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Portland, ME, US

Envisioning a clean energy future. Follow my writing on Substack.

Framingham, MA, US

Started and built a new east coast solar PV business. We successfully grew profitably year-over-year – assuring customers that we will deliver long-term quality and service. We built high-profile projects on highways, airports, municipal landfills, state facilities, and schools. Testified before state legislative hearings and municipal hearings, including.

Lexington, MA, US

Changed the writing style and audience for Global Insight's natural gas price, supply, and demand forecasting reports, with the goal of expanding the readership from primarily corporate economists to include influential, business decision-makers. Consulted to utilities on LNG markets and government agencies on cleantech job growth. Interviewed by CNN.

Palo Alto, CA, US

Created a new electric utilities market focus for Sun's global product sales team. Succeeded in winning new sales bookings and executive account relationships for Sun's sales account executives in North America, Europe, and Asia. Effective sales closures were achieved by making high-level, strategic industry presentations to corporate CIOs -- connecting.

Founded TechAdoption, Inc. to create, frame, and develop compelling marketing messages -- influencing executive decision-makers at energy and industrial companies to adopt new technology products created by our clients.

Cambridge, MA, US

Forecasted future business disruptions and opportunities for utilities from the advent of internet-based energy and commodity e-business platforms. Evaluated new business models for utilities, the threat of online cyber-security, and the effect of new, disruptive technologies on industrial/utility business leaders. Wrote more than 30 analysis reports and.

London, United Kingdom, GB

Following graduation from the MIT Sloan School, I consulted with Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) to develop three future scenarios for retail electricity markets -- helping utility executives evaluate threats and opportunities affecting their long-term strategic, investment decisions.

Created, grew, and lead XENERGY’s natural gas and electricity supply management services division; - Responsible for Division strategy and P&L, reporting to the CEO;- Structured natural gas and power hedging contracts for our industrial customers;- Sold multimillion-dollar contracts to Fortune 500 companies; and,- Testified before public utility.

US

Achieved up to 30% cost savings at chemical and glass plants:- Conducted in-depth, economically-viable, energy efficiency audits of industrial processes;- Negotiated natural gas supply and interstate transportation contracts to bring the benefits of well-head gas production directly to our industrial manufacturing plants prior to full, open-access gas.

Began my career as a Product Development Engineer to create a new line of energy-efficient heat pumps based on Carrier's new slit-fin heat-exchanger design. Received a joint patent on the design, which is still in use today.

Mba, Business

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering