Amanda Bradshaw, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Led our Energy Markets team to closely monitor, analyze, develop outreach priorities and coordinate positions and strategies for regulatory and emerging policy issues in FERC-regulated wholesale electricity markets.
• Educated external stakeholders on wholesale markets, transmission development, and regulatory issues and promoted general understanding of FERC matters.
• Expanded public engagement and input in rulemaking and notice-and-comment processes, coordinating internally and externally with federal administration initiatives to develop best practices. Guided FERC's first public.
• Reviewed, developed draft language, and supported policy positions for the interstate electric transmission siting rulemaking and final rule (Order No. 1977)
• Worked across divisions with the Energy Infrastructure team to develop and enhance tools for project reporting, education, and outreach for natural gas pipelines, liquified natural gas facilities, hydroelectric.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led interdisciplinary teams to analyze regulatory filings made by regional transmission organizations and utilities, with a focus on MISO and SPP markets.
• Specialized in interconnection procedures and connecting generators to the grid. Conducted multi-office research project to inform regulatory reforms on project deliverability issues related to interconnection.
• Formulated policy positions regarding emerging electric reliability issues and reliability governance practices (NERC and regional entities) under section 215 of the FPA, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Guided doctoral candidate in the Law and Policy Graduate Program on final dissertation project concerning environmental policymaking in Singapore.
• Enhanced the quality and structure of multiple dissertation drafts through in-depth editing and suggestions, as well as refining research questions, methodologies, and theoretical frameworks.

Sacramento, California Area

• Advised the CEC on increasing California’s use of biomass, biogas, and renewable natural gas (RNG).
• Reviewed and synthesized data from EIA electric power databases, academic research, and California Energy Commission documents for use by supervisor and senior staff.
• Tracked and assessed the long-term progress of public R&D investments in renewable and advanced generation energy technologies and updated results in databases and other tools.
• Assisted in the development of technical reports for peer review and publication. Authored an internal report on California's capacity for forest biomass electricity generation using GIS spatial analysis.
• Evaluated NEPA and environmental regulatory compliance for biomass facilities.

Campinas Area, Brazil

• Researched renewable energy policies in the Graduate Program for Energy Planning in the Mechanical Engineering Faculty as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar.
• Published co-authored research with Brazilian host supervisor at academic conferences and in peer-reviewed journals on policies that support renewable energy technologies in Brazil.
• Developed GIS spatial methodology using multiple criteria to identify optimal locations to construct wind facilities in Northeastern Brazil, the results which were presented to policymakers and Brazilian government.
• Participated in an interdisciplinary research group which held biweekly meetings to discuss current social and technical issues related to both energy production and energy efficiency policies.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and taught discussion sections for graduate-level courses in project evaluation using cost-benefit and microeconomic analysis; developed course materials for instructor on urban and regional planning theory.
• Advised master's-level students in the preparation, analysis, and presentation of thesis projects and independent research projects on complex policy challenges in New York City.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

• Collaborated with the Rio de Janeiro Prefecture to remediate vacant lots into green spaces and community gardens in the community of Rocinha.
• Surveyed residents on participation in energy access and affordability programs.

Sacramento, California Area

• Researched California statewide planning project connected to the implementation of AB 32, SB 375, and SB 391
• Tracked the progress of federal Transportation Reauthorization efforts as “MAP-21” draft language was released.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Provided voting recommendations for shareholders based on research and evaluation of publicly traded companies' annual reports, financial statements, and corporate governance practices.
• Researched federal regulatory filings and policy-related issues related to proposals to be voted on at annual shareholder meetings.
• Identified situations where public companies deviated from transparency and accountability standards in the management of their businesses and reported irregularities to team leaders.

Richmond, CA

• Collected qualitative data and interviewed prospective stakeholders for a feasibility study of a community electric vehicle program in Northern California.
• Compiled and analyzed interview data and summarized findings for project managers.
• Assisted project managers in formulating recommendations to move forward with the planning and implementation phase of the community electric vehicle program.

Berkeley, CA

• Assisted in collecting data for a study, "Innovating the Green Economy in California Regions," sponsored by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and which examined the link between innovation in renewable.
• Aided in devising project methodology by using patent data to survey green businesses and identify innovation in products and services.
• Communicated regularly with the principal investigator and other research assistants regarding progress in collecting data and challenges in using patent information to conduct our analysis.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Helped lead a team of interns to reduce the environmental footprint of campus buildings.
• Educated building users about energy efficiency measures and identified structural and operational changes that could be made to buildings and the campus as a whole.

Visiting Scholar, Energy And Resources Group (Erg)

Phd In Urban Planning & Public Policy, Energy Policy

Dissertation here: https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8GB3MQT

M.A., Urban Planning, International And Public Affairs

Activities and Societies: International House, New York.

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics, Applied Mathematics