Experience

Minnesota Department of Commerce

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Energy Planner, Director

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Adam is the Energy Planning Director in the Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) unit, where he specializes in the regulation of electric and gas utility energy efficiency programs and leads the following efforts:- Evaluating energy efficiency program cost-effectiveness methodologies.- Overseeing the development of an online platform that captures energy efficiency program data reported by 100+ electric and gas utilities.- Preparing the analysis frameworks that the CIP team uses to review and analyze utility Triennial Plan and Status Report regulatory filings.- Managing State and Federal research grants.- Formulating regulatory policy guidance.- Coordinating analysis between the CIP and Energy Regulation and Planning units.- Coordinating stakeholder processes.- Preparing the annual “CIP CO2 Report,” which summarizes the statewide annual energy and capacity savings and estimated carbon dioxide reductions achieved through CIP.- Providing technical expertise on combined heat and power and electric utility infrastructure efficiency CIP regulatory policy. Show less

• Energy Planner, Principal

  • Oct 2016 - Aug 2019

• Energy Planner, Senior

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2016


AESP Midwest Chapter
• Board Advisor

  • Jan 2019 - Present


Great Plains Institute

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

• Energy Efficiency Fellow

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

  • Researched and promoted best practices related to industrial energy efficiency applications, programs, and policies. • Helped coordinate and host a regional energy efficiency stakeholder meeting in Chicago. • Produced nine fact sheets about combined heat and power applications, highlighting the technology's technical potential and policy environment across Midwest states. • Researched and promoted best practices related to industrial energy efficiency applications, programs, and policies. • Helped coordinate and host a regional energy efficiency stakeholder meeting in Chicago. • Produced nine fact sheets about combined heat and power applications, highlighting the technology's technical potential and policy environment across Midwest states.



Dovetail Partners, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biomass & Energy Policy Specialist

  • May 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Project lead for a yearlong biomass energy research project. • Traveled nationally and worked closely with a diverse group of industry experts and stakeholders. • Designed a comprehensive survey and carried out telephone interviews with biomass energy facilities throughout the U.S. • Developed a financial model and actionable best practices to assist investors and project developers in overcoming critical strategic, organizational, and financial obstacles. • Developed several in depth case studies that highlight the lessons learned and best practices of biomass energy facilities. Show less



University of Minnesota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Sep 2011-Jan 2012: Teaching assistant for Congressional Politics and Institutions undergraduate class with over one hundred enrolled students. Graded and provided guidance on student papers and exams. Worked closely with the class professor and provided feedback on assignment and exam design. • Jan 2012-Mar 2012: Research assistant for a project focused on smart grid technologies. Helped create a database to compare and analyze economic/demographic indicators, energy sector data, and emissions across states within MISO, NE-ISO and ERCOT. Show less

• Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Intern for a biomass heating/power study funded by the University of Minnesota's Community Assistance Program. • Researched and reported on policy approaches to incentivize biomass technologies. • Produced five distinct case studies exploring biomass heating applications within Minnesota to help inform the decision-making of others who are considering biomass for energy or heating usage. • Intern for a biomass heating/power study funded by the University of Minnesota's Community Assistance Program. • Researched and reported on policy approaches to incentivize biomass technologies. • Produced five distinct case studies exploring biomass heating applications within Minnesota to help inform the decision-making of others who are considering biomass for energy or heating usage.



Hamline University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2009 - Jan 2010

  • Research assistant for multiple economics research projects (microfinance, the global financial crisis, gender pay differentials, occupational segregation, and labor market analysis). • Research involved data collection, analysis, and presentation. • Research assistant for multiple economics research projects (microfinance, the global financial crisis, gender pay differentials, occupational segregation, and labor market analysis). • Research involved data collection, analysis, and presentation.