Co-Professor for MBA 790A: Renewable Enegy Project Development and Finance. MBA 790A teaches students in the Full-Time MBA Program at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School the fundamentals of building and then funding large-scale wind and solar projects. Students learn the challenges of project development and the nuances of energy project finance. With a colleague from the solar industry, I teach the wind focused portion of this fall class.

Leads efforts at Distributed Sun to raise capital for commercial scale solar projects. Projects include development assets and those in operation, and efforts include funding across the capital structure (Debt, Tax Equity, and Equity).

Provide analysis and support to the wind industry focusing on project finance*Maintain relationships with sources of project finance capital for industry reporting*Manage AWEA policy goals pertaining to financial issues*Provide financial analytics for industry-wide data pertaining to trends and upcoming policy changes*Support AWEA's activities in conference and other networking events to support the wind power industry

Provided financial analysis for Duke working capital, management reporting, and budget forecasting for various Duke business units*Executed a company-wide working capital review with a projected goal of saving more than $40 MM in capital*Assisted internal reporting to upper management for budgeting forecasted expenses and power demand*Performed financial review on internal initiatives such as environmental regulations and plug-in hybrid infrastructure, as well as transaction reviews for Power Purchase Agreements

Origination Analyst for the Wind Energy Tax Equity Investment Project: Performed risk analysis to support large equity investments in wind farms throughout the United States.*Mitigated legal risks by analyzing and negotiating deal documents with Wachovia and counterparty legal counsel*Reported due diligence to senior committee members for final investment decisions*Learned and assessed technical and engineering details to determine project feasibility and stress-test cost assumptionsAssociate Underwriter: Approved funding for large equipment loans and leases for corporate and personal clients for Wachovia; transactions ranged from $2,000,000 to $50,000,000. *Graded and analyzed cash flow strengths of business and personal clients *Analyzed risks for aircraft, yacht, rail, shipping, rolling stock, and other equipment types*Worked closely with business partners in other bank units and functional groups to develop comprehensive underwriting approvalsPortfolio Management Analyst: Worked to maintain existing accounts for risk grading accuracy for existing transactions on Wachovia’s books.*Performed risk analysis for existing transactions and restored compliance with Federal regulations for bank capital*Contributed to strategy meetings for repossession and Chapter 11 activities