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Greater Denver Area

Colorado

Colorado (Admitted) And Florida

The law practice is limited to clients working toward a sustainable world, including renewables and smart grid applications, or otherwise resonant with the firm's values. Clients include the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association, homeowners seeking to install clean distributed generation for their residences, EPRI, IREC, the Galvin Electricity Initiative, and Gridpoint, Inc.

Mackinac City, Michigan

Offering insights to visitors of this beautiful facility where my grandfather was the last principal keeper until the facility was decommissioned in 1957 with the completion of the Mackinac Bridge. My grandfather was the last keeper here, and I actually lived here for a few weeks after birth. Meanwhile, spending the summer living with my 89-year-old mother in St. Ignace Michigan who has entered at-home hospice...

Englewood, Co

★ Advised clients on clean energy technologies and technical project management.★ Facilitated the launch of multiple energy utility companies by Indian tribes, leveraging knowledge of Department of Energy guidelines and procedures to review contracts.★ Served as an advisor to the CEO on strategic initiatives and energy programs☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT NEW WEST TECHNOLOGIES LLCNew West Technologies is a certified small business that partners with the government and private sector clients to deliver consulting and technology services. In addition to providing technical services, New West also provides management services to a range of clients in the areas of program planning, analysis and implementation, personnel and information management and meeting management and communications.

★ Launched this consulting firm providing counsel on sustainability strategies to federal and state regulators, consumer councils, private industry, and other organizations.★ Captured a $10MM contract with the Department of Energy to research and develop codes and standards for renewable energy products, with a focus on hydrogen and other fuel cells.★ Served as the legal representative of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) on a pro bono basis.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT REGULATORY LOGIC LLCRegulatory Logic LLC is a small boutique Colorado service company that supports federal and state regulators, consumer counsels, private industry, and other organizations working toward a sustainable world.

★ Directed a reorganization project, with accountability for the creation and initial management of the team training function.★ Bolstered the relationship between the Laboratory and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and individual state regulators.★ Served on the committee that developed and deployed IEEE 1547, the nation’s first interconnection standard.★ Worked as a consultant and member of the Initial Reliability Special Team at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, establishing the foundation of the Office of Electric Reliability.★ Served as Sustainable Energy Program Manager at the United Nations Foundation, coordinating the creation and launch of the sustainable energy program; partnered with an NGO to create the Africa Rural Energy Enterprise Development program (AREED), which won the Energy Globe Award for innovation in sustainable energy.★ Served on the FERC Reliability Team Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, addressing multiple issues that were discovered during the Blackout of 2003.★ Assumed an integral role as NREL Distributed Power Program Policy Lead at the NREL, building policies within the Distributed Power Program, managing research, publications, presentations, website content, and relationships with state utilities and government regulators.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT NRELThe National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development (R&D). NREL develops renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices, advances related science and engineering, and transfers knowledge and innovations to address the nation's energy and environmental goals.

The Technical Director of Utilities at NREL served as liason with electric and gas utilities for research and development of sustainable energy technologies, and supported positive change in removing barriers contained in status quo regulatory environment

Served as firm's tax partner, member of the management committee.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Ab, Special Honors, Economics

Activities and Societies: Maroon Key Society, Phi Gamma Delta

Ab, Honors Economics

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Tax, Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law

Doctor Of Law - Jd

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