Leads the day to day activities of EnergySource Minerals' project development effort advancing our battery spec lithium hydroxide project from geothermal brines in California, USA; and the global deployment of ESM's ILiAD technology platform.Manage a multidisciplinary team overseeing engineering design, environmental permitting, financing, and construction.

Manage the power operations team of the John Featherstone geothermal plant, including O&M, resource management and regulatory compliance functions. Previously led development portfolio of geothermal energy projects representing over $500M in capital investment.Manage a multidisciplinary team overseeing engineering design, environmental permitting, resource acquisition, financing, and construction.

• Managed a $200 million development portfolio of renewable energy projects and targeted acquisitions, including greenfield biomass and coal plant conversions.• Successfully sited coal to biomass conversion project and fully permitted a second biomass project.• Negotiated project agreements, including engineering and construction contracts; operations and maintenance agreements; fuel supply; and lease agreements.• Led engineering design, environmental issues, and public relations efforts on all development projects.

• Managed the successful development and commissioning of a portfolio of six biogas projects totaling 32 megawatts of capacity.• Identified and evaluated renewable energy project opportunities within competitive retail electricity markets, including wind, biomass, biogas, geothermal, and solar technologies.• Negotiated fuel agreements, power purchases, operations and maintenance, interconnection, and lease agreements.• Monitored and reported on state and federal regulatory developments regarding renewable portfolio standards and renewable rulemaking workshops at various state utility commissions.

• Developed trends analysis and educational materials for management, focused on sustainable development, for use in business strategy and opportunity identification workshop.• Evaluated new business processes and new technologies in a team-based innovation program, specifically highlighting opportunities in the context of sustainable development.