Director Of Technical Operations

• Apr 2021 - Present

Director of Strategic Operations

• Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

• Responsible for program design, engineering modeling, and creative program approach for all incoming RFPs and evolution of existing programs to address ever-changing utility needs and evolving markets reporting directly to the owner of the company. • Oversaw operations of 6 utility programs across the company and supported PMs in long range plans and goals through standardized reporting.• Drove client growth by winning over $6M in contracts with an additional expansion of $3M in incremental growth of current contracts while increasing margins by 8% across all programs.• Improved operational processes and controls to increase efficiency while reducing costs by 12%.• Implemented creative approaches including field staff incentive program and remote field dispatching to drive field production and increase revenue by 18% and 24% respectively.

Sr. Program Manager

• Feb 2016 - Apr 2019

• P&L responsibility of $113M budget including the Consumers Energy (CE) Commercial, Industrial, and Small Business Energy Efficiency programs reporting to regional vice president and executive leadership.• Oversaw program design, budget, strategy, database entry, marketing, outreach, and savings delivery of 368 GWh /1.2M MCF while driving customer satisfaction scores to 9.2 (highest in program history).• Led a team of 7 managers with a cross-functional team of 135 total staff to deliver 8 key metrics for clients and ensure that savings and financial goals were successful and provide continuous improvement to exceed client expectations. • Established and maintained strong relationships with 7 CE utility program managers while expanded pilot, specialty, and small business assessment programs and won a 3+2 year rebid.• Presented at ACEE and AESP on small business assessments and expanding customer industrial programs.

Program Manager

• May 2013 - Feb 2016

• P&L responsibility of 18 separate distinct municipal utility commercial and residential energy efficiency portfolios while expanding the program offerings and increased revenue by 30% ($1.2M) reporting to the regional director. • Expanded program offerings and managed multiple programs and schedules, customer expectations, and subcontractors to grow the existing program and increase customer satisfaction with the program and achieve diverse client performance metrics and successfully won the 5-year rebid.

Technical Manager

• Feb 2011 - May 2013

• Managed and mentored team of 28 engineers on energy efficiency programs across Michigan and Indiana (DTE Energy, Consumers Energy, LBWL, MPPA, NIPSCO Energy) reporting to the regional vice president.• Oversaw Engineering teams to ensure compliance with state and program guidelines to achieve program goals.• Provided leadership and support for the technical operations of energy efficiency programs throughout Michigan including program design, measure selection, application design and review, and database and related software.• Performed technical review, analysis, and signoff of custom energy savings projects including advanced lighting, VFDs, HVAC, controls, chiller plants, boiler plants, cogeneration plants, steam, geothermal, compressed air, agricultural, industrial.• Perform, review and mentor energy engineering team of engineers to ensure compliance with ASHRAE Standard 211-2018, 90.1-2013 and other codes while identifying and metering projects. Review and oversee financial and energy models and M&V for finished projects.

Sales Engineer

• Jun 2001 - Feb 2011

• Drove annual sales of $2.8-3.6M calling on commercial and industrial clients and working with their architects and design engineers reporting to the regional sales manager.• Provided technical and financial analysis to assist stakeholders in short and long-term planning for building mechanical systems, including predictive maintenance, scheduled replacement, and strategic expansion of HVAC/controls to reduce maintenance costs and ensure longevity of equipment.• Enhanced, produced, and developed C-Suite analytics, financial modeling, and risk analysis tools.• Wrote and reviewed mechanical HVAC and controls specifications and sequences of operations to ensure ASHRAE compliance and successful design criteria. Provide engineering design guidance and equipment/controls selection and layout to provide short-term cost benefit and long-term viability. • Ran Trane Trace 700 energy modeling simulations to determine utility costs and normalize for weather conditions to provide insight into building design and operations and provide life cycle cost analysis and performance contracts. This included analyzing chiller configurations including series-counter flow, sidecar arrangements, low flow optimization, and advanced controls strategies including chiller plant optimization, and static pressure reset, advanced economizer control, energy recovery, etc.