Customer Programs Manager
San Rafael, Ca, Us
I manage electric transportation programs and the subject matter expert for a publicly owned electricity supplier serving over 1.5 million residents, businesses, non-profits, and public agencies across 36 Northern California communities. Our goal is to remove the top 3 barriers of EV adoption while ensuring access to the market beyond early adopters and shaping the load to align with renewable generation. Through April 2021, our MCEv Charging program funded and supported the installation of over 1,200 Level 2 ports at workplaces and multi-family housing, while providing technical assistance to customers and helping our jurisdictions meet AB1236 compliance to streamline permitting for charging infrastructure. We are also providing equitable access to EVs through community-based partnerships & the first streamlined rebate application in the State that allows income-qualified applicants to apply for multiple rebates at the same time. As a result, over 300 families purchased an EV and 4,000 more families know about incentives, charging, and other benefits of an EV.I've secured and managed over $4M in California Energy Commission grant funds. I was the project manager of a 3-year, $1.7M R&D grant. Managing the grant across all stakeholders, our completed deliverables include a CCA DER policy review, 4 demonstration projects, a wiki-like program & software guide, and NavigaDER - a new software tool created to help CCAs evaluate and design customer programs for deployment of DERs. In May 2021, MCE and local agency partners started a 3-year, $2.5M implementation grant to deploy EV charging, e-bikes, EV car share, workforce development, and outreach across priority marginalized communities to further equitable access to transportation electrification.