Experience

Electrada

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Energy Solutions

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Electrada's purpose is to capitalize and operate EV charging infrastructure as both an affordable and convenient amenity for businesses, communities and institutions. My focus is to work with customers, technology partners and utilities to create and implement a sustainable energy solution stack to serve the growing EV Fleet industry. This includes creating solutions inclusive of onsite power, renewables, microgrid controls, communications, analytics and intelligence applications to produce optimal energy asset and contract implementations for Electrada's charging customers. Show less



Open Energy Solutions, Inc.

• Vice President, Strategy and Solution Development

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2021

  Open Energy Solutions (OES) focuses on the evaluation, testing and eventual tech transfer of advanced technologies affecting regulated and unregulated energy suppliers. Project responsibilities include technology prioritization, technical and business case analysis, vendor partnership development, and the project management of field testing new technologies and applications. Open Energy Solutions (OES) focuses on the evaluation, testing and eventual tech transfer of advanced technologies affecting regulated and unregulated energy suppliers. Project responsibilities include technology prioritization, technical and business case analysis, vendor partnership development, and the project management of field testing new technologies and applications.



Leidos

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

• Senior Consultant, Emerging Technologies

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2017

  Leidos Engineering is a former division of SAIC. Responsibilities include new energy technology evaluation and testing, business and market analysis, and “emerging analytics” – the development, analysis and valuation of use cases and applications arising from new technologies. In essence, all areas – technology, data, applications and analytics need to be synchronized to yield value to utilities, their customers and society. Leidos Engineering is a former division of SAIC. Responsibilities include new energy technology evaluation and testing, business and market analysis, and “emerging analytics” – the development, analysis and valuation of use cases and applications arising from new technologies. In essence, all areas – technology, data, applications and analytics need to be synchronized to yield value to utilities, their customers and society.



SAIC

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

• Senior Consultant, Emerging Technologies

  • May 2011 - Sep 2013

  Responsible for the identification, evaluation and testing of new energy and smart grid technologies. Project responsibilities include technology prioritization, technical and business evaluation, vendor partnership development, bench and field testing, and pilot and demonstration deployments. Responsible for the identification, evaluation and testing of new energy and smart grid technologies. Project responsibilities include technology prioritization, technical and business evaluation, vendor partnership development, bench and field testing, and pilot and demonstration deployments.



Capgemini

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Green Grid Initiatives

  • Aug 2009 - May 2011

  Responsibilities included the development of research, analysis and implementation strategies for the impact of renewables and demand response devices on the utility’s smart grid. Activities included business and technology solution development, technical and business strategy and value proposition analysis, smart grid data mining and analysis, and technology and application evaluation. Responsibilities included the development of research, analysis and implementation strategies for the impact of renewables and demand response devices on the utility’s smart grid. Activities included business and technology solution development, technical and business strategy and value proposition analysis, smart grid data mining and analysis, and technology and application evaluation.



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• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Utility Solutions Delivery

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Responsible for ongoing product and technical support for the global installed customer base. Oversaw a staff of six product and technical engineers to ensure that CURRENT provided ongoing product support to its customers once Smart Grid networks and applications were implemented. Additional responsibilities included grid analytics, field investigation of customer issues and managing all pilot and demonstration activities globally. Highlights include: 1.Daily support of Xcel’s SmartGridCity™ Project 2.Overview of daily smart grid reports and analysis for all deployed systems 3.Identification and exploration of new customer issues (effect of renewables and DR on feeders, phase imbalance identification, etc) 4.Integration support of partner products and applications (DR, AMI, capacitor controls, etc) Show less



CURRENT Group LLC

• Vice President - Product Management

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2008

  Responsible for starting up CURRENT’s Smart Grid Services product set that allows utilities to gain internal operational efficiencies and value from their distribution networks. Responsibilities included development of market, technology and product specifications, partner identification and development, technology and company due diligence and acquisition. Prioritized products ideas for internal developed, worked closely with Engineering and IT to develop products, and evangelized the new product ideas to utilities for feedback. Coordinated development of financial analysis and pricing strategies for products that were essentially new to the industry. Co-developed the CURRENT Look™ Distribution Management Analytics Platform which represented the industry’s first distribution grid sensing actionable intelligence applications. Show less



Cinergy Ventures LLC

• Director, Venture Development and Integration

  • 2000 - 2004

  One of four founding members to launch corporate venture capital group. Cinergy Ventures managed a portfolio of $198 million across twenty six investments. Responsibilities include the strategic review and prioritization of new investment opportunities, review and management of existing investments and the integration of new technologies into Cinergy’s existing business units. Technology investments included renewables (fuel cells), demand response/management, metering, and grid and substation applications. Show less



Cinergy Corp

• Manager, Strategic Planning

  • 1999 - 2000

  Led the efforts of ten employees to develop strategic plans and analyses for senior management and four business units. Responsibilities included strategy development, competitor analysis, financial analysis, technology monitoring and development, international market opportunity analysis, business model development, and state and national deregulation analysis. Initiated and led team development of two business opportunities that eventually became Cinergy businesses: Cinergy Ventures and Cinergy On-Site Power Services. Show less

• Manager, Business Market Management

  • 1997 - 1999

  Managed the investigation, research and development of new business opportunities for commercial and industrial customers. Founding member and project implementation manager for Cadence Network LLC, an applications firm targeting commercial chain accounts. Oversaw strategic alliance and market analysis efforts in development of Vestar, a Cinergy subsidiary specializing in resource utilization for industrial, institutional, and commercial building owners and managers. Developed the Segment Valuation Model, the main tool used to segment and prioritize over 60,000 large C&I accounts nationally. The model prepared 10-year net margin forecasts for 98 different business segments. Show less

• Manager, Strategic Market Development

  • 1995 - 1997

  Responsible for starting up Cinergy’s non-regulated new product development and competitive intelligence functions. Integrated post-merger staff from CG&E’s and PSI’s marketing organizations. Implemented processes for prioritizing and developing new product ideas.



PSI Energy

• Senior Market Manager

  • 1991 - 1995

  Directed efforts of staff to develop new demand response and energy efficiency products and services for PSI’s commercial and industrial customers. Introduced and facilitated the use of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) as the primary product development process. Coordinated market research activities and performed financial analysis. Managed R&D activities, demonstration pilots, and tailored collaboration initiatives with research firms such as Electric Power Research, Inc. (EPRI). Directed efforts of staff to develop new demand response and energy efficiency products and services for PSI’s commercial and industrial customers. Introduced and facilitated the use of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) as the primary product development process. Coordinated market research activities and performed financial analysis. Managed R&D activities, demonstration pilots, and tailored collaboration initiatives with research firms such as Electric Power Research, Inc. (EPRI).



Wisconsin Power and Light

• Senior Long Term Energy Forecaster

  • 1987 - 1991

  Prepared 5-20 year economic and energy forecasts for use in integrated resource, planning, capacity, financial and strategic planning. Experienced in regional economic modeling, integrated planning, end use forecasting, and scenario and policy analysis. Presented results to senior management, regulatory agencies, and other public interest groups. Prepared 5-20 year economic and energy forecasts for use in integrated resource, planning, capacity, financial and strategic planning. Experienced in regional economic modeling, integrated planning, end use forecasting, and scenario and policy analysis. Presented results to senior management, regulatory agencies, and other public interest groups.



Wisconsin Power anf Light

• Residential Representative

  • 1985 - 1987

  Responsibilities included managing new gas and electric service lines for residential customers, performing energy audits, resolving high bill issues, and selling natural gas conversion opportunities. Responsibilities included managing new gas and electric service lines for residential customers, performing energy audits, resolving high bill issues, and selling natural gas conversion opportunities.