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Santa Rosa, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Hybrid Project Developer / Product Manager within PG&E's Remote Grid team, owning early-stage progress of select agency, commercial, and residential electric service projects within utility's high wildfire threat regions throughout northern California.Lead project team to perform site feasibility walks, de-risking site selection in collaboration with Project Managers, Electrical Engineers, and Environmental Land Planners to deploy local, permanently islanded Standalone Power Systems (SPS) further hardening the grid against wildfire risk. Move projects through completion of 10% design acceptance and contractual agreement execution between utility and customers. Comprised of solar (PV), storage (BESS), and fuel-powered generation assets, SPS's serve sites as an additional strategy alongside overhead distribution line removal, line undergrounding, or overhead insulation.Independently from Remote Grid work, support GSR Energy's BESS business development initative engaging C&I BTM EPC firms to position and validate procurement, engineering, and end-user application of Tesla Megapack 2XL units.

Stone Mountain, Ga, Us

Developing Virtual Power Plant (VPP) projects and smart battery programs throughout the Americas, deploying fleets of PV charged stationary storage managed by intelligent sonnenVPP software to shape the future of clean, reliable, and affordable energy for all.Scaling opportunities with regional energy authorities, municipalities, utilities, and C&I partners to deploy dynamic and nimble highly responsive dispatchable behind-the-meter (BTM) battery fleets.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Accelerated product adoption by Fortune 250 accounts via direct engagement with VP and Director level energy buyers, optimizing early-stage sales processes to affect prospecting, pipeline creation, demand generation, sales enablement, and external marketing.

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

Originated top-of-funnel pipeline comprised of direct sales and RFP-driven utility, enterprise, commercial, and public sector (SLED/MUSH) accounts seeking 2MW to 250MW solar, wind, energy storage, and resiliency services via VPPA/PPA. Simplify complex technical and financial concepts while discovering prospect drivers, timelines, finance goals, and risk tolerance.Recognized by leadership for qualifying 100 new opportunities with sum value over $400M within first year in role.

Grid Alternatives - Collaborated with executive, partnership, development, and communications leads to drive renewable energy funding and development initiatives with private and public granting entities advancing renewable energy access, workforce development, and social equity issues within frontline communities. Sungevity - Prospected, pitched and closed CA and NJ onsite energy programs for commercial development team, employing HelioScope and OnGrid to optimize PV plans while leveraging knowledge of utility programs, tax incentives, and financing solutions to maximize IRR, ROI and internal project margins. Canadian Solar - Developed and pursued prospect pipeline for vertically-integrated Tier 1 module manufacturer working to stand-up Dev/Sales/EPC team focused on BTM on-site enterprise and commercial projects. Directly influenced strategy and marketing to evangelize, prospect, engage, qualify, and close onsite rooftop, ground-mount, and carport solar energy EPC contracts from 500 kw to 5 MW. Attended RFP-driven site walks to validate project scope and viability.

Houston, Texas, Us

Telesales leader regularly achieving top five quarterly sales ranking of forty-member team. Guide custom live webinar pitches leading to booked residential rooftop solar accounts within CA, NY, NJ, and TX, strategically positioning brand and use cases to overcome client technology apprehension and objections.

Develop sponsorship fundraising strategy and custom sales collateral to pitch and win funding partnerships with over six-dozen fiscal and in-kind corporate sponsors from the energy, sustainability, automotive, telecom, grocery, healthcare, and consumer products sectors.Directed strategic property and sponsor-driven activations, outside marketing, and experiential co-brand opportunities at live events and grand opening celebrations for existing and newly developed arts and entertainment complexes. Oversaw 200-member full-time staff, administering new hire interviews, annual reviews, regular training, and terminations to maximize cross-departmental efficiencies and revenues.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Managed existing and developed new accounts throughout the New England market providing photography services to school district administrator and student populations.Facilitated more than sixty digital photo workshops and completed over 500 photo assignments covering Division 1 live actions sports and campus administrative and student activities at dozens of colleges and universities throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.

Bachelor Degree - Deans List, Studio Art

Post-Bacc Merit Scholarship, Photography

Photo + Film

National Student Exchange