Experience

Primergy Solar
• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Director, Western Development

  • Apr 2021 - Present


Avangrid Renewables

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead/Senior Business Developer

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2021

  Seasoned business developer, responsible for managing several projects in California and the Southwest U.S. from conception to completion. Currently lead developer for several wind, solar, and storage projects. Focus includes managing lease negotiations, stakeholder relations, environmental studies, permitting in multiple jurisdictions (County, State, Federal, Tribal), media relations, off-take support, and managing the project to COD.

• Business Developer

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

  Utility scale wind and solar project development: Lead developer on several projects, all located within California.



ACCIONA

• Spain
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Developer

  • Sep 2006 - Apr 2010

  Tasked with the development of wind projects located in CA, NV and OK on private and BLM land. Work included projects with complex issues such as complicated permitting through CA CEQA regulations, proximity to military installations, and opposition from state agencies as well as local citizens. Perform assistance with interconnection, PPA or BOT negotiations, financial analysis and obtaining construction costs. Tasked with the development of wind projects located in CA, NV and OK on private and BLM land. Work included projects with complex issues such as complicated permitting through CA CEQA regulations, proximity to military installations, and opposition from state agencies as well as local citizens. Perform assistance with interconnection, PPA or BOT negotiations, financial analysis and obtaining construction costs.



R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.

• Diving Safety Officer and Marine Archaeologist

  • 2001 - 2006

  Served as a Project Manager by performing remote sensing data acquisition and analysis on 3,000+ miles of ocean floor per year, testing the results, and communicating the results through technical reports for the oil and gas industry, primarily regarding pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern seaboard. Key tasks included writing proposals, establishing and maintaining budgets, supervising fieldwork and acting as a key point of contact with clients. Also responsible for training and certifying new hires in commercial and scientific diving techniques and ensuring safety while in the field. Show less



Indiana University Bloomington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • 1997 - 2001

  Lead Archaeological Laboratory Technician, Faro a Colon Museum, Dominican Republic. Terrestrial and marine archaeological research, Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic. Teaching Assistant and Research Associate for the Underwater Science and Educational Resources Division, Indiana University, Scientific Diving Program. Lead Laboratory Technician in the Faunal Osteology Laboratory, Bloomington, Indiana. Lead Archaeological Laboratory Technician, Faro a Colon Museum, Dominican Republic. Terrestrial and marine archaeological research, Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic. Teaching Assistant and Research Associate for the Underwater Science and Educational Resources Division, Indiana University, Scientific Diving Program. Lead Laboratory Technician in the Faunal Osteology Laboratory, Bloomington, Indiana.