Christopher Keast Email & Phone Number

• Renewable energy expert and senior program manager / consultant for cleantech software technology. Providing exceptional services in the areas of:
• Technical program management
• Sales and application engineering
• Solar PV and energy storage system design and engineering
• Renewable energy project valuation, feasibility, and project management
• Corporate leadership, business development, proposal/RFP generation

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Author of Datapocalypse, Viralpocalypse, Eye for Ego, and more.

Remote

• Sales and Business Development for Energy Storage Systems o Existing Markets and Applications o New Markets and Applications o Account Management
• Battery and Energy Storage System Product Support & Integration
• Battery Market & Policy Research
• Renewable Energy Project and Application Engineering
• Project Management for PV, ESS, distributed energy resources, energy management systems
• Technical Training & Support

Greater San Diego Area

• Led implementation of new solar PV products, programs and processes to expand market deployment throughout the U.S.
• Developed partnerships with equipment vendors, sales partners, and outside contactors
• Developed technical and training documentation for best practices, operations and maintenance, code compliance and permitting
• Acted as subject matter expert for system performance, asset management, and technical reviews
• Implemented advanced tools and processes related to shade analyses, snow derating, energy production model adjustments, panel placement optimization, racking and mounting configurations, energy harvesting, and battery.
• Performed system modeling, design, and feasibility studies using Helioscope, Aurora Solar, PVSyst, SAM/PVWatts

Greater San Diego Area

• Project-managed the initial development and launch of the company’s core technology platform to increase the efficiency of PV system quoting and project turnaround times
• Designed PV systems and developed customer proposals for residential solar PV systems
• Extensively researched, evaluated, tested, and implemented software tools for solar PV design and engineering to continuously improve processes and technology
• Developed calculators and algorithms to determine inverter string design, shade and snow quantification, optimize panel placement and configuration, and optimize project economic returns

Toronto, Canada Area

• Performed air and noise emissions sampling at industrial facilities including physical site surveys and walkthroughs
• Setup, calibrated, and operated equipment and instrumentation for air/noise sampling and meteorological stations
• Calculated air contaminant emission rates for facility sources using mass balances and dispersion modeling software
• Analyzed large sets of data for air and noise emissions inventories, meteorological and weather data profiling, and greenhouse gas quantification
• Developed technical reports and comprehensive environmental permit application packages
• Managed project life cycles for low to mid-level environmental studies

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provided technical sales and consulting for industrial water treatment chemicals and energy efficiency solutions
• Conducted daily site visits to industrial facilities to inspect water treatment and HVAC systems, troubleshoot issues, and optimize chemical levels for effective treatment using automated dispensing equipment
• Programmed and calibrated automated dispensing systems for optimal fluid flow and chemical dispensing rates
• Developed proposals/RFPs, technical reports, reporting metrics, and sales invoices
• Managed close relationships with clients and contractors throughout Ontario

Toronto, Canada Area

• Monitored and controlled chemical process parameters to maintain product quality and batch production
• Extensively operated and calibrated ABB System Six software and programmable logic controllers
• Managed and optimized water effluent treatment plant for toner particle discharge and performed trial studies
• Certified in Xerox Green Belt Six Sigma program, with knowledge of DMAIC and customer-focused quality techniques

London, Canada Area

- inspected active and inactive inventory of oil wells in southwestern Ontario- performed research and analysis on oil well inventory- prepared analysis, report, and presentation for work performed

Vancouver, Canada Area

- performed chemical analytical procedures on water samples- technical analysis and presentation- troubleshooting equipment and instrumentation

Bachelors Of Engineering Science, Biochemical And Environmental Engineering

Diploma Of Technology, Chemical Sciences Technology

Certificate, Green Energy Introduction

Certificate, Solar Electric Fundamentals And Design

Fundamentals of solar photovoltaics design – eight-week online course completed through SEI