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Orange County, California, United States

Orange County, California, United States

California, United States

Independent Consultant aiming to help clients with a variety of aspects of Project Development and Implementation.

Laguna Niguel, California, United States

First Engineer hired by a small, regional, lighting-only Energy Services Company based in Southern California, I played an integral role in creating and running an Auditing Department as well as an Engineering Department to perform comprehensive energy audits of customer sites to evaluate lighting and non-lighting measures to submit for utility financing. Expanded non-lighting revenue approved through utility programs from less than $100,000 to more than $5.5 Million. Conservation measures… Show more First Engineer hired by a small, regional, lighting-only Energy Services Company based in Southern California, I played an integral role in creating and running an Auditing Department as well as an Engineering Department to perform comprehensive energy audits of customer sites to evaluate lighting and non-lighting measures to submit for utility financing. Expanded non-lighting revenue approved through utility programs from less than $100,000 to more than $5.5 Million. Conservation measures evaluated and submitted for utility financing include:• Interior and exterior LED lighting retrofits• Daylight harvesting controls for new LEDs in horticultural applications• Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) retrofit viability on a wide array of fluid-pumping applications• Retrofitting VFDs and advanced digital controls onto eligible rooftop HVAC equipment• Adding insulation to steam distribution lines or boiler feedwater lines• Retrofitting heat recovery economizers on the exhaust stack of boilers• Retrofitting advanced controls to optimize operation of central Chiller plants• Evaluating compressed air systems for either VFD retrofit eligibility or complete replacement with a brand-new variable-speed unit if existing equipment is past its service life.• Worked to develop channels, relationships, and set in place a system for developing carport, roof- or ground-mounted photovoltaic systems for interested customers; managed development of preliminary solar designs and worked with partner vendors to procure quotes for roughly 3 dozen solar projects, totaling nearly $30 Million in estimated project costs. • Worked with partner manufacturers to evaluate the feasibility of installing battery storage systems for interested customers; designs were varied based on the customer’s desired function (peak-load shaving, back-up storage), as well as their desired backup capacity and duration. Show less

Orange County, California Area

• Lead role in identifying new energy efficiency opportunities, researching manufacturers and vetting applicable technologies, and developing calculation methodologies and all required documentation to submit measures through utility programs for financing. All documentation must pass 2 separate levels of 3rd party QA Review. • Intimate knowledge of eligibility and submission requirements for moving valid Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) through Customized, Express, or On-Bill Financing… Show more • Lead role in identifying new energy efficiency opportunities, researching manufacturers and vetting applicable technologies, and developing calculation methodologies and all required documentation to submit measures through utility programs for financing. All documentation must pass 2 separate levels of 3rd party QA Review. • Intimate knowledge of eligibility and submission requirements for moving valid Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) through Customized, Express, or On-Bill Financing with/without Incentives (OBF/OBFNI) pathways offered by Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). • Developed spreadsheet tools that are implemented in project development to assist with evaluating cost effectiveness of a variety of measures including: Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) retrofits, variable-speed air compressor replacements, step-down transformer replacements, and Refrigeration system upgrades. • Managed a team of up to ten individuals comprised of a mix of engineers and lighting auditors; tasked with prioritizing and delegating tasks to team members and helping manage workflow in order to meet internal and external deadlines as effectively as possible.• Solely responsible for scheduling site visits, performing on-site energy audits of building lighting systems and identifying potential energy savings opportunities.• Reviewed utility project approvals for accuracy, resulting in re-capturing more than $150,000 in missed utility financing and incentives across projects.• Developed various spreadsheet tools that are implemented throughout the company in project development to assist with evaluating Title 24 Lighting Power Density and Control Requirements, in addition to evaluating line-by-line cost effectiveness of lighting measures included in the project scope. Show less

Irvine, Ca

Responsibilities included reviewing submitted project documents and Excel calculations for accuracy and California 2014 Title 24 compliance, and approving/declining project packages submitted to Southern California Edison (SCE) for incentive money.Worked with a team of engineers to identify areas of energy inefficiency at several client properties for a large-scale client throughout Orange and Los Angeles County, as well as performed financial analysis to evaluate payback and… Show more Responsibilities included reviewing submitted project documents and Excel calculations for accuracy and California 2014 Title 24 compliance, and approving/declining project packages submitted to Southern California Edison (SCE) for incentive money.Worked with a team of engineers to identify areas of energy inefficiency at several client properties for a large-scale client throughout Orange and Los Angeles County, as well as performed financial analysis to evaluate payback and feasibility of all recommended measures.Performed high-level Excel analysis in order to identify trends or anomalies in the data that would be indicative of either seasonal or improper equipment operation. Show less

East Brunswick, Nj

Ensuring the timely completion of projects and tasksFinalizing and submitting reports for approval Scheduling site visits, performing on-site energy audits of building equipment and identifying potential energy saving improvementsDeveloping a building model from building drawings using eQUEST, calibrating the model to match actual utility bills and simulating energy improvement measures to predict savings for each measure individually as well as cumulative facility… Show more Ensuring the timely completion of projects and tasksFinalizing and submitting reports for approval Scheduling site visits, performing on-site energy audits of building equipment and identifying potential energy saving improvementsDeveloping a building model from building drawings using eQUEST, calibrating the model to match actual utility bills and simulating energy improvement measures to predict savings for each measure individually as well as cumulative facility energy savings. Show less

East Brunswick, Nj

Assisted with project scheduling and timely completion of projectsAssisted with on-site energy audits and identification of energy saving measuresDeveloped building models from building drawings using eQUEST and assisted with simulation of energy saving measures