Expert Details
Renewable Energy Development; Advisement
ID: 735678
California, USA
She is commercially strategic and technically adept at assessing new technologies and opportunities, advising clients in how to maximize potential and minimize risks to the physical and economic environment in which the new generation is applied.
Expert is an innovative, proven leader within the industry, providing strategic direction with best-practice results in engineering, procurement, and construction.
From conception to completion, she has overseen projects for public and private power owners. A project developer of power generation projects with capital investment from $10 million to $300 million, she has managed projects totaling more than 600 MW, ranging from 10 to 300 MW with both greenfield and brownfield starting points.
Building upon her robust experience in power generation, Expert has a passion for opportunities in renewable energy and the development of microgrids for the provision of reliable, balance power supplies that create long term revenue streams and the innovations that are being developed to improve these applications.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2014 | Degree: Graduate Certificate | Subject: Project Management | Institution: Stanford University Extension |
| Year: 2014 | Degree: Graduate Certificate | Subject: Energy Innovations and Emerging Technologies | Institution: Stanford University Extension |
| Year: 1989 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: San Diego State University |
| Year: | Degree: Graduate Certificate | Subject: Electrical Power Systems | Institution: University of California San Diego |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Founder/Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Start-up Consulting Firm to serve the Shifting tide in the Energy Market• Cleantech San Diego – Technical Adviser Board for intake of innovation companies • Keller Williams Government Services Energy Director for maximizing Cities and Community power reliability and revenue with renewable energy sources. • Geothermal Expert Consultant- Black and Veatch Knowledge Network • Developer of power generation options in Microgrids, DER, with various technologies • Financial advising for Investors looking to invest in the energy market |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2017 | Employer: B&W SPIG/SPIG USA, San Diego, California | Title: Operations Director | Department: Operations |
Responsibilities:Revenues of $411.0 million operates globally supplying turnkey cooling systems, sold to Babcock and Wilcock, June 2016.Project managed two projects ($30 million), managed staff, and brought on additional staff to complete technical document control and quality ISO 9001 certification. Directed all projects in the execution of ACC and Cooling Tower work in USA ($20 million/year). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2015 | Employer: CAMPOS EPC, PIPELINE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT(SDG&E), San Diego, California | Title: Project Manager | Department: Project Management |
Responsibilities:EPC gas pipeline company, $18 million revenueCompleted worked on one section of pipeline that was released for construction and built, including permits, land easements, and completing design work, construction Scope of Work, community communications, achieving improved budget and schedule. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2014 | Employer: INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Taranaki, New Zealand | Title: Project Manager/Lead Mechanical | Department: Engineering/Project Management |
Responsibilities:Oil and Gas Consultancy revenue of $28 million in 2013 was purchased by Logicamms, with a $40 million revenue.• Project/Client Manager, Contact Energy Ahuroa Pipeline Project at Stratford Delivery Point Gas Metering. • Engineering Manager, Tag Oil Cheal Production Station Upgrade delivering over 600 drawings in 2 months. • Implemented a successful strategic plan through the creation the ISO 9001 Project Management Guidelines. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2012 | Employer: MB CENTURY (CENTURY DRILLING AND ENERGY SERVICES), Wairakei, New Zealand | Title: Design Services Manager (Department Head) | Department: Project Management/Engineering |
Responsibilities:Geothermal drilling energy company with revenues of $30 million• Executed business development and client relationships with EBIT (doubling in the first year to $10M) • Successfully lead, Te Mihi Geothermal Steam field including over 6 km of 1200 mm (42”) pipe, 300 tie-ins. • Directed Organic Rankin Cycle power plant designs, Ngatamariki Power Station for Ormat. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Employer: BECA CARTER HOLLINGS & FERNER LTD , Tauranga, New Zealand | Title: Power Generation Specialist Consultant | Department: Power Generation |
Responsibilities:Construction / engineering consultancy services for water, defense, education, industrial, infrastructure, buildings, public, healthcare, transportation, and power sectors $419 million in revenue.• Partnered with BECA in strategic development Owner’s Engineering work in thermal energy applications. • Developed team leaders’ and engineers’ knowledge to position the company in the power generation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2005 | Employer: FLUOR CORPORATION, Aliso Viejo, California | Title: Project Manager/Mechanical Engineer | Department: Power Generation Business Unit |
Responsibilities:Engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction (EPFC) with $19.04 billion in revenueDeveloped skills in business planning, risk management, and contract development, from an initial expression of interest to feasibility studies for technical and commercial through to detailed contract development and final negotiations with clients and subcontractors as Mechanical Engineering maturing to Project Management, |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Project Managed Expert Witness for $500 Million Dollar Case between Fluor and General Electric on Rabigh, Saudi Arabia Project Managed and lead project and technical details for a $28 Million Settlement between UCC Taft, LA, Fluor, and Westinghouse. She represented Fluor and won position against Westinghouse due to the shipment of faulty generators to the field. She was the Construction Engineer responsible for the equipment in the field. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • Project Management Training, Fluor Corporation, 2002-2005 • Toastmasters 2004, 2012-2014 • Women in Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy, Programs Co-Director 2017-2019 • American Society of Mechanical Engineering 1985-Present • Dale Carnegie Trained, 2002 |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| P. E., Mechanical Engineering, License California • B. S., Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University • Pursuing Certificate in Power Systems from UCSD Extension, 2019 • Certificate of Advanced Project Management, Stanford Professional Studies, 2014 • Certificate of Energy Innovations and Emerging Technologies, Stanford Professional Studies, 2014 • Fluor Daniel Project Management Execution |