Experience

Club Assist

• Australia
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Product Innovation & Engineering

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

• Australia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager National Connections Process

  • Feb 2022 - Sep 2022



AusNet Services

• Australia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager Distribution Network Strategy & Planning

  • Sep 2021 - Feb 2022

  Long term and operational planning of our electricity distribution networkDemand-side and non-network solution developmentDER management and integration strategy

• Manager Network Growth

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2022

  Managing our Distribution Energy Connections Team, responsible for medium to large embedded generation connections to our 22kV and 66kV networksOversight of our network innovation portfolio that seeks to seeks to transition our distribution network to a future of Distributed Energy Resources backed by digital technologies

• Manager Network Innovation

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2020

  Portfolio covering distributed energy resource innovation and advanced data analytics that leverage our smart meter data. Improving business efficiency, customer value and integrating DER are key objectives. Focus on solar PV, battery storage, electric vehicles, demand response, microgrids, DevOps delivery of analytics applications and demand forecasting.

• Distributed Energy and Innovation Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2018

  Distributed Energy Resource strategy & innovation: solar, energy storage, EVs, DERMSDemand management initiativesEmbedded generation integration and policy developmentMicrogrids and control optimisation

• Senior Engineer, Distributed Energy & Innovation

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2015



Department of Primary Industries Victoria (DPI)

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Energy Policy Officer

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  Climate change policyWholesale & retail energy market modellingEnergy efficiencyNetwork policy Climate change policyWholesale & retail energy market modellingEnergy efficiencyNetwork policy



WSP

• Canada
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant, Strategic Consulting Group

  • Mar 2008 - Aug 2011

  Electricity market regulatory adviceCarbon policy analysisStrategic asset management consultingFinancial modelling, business case development, capital efficiency reviews

• Wind Power Project Engineer

  • Apr 2002 - Mar 2008

  Wind farm lenders & independent engineer rolesDue diligence reviewsProject & contract managementEnergy yield analysis, Financial modelling, Project feasibility studies