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Oversee multiple rates and revenue streams for $350M in utility revenues.Represent Versant Power in NEPOOL and ISO-NE committees. Alternate Board Member for Versant within NMISA. Obtained renewals of Presidential Permits and export authorizations from DOE necessary for cross-border transactions.Serve as a witness for Versant in MPUC proceedings.

Bangor, Maine, United States

Part of a fantastic team that executes on energy markets, energy supply, rates, and forecasting across two separate grids in northern Maine. Perform $1M in daily load settlements. Administer $60M annually for power purchase agreements. Set transmission and distribution rates to recover $80M and $130M revenue requirements respectively. Design time-of-use and public policy rates. Manage standard offer and competitive energy provider contracts. Forecast loads and revenues, and produce corporate and regulatory financial reports.

Bangor, Maine, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Support the goals of CONNECT to help entrepreneurs build great companies in the San Diego region.https://connect.org/

San Diego, California, United States

Provide advice and connections for entrepreneurs in the clean energy industry.

Innovation development includes: batteries and storage, flow batteries, fuel cells, carbon capture, hybrid gas/storage enhancements, hydrogen, power to gas, renewable natural gas, and other decarbonization opportunities.Led the strategic analysis and selection of the company's first two hydrogen projects, conducted vendor selection (RFI and RFP), and negotiated the agreement on the Borrego Springs hydrogen energy storage project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrNpkbziUvcSpeak at industry conferences and represent the company in local, state, and national industry bodies.

San Diego, California, United States

Metallic balloons cause around 100 outages a year in San Diego, and are the cause of 3 - 4 fires each year. I became a worldwide leader in non-conductive balloon technology. Worked with experts in balloon manufacturing, thin films, and high voltage testing to demonstrate shiny metallic balloons that will not cause faults or explosions in overhead power lines. Created the IEEE task force (P-2845) to develop a testing standard for balloons in overhead electric distribution power lines. Drafted a legislative Assembly Bill (California AB 847) and worked with balloon industry lobbyists to pass this into law, signed by CA Governor Newsom. Obtained patent protection for the technology and executed commercial licensing agreements to bring the technology to market.

San Diego, Ca, U.S.A.

Filed testimony with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and received approval for >$100M capital in multiple energy storage projects. Worked across company departments to develop microgrid use cases and convert ideas into projects. Led outreach efforts with municipal and military customers.Developed new business opportunities for non-traditional revenue growth. Manage the company's patent and intellectual property portfolio, negotiating licensing agreements with third parties.Provided testimony on two regulatory applications, and acted as a witness in one hearing before the California Public Utilities Commission.

Led the customer generation team of direct reports and contractors through California's first Net Energy Metering (NEM) cap transition. Obtained regulatory approval for an interconnection fee, generating over $2M per year in revenue.Launched a residential solar interconnection device which generated $5M in the first year and $2M per year on-going. Led multiple departments to implement an electronic online payment system for collecting NEM fees, reducing costs labor and processing costs, another first among California electric utilities.

San Diego, Ca

Managed capital projects in data analytics and customer services with combined >$8M budgets. Created a first-of-its-kind NTP&S (non-tariffed product & service) that exceeded projections, generating ~$650K per year.

Provide advice and connections to leading clean-tech startups and entrepreneurs in the Southern California Energy Innovation Network.http://cleantechsandiego.org/scein/

San Diego, Ca, U.S.A.

San Diego, Ca

As Chair, I aligned board composition and prioritized activities to achieve 4x growth in funding. Oversaw governance and external communication activities.

San Diego, Ca, U.S.A.

Grew product revenue from $500K to $10M in four years. Directed U.S. and Chinese engineering teams on the design, development, and launch of the company’s new generation product line after extensive definition and prioritization of market needs.Developed relationships with Federal administrators and regulatory bodies.

Formed the company and managed all finance & accounting, marketing, and compliance activities. Led the business through CONNECT’s Springboard program and gave investor pitches.

San Diego, Ca, U.S.A.

Paired Net impact members with the board of directors for sustainable businesses and non-profits.

Sunnyvale, Ca, U.S.A. And Oxford, United Kingdom

Managed the strategy, marketing, and operational targets for the $7M business unit. Defined the features, pricing, and positioning for two product lines following extensive market research and customer consultations. Worked closely with sales directors and segment marketing managers to achieve sales into the #1 and #2 market leaders. Represented SST at European industry standards bodies. Led international press briefings.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Grew the product line revenue from $1.2M to $32M in 3 years within the mobile telecoms market, achieving 7% global market share.Established distributor networks in Hong Kong and Singapore which increased our customer base by 140% during the early phases of the business.

U.S.A.

As a non-commissioned officer, led squads and teams to accomplish missions with unyielding deadlines. Honorable Discharge.

Danbury, Ct, U.S.A.

Designed experiments and analyzed statistical results for semiconductor thin film materials. Co-authored multiple patents. Served on the company’s building safety and process safety review committees.

Executive Mba

Graduated with Distinction (top 10% of the class). President of London Business School USA Alumni Club - San Diego

M.S., Physics

B.S., Physics