com/

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering: Thermal & Transport Systems

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Global Political Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering