Experience

Doosan GridTech

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Doosan GridTech is a turn-key integrator of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage and Solar Systems (20-500MW) in the US and Australia. We engineer, construct and operate the power facility with DG-IC, our mature, sophisticated and highly configurable software controls platform. Doosan GridTech is a turn-key integrator of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage and Solar Systems (20-500MW) in the US and Australia. We engineer, construct and operate the power facility with DG-IC, our mature, sophisticated and highly configurable software controls platform.



Saddleback Advisors

• Bend, Oregon

• Principal

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Proven business leader and technology solutions innovator with extensive experience in: • Energy storage and Solar hardware, controls and systems design and modeling • Optoelectronic materials and devices • Innovation of technologies, products and solutions • New product development, qualification and customer acceptance • Organizational and Product solution problem solving • Cultivating durable trust relationships with customers, partners and agencies • Technical sales and product marketing • Strategic planning and value insertion strategies • Analytical exploration and optimization of complex and multivariate systems • Team building, staffing and collaboration • Interfacing with standards organizations, national labs and testing agencies • Technology start-ups Show less



Blue Planet Energy

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Of The Board Of Advisors

  • May 2020 - Present



InterimExecs

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim CTO, Interim Execs RED Team Leader

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2022



Storage + Solar Systems - S3 LLC

• North America

• Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2019

  Key executive and early team member of a self-funded startup, responsible for all aspects of technology and engineering including storage product performance and maturity assessments, modeling of PV site production and design optimizations (PVSyst, Homer, Helioscope), technology interfacing with business partners and vendors, and creation of site performance reporting streams. S3 Energy is addressing emerging opportunities in energy storage markets as an owner/operator focused on the aggregation and optimization of behind the meter, renewable+battery storage, energy delivery projects in the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) markets. Storage enables both PV installations to be leveraged as fully dispatchable on-demand sources of energy and providers of a myriad of valuable distributed energy and grid-stabilizing services. We believe that the addition of energy storage will redefine how energy is created and delivered, creating new markets, value propositions and revenue streams. Show less



OnDemand.Energy

• Bend, Oregon

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

  Key executive and early team member of a self-funded startup, responsible for all aspects of technology and engineering. OnDemand.Energy is addressing emerging opportunities in the energy storage markets as an owner/operator focused on the aggregation and optimization of behind the meter, renewable+battery storage, energy delivery projects in the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) market. Key executive and early team member of a self-funded startup, responsible for all aspects of technology and engineering. OnDemand.Energy is addressing emerging opportunities in the energy storage markets as an owner/operator focused on the aggregation and optimization of behind the meter, renewable+battery storage, energy delivery projects in the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) market.



Sabbatical

• Bend, Oregon

• Family Man

  • Mar 2015 - Jan 2016



Advanced Energy

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP RD&E

  • Dec 2010 - Mar 2015

  Transitioned to AE with the acquisition of PV Powered. Member of executive team that tripled stock price over a four-year period. Responsible for all aspects of research, development and engineering of renewable energy products including grid-tied inverters, advanced grid controls and energy storage solutions serving utility and commercial markets. Managed a worldwide organization of 120 employees and annual budgets as large as $25M distributed across Oregon, Colorado, Germany and India. Created close working relationships between engineering team and sales, product marketing, applications engineering and field service teams and collaborated on translating voice-of-customer into customer satisfaction. Enabled and managed joint development programs with customers, strategic partners and government laboratories (NREL and Sandia Nat’l Labs), including a highly successful three-year DOE-funded program called SEGIS-AC (Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems - Advanced Concepts) focused on advanced grid contols and energy storage. Led technical due-diligence for multiple M&A projects. Show less



PV Powered

• VP Engineering

  • May 2007 - Nov 2010

  Member of four-person executive team that grew this solar inverter startup into a major US supplier of commercial and residential inverter products and delivered revenue growth from $5 to $80M over a four-year period. Key participant in creating company culture focused on voice-of-customer and delivering a differentiated product vision focused intently on reliability engineering, customer experience and true 20-year life. Responsible for enabling and managing joint development programs with customers, strategic partners and government laboratories (Sandia Nat’l Labs), including a highly successful three-year DOE-funded program called SEGIS focused on barriers to high renewables penetration. Quality and scope of technology and intellectual property created at PV Powered contributed significantly to its acquisition at a valuation of $90M. Show less



Nanometrics

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• VP Advanced Technology

  • Jun 2006 - Mar 2007

  Transitioned to Nanometrics with the acquisition of Accent, reporting to the CEO. Responsibilities included managing all R&D activities and delivering new products, technologies and solutions into productization. Led distributed innovation teams across California, Oregon, Texas and Taiwan. Transitioned to Nanometrics with the acquisition of Accent, reporting to the CEO. Responsibilities included managing all R&D activities and delivering new products, technologies and solutions into productization. Led distributed innovation teams across California, Oregon, Texas and Taiwan.



Accent

• Italy
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• CTO and VP

  • Jun 2003 - May 2006

  Created, staffed and managed Advanced Technology Center (ATC), reporting to the CEO and President. The ATC was created to accelerate profitability and growth as innovators and evaluators of new semiconductor metrology technologies that enhanced product value, as a technical bridge between the market and engineering, and as technology advocates in the marketplace. Quality and scope of technology and intellectual property created at ATC contributed valuably to its acquisition at a valuation of $81M. Show less



Nova Crystals

• Director of Engineering

  • Jun 2000 - May 2003



Agilent Technologies

• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Scientist

  • May 1997 - May 2000



Hewlett Packard Enterprise

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member of Technical Staff

  • Jun 1993 - May 1997



Bell Communications Research

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of Technical Staff

  • Jul 1984 - Aug 1987



AT&T Bell Labs

• Murray Hill, NJ

• Senior Staff Technologist

  • Aug 1980 - Jun 1984

  Research scientist working on optoelectronic materials and devices Research scientist working on optoelectronic materials and devices