20
years

Years of Experience

1/18

Member Since

Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Fortune 500

Experience

 
2 Degree Capital Advisors, LLC Management Consulting
Principal
07/2010 - Present
Advise sponsor, corporate and governmental clients on structuring institutional capital for sustainable investments, creating bankable business and go-to-market plans. Presented private equity strategies to Ethiopian cabinet. Served on Danish consular panel for water infrastructure. Helped launch renewables in South Africa. Advised solar developer on C&I scale investment origination and funding business plan.
VIVOPOWER INTERNATIONAL, PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) Finance
Managing Director
03/2016 - 03/2017
A principal in launching a global renewable energy investment, financing and services firm. Arranged debt, equity and tax equity funding from internal and external sources for the development, construction, ownership and optimization of solar PV & storage assets.
Established U.S. presence, including recruiting the financing and technical teams and establishing asset, debt and third-party equity origination capabilities to acquire, develop and finance solar pv assets.
EDISON INTERNATIONAL (NYSE:EIX) Corporate Strategy & Development
Consultant
11/2015 - 03/2016
Supported EIX executive team responsible for launching the Edison Energy platform, the first sustainability “Energy-as-a-Service Business” for commercial and industrial companies. Defined and led due diligence, acquisition, approvals and integration workstreams for 1 of 3 simultaneous transactions. Structured management earn-outs, retention KPI targets and post-merger integration plans.
RENEWABLE ENERGY TRUST CAPITAL (“RET”) Finance
Vice President, M&A
09/2013 - 10/2015
Managed RET’s team of 8 full-time investment and financing professionals including establishment & oversight of all processes related to origination tracking and deal screening, diligence, pricing, structuring, funding and closing from development partners and 3rd party debt providers.• Raised over $250M equity and deployed $750+M of total capital; Acquired 212 MW operating & 335MW pre-NTP assets.
TRUE GREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Finance
Director
07/2012 - 09/2013
Responsible for origination, development, financing and/or acquisition of pre-NTP projects at $100M private equity firm.
• Financed with non-recourse debt small-scale rooftop commercial (shopping center) solar facility in NJ
• Led the winning RFP process for 10+MW of rooftop solar on CT municipal facilities and successful award of CT ZREC contracts
SUNEDISON Corporate Strategy & Development
Senior Director, International Project Finance & Business Development
03/2010 - 01/2011
Recruited to help Global Head coordinate, track and close all structured financings to acquire, develop & monetize >1GW solar PV project pipeline. Source, structured and negotiated project debt & long-term equity; led select strategic efforts. Managed OPIC’s due diligence process and arrangement of $250mm Thai solar facility. Arranged US$110m non-recourse India loans and $55m IFC equity JV. • Moved to Madrid to co-lead C&I segment market entry & acquisition process; led negotiations w/targets.
UBS Finance
Director, Global Power Group
05/2005 - 06/2009
Led deal teams through origination, approvals and execution in power, utility, renewables for credit, DCM, equity and M&A products.Primary coverage banker in the Alternative Energy practice & lead banker for Latin America Power Sector transactions. Managed M&A sell-side process; investor diligence for $2.5bn Transelec (transmission), largest Chilean deal.Led first-ever IPO (US$100m) for a wave power company.
Goldman Sachs Finance
Associate, Energy Infrastructure Group
11/2003 - 05/2005
Provided extensive analytic, structuring and execution support for US tax-advantaged infrastructure and power project financings and commodity hedges. Worked extensively with municipal power producers and cooperatives to define and improve capital efficiency.
Restructured $300MM Texas utility 3 debt liens and commercial paper program. Closed $70M WI gas power plant financing. Worked on development of first natural gas pre-pay contract.