Summer (Jiakun) Zhao

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Product Management Director @ Energy Innovation Network
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San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
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About Summer (Jiakun) Zhao

Bicultural trilingual professional passionate about energy and sustainability issues, experienced in the energy storage, solar, electric vehicles, utilities, and energy efficiency industries, with skills in modeling, consulting, product management, project development, conference moderation, and US & China relationship / business development.

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Energy Innovation Network

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Summer (Jiakun) Zhao Work Experience Details
  • Huawei Fusionsolar
    Global Director Of Product Management - Residential
    Huawei Fusionsolar Nov 2021 - Present
    Responsible for all residential products and solutions planning and developement, including inverter, energy storage, charger, backup, smart module, controller, and smart home management.
  • Energy Innovation Network
    President
    Energy Innovation Network Oct 2020 - Present
    San Jose, Ca, Us
    Expanded Energy Innovation Network to 3000+ members across 100+ regions. Leading a core committee of volunteers coming from the U.S., China, India, and Africa to plan for key events, summits, and education programs.
  • Energy Innovation Network
    Vice President Of Strategic Initiatives
    Energy Innovation Network Aug 2019 - Present
    San Jose, Ca, Us
    Leading large strategic initiatives, including annual summits/conferences, international collaboration, market developments, and the creation of our new energy education platforms.Founded and rebranded organization to Energy Innovation Network.
  • Energy Innovation Network
    Conference Chair
    Energy Innovation Network Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
    San Jose, Ca, Us
    - Led the development and organization of the 2019 US-China Energy & Climate + AI Summits, which included topics around climate policies, U.S. and China energy markets comparison, corporate strategies on renewable energy & sustainability, cross-border opportunities for investment & entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence in energy.- Attracted over 300 attendees and invited 30 executive-level speakers from the academia, governments, and businesses.
  • Enphase Energy
    Senior Product Manager
    Enphase Energy Oct 2019 - Oct 2021
    Fremont, California, Us
    Own the product life cycle management of (current and future versions) Enpower, the innovative smart switch connecting homes with the grid, energy storage, and PV systems. It provides the microgrid interconnection device to enable Enphase's Ensemble Energy Management System to be grid agnostic with smooth transition between on-grid and off-grid. Drive the product development and strategies of load control and smart home products.
  • Alumni Ventures Group
    Fellow
    Alumni Ventures Group Apr 2019 - Dec 2020
    Manchester, Nh, Us
    The AVG (Alumni Ventures Group) Funds provide individual investors access to high-quality venture capital investments. Investors own a portfolio of 20-30 deals diversified across focus, stage, industry, and sector, co-invested alongside top VCs. Deals are programmatically selected from overall AVG deal flow to correlate with the diversification of the venture industry.We are an experienced, diverse community of 300k alumni from the nation’s top universities with different backgrounds and reasons for joining. If you are interested in entrepreneurship or venture capital, let's connect.
  • Tesla Motors
    Sales Engineer
    Tesla Motors Oct 2017 - Jan 2019
    Austin, Texas, Us
    - Developed projects with multiple teams and stakeholders on applications ranging from microgrid, renewable firming, frequency regulation, and BTM projects with demand response and backup, to aggregation of distributed assets- Led the sales engineering efforts for developing large portfolio of BTM solar & storage projects with schools and Fortune 500 companies across the United States- Enabled hundreds of Megawatt-Hours of Powerpacks to be shortlisted with major US Utilities and enabled sales of dozens of projects across the U.S., e.g. microgrid for homeless community in HI; played pivotal role in pre-sale project development in terms of sizing, pricing, customer product pitches, single-line review- Led the market development of introducing renewable projects in MA and IL, working closely with Policy and Finance on incentives and project economics
  • Tesla Motors
    Associate Product Manager
    Tesla Motors Jun 2016 - Sep 2017
    Austin, Texas, Us
    - Managed the development of Tesla’s battery storage dispatch simulation platform, through user feedback collection, roadmap design, techno-economic analytics model design, channel partner training, and code contribution to the Engineering team- Published white-papers on Tesla’s proprietary software and case studies showcasing the Powerpack projects techno-economics- Led the development of the US C&I tariff database and strategies for BTM market development- Designed Powerpack’s backup product software features for customers such as Data Centers and Hospitals; conducted competitive analysis for lithium-ion batteries with other technologies in the market
  • Navigant
    Senior Consultant
    Navigant Sep 2015 - Mar 2016
    Chicago, Il, Us
    - Developed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) appliance energy conservation standards and test procedures, aimed at reducing the country's power consumption of home appliances, by conducting engineering and market analysis, technology options research, reverse engineering, and policy recommendations.- Created an intelligent process of web scraping and product database generation with tools such as VBA and RegEx, shared within the company, to effectively improve the efficiency of the practice. - Consulted clients including National Grid and Con Edison- Addressed clients' needs on understanding renewable energy potential, contracted capacity, access to capital, RPS and RECs markets. - Co-authored and published Navigant Research paper on electric vehicles incentives: https://www.navigantresearch.com/research/electric-vehicle-incentives
  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Research Assistant And M.S. Engineering Systems Candidate
    Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Sep 2013 - Jun 2015
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    - Published paper with final analysis and policy implications, sponsored by the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center - Clean Vehicle Consortium - Constructed models to forecast the electric utilities capacity expansion and the emission intensity factors in China until 2050 - Developed FLEET model to project the development of electric vehicles in China in terms of stock, energy consumption, and emissions until 2050
  • Enernoc
    Strategic Energy Management Intern
    Enernoc May 2014 - Aug 2014
    Boston, Ma, Us
    - Generated strategies for reducing cost and solving data quality problem to help retain a $10 million client - Initiated a pilot program of testing better quality meters at client sites; received support from internal teams - Built Excel model to automatically match all customers’ sites with closest weather stations and regional CO2 emissions - Created R model to check the data quality of 800 international weather stations and selected 450 for regression use
  • Sinopec Usa
    Energy Analyst
    Sinopec Usa Mar 2013 - Jul 2013
    - Researched the prospect of oil and gas trading between the U.S. and China in the next 20 years and wrote 50-page strategy report - Built cost estimation model and analyzed the profitability of exporting 5 large energy commodities - Performed equity research and valuation of a small-scale financial trading company - Conducted industry analyses, demand & supply analysis, technology research, and policy analysis in the oil, gas, NGL, and renewables fields.
  • Flo {Thinkery}
    Consultant Intern
    Flo {Thinkery} Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
    Nashville, Tn, Us
    - Identified and analyzed 3 industries with annual growth rates ranging from 20% to 150% in the Chinese market. - Presented to senior partners the challenges, government regulations, business channels, and strategies for the market entry. - Segmented and prioritized customers for an iPhone case company in 6 categories using Esri Lifestyle Tapestry Segmentation.
  • Accelerator, Business Institute, Owen Graduate School Of Management
    Consultant
    Accelerator, Business Institute, Owen Graduate School Of Management May 2012 - Jun 2012
    - Received over 100 hours of MBA-level instruction in marketing, economics, finance, investment, strategy, operations, innovation, teamwork, branding, and effective presentations. - Conducted high-level consulting projects for 150+ hours in 2 diverse 7-person teams with 6 clients including Fortune Global 500 companies .
  • Dr. William Antholis, Managing Director Of The Brookings Institution
    Chief Assistant In China
    Dr. William Antholis, Managing Director Of The Brookings Institution Mar 2012 - May 2012
    Washington, Dc, Us
    - Facilitated Dr. Antholis’ visit in China for high-level research and strategic planning. - Coordinated 80 meetings with world-class scholars, senior governmental officials, and top business leaders. - Gained insights into current opportunities and challenges for China on its economy, politics and environment. - Managed agenda, provided daily translations, and conducted research and data analysis, which were incorporated into Dr. Antholis' new book: "Inside Out: India and China; Local Politics Go Global - with a New Preface" http://www.brookings.edu/research/books/2013/insideoutindiaandchina
  • The Brookings Institution
    Research Assitant
    The Brookings Institution Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
    Washington, Dc, Us
    - Co-authored background paper on solar energy market scale-up in Arab countries, leading to policy recommendations. - Conducted cost & benefit analysis, SWOT analysis, and market barrier analysis on the solar energy investment. - Created energy profiles with complex dataset for 19 Middle East and North African countries using Excel. - Formed collaboration with the economic office of the Embassy of Australia to cooperate on solving water scarcity problems.
  • Washington University Students For International Collaboration On The Environment (Wusice)
    Co-Founder And President
    Washington University Students For International Collaboration On The Environment (Wusice) May 2010 - May 2011
    - Founder of WUSICE that was created for the purpose of establishing and promoting international student collaboration on environmental issues. - Initiated and organized the first U.S.-China Undergraduate Conference on Climate Change and Sustainability in 2010. The conference produced a student white paper "U.S.-China Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)."- Presented the student white paper MOU to Mr. Jonathan Pershing and Mr. Su Wei, the chief negotiators from U.S. and China at the United Nations Sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP16) held in Cancun, 2010.
  • China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance
    Energy Analyst
    China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
    - Conducted research and analysis on 15 successful energy efficiency projects and Alliance’s entrance into Chinese market
  • Shenzhen Media Group
    Tv Director Assistant
    Shenzhen Media Group Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
    - Played key role in organizing a 800 people concert for Asian pop star Leehom Wang. - Liaised with the sponsor China Mobile and the contractor Sony Music. - Designed major concert logistics: opening video, TV ads, flow chart, play script, stage setup and tape editing.

Summer (Jiakun) Zhao Skills

Renewable Energy Sustainability Analysis Project Management Energy Efficiency Management Consulting Renewable Energy Policy Research Quantitative Research Team Leadership R Team Building Market Analysis Quantitative Analytics Market Research Presentations Water Policy Leed Product Innovation

Summer (Jiakun) Zhao Education Details

  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Technology And Policy Program
  • Washington University In St. Louis
    Washington University In St. Louis
    Minor In Political Science

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Summer (Jiakun) Zhao works for Energy Innovation Network

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Summer (Jiakun) Zhao's current role is Product Management Director.

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Summer (Jiakun) Zhao attended Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Washington University In St. Louis.

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