Director of electrical engineering providing leadership for the design, deployment, and delivery of innovative distributed power generation systems for the renewable energy sector.

Professional Electrical Engineer focused on renewable energy consulting for the project developers, financial stakeholders, and private companies outside of the Sacramento area. Areas of expertise include independent and owner's engineering services ranging from initial project technical and economic feasibility, project design and renewable energy system design optimization ( example: DC/AC ratio for site maximum ROI) and detailed design review according local project standards (NFPA, NESC, and IEC for international projects). Over 14 years experience in photovoltaic, wind energy, and battery based systems as a lead electrical engineer specifically in the renewable energy industry.

Principal Grid Innovation Engineer supporting the design and deployment of PV+BESS+Propane Remote Grid projects as part of PG&E’s Remote Grid Program.Managed the design and analysis of remote/micro grid distributed energy systems with reliability targets of 99.7% uptime. Provided technical leadership for the development of fleet scale distributed energy system supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) equipment and cloud monitoring systems. Lead the theoretical analysis and laboratory testing of distributed energy system arc flash potentials for use in determining wildfire ignition risk remote/micro grid systems. Created automated performance analysis tools to quantify the performance of micro-grid systems and aid internal stakeholders with EPC contract performance compliance.

Provided leadership for renewable energy engineering efforts from technical/economic valuations and optimization, through contracting, on to design and commissioning, and finishing with utility operations and maintenance support. Manage internal engineering teams and external engineering subcontractors for the successful fulfillment of renewable energy development and construction activities. Provide thought leadership and vision for the technical and economic implementation of the transition of a traditional carbon-based utility to zero carbon-based.

Senior Electrical Project Development Engineer working with the SMUD Power Generation Project Development Group to help deliver optimized renewable generation. Duties include: utility-scale distributed energy resource (DER) technical and economic analysis for photovoltaics, wind energy, and energy storage systems; request for offer (RFO) technical and project level reviews and risk mitigation strategy development; and DER asset management electrical engineering support for utility-scale photovoltaic and wind energy plants. Additional work includes leading internal utility engineering and non-technical teams to produce: project technical and non-technical specifications; RFO bid evaluations; power purchase agreement (PPA) and large generator interconnection agreement (LGIA) contract technical content; project engineering design reviews; testing and interconnection requirements; and commercial operations support details. Work for SMUD renewable power generation outside of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District are includes: preparation of technical materials required for California Independent System Operator (CAISO) for large scale renewable energy projects; support of the project permitting (both environmental and local jurisdictional); and leading the techno-economic engineering analysis of large scale renewable energy systems.Lead Project Development Engineer for the 160MWac Rancho Seco 2 Solar Project. Provided technical specifications for the plant development as well as worked with internal utility stakeholders to develop design, commissioning, and operation plans for the integration of utility-scale solar as well as potential future energy storage.Lead Project Development Engineer for the Solano 4 Wind Farm a 90.8MWac expansion to the SMUD Wind Resource Area. Provided technical assistance for the feasibility, planning, and preliminary development of the project for permitting assistance. Currently working to assist with FAA permitting activities.

Lead Electrical Engineer providing engineering support for utility-interactive and energy-storage integrated solar electric systems for commercial and utility scale projects. Additional work included the technical support and performance modeling of distributed energy resource systems including fuel cell systems, photovoltaics, and energy storage systems to provided techno-economic designs optimized around levelized cost of electricity (LCOE).

Specified hardware and provided firmware programming for measurement, verification, and remote telemetry of building systems including: centralized water heating, integrated photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, domestic water distribution systems, electrical load monitoring, meteorological station equipment, and lithium-ion energy storage systems. Provided data analysis of large volume data for resource use and energy production for zero net energy projects including fuel cell systems, photovoltaics, and PV micro-grid projects. Evaluated emerging technologies related to energy efficiency and renewable energy research projects. Performed building energy use modeling and distributed renewable energy generation analysis (concentrating on photovoltaics) for building zero net energy and energy efficiency. Managed the installation of measurement and verification hardware and energy modeling for sustainable energy systems including solar thermal and energy storage systems.

Lead engineer working on the design and optimization of high quality commercial, utility-scale, and stand-alone photovoltaic systems. Work included value engineering, constructability reviews, and cost benefit optimizations,Designed commercial-sized distributed energy storage systems (micro-grid), including remote telemetry, hydrogen protection, and emergency control schemes. Additional tasks included PV system performance estimation and validation using PVSYST as well as Arc Fault analysis using ETAP and the NFPA. Lead project engineer on state-of-the-art multi-megawatt solar energy projects at large commercial facilities. Coordinated SCADA and DAS system hardware designs for large distributed renewable generation systems. Performed lighting and energy analysis for lighting systems integrated with PV projects.

Responsible for the analysis, design, and manufacturing of prototype lighting projects using Solidworks FEA and CNC machining using VisualMill CAM software systems. Performed research, development, and testing on next generation high efficacy lighting systems. Additional work included luminaire measurement and verification for energy efficiency as well as lighting model layouts using Photopia.

Anlayzed, designed and fabricated experimentation equipment for small turbine testing.Conducted experimentation on a small wind demonstration system according to IEC and NREL standards using Labview. Validated computational models for turbine rotor performance using WT_perf, and BEM theory. Analyzed wind resource data for wind turbine plant optimization. Performed failure analysis of wind turbine components on demonstration turbine. Evaluated meteorological stations in the CDEC database for renewable energy applications. Assisted in the facilitation of wind energy related forums. Performed graduate level research in wind energy under the guidance of Dr. Case Van Dam.

Worked as a engineering instructor's assistant for the UC Davis manufacturing process group at the UC Davis student machine shop. Coursework included renewable energy systems, mechanical design, and failure analysis. Projects included work with the Challenge X Hybrid vehicle design group and electromechanical design for the Pedal Electric Tricycle design group.

Provided design, analysis, and documentation for commercial scale solar electric systems. Provided preliminary designs for several proprietary UL listed solar electric system products. Performed inspections of commercial solar electric systems using thermographic imaging and on site performance measurement.

Assisted in the development of test machines and protocol for the testing of prototype proprietary aluminum mountain bike frames and suspension bearings. Supported measurement and verification efforts for proprietary company testing laboratory.

Provided one-on-one tutoring in college level mathematics and support for the Cabrillo College Math Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) center in conjunction with broader Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies.

Assisted in bicycle frame design, product development, and market analysis. Provided solutions for manufacturing processes related to GTAW of precision, custom bicycle frame.

Fabricated projects for ornamental and structural steel applications. Performed work on-site at construction locations and at metal work manufacturing facilities.

Provided precision machining and welding for the creation of high quality BMX bicycle frames.