Neal Rickner Email & Phone Number

Laramie, Wyoming, US

Leading a talented team creating utility-scale wind power at extremely low cost. Airloom generates Megawatts with human-scale components. Our systems can be installed in hard-to-reach places, sites with less wind, and in expeditionary, dual-use scenarios.

Irvine, CA, US

Irvine, CA, US

BridgeTek Energy is a global battery integration services and software technology provider for e-mobility and energy storage solutions

Aliso Viejo, CA, US

Elevation Ventures is mobilizing capital to power the next industrial revolution. We help climate tech and sustainability companies advance through early-stage growth with Octane's Launchpad accelerator, staffed with coaches and industry experts from Sustain Socal.

Investing in Aerosapce, Electrification and Mobility

Alameda, California, US

• Led a multidisciplinary team that managed all operational and business-related activities for Makani Technologies LLC, an Alphabet Company. Role encompassed corporate strategy, fundraising, strategic partnerships.
• Raised $50M+ from Alphabet and Shell and led the spin-out from Alphabet into a new corporate entity with planned $12B annual revenues and gross margins of 25%.
• Led a cross-functional team to establish the business functions aligned with the strategic needs of the newly independent company.
• Led a cross-organizational team to develop Makani’s first commercial operations in Japan and Europe that together were planned to create a footprint to support $180M+ of new revenue.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Led a multidisciplinary team that managed all operational and business-related activities for Makani including corporate strategy, finance, legal, policy, HR, communications, supply chain, IT and facilities. Also.
• Completed a total re-work of the business strategy that led to a strategy pivot and reduced the cost to market.
• Played a key role in an organizational restructure and strategy pivot.
• Developed and maintained relationships critical to Makani’s success including senior leaders at Alphabet, potential investors, and relevant market players.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Built and led an international quality and policy enforcement organization for a startup within Google.
• Achieved abuse rates and customer satisfaction ratings that exceeded expectations.
• Created a collaborative team culture within the new organization that aligned with product goals and encouraged consistency and adaptability.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Led policy operations and brand strategy teams for Google's flagship enterprise, Adwords.
• Designed and implemented a reimagined operations scheme and metrics that increased team performance by 63%.
• Partnered with cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to implement tools that increased efficiency by 52%.
• Designed and implemented an analytics methodology that provided business intelligence for critical decision-making.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Advised on military and foreign policy

Washington, DC, US

• F/A-18 instructor pilot and leader of a 150+ person maintenance department, which consisted of $20M annual operating budget. Responsible for personnel, change management, strategic planning & operations management.
• Planned and led numerous flight missions comprised of greater than 100 aircraft.
• Operations and logistics experience in Asia and Southwest Asia from five deployments.
• Published “No Need for Propaganda, Marine Close Air Support Really is Better” in the US Marine Corps’ professional journal, The Marine Corps Gazette, based on experiences in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2005/6.
• Awarded Bronze Star Medal with “V” for valor, and 13 Air Medals
• Nominated for Pilot of the year.

Mba, Finance / International Business

Master Of International Affiars, Energy And International Security Policy

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science; International Politics

Ba, Political Science