Career
Summary
Operations leader with 20+ years running complex, asset-intensive organizations across renewable energy, maritime, and industrial settings. Built Longroad Energy's O&M platform from startup to nearly 7 GW — around 40 wind, solar, and battery storage projects and a 60-plus person, nationally distributed team, led from Maine. Directly responsible for the financial performance of the operating portfolio, with a sustained record in safety, reliability, and results.
Experience
VP, Operations & Maintenance
- Built the O&M organization from the company's earliest days into a 60+ person, nationally distributed team covering ~40 wind, solar, and battery storage projects — nearly 7 GW of capacity.
- Directly responsible for the financial performance of the operating portfolio.
- Created the company's Training Department and Remote Operations Center from scratch — now core infrastructure for workforce development and 24/7 fleet monitoring.
- Leads cross-functional work spanning field operations, remote operations, engineering, and finance; member of the Senior Leadership Team.
Director, Field Service
- Directed field service operations for a large renewable energy portfolio through a period of corporate transition.
- Improved uptime and cut service costs while keeping engineering, field teams, and executive leadership aligned.
VP – Operations (successive roles)
- Rose through successive leadership roles to VP-level responsibility for operational strategy, asset performance, and field operations.
- Built the processes and operating frameworks that carried the company through rapid portfolio expansion.
Earlier Career
Chief Engineer, Lindblad Expeditions · Relief Chief Engineer, Hornbeck Offshore
Engine-room leadership on an ocean-going expedition ship and an offshore supply vessel — see Boats & Projects for the full story.
Highlights
Built a 7 GW platform from startup
Grew Longroad's O&M organization from its first operating project to ~40 wind, solar, and BESS sites and a 60+ person national team.
Portfolio Financial Performance
Directly responsible for the financial performance of the operating portfolio, delivered in alignment with operating budgets.
Built the Remote Operations Center
Stood up 24/7 centralized monitoring and control for the entire fleet.
Created the Training Department
Permanent workforce-development infrastructure and a leadership pipeline for a fast-growing field organization.
Focus Areas
Education
BS, Marine Engineering Technology
Continuing Education
Strategy Execution — Harvard Business School Online, 2024
AI Essentials — Harvard Business School Online, 2025
Labor Relations — Cornell University, 2022