Past Roles

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  • United States Policy and Market Strategy at Innovation@Edge

    During a short-term secondment to Schneider Electric’s Innovation@Edge strategy team, I advised on U.S. policy and market strategy across residential, commercial prosumer, and digital grid business lines. My work directly informed board and executive decision-making on regulatory impacts and market development strategies.

    • Conducted policy impact analyses for the microgrid team, including FEOC compliance and DER integration.

    • Led North American VPP market sizing and developed strategies for partnership, competitor positioning, and executive advisory.

    • Built potential and total addressable market (PAM/TAM) analyses to support prosumer business growth.

    • Produced board-level presentations highlighting North American policy risks and opportunities, enabling leadership to align innovation strategy with regulatory trends.

    • Delivered competitor deep dives and market intelligence on DER flexibility, DG service provider revenues, and emerging business models.

  • Energy Architect and Market Intelligence Lead

    At GreenStruxure, a Schneider Electric and Huck Capital joint venture, I served as market intelligence lead and energy architect, overseeing technoeconomic analysis and incentive strategy for behind-the-meter solar+storage microgrids. My role spanned the full project lifecycle, from initial modeling and origination through COD, requiring collaboration across engineering, operations, finance, construction, and executive leadership.

    • Directed technoeconomic analysis and supported underwriting for solar+storage microgrid projects, ensuring accurate valuation and project bankability.

    • Coordinated RFP responses and project delivery strategies across multiple state and ISO markets.

    • Owned the incentive and merchant value stack process: from application and revenue stack design to COD, integrating merchant markets and incentive compliance into company workflows.

    • Supported the design and launch of go-to-market strategies for new state markets, ensuring alignment of revenue opportunities, policy drivers, and customer needs.

    • Supported company-wide underwriting models and KPIs, aligning project economics with financing and investment objectives.

    • Developed automated lead qualification and modeling workflows for Tier 1 states (IL, TX, MA, CA, CT, NJ, MD), enabling sales teams to quickly qualify and advance project opportunities.

    • Created automated tools for valuation of merchant and incentive revenue streams under technical and operational constraints.

    • Served as technical market intelligence lead for in-house software development, guiding battery dispatch modeling, tariff integration, and early-stage coding enhancements.

  • Power Systems Engineer

    At Sound Grid Partners, I focused on large-scale energy storage, distributed energy resources, and wholesale markets. My work combined detailed market analysis with technoeconomic modeling to align project development with evolving rules in ERCOT, PJM, and CAISO.

    • Led strategic assessments for grid-scale BESS projects, ensuring compliance with ISO market rules and optimizing participation pathways.

    • Developed utility program cost-benefit models to support customer-sited distributed energy resources.

    • Contributed to microgrid conceptual design and technoeconomic evaluations for resiliency and renewable energy adoption.

  • Energy Engineer

    I worked with municipalities, utilities, and commercial clients on clean energy and decarbonization strategies, delivering both technical analysis and strategic advisory.

    • Delivered advisory services on distributed energy resource projects, including commercial solar, storage, and electrification.

    • Supported municipalities and utilities with emissions inventories, strategic decarbonization planning, and regulatory compliance.

    • Advanced DER integration strategies to improve grid resiliency, reliability, and flexibility, aligning local infrastructure with climate goals.

  • Engineering & Design Specialist

    At Elevated Independent Energy, I directed design and technical strategy for all solar and storage projects while contributing to early-stage business development.

    • Designed and engineered solar+storage systems for residential and commercial customers.

    • Spearheaded expansion into new market sectors, including VPPs and community solar.

    • Collaborated with leadership on business model innovation.

    • Evaluated emerging financial and regulatory models, helping shape the company’s early-stage growth strategy.

  • Commercial Energy Internship

    • Supported technical advisory and owner’s engineering services for commercial and utility-scale solar and wind projects.

    • Contributed to project evaluations and client deliverables for utilities and developers.

  • Structural Designer (Wind Group)

    My career began in structural engineering with a focus on renewable energy and industrial infrastructure. I brought innovation and efficiency to design workflows while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

    • Developed automation processes for structural modeling of wind turbine foundations, significantly reducing project timelines and costs.

    • Produced detailed designs and drafting for renewable energy and industrial infrastructure projects.

    • Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders, ensuring delivery of complex engineering solutions on time and within budget.

Education


Master of Science in Advanced Energy Systems

Graduate focus: Renewable & Distributed Generation, Power Systems & Smart Grids, Energy Economics & Policy, Electrical Machines & Controls, and Technology Entrepreneurship

Colorado School of Mines

Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Physics

Augustana College (IL)

Core Skills & Expertise


Modeling & Analytics

  • Technoeconomic modeling to evaluate solar, storage, and hybrid project economics

  • Sensitivity and scenario analysis to test assumptions under changing tariffs, incentives, and markets

  • Asset sizing and system optimization to maximize technical performance and financial returns

  • Pro forma design and lifecycle cost-benefit analysis for developers, financiers, and utilities

  • Software & tools: Python, Excel, Matlab, Simulink, AMPL, PVsyst, SAM, HOMER

Policy, Markets & Incentives

  • Incentive program valuation, operationalization, and compliance across federal, state, and utility levels

  • Tariff and utility cost modeling, including TOU, demand, standby, and CP/4CP structures

  • Wholesale market program analysis and DER participation modeling for capacity, ancillary, and energy markets

  • Revenue stack design that integrates incentives, tariffs, and merchant opportunities for bankability

  • Policy research, horizon scanning, and strategic interpretation of IRA, FERC, and state-level reforms

Development & Advisory

  • Go-to-market strategy and siting analysis for solar, storage, and microgrid projects

  • Market sizing, competitor intelligence, and risk assessment to guide investment and growth decisions

  • Underwriting support and financing partner engagement to move projects from concept to bankability

  • Grant writing, incentive applications, and RFP response development for developers, utilities, and communities

  • Decarbonization and climate action planning to support corporate, municipal, and utility sustainability goals

Design & Engineering

  • Conceptual design of solar + storage and microgrid systems for both BTM and FTM applications

  • DER integration planning to strengthen resiliency, flexibility, and grid modernization efforts

  • Technical due diligence, warranty review, and lifecycle performance assessments for investors and owners

  • Equipment selection, procurement support, and owners’ engineering oversight for renewable projects

  • Software & tools: AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks, Inventor, ArcGIS, Mathcad

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