Accelerating the energy transition with a system design approach for better, faster policymaking.We turn policy stakeholders into designers and government staff into architects of the clean energy future

Current Projects include: Phenogy; Generac; DOE/NARUC Grid Resilience CohortsProviding public policy, market development and strategy consulting to energy companies, non-profit organizations and climate tech venture capital focused on distributed energy resources, energy storage, virtual power plants, transportation electrification and energy resilience. Special expertise in integrating policy intelligence and insights into both near-term business decisions and longer-term strategic planning. Specific focus on venture investment due diligence and advising early stage startupsIn addition to representing companies in public policy forums, I help companies with capacity building: designing the operational and strategic role of the policy function in the long-term success of the business.

Leading policy strategy and government affairs globally.

National thought leader on public policy for energy storageTop expert in several cutting edge policy areas including:- Storage interconnection- DER Aggregation / DER participation in wholesale markets- Multi-use/Dual Participation/Value stacking of energy storage- GHG emissions of storage / "Clean Peak" concepts

Provided consulting work in the analysis, design and advocacy of clean energy legislation and regulation. Also provided program support for clean energy, smart grid and "utility 2.0" initiatives. Primary Contract: California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) focused on the CalCharge energy storage consortium. Regulatory issues, program and membership support.

Strategic Decision Coaching to those who have the authority to design the policies and products, organizations and investments of a sustainable society. Worked with social entrepreneurs, triple-bottom-line investors, product designers and policy makers. Ted coached executives in the development of the following strategic tools:- Vision Statement- Industry Value Chain / Needs Fulfillment- Organization Mission Statement- Business Models- Market Entry Strategy- Venture Pitch

Policy development and legislative relations for clean energy policies across the country• Established organization as a “go to” resource for dozens of public officials • Provided key analysis and policy design to policymakers and advocates for more than 20 pieces of state and federal legislation• Managed and delivered several dozen impactful interventions in state regulatory proceedings• Cultivated productive partnerships with each major clean energy stakeholder group such as Sierra Club, solar industry alliances, cleantech companies, and labor organizations

Product strategy, roadmap and venture finance consulting for startups at the intersection of sustainability and the Internet.• New market strategy for leading energy dashboard / smart grid startup• Strategy and finance recommendations for cutting edge carbon calculation startup• Helping evaluate cleantech investment opportunities for angel investors and venture capital funds

As first employee, ran product management, backend operations and early market analysis for the core junk-mail reduction service.• Grew site, service and operations from company inception to over 30,000 paying customers in first 9 months• Product success was a key factor in $20MM Series A financing• Planned and executed three major strategic product shifts with full site/service rebuilds

Front line product manager for the Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Widgets products, including market research planning, specification, and launch of major product initiatives.• Transformed acquired product to the new Yahoo! Widgets for accelerated customer growth • Designed, launched and managed products combining Yahoo! Mail and broadband Internet service. Success was critical component of a $100mm+ business for Yahoo.• Achieved migration of more than 3 million new subscribers to the Yahoo! Mail premium service and was recognized with the highest Yahoo! employee honor, the SuperStar award

Evaluated new ideas for high tech social ventures. Analyzed both business models and current technology.

Technical and business analysis on major corporate acquisition targets and technical design for company-wide strategic initiatives

Technical lead and engineering manager for service’s core content management systemAchieved angel funding, $3MM Series A, and successful acquisition by NBC Internet.