Leading DER Orchestration through the strategy development and implementation of a Virtual Power Plant and Resiliency as a Service at AEP.Prior to AEP, Shelly led the DER Team at West Monroe where she helped clients with EV and DER strategy, business case analysis, and advanced modeling. Projects included Virtual Power Plant/DERMS strategy and requirements, a multi-perspective business case for EV programs, clean energy implementation and transportation electrification plans, business case framework for DER customer programs, EV Fleet Total Cost of Ownership calculators, Fleet Advisory Services, and a Non Wire Alternatives Business Case model. Shelly received her Ph.D. in the Engineering and Public Policy department at Carnegie Mellon University in August, 2016. Her dissertation focused on the economics of solar PV and energy storage for utility customers in the U.S. to better understand the potential for integrating renewable energy technologies into the electric grid. The first paper from Shelly's doctoral work has been published in Energy Policy, where she evaluates whether rooftop solar PV is at "socket" parity without subsidies, and, if not, how to get there. Prior to CMU, Shelly graduated with Honors from Smith College where she obtained a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Music. Her thesis examined voltage sensitivity and humidity estimation for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells.