Managing landowner identification, outreach, negotiations, initial title research, and contract execution for wind energy developers in CO, IL, KS, MT, & NM.

Managed development a portfolio of wind and solar projects and a team of 8 developers and support staff with a focus on WECC and SPP.• Identified and qualified project development portfolio totaling 2000 MW• Directed contract-development project with total budget of approx. $1.8 million• Designed and built project economic models accepted by the investment community • Analyzed local, state, and federal tax policies and tax credits and other subsidy programs relative to wind project economics• Negotiated wind and solar easements for 125,000+ acres• Finalized access and electrical transmission development rights with private, State, and Federal landowners• Executed large generation interconnection agreements for wind projects totaling 420 MW• Secured a 390 MW preliminary transmission queue position• Acquired a Special Use Permit for a 390 MW wind facility• Secured FAA Air Hazard permits, State Land Use permits, BLM Right of Way permits, and meteorological tower permits for a 2000 MW wind project portfolio• Directed environmental and archaeological assessment studies• Created preliminary project layouts adhering to various topographic, property boundary, existing infrastructure constraints, and turbine manufacturers' specifications• Acquired meteorological equipment, coordinated its installation and communication, notified local pilots and airports, analyzed wind resource data

Developed 1000 MW portfolio and expanded wind energy development portfolio in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. • Completed development, commenced construction of 63MW Dry Lake Wind Power Project (Phase 1), advanced development of 63MW Phase 2• Identified and commenced development of 12 new wind project sites• Negotiated leases and Right(s)-of-Way with private, State, and Federal landowners for wind project development sites and associated access rights• Acquired permits for:  Meteorological Towers (Use/Building)  County Special Use  FAA Determinations of No Hazard to Air Navigation (FAA-7460)  BLM Environmental Assessment / Notice to Proceed• Analyzed and commented on interconnection study results

Developed wind projects in North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Responsibilities included all aspects of project development. • Identified and contacted new landowners to acquire development and access rights• Reviewed, commented, and revised project pro-formas and proposed financing structures• Analyzed local, state, and federal taxes, and subsidies• Identified and negotiated permitting requirements• Conducted extensive reviews of facility layouts, designs, resource assessment reports and analyses• Permitted new meteorological tower sites and oversaw installation, data collection, and resource analysis• Analyzed potential impacts to communication systems (microwave beam path) • Filed interconnection requests; reviewed and commented on Feasibility Study and System Impact Study results

Owner/employee of a small renewable energy development company. Acquired business ownership skills (cash management, cost control, personnel supervision) and learned the wind project development process from the ground-up.• Created a project site selection process using topographical and transmission analysis (identified first commercial wind facility sites in PA and MA; identified 2000MW of sites for the California Energy commission; proposed dozens of sites to PPM Energy) Green Mountain Wind Energy Center, Somerset County, PA – 10.4MW Berkshire Wind Power Project, Berkshire County, MA – 15MW• Identified landowners through public records and title searches for 1000MW of wind sites, initiated contact, and performed property acquisition through easement agreement negotiations• Sited, permitted, procured, installed, and maintained meteorological towers • Collected, analyzed, and reviewed meteorological data; generated output projections (designed and created comparative turbine output projection models adequate to create preliminary project economics)• Modified and operated a project economic model sufficient for financing and prepared pro-formas for analysis by project investors• Performed facility tax analyses detailing local, state, and federal taxes, potential abatements, credits, depreciation programs, and other subsidies• Filed FAA Notice(s) of Proposed Construction or Alteration (standard and alternative lighting schemes; enhanced scrutiny due to airport proximity)• Interacted with Federal Agencies including BIA, BLM, DOE, USACE, USAF, USFS, USFWS, USN and state agencies including, land, wildlife (fish and game), transportation, environmental affairs/environmental quality to secure easements, permits, development rights, environmental authorizations, and tribal development funding through the DOE and BIA