The Gigawatt Club is a business consultancy and accelerator focused on the renewable energy marketplace. We are a unique consortium of skilled executives and professionals with leadership experience in the rapidly evolving renewable energy industry. Be it Sales Operations, Policy, Product Development, Interconnection, Costs Analysis or Strategic Planning the network of Gigawatt Club consultants provide a breadth of tailored skills beneficial to new or established companies and NGOs. As the name suggests, The Gigawatt Club's mission is to deploy renewable energy at scale. Your organization may be pre-startup with a need to sharpen a business plan; or, mature and looking to improve efficiency. The Gigawatt Club will bring actionable and scaleable solutions that work for you, your project and your team.

Palmetto is a clean technology marketplace focused on the democratization of the renewable energy industry. We connect homeowners with options to purchase solar power, home efficiency products and energy storage systems. We empower solar sales professionals and solar installation companies with access to our proprietary design platform, financing, customer management system, logistics and project management. Our #1 focus is a phenomenal experience for our customers and partners, evidenced in our Net Promoter Score of 94.6. Palmetto is growing rapidly and prepared to continue growth in a post-ITC world.

As Regional Sales Manager with Sunrun I was tasked with reshaping the systems and performance of a critical direct sales market. During my brief period with SunRun I overhauled the New Jersey direct sales team, bringing significant improvements to morale, productivity and self-generated business performance.

Lead the SolarCity Inside Sales team during our phase of relocation to, and growth in, the new Nevada-based call center. Drove significant growth while reducing cost of sale and increasing per head revenue. Developed a core of talented leadership and created a collaborative, mission-based culture. Progressive recruiting and training methods allowed us to grow sales headcount 25x in first two years of NV call center operations. Coordinated multiple new market and new product launches. Maintained sales quality and reduced costs through the design and implementation of performance standards policies and more efficient sales processes.

Launched Inside Sales activity in all new East Coast markets; hired, trained and managed a sales team to service both our Mid-Atlantic and Northeast markets. Through coaching and improvements to training increased per head productivity 30% (Q1 2013/Q1 2012). Through emphasis on customer-focused selling practices increased referral sales by 40% (Q1 2013/Q1 2012). Always maintained strong team culture and advocacy for my sales consultants, resulting in attrition rates below 5%.

Trained, managed and grew SolarCity's first resale channel partnership, Paramount Energy Solutions. Over the course of my tenure managing the relationship Paramount grew sales operations 7x, and had remained SolarCity's most productive partner up to the point of acquisition.

Direct phones sales of residential photovoltaic solar systems. Was a founding member of the Inside Solar Consultant team that was formed in mid-2008 and helped to develop the current SolarCity Inside Sales process. Implemented progressive referral-generation practices to supplement our standard marketing.

Monitored and reported on water quality issues at the Brooklyn Gas Works Remediation & Restoration project. Responsibilities included managing off-site shipments of hazardous waste material, consistent monitoring of water quality and advising stakeholders on potential liabilities, including Sevenson project managers, EPA and NY Department of Environmental Protection representatives.

Conducted and published Phase I Environmental Site Assessments to fulfill legal due diligence on commercial and industrial real estate transactions. In my responsibility to assess any environmental liabilities with a subject property I conducted a review of historical records, performed onsite inspections, drew samples of any potentially hazardous materials found onsite and conducted interviews with owners, occupants and pertinent government agencies.

Conducted and published both Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments to fulfill legal due diligence on commercial and industrial real estate transactions. In my responsibility to assess any environmental liabilities with a subject property I conducted a review of historical records, performed onsite inspections, drew samples of any potentially hazardous materials found onsite and conducted interviews with owners, occupants and pertinent government agencies.