Working with early stage companies and founders in the energy and climate tech space to build sustainable, generational businesses.

Technology commercialization advisor for ARPA E's distributed generation, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, carbon neutral aviation and data center energy efficiency programs.Responsibilities include:- Working with program directors to identify and design innovative energy technology programs- Ensuring commercial readiness of agency funded projects by working closely with awardees on refining their business models based on detailed market, competitive and techno-economic analysis- Connecting awardees to strategic partners and investors in the private and government sectors- Engaging with stakeholders across energy markets to ensure alignment of technology commercialization efforts with market needs and the latest regulatory standards- Leading commercialization focused projects for promising technologies through supplemental fundingPrograms supported:GENSETS - Residential combined heat and power systems with high fuel to electric efficienciesINTEGRATE - Fuel flexible and highly efficienct distributed power generation systemsHITEMMP - Additively manufactured heat exchangers targeting high temperature, high pressure applications across various industriesDIFFERENTIATE - Machine learning modeling tools that could accelerate product development in multiple industriesREEACH - Energy storage and power generation systems (ESPG) for carbon neutral aviation applicationsASCEND - Light weight, high efficiency motors for carbon neutral aviation applicationsENLITENED - Photonic communications technologies to reduce datacenter energy consumptionCOOLERCHIPS - Advanced cooling solutions to reduce datacenter energy consumptionSCALEUP - A variety of previously funded ARPA-E tech ready for pre commercialization (e.g. production pilot lines, hardware demonstrations in the field etc.)

Worked on the strategic transformation of Aramco Power to a profitable and sustainable subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. The business currently operates a highly efficient and reliable power portfolio comprised of generation, transmission and distribution assets, that is among the largest in the GCC. It also manages several equity holdings in domestic IPPs, integrated utilities and other power sector investments. The long term vision for the company is to become a globally competitive utility sector player; capitalizing on emerging trends in energy efficiency, clean energy, decentralization and digitalization.Key contributions:- Collaborated with company executives and the board in developing the corporate strategy- Worked with the CFO's office to establish the company P&L and associated analytical tools for the finance team- Created the multi-year business plans and strategic growth initiatives for the business segments (Generation, T&D, Commodity Sales, Energy Solutions and Investments)- Led the Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure timely deployment of key corporate functions (Finance, HR, IT & Supply Chain, Legal)- Designed the new organization and associated divisions to fully operationalize the company

- Led the development and implementation of the Saudi Aramco Power Business strategy- Prepared annual business plans for the Power Business and ensured alignment with the overall Saudi Aramco corporate strategic plan- Implemented the strategy and business plans for the GCC Lab company through joint ventures with leading domestic and international partners- Served as the primary risk coordinator for the Power Business- Supported the development, investment, construction and commissioning of new power generation projects- Advised Saudi Aramco board members in the management of power joint ventures and investments- Mentored and developed junior staff members

Responsible for leading and growing Thomson Reuters' commodities and energy advisory services in North America. Our team leveraged the broad range of information and analytics products available through TR to develop business strategy and conduct investment due diligence for a variety of clients operating in global energy markets. The team also focused on identifying and developing new intelligent information products to support businesses in global commodity and energy markets.Key projects in this role included development of an Urban Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for Mexico and development of tools to evaluate Ukraine's GHG reduction strategy.

Leader responsible for managing consulting projects with multi million dollar budgets while directing the efforts of junior staff in the execution of the projects. Accomplishments:- Identified investment opportunities in renewable energy technologies for a large Japanese conglomerate. Completed due diligence for $100 M + worth of acquisitions in the US biomass power and biofuels industry. - Assisted MA Department of Energy Resources in implementing an Enterprise Energy Management System for state facilities.- Conducted global market and technical due diligence for clean energy investments by the DOE loan guarantee program with investments ranging from $50 M to $600 M. Loan applications were evaluated for companies involved in multiple industries including solar PV, CSP, energy efficiency and pollution control.- Contributed to Integrated Resource Planning efforts for multiple US power utilities.

Led technical, business plan due diligence and strategy projects for public and private sector clients in the energy industry. Consulting assignments focused on biomass power, biofuels, hydropower, solar, geothermal, energy efficiency and natural gas to liquids investment opportunities.Key projects included:- Led the development of a renewable energy, energy efficiency and electrical infrastructure technology investment strategy for the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. Profiled over 300 technology subcategories, guided selection based on business, technical and policy (CT fit) criteria and organized investment themes that could help diversify CCEF's investment portfolio.- Contributed to clean energy strategy and industry cluster development for Washington, Colorado and Massachusetts.- Led a project evaluating strategic options for a mid sized Landfill Gas project developer/owner in the US.- Led a jobs study for the National Hydropower Association focused on conventional and emerging hydropower technologies, their resource potential and associated job creation potential in the US.- Led an independent market study and incremental cost estimation study for low lift cooling technologies being developed by PNNL.

Project Management responsibilities included:- Leading multidisciplinary teams focused on technology maturation and product development for novel photovoltaic, solar thermal and concentrating solar power systems. - Creating multiparty partnerships between industry and academia to secure funding from government agencies for project initiatives.- Providing consulting expertise (business and technical) for business units evaluating opportunities in the solar energy industry.

Task leader (2002-2004) - Major contributor on a team that pre-commercialized advanced water gas shift catalysts for fuel processing subsystems in stationary fuel cells.Task leader (2004) - Responsible for execution and co-ordination of various system engineering tasks for development of solid state (thermoelectric) cooling solutions.Other areas of project expertise - Energy efficiency technologies -combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP), biofuels and biomass power generation, indoor air quality, electrical and thermal energy storage, sensors for toxic gas detection, portable and stationary fire suppression technologies.

Lab manager, O.H. Reaugh Laboratory for fuel processing research targeting fuel cell applications. Mentor to graduate students on a variety of chemical engineering research projects. Interface with a start up company to evaluate emerging fuel processing catalysts technology.