Ted Howard Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California

Advocating fair and progressive clean energy and climate change policies for small businesses in California.

San Mateo, Ca

CAST Energy Solutions (CES) offers distributed energy solutions for energy service providers with the objective of substantially accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The initial focus is the San Francisco Bay area.

San Mateo, California

Chosen for 2018 Best of San Mateo Award in the Environmental & Ecological Products & Services category by the San Mateo Award Program.Developing strategies, policies, and communities for mitigating climate change via public-private partnerships. Special expertise in California clean energy regulatory policies. Focus areas include: clean energy, community choice energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, microgrids, zero net energy buildings, renewable financing, smart cities, urban mobility, smart grid, cap and trade, and water-energy nexus.Also serving as Vice-Chairman of Citizens Advisory Committee for Peninsula Clean Energy, the Community Choice energy provider for San Mateo County, California.Contact me to explore partnerships for catalyzing the global clean distributed energy economy: www.sustaenable.com

San Francisco Bay Area

Community Manager & Consultant: Clean Energy, Climate Change, Smart Grid, Micro Grid, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Urban Mobility, Smart Cities, and Water-Energy Nexus. Developed global communities through task forces, meetings, panel discussions, and online collaboration focused on resolving critical contemporary issues. Brought together thought leaders and action leaders with the objective of accelerating the commercialization of clean energy technologies.Organized task forces of public-private industry leaders to facilitate the implementation of clean energy technologies, zero net energy buildings, favorable solar financing, urban mobility, and microgrids. Increased Agrion’s cleantech community 100% in less than six months.

San Francisco Bay Area

I provide assistance and guidance to companies seeking to expand their business to other countries.

San Francisco

Analyst, Emerging Technologies. Developed policies for smart grid, clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation in California. Wrote white papers on emerging energy generation technologies and smart grid. Developed CPUC's Thought Leaders Series featuring visionary experts proposing their views on the critical challenges related to CPUC policies on climate change, smart grid, and clean energy. Led the effort to create a proactive Water Action Plan for California privately-owned water utilities, and implementing these policies.

San Mateo, California

Director for Asia Pacific and Latin America for Quantum Bridge (purchased by Motorola). Initiated and developed the business market for optical access equipment of a high profile start-up company, in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Worked closely with Value-Added-Resellers to develop the market for our products, and implemented pilot projects.

San Mateo, California

Started-up USA research and development subsidiary for Deutsche Telekom in San Mateo. Executive responsibilities included: finance, corporate policies, human resources, business development, legal matters, operations, and marketing.

Palo Alto, California

The Silicon Valley World Internet Center promoted business partnerships in the Silicon Valley for a wide range of Internet and other companies from around the world.

Negotiated and implemented an integration with the local France Telecom research and development organization for a unified USA R&D corporation (ThinkOne, Inc.) founded in the San Francisco Bay area. Executive responsibilities included finance, corporate policies, human resources, business development, legal matters, operations, and marketing.

Palo Alto, California

Deutsche Telekom's Board of Directors approved my business plan for the founding of the USA research and development subsidiary company in the Silicon Valley. Subsequently organized and led a team of 12 engineers and business managers to evaluate, test, and develop new Internet and telecommunications services in partnership with leading high tech companies.

San Francisco, California

Opened Western Region office for Deutsche Telekom in May, 1991. With a small sales and marketing team, managed and expanded telecommunications between the Western US and Germany. Exceeded sales targets. Organized successful marketing campaign. Published a quarterly newsletter. Developed strategic business plans for Internet and telecommunications services.

San Jose, California

Planned and delivered international services for business customers in the Silicon Valley. Stimulated AT&T international telecommunications revenue growth in the Silicon Valley by over 50 percent to $1.5 million monthly. Functioned as the international telecommunications expert and liaison. Won several sales awards, and developed Sales Tool Kit for AT&T's international salesforce.

Morristown, New Jersey

Responsible for the development of an overall strategy for expanding telecommunications services in the USA and internationally. Managed a project which led to the introduction of AT&T's very successful USADIRECT service globally.

Morristown, New Jersey

Conducted financial and statistical studies to support corporate return on investment testimony for public regulatory organizations.

Boston, Masachusetts

Cross-examined and critically evaluated testimony of experts, and wrote regulatory decisions based on economic and financial analysis.

M.S, Resource Economics

B.S, Resource Economics

Professional Certificate, Energy Innovation & Emerging Technologies, Clean Energy

Activities and Societies: Courses in Solar Cells, Biofuels, Batteries, & Renewable Energy

Professional Certificate, Sustainable Energy And Storage

Activities and Societies: Courses included Fuel Cells, Solar PV, and Energy Storage technology

Professional Certificate, Smart Grid Technology

Activities and Societies: Courses included Home Area Networking, Smart Meters, Distribution Automation, and MicroGrids

Education record

Post Graduate Courses: Numerous managerial and technical courses in the areas of energy, Internet, and telecommunications, including.