Experience

Silicon Valley Clean Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Power Resource Manager

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Sunnyvale, California, United States



Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal, Structured Transactions

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2023

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Expert Analyst, Policy Alignment

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area

• Senior Analyst, Structured Transactions (Energy Storage and Clean Energy Procurement)

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area • Negotiate contracts and amendments for clean energy and emerging technologies. • Transactions team lead on third party Energy Storage agreements, leading teams of transactors in negotiations with counterparties, managing internal and external stakeholders, providing and updating contract language, and bringing contracts to execution. • Conduct quantitative and strategic analysis of contracts and updates to achieve the best value for PG&E's portfolio and customers. • Resolve contract… Show more • Negotiate contracts and amendments for clean energy and emerging technologies. • Transactions team lead on third party Energy Storage agreements, leading teams of transactors in negotiations with counterparties, managing internal and external stakeholders, providing and updating contract language, and bringing contracts to execution. • Conduct quantitative and strategic analysis of contracts and updates to achieve the best value for PG&E's portfolio and customers. • Resolve contract and project development issues and disputes, and work with counterparties to find solutions to challenges facing PG&E and the CAISO grid. • Advise internal and external policy and strategy efforts on energy storage, renewable, and transactional issues.

• Renewable Energy Strategy Analyst (Rotation)

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area • Forecasted PG&E's renewables portfolio; assessing various factors impacting the forecast. • Researched and forecasted market need for renewable resources in California. Built and updated tools in Excel and Tableau, including creating a renewables price benchmarking dashboard to aggregate and present data from various sources. • Analyzed the impacts of proposed and historical policies and programs to PG&E's rates and renewables portfolio.

• Corporate Sustainability Representative

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2016

  San Francisco Bay Area • Data Analysis: - Reporting PG&E’s voluntary greenhouse gas inventory to The Climate Registry; calculating emissions in Excel and Enviance, including PG&E’s annual emission rate for delivered electricity - Leading data collection and management in online CR360 database for corporate sustainability report. • Strategy: - Forecasting carbon emissions and costs to set company-wide climate change strategies - Providing guidance and comments on proposed federal and state… Show more • Data Analysis: - Reporting PG&E’s voluntary greenhouse gas inventory to The Climate Registry; calculating emissions in Excel and Enviance, including PG&E’s annual emission rate for delivered electricity - Leading data collection and management in online CR360 database for corporate sustainability report. • Strategy: - Forecasting carbon emissions and costs to set company-wide climate change strategies - Providing guidance and comments on proposed federal and state regulations and internal corporate policies relating to clean energy, energy efficiency, climate change, water, and other issues - Coordinating a climate adaptation working group, connecting internal and external stakeholders and resources on PG&E’s work to prepare for sea level rise, flooding, extreme temperatures, and wildfires. - Benchmarking PG&E’s performance against peer utilities, and guiding the development of sustainability metrics to represent the utility industry with the EPRI Energy Sustainability Interest Group. • Reporting: - Led PG&E’s CDP Climate Change and CDP Supply Chain reporting, increasing PG&E’s disclosure score from 93 to 100 and earning a spot on the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index. - Reporting on PG&E’s sustainability progress in corporate sustainability report, and responding to stakeholder requests for sustainability information.



BASF

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Consultant

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2013

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area • Developed a wheat tracing mechanism to facilitate management of environmental and financial supply risks. • Researched supply chain operations and interviewed suppliers to understand feasibility, costs, and impacts. • Proposed a pilot project to increase stakeholder collaboration through an online database.



Boston Public Schools

• EDF Climate Corps Energy Efficiency Fellow

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Greater Boston Area • Identified energy efficiency measures to save city approx. $2 million & 13,000 metric tons CO2e emissions. • Drafted city’s first energy efficient equipment lease proposal in which energy cost savings pay for debt service.



Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

• Environmental Economics Research Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  Durham, NC • Provided nonpartisan information to political actors on environmental economics issues, specializing in wetland carbon stores. • Contributed to published reports “Financing Opportunities for Blue Carbon,” 2011 and "Considering 'Coastal Carbon' in Existing U.S. Federal Statutes and Policies," 2012.



Carbon War Room

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Analyst

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Washington D.C. Metro Area • Analyzed barriers against widespread market adoption of emerging sustainable technology. • Edited reports detailing emissions reduction potential in sectors such as steel, palm oil, and forestry. • Analyzed business plans and questioned emerging clean tech companies to determine investment potential.



UNOPS

• Denmark
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Portfolio Intern, International Waters Cluster

  • Jul 2010 - Feb 2011

  Copenhagen Area, Denmark • Managed 34 projects protecting waters shared by developing nations, working in English, Spanish, & French. • Carried out projects’ financial transactions; oversaw budget compliance; provided guidance on UN policies. • Acted as cluster’s expert on water and climate science and served as office’s Recycling Representative.



Princeton University Office of Sustainability and New Jersey Water Watch

• Project Leader

  • Feb 2009 - May 2010

  Princeton, NJ • Spearheaded a long-term process to obtain a "River-Friendly Business” Certification for Princeton University. • Acted as a liaison between stakeholders; designed a plan for greater sustainability in University agenda.



CDP

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Outreach Strategy Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Greater New York City Area • Researched S&P 500 companies’ sustainability initiatives, EH&S policies, business plans, and missions. • Crafted strategy briefs for 60 companies to encourage disclosure of GHG emissions. • Briefs were used by CDP staff to send targeted messages to non-responding companies, helping to encourage 32 new S&P 500 companies to respond to CDP questionnaires.