Former Partner at Accenture, Booz and Company/BAH and DeloitteEnergy Transition Strategy and Business Transformation FocusJim has extensive experience defining and driving responses to the ‘energy transition’ both for utilities, supply providers, energy OEM’s and energy service companies. This experience spans the three fundamental areas of the evolving distributed energy ecosystem: 1) portfolio/DER (thermal, renewables, batteries, etc.) transition strategies; 2) grid modernization/digitized infrastructure, including resiliency and analytics; and 3) demand side solutions including microgrid development and EV infrastructure. Jim has a successful track record developing transformation and growth strategies, including new business/operating models, pursuing value-based solutions that reflect and manage uncertainties through scenario and risk-adjusted market analysis. Jim is an effective and respected operational leader with experience building and managing an over $75MM consulting practice area. Jim has significant executive level experience serving as a strategy and operational partner/practice lead for major consulting firms. Jim is currently an executive advisor to BTCG, an operational transformation consultancy. He has recently assisted with growth strategy development for Black & Veatch’s energy consulting practice and the assessment of commercial growth strategies (specifically, in the Energy markets) associated with a PE backed engineering services IPO. Prior to those roles, Jim was a Partner with Deloitte Consulting LLP where he led the Utilities Strategy & Operations practice. Prior to Deloitte, he was a Vice President at Booz & Company (prior Booz Allen Hamilton) where he led the Capabilities Driven Strategy platform for Energy – and prior to Booz, Jim was an Executive Partner at Accenture where he led the North American Utilities Strategy practice.

Energy subject matter advisor to operational/technology group in Canada

Senior executive focused on the definition and execution of a multi-year growth strategy to establish B&V as a leader in 'new' energy by leveraging its management consulting and infrastructure EPC expertise. Our focus is on assisting clients develop a clear perspective of the new market, assess their options and make optimal transitional decisions. What sets us apart is our ability to pair our advice with tangible infrastructure experience.- and the ability to advice, design and build differentiated outcome-focused solutions that have the potential to transform our clients' businesses.

CONFIDENTIAL, Atlanta GA 2018-2019Temporary Executive to Assess New Market Potential – Private EquityServed as a member of senior executive team to assess new market growth opportunities for an engineering services company recently acquired by a PE firm, including assessing integration opportunities with other concurrent acquisitions. Assessment to precede an IPO filing. Assessment suggested a high bar and need for more capital than PE firm willing to put at risk. Key focus on market assessment, competitive analysis, technology and data infrastructure/tools required, acquisition screening, etc.

Energy & Resources industry Partner focusing on Strategy & Operations. Primary focus will be on helping clients integrate their strategies and capabilities, in a forward-looking, insightful manner, into 'optimal' future performance models. This will include strategic decision-making and assessing of risk, capital allocation and investment 'timing' and overall business/operating architecting.

Global Energy Practice – Lead Partner; Fit-for-Growth/Capabilities Driven Strategy Platform LeadLeading strategy and technology consulting company focused on serving senior management. Energy consulting practice with revenues in excess of $65 million annually.Leadership Positions:• Business Transformation/Performance Excellence/Capabilities-Driven Strategy Platform Lead • Energy Commodities and Markets Offering Lead• Practice Marketing and Offering Development LeadSenior Partner - leading market strategy including development of market offerings, supporting market analysis/points-of-view and marketing campaigns. Leading development of two core offerings: 1) wholesale energy offering with a focus on integrated, balanced portfolio analysis from generation to end-use decision-making; and 2) performance and capabilities-driven strategy offering with focus on designing and implementing alternative operating and delivery models explicitly tied to strategy (the translation of strategy to operating priorities). Engagement experience including:• Enterprise-wide business transformation for leading energy merchant - organization design and recurring cost reductions in excess of $300MM annually• Unconventional gas – market modeling, gas to power, gas marketing and commercial capability development• Supply portfolio scenario analysis for investment decision-making – fundamental analysis, risk analysis• Renewable generation assessments – scenario-based decision-making• Competitive merchant/retail marketing strategies (origination, etc.) and capability resturcturing • GHG/environmental strategy and capital project evaluations for multiple fossil based utilities• Business transformation diagnostic and program design for multi-state utility targeting benefits of $300-500M+• Carbon war-gaming and modeling • Energy efficiency and demand response market and entry strategy assessment s• Modeling and forecasting of power, gas and emissions markets

North American Utilities Strategy Practice Lead; CEO Agenda Lead and High Performance Organization Lead - Utilties Lead major corporate transformation efforts basedon the High Peformance platform; lead offering in competitive retail strategy competitive economic analysis, market planning, energy services market assessment and tactical planning; lead offering on competitive wholesale market analysis, including portfolio analysis, marketing and origination and organization/business model design.

Utility consulting manager focused on corporate and functional planning, nuclear and gas pipeline analysis, management and prudency reviews and technology/operational improvement.

Preoperational and startup engineer on Nine Mile 2 nuclear plant as part of joint team with Stone & Webster. Senior Reactor Operator training on Nine Mile 1.

Preoperational and startup engineer for Westinghouse PWR's. Steam generator replacement planning engineer.