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Hawaii, United States

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Operations leader executing programs, cultivating relationships, and developing strategy to catalyze the adoption of energy and sustainability technologies to meet Hawaiʻi’s carbon-neutrality challenge.Program Management- Manage & optimize asset performance across +$249M of renewable assets owned, financed, and operated in energy and wastewaster sectors.- Review commercial contracts including interconnection agreements, financing, and operational agreements contributing acute project insights.- Enforce contract compliance and maintain oversight of operations activities, consultants and vendors, preventative and corrective maintenance, and other functional measures insisting on highest operational standards.- Execute project development through construction and closeout as owner’s representative ensuring project continuity.Strategy & Impact- Solidify strategic positioning by conducting technology deep dives, reviewing mission-fit, and assessing value to the organization.- Scale operational performance by launching a financial team, directing technical team, shaping roles and responsibilities, and exposing junior leaders to key stakeholders.- Establish the company's business continuity plan, including emergency response, crisis management, and business recovery fortifying company durability and operational resilience.- Develop documentation for SOPs, business continuity, reporting, proposals, and investment committee memos displaying evidence-based decision-making.Relationship Building- Cultivate valued relationships through regularly scheduled meetings, impromptu check-ins, and clear and open communication with senior leadership, investment committee, partners, and customers.- Report KPIs to management through authoring of management reports and updating quarterly disclosures and investment materials.- Inform loan servicer of program health through penning of operating reports, withdrawal certificates, forecasting, and calculations.

Houston, Texas, Us

Engineering lead for all Hawaiʻi-based projects with proven project delivery results, operational process methodology inventor, and relationship builder.Program Development- Lead engineering team from development through construction and closeout of 81 solar PV projects at 74 school sites.- Administered requests for pricing defining scope of work, milestones, documentation, and decision criteria and awarded contracts.- Updated senior leadership on development and construction progress through recurring meetings and presentations.Materials & Content- Governed document management and SOPs between consultants, vendors, agencies, subcontractors, and customers through implementation of Dropbox.- Designed Hawaiʻi-centric program materials for proposals and team communications.- Created navigable program updates through agenda creation, project database summaries, and trackers.Relationship Engagement- Nurtured stakeholder relationships through weekly meetings, fielding questions, and transparent communication.- Built an engineering team of 4 maintaining 100% retention.- Launched technical internship program providing high-profile experience to three Native Hawaiian college students over two years.- Forged interest between local accelerator and company’s venture firm for projects in Hawaiʻi.

Completed light metering and site plan revision field work, as well as databased reference and sample drawing files along with other office duties.

Portland, Or, Us

Supervised leadership team of thirteen & board of twenty to plan and execute activities and events while managing a budget upwards of $86,000 and a special fund of $94,000 for a major concert. Also served as lobbyist for funds in the ASUP Senate.

Alexandria, Va, Us

Directorate for Engineering, Division of Engineering Education and CentersConducted study of intellectual property and commercialization of university research practices.Investigated implications on faculty promotion and tenure. Compared intellectual property policies, licensing agreements, and disclosures. Presented findings and produced a written report. Investigated Engineering Research Center patterns and produced an internal case study document.

Washington, Dc, Us

Constructed database of DOE funded projects in Alaska concerning Alaska Native corporations. Created database of Department of Defense sites within fifteen miles of tribal/native lands. Commenced preliminary analysis and comparison between Pyramid Lake and Jemez Pueblogeothermal sites.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Fine Arts

Political Science And Government