Rachel Pennington

Acting Assistant Director of Energy Services at The Energy Coalition
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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Experience

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Acting Assistant Director of Energy Services
      • Jan 2023 - Present

    • Program Manager
      • Sep 2021 - Present

    • Project Manager
      • Oct 2020 - Sep 2021

      Roles and Responsibilities include: - Manage a portfolio of public agency energy efficiency projects from identification to completion - Supervise team of project coordinators developing utility energy analysis reports; oversee deliverable pipeline to meet program goals and client needs - Design program processes and manage project pipeline for facility benchmarking and distributed energy resource programs - Oversee project budgets and invoicing to ensure cost-effective project… Show more Roles and Responsibilities include: - Manage a portfolio of public agency energy efficiency projects from identification to completion - Supervise team of project coordinators developing utility energy analysis reports; oversee deliverable pipeline to meet program goals and client needs - Design program processes and manage project pipeline for facility benchmarking and distributed energy resource programs - Oversee project budgets and invoicing to ensure cost-effective project implementation

    • Senior Project Coordinator
      • Feb 2020 - Oct 2020

      Roles and Responsibilities include: - Analyze utility and facility data using Google Data Studio and develop comprehensive energy usage reports for clients - Develop tools, templates, and manuals for energy efficiency and distributed energy resource (DER) programs - Establish and optimize program processes for normalized metered energy consumption (NMEC) program - Lead staff training on program data analytics and facility benchmarking for project identification - Track… Show more Roles and Responsibilities include: - Analyze utility and facility data using Google Data Studio and develop comprehensive energy usage reports for clients - Develop tools, templates, and manuals for energy efficiency and distributed energy resource (DER) programs - Establish and optimize program processes for normalized metered energy consumption (NMEC) program - Lead staff training on program data analytics and facility benchmarking for project identification - Track project and program milestones and deliverables in Salesforce CRM platform

    • Project Coordinator, Energy Programs
      • Nov 2018 - Feb 2020

      Irvine, CA Implementing the Southern California Regional Energy Network Public Agency Programs. Roles and Responsibilities include: - Developed energy efficiency project deliverables, including: financial analyses, project proposals, project feasibility studies, incentive applications, and installation reports - Analyzed energy consumption data using Excel, Python, Energy Star Portfolio Manager, and Google Data Studio to produce energy analysis reports for project identification -… Show more Implementing the Southern California Regional Energy Network Public Agency Programs. Roles and Responsibilities include: - Developed energy efficiency project deliverables, including: financial analyses, project proposals, project feasibility studies, incentive applications, and installation reports - Analyzed energy consumption data using Excel, Python, Energy Star Portfolio Manager, and Google Data Studio to produce energy analysis reports for project identification - Tracked project and program milestones and develop reports using Salesforce CRM platform

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Coordinator, Sustainability Resource Center
      • Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

      Irvine, CA Roles and Responsibilities include: - design and facilitate programming related to renewable energy, zero waste, environmental justice, local & global environmental issues and more - coordinate with campus planning and operations staff to oversee sustainability operations in conjunction with the UC-wide Carbon Neutrality and Global Food Initiatives - sustainability reporting (AASHE STARS, Sierra Cool Schools) - develop and oversee student sustainability internships - publish… Show more Roles and Responsibilities include: - design and facilitate programming related to renewable energy, zero waste, environmental justice, local & global environmental issues and more - coordinate with campus planning and operations staff to oversee sustainability operations in conjunction with the UC-wide Carbon Neutrality and Global Food Initiatives - sustainability reporting (AASHE STARS, Sierra Cool Schools) - develop and oversee student sustainability internships - publish weekly newsletters in MailChimp, update website using Wordpress

    • Project Affiliate, Community Resilience Projects
      • Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

      Irvine, CA

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Climate Corps Senior Fellow
      • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

    • Climate Corps Fellow
      • Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

      University of California, Irvine Roles and Responsibilities include: -Establish and manage the Energize Colleges green workforce development program at UC Irvine -Manage a team of 6 interns working on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects -Collaborate with UCI faculty to expand energy and sustainability curriculum -Build relationships with local nonprofit and industry partners

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Education Specialist
      • Aug 2015 - Dec 2017

      Newport Coast, CA Crystal Cove Conservancy offers NGSS-aligned informal outdoor education programming. These programs teach students about environmental stewardship, habitat conservation & restoration, and marine science, utilizing Crystal Cove State Park as a living laboratory. Roles and Responsibilities Include: -Develop curriculum for and facilitate informal STEM education programs on topics including: marine science, conservation, habitat conservation, plastic pollution, and more -Curate… Show more Crystal Cove Conservancy offers NGSS-aligned informal outdoor education programming. These programs teach students about environmental stewardship, habitat conservation & restoration, and marine science, utilizing Crystal Cove State Park as a living laboratory. Roles and Responsibilities Include: -Develop curriculum for and facilitate informal STEM education programs on topics including: marine science, conservation, habitat conservation, plastic pollution, and more -Curate exhibits on the history and environmental health of Crystal Cove State Park -Publish monthly newsletter articles Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant, UCI FloodRISE
      • Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

      Irvine, CA FloodRISE (Resilient Infrastructure & Sustainable Environments) is a UC Irvine-led research project to promote resilience to coastal flooding in Southern California. Roles and Responsibilities Include: -Conduct research on community flood risk and promote coastal flood resilience -Compose summary report on research findings to be used by FloodRISE engineers

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Education and Outreach Intern, Center for Environmental Biology
      • Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

      Irvine, CA -Lead and facilitate community informal science education programs in partnership with Crystal Cove Conservancy -Evaluate and expand informal science education programs and curriculum -Participate in habitat restoration research projects

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley
    Master's Degree, International/Global Studies
    2019 - 2020
  • UC Irvine
    Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Science
    2013 - 2017

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