Experience

Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.

• United States
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Leader in E3's resource planning practice area, focused on long-term decarbonization planning, asset valuation, and resource adequacy modeling + policy design.

• Associate Director

  • May 2019 - Oct 2022

  Leader and manager of E3's resource planning and reliability consulting projects, including analysis, policy design, and implementation of deeply decarbonized electricity systems.



Aaron Burdick Photography

• Owner

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  Unique images of our beautiful world. Specializing in nature, landscape, travel, and environmental images. www.aaronburdick.com Unique images of our beautiful world. Specializing in nature, landscape, travel, and environmental images. www.aaronburdick.com



Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal, Integrated Resource Planning

  • Dec 2017 - May 2019

  I currently lead PG&E’s policy development and strategy related to decarbonization of the electric system through integrated resource planning. I am also a key contributor in the following areas: renewable energy planning, valuation / cost-effectiveness, DERs, electrification, vehicle to grid integration, and air pollution reduction.

• Expert Clean Energy Analyst

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Technical analysis, regulatory strategy, and policy support for the state's renewable energy, energy storage, integrated resource planning, and GHG goals. Technical and policy lead for RPS planning efforts. Strategic support for company-wide cost-effectiveness alignment. Leader of employee engagement brown bag series.

• Senior Renewable Energy Strategy Analyst

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  I performed technical analysis and policy strategy to support PG&E and the state of California meeting its renewable energy goals. I also support PG&E's Energy Storage RFO and coordinate with a variety of teams on renewable integration modeling and policy.



Sierra Club

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Campaign Analyst, Beyond Coal Campaign

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2014

  I worked on campaign strategy and provided technical and policy expertise towards transitioning America from a fossil fuel based energy system to a sustainable energy future. I managed a suite of performance tracking tools and helped the organization move toward an increasingly data-driven approach to strategy, planning, organizing, and fundraising. I also designed and created models/databases/visualizations to support campaign efforts and supported the organization's technical understanding of developing a decarbonized grid.



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Served as a teaching assistant to Professor Mark Jacobson for CEE 064/263D "Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solution" and to Professor Gil Masters for CEE 176B "Electric Power: Renewables and Efficiency". Served as a teaching assistant to Professor Mark Jacobson for CEE 064/263D "Air Pollution and Global Warming: History, Science, and Solution" and to Professor Gil Masters for CEE 176B "Electric Power: Renewables and Efficiency".



Clean Coalition

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intelligent Grid Program Associate

  • May 2012 - Jan 2013

  Led Clean Coalition's grid modeling efforts and contributed to developing a deep technical understanding of how to integrate high renewable energy penetrations using intelligent grid solutions such as advanced inverters, energy storage, and demand response. Led Clean Coalition's grid modeling efforts and contributed to developing a deep technical understanding of how to integrate high renewable energy penetrations using intelligent grid solutions such as advanced inverters, energy storage, and demand response.



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant to Dr. Mark Jacobson

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

  Assisted Dr. Jacobson's research on the climate impacts of aviation, including data analysis and data visualization using MatLab. Assisted Dr. Jacobson's research on the climate impacts of aviation, including data analysis and data visualization using MatLab.



ICF

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst

  • Dec 2007 - Dec 2011

  Research and program support for energy efficiency and climate change consulting projects. Work performed included: o Utility residential and commercial energy efficiency program implementation. o EPA ENERGY STAR program support. o Greenhouse gas emission inventories and reduction plans for local governments and Fortune 500 companies. o Technical assistance for DOE's local clean energy programs. o Training for utility account representatives and customers on benchmarking commercial buildings using EPA’s Portfolio Manager. o Climate change mitigation technology research for high GWP gases.