Supporting the programs of the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, including: Advanced Energy ManufacturingQualifying Advanced Energy ProjectsSupply ChainsCritical MaterialsGrants / Financial AssistanceTax CreditsDefense Production Act

Represented and supported PJM in energy and ancillary services market matters before FERC and throughout the stakeholder process.

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- AVANGRID, Inc is a clean energy, electric transmission, and distribution utility company.- Provides leadership, strategy, and advocacy on complex energy policy and regulatory matters to support company business goals.- Applies an analytic, problem-solving, and goal-oriented approach to the position.- Identifies and prioritizes regulations, policies, and proceedings that impact company revenues and capital investment, and develops strategy to mitigate impacts and harness opportunities.- Maintains professional relationships with regulatory agency and trade organization leaders and staff to advance company goals and reputation.- Collaborates with regulatory and legal teams to develop and draft coordinated pleadings, comments, and solutions to regulatory proceedings and challenges.- Maintains relationships and briefs Iberdrola international colleagues on energy regulatory matters.- Chair of the veteran employee resource group AVAN-Veterans.- Member of the diversity, inclusion, and equity council.- Responsible for department budget and purchasing functions.

- Represented clients on a broad spectrum of energy law matters from electricity to natural gas.- Advised clients on various Federal Power Act (FPA) Section 205 and Section 206 proceedings.- Advised clients on matters involving FPA Section 203 and Section 204, as well as parent/subsidiary company issues under the Public Utility Holding Company Act.- Provide counsel on wide range of Regional Transmission Organization matters, including seams, generator interconnection, transmission rates, and reliability must run issues.- Researched several North American Electric Reliability Corporation matters, including its authority to regulate loop flows, the compensatory rates for such flows, and the procedure for appeals from Operating Committee decisions.- Provided counsel on the legal and procedural requirements concerning liquefied natural gas export license and project authorizations under the Natural Gas Act.- Advised a client on the legal, regulatory, and financial aspects of developing a distributed generation renewable energy project, focusing on relevant interconnection, net metering, alternative energy credit, and tax credit requirements.

- Attorney on various electricity and energy market proceedings including transmission planning, demand response, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, tariff waivers, and capacity markets.

- Nominated by Judge Fitzgerald for the American College of Bankruptcy Distinguished Law Student Award.

- Supervised a 25-person Engineering Flight responsible for the planning, programming, design, and execution of base-wide construction projects totaling $66 million.- Dynamic and resourceful project manager who provided daily leadership, oversight, scheduling, and quality control for projects totaling $4.2 million while deployed to Iraq.- Spearheaded the design process and project plan reviews for a new $6.8 million office structure in conjunction with a civilian architectural firm.- Distinguished graduate of the Civil Engineer Officer Basic Course.

- Performed project engineering duties on a $49 million highway rehabilitation project that included the construction of four bridges, nine retaining walls, and three miles of highway