Office of ElectricityLeads the newly formed Applied Grid Transformation team, creating strategies that align priorities with organizational objectives, securing buy-in with divisional and senior leadership, and fostering a culture of collaboration in a resource-constrained environment.Launched innovative programs to accelerate the commercial adoption readiness of advanced grid technologies, including assembling national grid test best capabilities and utilizing grid architecture to facilitate scaling, replication, and extension of demonstration projects

DOE Korea OfficeEstablished and managed all aspects of the Office spanning strategy, operations, policy, personnel, and budget to advance DOE’s energy, science, and nuclear security and nonproliferation interests in the Republic of Korea including promoting capabilities at the Departments’ 17 National Laboratories.Advised the Ambassador and the Mission on energy and nuclear issues vital to U.S. national and economic security including critical minerals and supply chains, clean energy integration, energy security, industrial decarbonization, critical and emerging technologies, and export controls.Strengthened the bilateral partnership by cultivating new relationships across government, academia, and the private sector, troubleshooting projects and initiatives, and establishing new collaborations in debt financing (LPO-KSURE), macroalgae (ARPA-E-KIMST), and clean energy research (LLNL-KIST).Bolstered commercial ties and encouraged greater foreign direct investment in the United States by advising top-tier Korean firms on methods to engage in DOE funding opportunities, loan programs, and research consortia.

Office of ElectricityEstablished the Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components program, managing its strategy, budget, and execution; building a broad community of stakeholders to advance program objectives; and delivering results that doubled research funding within 4 years.Led development of high-impact technology roadmaps (Solid State Power Substation) and documents (Advance Transmission Technologies Congressional Report) that framed and facilitated understanding of new grid technologies and opportunities.Actively managed a $25 million research portfolio across a range of technologies and topics with over 90% of projects meeting negotiated targets and milestones.Enhanced effectiveness of the Office by bridging departmental and program stovepipes, developing evaluation frameworks to assess new opportunities, creating strategic communication materials, and keeping apprised of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.Managed small business and technology transfer activities for the Office including SBIR/STTR and Technology Commercialization Fund contributions, and championing the Energy I-Corps program to promote entrepreneurship and diversify the grid innovation ecosystem.Led a comprehensive analysis of grid modernization technologies and programs with a 20-person team and through numerous industry stakeholder engagements to identify gaps, and negotiated with DOE senior leadership to integrate research priorities for the Department.Promoted partnerships and enhanced collaborations with international and domestic stakeholders as the DOE lead in the International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration Program, co-chair of the Interagency Advanced Power Group, and the DOE liaison to the IEEE Power and Energy Society.

Detailed to the Office of Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)Supported the Senator in Energy and Natural Resources Committee assignments and advised on issues spanning natural gas, nuclear waste, energy efficiency, hydropower, the electric grid, and innovation.Drafted original legislation introduced in the 113th Congress (S.1652 and S.2989) to adopt best practices and lessons learned from the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative to the continental U.S.

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy ReliabilityCo-led a $1.5 million multi-disciplinary, multi-laboratory project to analyze opportunities for demand response and energy storage to support renewable integration and electric power system reliability.Enhanced coordination and planning of grid-related activities across the Department, laying the foundation for the $220 million Grid Modernization Initiative launched in 2015.Developed a blueprint to tackle global energy challenges in partnership with an international group of scientific experts, future leaders, advisors, and entrepreneurs, during the inaugural Equinox Summit.

Microsystems Technology LaboratoriesLed systems integration for the micro-gas analyzer project and researched electro-spinning technologies.

Microsystems Technology LaboratoriesResearched novel methods to improve the cost and performance of micro-fabricated quadrupole mass filters resulting in the award of two U.S. patents.

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceInstructed laboratory students in micro-fabrication processes and techniques.

Meso-, Micro-, and Nano-Technologies SectionResearched micro-fuel cells, 3D battery electrodes, and nuclear thermophotovoltaics.