A leader in clean-energy initiatives with over 20 years of experience in clean energy programs and policies, Rafael provides strategic direction on major community decarbonization initiatives across San Mateo County through his role as Director of Program at Peninsula Clean Energy, the county's principal energy service provider. Under Rafael’s leadership, PCE has programmed nearly $30 million over 4 years for decarbonization, primarily in transportation electrification.Rafael has led and supported nearly $80 million in clean energy projects through his prior roles as VP of Community Initiatives at Prospect Silicon Valley and founding Executive Director of the Bay Area Climate Collaborative. His projects include two net zero demonstrations, an advanced solar-storage initiative, EV infrastructure and fleet deployments, an advanced electric bus VGI project, EV fleets (140 EVs) and infrastructure deployments (330 charge ports), the nation’s largest ride & drive campaign (4,500 test drives and 12%+ conversion rate), LED streetlight upgrades and other projects supported by the California Energy Commission, Metropolitan Transportation Commission and other funders. Previously, Rafael had a 15 year career in high-tech doing software development, project management and business consulting most recently with Hewlett Packard. He serves on the Sustainability & Infrastructure Commission at the City of San Mateo and has served on the boards of multiple environmental organizations including the Sierra Club’s national Board of Directors.Specialties: Advanced multi-partner program management, clean energy strategy, fundraising and budget management, organizational development, project management, public speaking, climate change mitigation, environmental advocacy, IT systems architecture, business process reengineering, knowledge management. Speaks Spanish
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