Director, Office of Coal and Power R&D

Obtain a position in the Oil&Gas industry where I can maximize my engineering, management and program development experience surrounding advanced carbon management technologies (CO2 Capture, compression and storage).

Director, Office of Coal and Power R&D (2011 – Present)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA
Manage a $400 million coal and power R&D program, consisting of 450 advanced energy technology projects in partnership with industry, electric utilities, universities, non-profit organizations and DOE national laboratories.

Technology Manager, Existing Power Plants/Carbon Capture Program (2008 – 2011)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA
Recruited into a newly created senior leadership position to develop and build an advanced combustion, carbon dioxide capture and compression R&D program to accelerate the commercialization pathway of high-risk/high-reward technology solutions.

Systems Analyst, Office of Systems Analysis and Planning (2004 – 2008)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA
Conducted energy systems analyses (economic and engineering) and regulatory/policy analyses to guide research and development needs for the DOE’s Fossil Energy R&D Program including the development of technology cost and performance targets for future energy systems that would cost effectively meet proposed GHG regulations.

Chemical Engineer (2000 – 2004)
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Pittsburgh, PA 15236
SAIC is a large, multi-national, engineering consulting company that was the lead site support contractor for the National Energy Technology Laboratory. Conducted technical, economic and environmental assessments for advanced fuel technologies related to petroleum refining, coal liquid fuels, hydrogen production and fuel cells for the DOE Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Clean Coal Programs.

Research Engineer, Engineered Solutions Group R&D (1999 — 2000)
Calgon Carbon Corporation, P.O. Box 717, Pittsburgh, PA 15230
Responsible for complete project management of several laboratory and pilot scale processes related to advanced separation technologies including activated carbon and ion exchange—including initial concept, engineering design and pilot-scale construction.

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, December 2005
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, May 1999