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Sourcing wholesale renewable energy and energy storage projects, finding ways to maximize benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act, supporting customer programs, and optimizing portfolios for nine community choice aggregators.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Responsible for Nikola Energy’s strategy development, power procurement, hydrogen procurement, government incentives for energy infrastructure, and station development opportunities.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Led market development efforts for Nikola Tre FCEV including market prioritization, truck and fuel pricing, setting sales targets, prioritizing customer segments, developing commercial agreements, and supporting sales and advocacy efforts Successfully closed sale of first 50 FCEV truck purchase order for Nikola and supported successful purchase order closure of remaining 50 FCEV orders out of Nikola's first 100 FCEV orders for Q4 2023/Q1 2024 deliveries.Defined truck pricing, sales targets and incentive positioning for FCEV launch in California in 2023 and through 2025Developed terms and conditions for bundled purchase agreements inclusive of truck and fuelDeveloped strategy for customer demonstrations of prototype vehicles to drive purchase commitmentsSecured additional flexibility for Nikola from CARB to increase maximum OEM voucher incentives permitted in HVIP, extend timing for VIN assignments, and influenced extension of BEV eligibility for large fleets in 2023 HVIPDetermined pricing for and supported FCEV sales efforts with key customers as the FCEV and hydrogen ecosystem commercial subject matter expertRepresent Nikola on the Board of Directors of California Hydrogen Business Council and in developing CA hydrogen production, infrastructure and heavy-duty FCEV policy positions

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Primary liaison between Commercial and Energy Supply & Trading and Infrastructure teams to support FCEV hydrogen ecosystem development and set the stage for commercial roll out of FCEV trucks across priority North America marketsDeveloped and pursued concept for multi-disciplinary project-based approach to developing public-private partnership opportunities for large-scale FCEV deployments supported by hydrogen fuel supplies and fueling infrastructureBuilt relationships with major ports to support hydrogen ecosystem development and FCEV sales opportunitiesDeveloped proposal for Port of San Diego incentive program to deploy battery electric trucks into drayage operationsCoordinated exclusive BEV demo with Port of San Diego, its priority drayage fleets, and key local regulatory bodiesEngaged in CA government advocacy efforts with CEC, CARB, and GoBiz to support hydrogen infrastructure development and FCEV truck salesDeveloped Nikola Tre FCEV forecasting tool to determine FCEV truck market potential, quantify incentives values, prioritize markets with best total cost of ownership, and forecast potential sales that informed market prioritization Supported designing Nikola’s Commercial organization structure to facilitate efficient sales processes and handoffsSupported commercial negotiations with fuel supply and station partners and key customers

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Led a team sourcing electricity and renewable power for hydrogen production hubs west of Rockies, developed strategy for siting of heavy-duty hydrogen fueling station network across North America, represented Nikola in key policy and regulatory settings Negotiated competitive hydrogen production electricity rate with APS for Nikola’s primary hydrogen supply for CA Secured $1.6MM grant application for heavy-duty hydrogen fueling station in Ontario, CALed advocacy for concept of wholesale electric market participation for utility-scale electrolytic hydrogen producersClosely supported efforts for partnership with TravelCenters of America for hydrogen fueling station network and for letter of intent for TTSI purchase of 100 Nikola trucksLed development of analytical model for quantifying expected cost of electrolytic hydrogen production for various electricity sources

Sacramento, California, Us

Shape policy recommendations relating to hydrogen fuel cell trucks, fueling infrastructure and fuel production for the transportation and power generation markets.

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Transmission and Distribution Business StrategyProvide guidance for decision-making, budgeting, and other emergent work to align with corporate objectives. Develop SCE’s T&D-related goals and track key performance metrics to drive the business’s work and investments. • Assessed impact of COVID-19 upon SCE’s and T&D’s goals and determined how to address negative impacts• Prioritized T&D programs & informed tradeoffs across program budgets & operating plans to achieve balanced budget

Rosemead, Ca, Us

I was the primary contributor to the development of the joint report that SCE, CalCCA, and Commercial Energy filed with the California Public Utilities Commission that proposes how the state should manage the utilities' legacy costs and associated attributes relating to historical procurement of RPS energy and RA capacity that was conducted on behalf of customers that have since departed the utilities' bundled service. I project managed SCE's and the co-chairs' work, developed and vetted SCE's positions, negotiated consensus proposals with the co-chairs, presented the proposals before external stakeholders and utility executives, drafted the majority of the report, and developed the Excel models.http://efile.cpuc.ca.gov/FPSS/0000146067/1.pdf

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Developed SCE's business strategy as Distribution System Operator (DSO) as the utility faces emerging threats and new opportunities in the electricity and energy industry.Established a roadmap to identify and align SCE's 300+ initiatives, projects, work streams, and organizational changes with the direction that the utility could take to position itself for the next 5 to 10 years.Defined SCE's vision for an electricity market operating across the distribution grid with the goal of, amongst other things, enabling and promoting increased use of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar PV, energy storage, demand response, and electric vehicles.Developed a proposal to incentivize customer adoption of DERs in specific locations with specific dispatch profiles meeting the localized distribution grid needs at lower cost than the alternative of building out a new distribution upgrade. Initiated and successfully project managed an initiative to enable grid operators to forecast the need for and dispatch DERs to meet localized distribution grid needs.

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Managed contract requirements for a portfolio that has ranged between 60 and 80 contracts totaling over 1,500 MW and with a notional value of over $4 billion at any given time.Administered contract requirements for solar, wind, geothermal, gas-fired, and combined heat and power generation resources, and EEI, ISDA, NAESB, and WSPP master agreements.Managed contract life-cycle for generating facilities from execution throughout permitting, interconnection, financing, construction, onboarding, operation, and end of term by enforcing deliverables and identifying and resolving risks.Liaison between counterparties and internal stakeholders including analysts, attorneys, engineers, traders, risk managers, and settlements.Negotiated amendments and consents for assignments, debt financing, and tax-equity financing.Reported on contract status and portfolio activity internally and to regulatory agenciesLed the onboarding of over 20 solar facilities with an aggregate capacity of over 1 GW, including both the world’s largest fixed-tilt and largest single-axis tracking photovoltaic generating facilities.Negotiated and executed a new $300 million solar PPA utilizing novel cost-containment mechanism after securing buy-in from affected internal parties and approvals from senior executives.Support regulatory group in development of policies towards and contracts for new procurement programs including annual RPS procurement and Green Rate and Community Renewables programs.Oversaw seven initiatives being led by peers to improve efficiency, create new or improved systems and processes, and enhance communication with other internal stakeholders.Led an initiative by contract managers to audit settlement files for conventional generation resources.Led hiring process for, and currently managing an MBA summer intern and previously mentored MBA summer intern, which involved coaching, feedback, and training.

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Managed dispute resolution process for the termination of a $140 million contract and reached a successful conclusion in mediation that avoided any payments or obligations by SCE and avoided arbitration.Led a benchmarking initiative with other utilities to identify opportunities for improved efficiency and best practices within power procurement functions.Negotiated a utility-scale energy storage power purchase agreement in the LCR RFO.Established standard processes for onboarding new projects, developed document templates, and trained and advised other contract managers on contract management responsibilities.Optimized and ensured compliance of CAISO GRDT with CAISO and PPA requirements for three complex combined cycle gas-fired generation resources.

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Managed portfolio of 26 renewable and cogeneration contracts Forecasted portfolio and workload growth based upon projections of upcoming procurement activities.Analyzed financial impact to SCE’s procurement of US tariff on Chinese solar photovoltaic manufacturing.Established internal and external processes for managing the new ReMAT procurement program.Researched regulatory filings to identify themes around potential utility disallowance risks.Tracked status of contracts across SCE’s portfolio to ensure key milestones were not missed.

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Market Strategy and Resource PlanningPerformed complex financial analysis of, and developed policy regarding, the potential impact to SCE’s customers of the implementation of the governor’s Localized Energy Resources goal of 12,000 MW of distributed generation.Developed solar price forecast, projected progress towards RPS compliance, calculated market price impactResearched, analyzed, and developed proposals regarding new business opportunities for SCE related to electric transportation

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Energy Supply and Management, Renewable Resource IntegrationManaged the integration of over 600 MW of new wind and solar resources into SCE’s energy portfolio by working closely with cross departmental stakeholders in Bidding Strategy, Contract Management, IT, Law, Metering, Price Forecasting, Risk, Settlements, Trading, and Weather Forecasting.Developed models in Excel Visual Basic to record and analyze the effectiveness of power marketing strategies for a PNW wind farm and to assess value of, and quantify targets for, monthly transmission purchases.

Rosemead, Ca, Us

Renewable and Alternative Power, Contract OriginationDefined the renewable products SCE sought to procure according to online dates, transmission availability, current procurement targets, and geographic location.Participated in bilateral negotiations with counterparties for 20 year wind energy contracts.Organized Bidder’s Conference in which we provided a venue for answering procurement and interconnection related questions.Analyzed the large numbers of renewable energy and REC bids submitted in the RFP on a least-cost, best-fit basis to determine which would best match SCE’s needs.Supported the development of a voluntary REC purchase program for residential and commercial customers to support the development of renewable energy.Programmed a model in Excel Visual Basic to demonstrate how a Dutch Auction Mechanism that was proposed internally could be applied to a Feed-In-Tariff program. This later developed into the ReMAT program.

London, England, Gb

Managed 5 simultaneous engineering projects, ranging from urgent to long-term.Achieved savings of $5.2 MM/yr through reduced hydrogren venting as a result of fixing control issues on turbine.Prepared scope of work to minimize overhaul length caused by failure of refinery’s most critical steam turbine, which would have resulted in a loss of ~$1 MM in revenues per day.Detailed risks of worst case scenario hydrogen sulfide release in the event of sour water pump seal failure.Investigated cause of unusual behavior in minimum flow line for pumps that led to emergency shutdown.Defined scope of work for overhaul of damaged stack damper.Acted as liaison with vendors in order to obtain critical information and to define desired results for overhauls.

London, England, Gb

Performed risk and hazard analysis for carbon dioxide releases using Hazards and Effects Management Processes (HEMP).Analyzed various carbon dioxide capture, transport, and sequestration scenarios by networking with experts and researching the topic to prepare a detailed report and charts to be used as references and go-to guides for field projects.Presented the information to Health, Safety, and Environment department for use on developing carbon sequestration projects.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Led a team of engineers to design, construct, test, and compete a prototype vehicle in the pursuit of maximum fuel efficiency while meeting prescribed design requirements.Organized the group’s finances and acted as a liaison with sponsors and the school to collect all of our own funding.Placed 6th out of 34 teams and won the Eco Design Award at the Shell Eco-Marathon.Achieved a fuel efficiency of 1239.5 mpg.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Audited the heating and cooling systems of on-campus buildings in an effort to improve energy efficiency and update drawings of installed systems

Solana Beach, California, Us

Optimized the shape of a standing wave by manipulation of fluid flow to create a wave for stand up surfing

San Diego, Ca, Us

Researched and prepared report on carbon sequestration and the potential for the company’s gas compressor department's entry into the marketAided in the testing of prototype and production gas compressors for optimization and quality

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Education record