- PI for development of NREL's ARIES Cyber Range - among the largest research capability capital investments in the lab's history- PI for Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator, to secure the clean energy grid of the future and develop security best practices that extend to other critical infrastructure sectors- Led growth of cybersecurity research staff from 18 to over 60 within 2 years

- Supporting strategy development and implementation to transform resilience and cybersecurity of our rapidly transforming energy systems.

- Developed partnership strategies and led our team in pursuing them.- Accomplishment: More than doubled our NREL team's research impact through industry collaborations

- Thought leader on grid-interactive efficient buildings, with focus on data-driven analytics and controls.- Accomplishment: Received 2018 R&D100 Award for leading an R&D team in developing foresee, NREL's breakthrough home energy concierge solution

- NREL Lead for Systems Innovation & Performance, responsible for over $5 Million of annual energy efficiency and peak saving technology research, development and demonstration- Coordinated NREL’s advanced controls and building-grid research & development, including Internet of Things, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and transactive energy- Directed staff in laboratory and field evaluation of energy-efficient building components and systems, including grid-connected and communicating products, HVAC systems, automated home energy management, and hot water heating- Delivered innovation in residential emerging technologies, prototyping, and systems integration- Performed line management, hiring and project direction for research and technical staff- Led strategic business development – equipment manufacturers and utility/power sector- Interfaced with external stakeholders – utilities, power authorities, builders, federal agencies, industrial partners and industry organizations, EPRI, universities.

- Delivered laboratory and field evaluation of residential components and systems, including HVAC, energy management, and hot water heaters- Focused on residential emerging technologies, prototyping, and systems integration- Led development of Residential Space Conditioning System Research Plan for DOE’s Building America program

- Ground Support Equipment design and integration for Turbine Test Cells- Interfaced directly with customers and vendors to develop project scopes and technical requirements- Concept, Design, Critical Drawing Review, and Bill of Materials Creation / Management.- Design, CFD, testing, and field verification of turbine engine inlet bells and airflow instrumentation- Design of portable test cell structure for: structural, acoustics, thermal management, proper airflow- Supported IEEE-519/1547 grid interconnection of electrically-regenerating dynamometer system- Developed engine mount, dynamometer systems, sensors/transducer interfaces, support hardware- Focused on system integration for efficiency / cost reduction in concurrent design-build environment