INNOVATIVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Thought Leadership | Stakeholder Value | Brand Awareness I specialize in development of stakeholder relationships to achieve desired company goals. My unique experience in C-suite operations, sales, and finance combined with a career in new product development has taught me how. Senior industry thought leadership experience and deep trade group participation has honed my communications skills. Understanding the customer allows me to transform those activities into revenue. STRATEGIC GRID SERVICES GROUP, LLC Managing Member 2016 - Current Strategic Grid Services is an LLC that provides ad hoc support as needed for sales, marketing, andcompany development. Our focus is the increasing interaction between the traditional energy grid and the increasingly diverse energy management capabilities within all customer segments. We have a heavy emphasis on environmental stewardship and the ways in which that can support revenue growth. We also work to promote non-traditional relationships between unconventional partners. STERLING ENERGY ASSETS, LLC Vice President Planning and Alliances 2016 - Current Sterling, the nation's largest marketer of renewable energy credits (RECs), is a customer of Strategic Grid Services Group. My "contract" vice president role is to develop business extensions consistent with Sterling's renewable energy development programs. This includes recruiting partner organizations to fulfill projects. Principal activities are business case development, project design and implementation, and business strategy. Current emphasis is on energy system development at the community and microgrid levels. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC Senior Program Manager 2008 - 2016 Schneider bought the RETX group from Allied (below) in 2008, integrating it into the much larger organization. I became Schneider's internal subject matter expert and external thought leader on the customer facing aspects and internal implications of changing US. energy markets. This involved spotting major trends, communicating and forecasting to senior management, and working with Schneider's internal departments and external distribution channels. Assessed potential lines of business by supporting legal and risk management. Designed and implemented first autonomous commercial building energy management system which generated energy savings of $1.1M annually, returning customer's investment in less than 6 months (Rockefeller Center). Co-wrote key interoperability standards for utility to customer grid integration, allowing open-system design and resulting in lower costs and greater vendor flexibility. Worked extensively with Schneider standards group in France. Gained recognition as top 5 demand response vendor by branding through thought leadership, trade press articles, speeches, and regulatory testimony. Maintained shareholder and customer interest while gaining critical time for new product development and fending off competitors. Recruited partners to fill gaps in offers and recruited management talent for key related roles, supporting new market entry by speeding acquisition of necessary resources. Raised company profile for new market entries by assuming key external roles, including chair, NEMA Smart Grid Council, voting member Smartgrid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), and participation in numerous ad hoc industry working groups. Wrote numerous articles for trade press, and served as company contact for market analysts (Bloomberg, Navigant, etc.) ALLIED UTILITY NETWORK, INC Senior Vice President / Chief Operating Officer / Board Secretary 1998 - 2008 Non-regulated subsidiary of 5 electric utilities. Managed all company activities for member utility program development and business process analysis for industry deregulation. Oversaw corporate governance as board secretary, reporting to 5 electric utility board members on risks, results, and planning. Identified opportunities and gained investor consensus for funding. Maintained key account relationships.

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