EDUCATION
2008 – 2010 COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL New York, NY
MBA, May 2010. GMAT: 710 (93rd percentile)
Organizations: Energy Club, Green Business Club, Columbia Finance Club, PE/VC Club
Relevant Courses: Project Finance, Financing Energy Markets, Carbon Finance
2000 – 2004 OBERLIN COLLEGE Oberlin, OH
BA May 2004. Double Major: Economics and Latin American Studies. Concentration: International Studies. Received a full scholarship based on academic and personal achievement
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2009 FIRST WIND ENERGY. Corporate Development / Financial Planning Boston, MA
Summer Associate
 Built project finance models for investors, developers, and management to evaluate project economics, support capital raising and assess the strategic/competitive position of the company
 Collaborated directly with banks and investors as a day-to-day contact in capital raising efforts
 Prepared bids to sell power and RECs as part of Power Purchase Agreements
 Participated in strategy and finance discussions with all C-level executives at the company
 Prepared Department of Energy Loan Guarantee application for 100 MW in two wind projects
 Developed presentations and memoranda to market First Wind to potential investors
2004 – 2008 NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING. Energy Group Boston, MA
Analyst (2006-2008)
 Calculated DCF and CAPM cost of equity and prepared expert testimony to obtain significant rate adjustments for over 15 gas, electric and water utilities before state regulators
 Led a team to model tariff methodology for government owned pipeline company in South Africa. Conducted training seminars to educate senior management on the adopted methodology
 Assisted Iberdrola to obtain regulatory approval for the acquisition of Energy East
 Benchmarked and designed buy-back rates for customer generated renewable energy
 Developed a model to assess feasibility of a $5 billion energy project in Asia
Associate Analyst (2005-2006)
 Performed due diligence, DCF valuation and regulatory framework assessment for Private Equity clients in acquisition of utilities in Turkey, Panama and Argentina (over $200M each)
 Led business development efforts to obtain new clients and projects (over $1M in project fees)
 Benchmarked best practices in regulation of milk prices and advised client on the potential effects of proposed regulation. Modeled the entire milk industry in Puerto Rico
 Developed business plans for national energy regulators in South Africa and Panama. The proposed plans were successfully adopted to create new independent regulatory institutions
Research Associate (2004-2005)
 Recommended corporate governance provisions to separate regulated from non-regulated business aspects of energy companies in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The project contributed to formation of a single energy market for the island of Ireland
 Estimated the economic impact of proposed LNG plant in Mexico. Developed a price methodology and general equilibrium model to determine natural gas prices in North America
 Performed financial modeling to calculate damages in arbitrations between international banks, insurance companies and the governments of Argentina and Peru. Prepared expert testimonies
ADITIONAL INFORMATION
 Native Spanish speaker. Proficient in French and Portuguese
 Enjoy skiing, soccer, chess, squash and international travel. Visited 20+ countries
 Authored case studies on best practice regulation in different jurisdictions around the world for a forthcoming book on pipeline regulation to be published by NERA’s energy group
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