Experience

Elexity

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Elexity provides a new class of building energy management platform, that brings control to the chaos of managing small and medium commercial buildings. Elexity enables building owners, facility managers, energy managers and sustainability managers deliver on their financial, energy and sustainability goals, with a solution that pays for itself 5x over.



Blu Ox Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Managing Partner

  • May 2020 - Present

  Portland, Oregon, United States Investing in high growth opportunities that will create a cleaner and more sustainable economy.



E8 Angels

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Wy'East Ventures

• United States
• Investment Management

• Managing Partner

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Portland, OR angel investing and advisory work with unique seed-stage and project development companies in the energy, water, and waste markets.



OneEnergy

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2023

  Serve as an independent director for One Energy Renewables, one of the leading independent solar developers in the country. Have served and helped advise the company through a recapitalization, CEO-transition, return to profitability, and a quadrupling of their project pipeline.



Key Capture Energy

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Advisors, Investor

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2021

  KCE is a leading utility scale energy storage IPP. Investor in KCE from the first seed round. Served as advisor to founders and the board of directors. Assisted with strategy and provided interim-executive leadership during high growth phases of the company. KCE was acquired by SK E&S in 2021.



Fracsun

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  San Luis Obispo, California, United States



Summer Sabbatical

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

  Portland, Oregon Area



NextEra Energy Resources

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director, Distributed Generation

  • May 2013 - Jun 2016

  Portland, Oregon Area Managed NextEra's distributed generation development team including net-metered solar, small utility scale solar and community solar.



Smart Energy Capital

• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Managing Partner

  • 2010 - May 2013

  Smart Energy Capital was a distributed generation development, finance and investment company focused exclusively on the North American solar photovoltaic industry. Smart Energy was one of the fastest growing companies in the commercial and industrial solar market. The company deployed over $250m of capital before it was acquired by NextEra Energy Resources in 2013, to become it's distributed generation business unit.



Sunworks Solar LLC

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • 2008 - 2009

  Offering utilities a programmatic approach to solar that can be justified in their Integrated Resource Plan on an LCOE basis, and simultaneously support local economic development and skilled employment within their service territory. Acquired by Amonix, a leading provider of CPV technology.



Fenice Energy

• India
• Renewables & Environment
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sr. Director, International Business Development

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for establishing, building and managing SunEdison's development operations in Canada and Europe. Acquired, developed, built and/or managed over 300MW of projects (over $1.2B in assets), including building the first utility scale solar project in Canada.



Ridgeline Energy, LLC

• Director, Business Development

  • Mar 2003 - Jul 2007

  Ridgeline was a start-up wind development company, focused on the WECC region of the US wind market. Ridgeline was acquired by Veolia Environment in 2008. As Director of Business Development, supported the CEO and President with financial and strategic analysis and assisted in raising development capital and managing joint venture relationships. Also responsible for direct development of several early stage projects and project finance efforts for later stage projects.



New Markets Venture Partners

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • May 2004 - Jun 2005

  Responsible for deal sourcing, due diligence and investment recommendations for this early stage venture capital fund investing in internet, software, and life science companies.



Conservation and Community Investment Forum

• Project Volunteer

  • Jul 2002 - Sep 2002

  CCIF designs and promotes private sector investments in conservation solutions that lead to direct and sustainable conservation outcomes. They work on behalf of private, corporate, and multi-lateral investors seeking direct conservation returns on their investments. Worked with major NGOs like The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International to develop a financing plan for a network of Indo-Pacific Marine Sanctuaries, and assisted with due-diligence of the Balinese aquarium fish… Show more CCIF designs and promotes private sector investments in conservation solutions that lead to direct and sustainable conservation outcomes. They work on behalf of private, corporate, and multi-lateral investors seeking direct conservation returns on their investments. Worked with major NGOs like The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International to develop a financing plan for a network of Indo-Pacific Marine Sanctuaries, and assisted with due-diligence of the Balinese aquarium fish industry. Show less



PERC

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • 2001 - 2002

  Assisted a PERC board member on a special project to evaluate the opportunity for a “cleantech” venture capital fund. Conducted primary research and authored analyst reports on multiple markets including water, energy, conservation, building products, and forestry. As a result of the research, the board member started a timber investment management organization.



Firepad

• United States

• Director, Business Development

  • Jun 2000 - Jul 2001

  Responsible for business development, channel management, pricing, marketing and PR at start-up mobile software company. Reported to CEO and led cross-functional team of six marketing and engineering members. Promoted twice.



LECG

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Jun 1999 - Jun 2000

  Environmental management consultant providing litigation support and operational and policy analysis to Fortune 500 companies. Promoted twice and given project leadership roles.