Chair

• Apr 2014 - Present

Emergi is a non-profit cooperative that promotes energy equity. To date our programs have prevented hundreds of tons of climate changing pollution through the support of renewable energy projects around the world.Emergi began as an independent consultancy that provided solutions such as strategic advisory and data products to help early-stage cleantech ventures make better decisions. As the founder, I developed all business and intellectual property including an asset management software platform. Emergi partnered with local entrepreneurs to create, e.g., a financial business model for off-grid solar deployment in Rwanda and estimate the efficiency of rooftop solar installers in Oakland, CA.

Innovator

• Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

The Department of Energy Solar Energy Innovators Program (SEIP) supports independent researchers to conduct applied research about Distributed Energy Resources (DER) with energy service providers.I worked with a Community Choice Aggregator based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, to study the equity implications of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) integration within their service territory and among California CCAs. The Department of Energy Solar Energy Innovators Program (SEIP) supports independent researchers to conduct applied research about Distributed Energy Resources (DER) with energy service providers.I worked with a Community Choice Aggregator based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, to study the equity implications of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) integration within their service territory and among California CCAs.

Quantitative Analyst

• Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2020 - May 2021

Portfolio Analyst, Trading

• May 2014 - Apr 2016

Create and analyze the company’s Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) research models, forecast SREC supply and demand, and calculate the SREC portfolio’s risk position and strategy.Source, diligence, and manage speculative trades netting millions in revenue to support company growth from 15 to 60 full-time employees.In a research and development role, perform and advise on pilot projects across the organization's business segments in collaboration with each's respective director and the executive team, including:- Develop a model of the US C&I solar market (Executive/Board/Marketing)- Assess the impact of (and prevent) the reversion of the Federal Solar Investment Tax Credit (Executive/Marketing)- Automate and visualize the trading data pipeline (Trading)- Implement a stochastic model of SREC market prices (Trading)- Develop an internal credit rating for counterparties (Project Finance)- Model tax equity transactions more efficiently (Tax Equity)- Evaluate the viability of merchant solar farms (Project Finance)- Develop a predictive model of PV plant performance (Asset Management)- Identify trends in customer service logs (Trading)

Trading Consultant

• Aug 2013 - May 2014

Trading Operations Intern

• May 2013 - Aug 2013