Original developer of HOMER software; founded HOMER Energy in 2009 to enhance & commercialize HOMER. Ph.D. Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University. Active in renewable & distributed energy since 1978. Senior Economist with the International Programs Office at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory from 1990-2007. Technical expertise in utility modeling & economic & financial analysis of renewable & distributed power projects.

30 yrs experience in software product management & engineering, strategic planning, technology research & management, business intelligence, business/system analysis & financial management/analysisMBA from the University of California Berkeley and BGS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.Completed certificate programs in green building/LEED construction management and courses in solar PV system design.

Broad experience in environmental science, statistics, databases & modeling,GIS, dynamic website development & ecommerce. Ph.D. Environmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder. Started 2 small companies, owned 3 companies, served on faculties of Univ. Colorado at Boulder & Univ. Alaska Fairbanks. Founder & Director, Boreal Ecology Coop Research Unit at U of Alaska. Author of over 50 technical publications & book chapters.

Over 30years experience in economic & financial analysis in private companies & US Government. Ph.D. economics, Yale. Attended Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Early career in OMB where he rose from a Budget Examiner to Assoc. Director for National Security & International Affairs, directing staff of 65. Served as Staff Director, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Co-founded two international business consulting firms.