Leads C+I Operations for the United States for projects on energy efficiency, sustainability, resilience and facility improvementsLeads a team of engineers, construction managers and vendors to develop and execute of large scale, multi-scope, multi-million dollars energy efficiency retrofits (lighting, HVAC, motors, water, EV charging) and renewable (solar PV, storage) installation projects. This includes estimating, siting, permitting, subcontractor procurement, contract negotiations, schedule, budget, project and construction management.Leads strategic efforts for the C+I business in North America.Coordinates with permitting, transmission, marketing, finance, and government relations stakeholders.Works with customer to assess energy use/solutions to reduce energy consumption with fast paybacks; runs competitive bid processes; works to develop comprehensive financial package; manages vendors to ensure performance during program construction/delivery, while managing and surpassing customer expectations. Oversees preparation of engineering/technical input including site layouts, plant performance estimates, plant capital and O&M cost estimates, site surveys and geotechnical reports, hydrology and conceptual grading & drainage designs, project descriptions and technical data for permit applications.Manages, reviews, and coordinates technical deliverables from engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and O&M groups and deliverables from outside consultant and specialty contractors. Manages sourcing, procurement, and logistics for a diverse set of vendors including engineering firms, material providers, and ancillary services. Operations Task Force leader to implement process efficiencies from developing strategic solutions to their execution

Led multi-disciplinary teams to use multiple market research methodologies (in-depth interviews, CATI/online surveys, customer intercepts, focus groups) and market analytical tools (billing, A/B testing, CART, regression, treatment/control and various others) to increased customer satisfaction with programs and products.Managed a pioneer demand response pilot program that resulted in new rules for using technology to reduce energy consumption through market signalsUsed extensive analytical financial and business intelligence models to guide business decisions on costs, profitability, expansion and divestitures. Accomplishments:Increased market adoption of products (up to 10-fold), increase participation in programs (up to 8-fold); reduce energy consumption by up to 60%, and improve processes at public and private sector clients that reduced delivery costs up by 30%.Created a new demand response program that reached over 1 million homes in California.Review of a portfolio of underperforming offerings led to revamping of portfolio, with select divestitures. New approaches for select technologies and programs resulted in a 10x increase in customer adoption, a 1,000% increase in captured energy savings.

•Program manager and Advisor on energy efficiency, demand response, renewables, and Zero Net Energy topics, providing leadership and support to development of programs targeted to residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors. Identified, procured, negotiated and managed 3rd party suppliers, working closely to improve quality and performance of products/services.Tested and implemented technology/pricing program to reduce energy consumption at more than 1 million homes.

Advisory, management consulting, business intelligence services. Select clients/projects:PG&E (2006-2010): Under a multiyear assignment, led efforts with the Emerging Technologies team to assess market and economic potential of 140 energy efficient products and behavioral strategies to guide investments. Research resulted in additional utility offerings that reached more than 75,000 customers in the first year.Trilliant Networks (2005-2008): Under a multiyear assignment, led strategic support team, to create business cases, case studies, ROI proposals to customers, quantify value of smart grid. Developed market entry strategies for business lines in UK, India and Australia. Efforts support first ever smart meter deployment in Ontario, Canada, and other installations across the world. Bonneville Power Authority, Nevada Power, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, PECO and various other utilities (2003-2008): Led multiyear assessments of energy load reduction due to market interventions of demand response and other programs.Invensys (2004-2006): Project lead on a pioneer project to test automated technologies, pricing signals, messaging, and marketing strategies on customer adoption of technology, new tariffs and changed behavior. Identified, contracted and managed a pool of 3rd party suppliers (including technology vendors, marketing strategy and strategic consultants) Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (2002-2004): Developed an outreach strategy for investments in fuel cell and renewables technologies. Defined the technical and commercial criteria for evaluation of proposals. Supported contract negotiations with manufacturers, developers and end users.

Advised senior executives on processes, product development, marketing and overall strategies to improve profitability and growth as well as minimize liability. Led projects in the oil & gas, utilities, chemicals group, and also supported high-tech and the government sector. Key projects included: developed a fuel cells program to identify and fund emerging companies; Led a team that analyzed the organizational structure and global financial transactions of a major oil & gas subsidiary with its parent company to assess the company’s tax liability. Redesigned the shared services processes for a major oil company in Greece, following a merger of 4 state companies.

Conducted research, financial, operational and strategic analysis; financial and technical audits; and company and product benchmarking