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Baltimore, Maryland

PUTTING MONEY WHERE THE STATE'S MOUTH IS... generating grants, contracts, and BMIR loans to incentivize investments that reduce energy waste and accelerate the electrification of Maryland's economy. Assemble teams for RFP design, review, execution and evaluation. Manage compliance functions for federal ARRA and Davis-Bacon regulations. Manage budgets and invoices for vendor and grantee relationships. Advocate state facility interests in ongoing formulation of high-performance building energy… Show more PUTTING MONEY WHERE THE STATE'S MOUTH IS... generating grants, contracts, and BMIR loans to incentivize investments that reduce energy waste and accelerate the electrification of Maryland's economy. Assemble teams for RFP design, review, execution and evaluation. Manage compliance functions for federal ARRA and Davis-Bacon regulations. Manage budgets and invoices for vendor and grantee relationships. Advocate state facility interests in ongoing formulation of high-performance building energy codes. Show less

Baltimore, Md

www.baritonebooks.comMilitary history and more as this avocation permits.

Washington, Dc

Articulated the barriers, strategies, and rewards afforded by improved industrial energy performance. Authored white papers on energy outsourcing markets, non-energy benefits of energy efficiency, and industrial decision-making. Speaker at conferences to share results and catalyze next-generation research.

Design and implementation of energy cost control strategies for business organizations. Team-building within client organizations to form effective energy management programs. Assisting utilities and state/provincial energy offices with business-sector program design and communications. Developing robust financial metrics for project feasibility studies. Writer for trade press and a keynote speaker at industry conferences. As an entrepreneur, perform all strategic planning, operations… Show more Design and implementation of energy cost control strategies for business organizations. Team-building within client organizations to form effective energy management programs. Assisting utilities and state/provincial energy offices with business-sector program design and communications. Developing robust financial metrics for project feasibility studies. Writer for trade press and a keynote speaker at industry conferences. As an entrepreneur, perform all strategic planning, operations, marketing, accounting, and subcontracting functions. Show less

Advisor to early-career students preparing the capstone thesis for their Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate. Focusing on energy-related topics. Worked in this capacity with the late William J. Hudnut, III, served students from major DC-area developers.

The energy manager works at the County Executive's direction to monetize the County's relationship with its current and future energy consumption. This means treating fuels and power as if they were forms of currency, to be saved, invested, consumed in the most productive ways. It requires portfolio management techniques identical to those used by financial managers. This pursuit allows the County to optimize the dollar values of energy use in light of the risks and uncertainties imposed by… Show more The energy manager works at the County Executive's direction to monetize the County's relationship with its current and future energy consumption. This means treating fuels and power as if they were forms of currency, to be saved, invested, consumed in the most productive ways. It requires portfolio management techniques identical to those used by financial managers. This pursuit allows the County to optimize the dollar values of energy use in light of the risks and uncertainties imposed by today's deregulated energy markets. Show less

Led corporate-level outreach to stimulate the demand for energy cost-control solutions. Speaker, advisor, columnist, seminar developer. Ensured the visibility of SAIC and its energy solutions in a variety of industry conferences and trade press venues.

Developed the Alliance's national advocacy and informational resources for industrial energy efficiency. Evaluated and documented best practices in corporate energy management and energy audit strategies. Pioneered analytical approaches for capital project justification and performance benchmarking. Secured funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Association of Manufacturers, Maryland Energy Administration, N.Y. State Energy Research & Development Authority, and others to… Show more Developed the Alliance's national advocacy and informational resources for industrial energy efficiency. Evaluated and documented best practices in corporate energy management and energy audit strategies. Pioneered analytical approaches for capital project justification and performance benchmarking. Secured funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Association of Manufacturers, Maryland Energy Administration, N.Y. State Energy Research & Development Authority, and others to conduct program design and outreach. Hired and developed five staff and numerous interns, managed department budgets, built web-based communications. Show less

Documented the current and potential performance of natural gas distribution utilities and the residential, commercial, and industrial markets they serve.

Profiled competitive markets, modeled residential energy cost performance under different tariff structures, compiled new business development scenarios and budgets, and conducted customer satisfaction surveys.

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M.A., Urban Studies

B.A.