Mitchell Bauer Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Developed utility scale energy storage projects within the US (NYISO, MISO, PNM, ERCOT, Etc.)• Performed full cycle development including strategy, site selection, real estate negotiation, project management, commercial origination and contract negotiation• Successfully green-fielded many 100MW+ transmission connected standalone energy storage projects in multiple ISO’s throughout the US

Reno, Nevada, Us

Leading strategy, siting and interconnection for US stand-alone energy storage development. CAISO, NYISO, ERCOT & more. Analyze ISOs, identify where commercial and interconnect opportunities intersect, achieve site control, advance interconnection and permitting and negotiate commercial offtake.

Reno, Nevada, Us

Responsible for full cycle development of greenfield stand alone energy storage projects in the Western US.Working to leverage experience/lessons learned from successful development within the CAISO to other regions across the US including ERCOT and NYISO.

Reno, Nevada, Us

• Developed and executed a strategy to successfully enter the in Front-of-the-Meter energy storage market in California• Originate a pipeline of strategically located greenfield projects to significantly improve the company’s position in the IFOM energy storage market • Use ArcGis to map all substations, pricing nodes, local-capacity areas, interconnection requests, existing projects, planned gas retirements, tax parcels, zoning, etc. to develop a strategic view of landscape and identify advantageous sites• Lead efforts to identify landowners and negotiate site control • Manage interconnection requests at both transmission and distribution systems, through Cluster and Fast-Track processes• Develop financial models for energy-storage projects• Prepare and submitted successful offers to utility request for offers • Built parcel acquisition funnel & metrics to manage growing site-acquisition efforts • Represent the company’s interest in California Energy Storage Association

Houston, Texas, Us

• The first material Request for Offers (RFOs) for utility-scale energy storage in US were in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Our group was charged with developing and executing an energy storage strategy, revolving around the 1.3 GW AB 2514 mandate• Analyzed existing energy storage installations throughout the US, identified the most active companies and technologies and dug deeper• Ran RFP process to solicit bids and evaluate numerous technology providers and EPC contractors• Prepared and submitted energy storage bids to all San Diego Gas & Electric, (SDG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Hawaiian Electric (HECO), and municipal RFO’s the company participated in• Created and owned financial model for all energy storage projects• Coordinated efforts amongst technology providers, software providers, internal and external construction, engineering, and legal to configure and optimize projects ranging from .5MW / 2MWh to 100MW / 400MWh • Performed competitive analysis and made recommendations to senior leadership on strategies to more successfully compete in the market• Forged professional relationships and gained deep market insight while representing the company’s interest in CESA (California Energy Storage Alliance)• Vetted thermal energy storage, liquefied and compressed air energy storage, and various other technologies, in attempts for co-gen, or gas integrated facilities• Prepared presentations used to request and gain investment committee and Board of Directors approvals for contracts with equity commitments in excess of $120M• Developed relationships with procurement staff at SDG&E, PG&E and SCE• Negotiated numerous contracts with utilities• Led initiative to negotiate joint venture agreement with a large private equity fund to co-develop a large-scale energy infrastructure project

Houston, Texas, Us

• Contributed substantially as the most junior member of the four-person deal team that negotiated a 600 MW / $2B+ PPA with San Diego Gas and Electric• Helped negotiate a three-party agreement with the City of Carlsbad, San Diego Gas & Electric and NRG to garner official support of the project from the city• Managed project development timeline - including permitting, engineering and construction, and financing• Owned financial model – updating live during negotiation to measure impacts of contract nuances • Coordinated efforts across various internal and external groups to build financial models (successfully navigating a matrix-organization to gather inputs from engineering, construction, risk, legal, treasury, operations, etc.)• Calculated debt capacity for projects and performed sensitivity analysis related to debt shaping, coverage ratios, forward-swap rates, performance collateral, etc.• Prepared and filed interconnection requests with the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO)• Supported asset management in contract management for commissioning of utility scale projects • Aided in permitting efforts through the California Energy Commission• Assisted in preparing for CPUC hearings and preparing testimony/comments related to the Carlsbad Energy Center

Oakland, California, Us

• Helped the solar crowdfunding startup with online customer acquisition strategy• Designed and executed highly targeted SEM and other paid campaigns• Advised on SEO strategy• Developed KPI's and refined blended customer acquisition model

• Worked closely with CEO and COO to refine the business model and devise and execute an expansion strategy• Handled all finance, legal and administrative aspects in expanding from a single store in Buffalo, NY to a 13-store chain operating in New York, Utah and California with 100+ employees• Established policies, procedures, and programs to operate the business• Led effort and negotiated deal to successfully outsource internal warehousing operation to a strategic partner - improving margins and simplifying operations

Boston, Ma, Us

• Worked closely with CEO to develop strategy and lead the organization from its infancy to scale and through acquisition• Without raising any funding, scaled online sales to $20M during my tenure, $85M soon after• Collaborated with CEO to manage customer acquisition strategy and advertising spend; driving over 10-million unique visitors, 70-million page views and 1 million transactions, while continuously reducing CAC as the business grew• Managed a tight cash flow balancing act for years, using seasonality, creativity and the funders credit cards for operating capital• Developed and implemented all internal processes and controls, including building and managing a finance team and anti-fraud team• Worked closely with CEO and outside counsel to respond to an $8M lawsuit from a cohort of textbook publishers, handling strategy and settlement negotiations• Invented the three-party “rental-drop-ship” transaction, where a student rents a textbook, that is simultaneously sold by a third-party seller and pre-purchased by a textbook wholesaler who receives the item at the end of the rental term• Abruptly relocated the company from NY to CA in response to NYS ‘Amazon Tax’• Managed payment processing and fraud mitigation for over $50M of online transactions (designed anti-fraud program needs and worked with engineers to build and implement a proprietary in-house anti-fraud software system, and hired and managed team) - resulting in a drastic reduction in charge-back rate to below 0.3%• Designed most internal reporting programs (Financials, KPI’s, etc)• Led initiative to develop a robust textbook pricing algorithm based on monitoring and identifying trends in Amazon marketplace listing data, inferring sales and projecting pricing over time to optimize buy and sell pricing, resulting in 30% increase in margin• Identified recruited, interviewed, and negotiated compensation for team members from zappos.com, backcountry.com, roadrunnersports.com and amazon.com

Master Of Environmental Management, Energy & The Environment - With Focus On Renewable Energy Finance

Executive Education Course In Negotiation And Influence, Negotiation & Influence

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Finance