Engineer Manager

Bertrand (Randy)Johnson, PE, CEM

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Albuquerque, NM, 87111

Cell: 901-***-****

Email:********@***.***

• Energy analysis expertise: Over 8 years renewable energy and energy efficiency consulting

as SAIC and Princeton Economic Research, Inc. analyst for U.S. Department of Energy and

National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Energy efficiency audits, research with mult iple

f i rms. Renewable energy product market analysis with Konarka Technologies, Unirac, and

others. Multiple presentations and publications.

• Solar energy and energy efficiency expertise : Over 12 years direct experience designing

and installing solar systems and components. Saved one solar manufacturing company from

h undreds of thousands of dollars in losses by proactive and careful technical problem solving.

U t ility energy audits, thermal and whole building energy analysis and monitoring. Certified

E nergy Manager (CEM).

• Financial expertise : Analyses helped guide strategic direction for Sharp Electronics solar

d ivision, saving potentially millions of dollars in losses t hrough r isky energy investments.

Cash f low/IRR analyses for solar investments, payback on energy management measures,

w ind energy cost of energy analyses.

P ROFESSIONAL PROF I LE

Enthusiastic and solution-oriented Professional Engineer and MBA with successful energy

consulting, product development and project management experience seeks challenging long-term

position. A career in energy, with nearly a decade in energy consulting for U.S. Department of

E nergy, NREL and private industry. Solid energy analysis background. MBA in Technology

M anagement, State University of New York (SUNY) Inst. of Technology; Bachelor of Mechanical

E ngineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.

PROFESSIONAL QUAL I F ICAT IONS AND PROVEN RESULTS

Unirac, I nc. A lbuquerque, NM

Director of Product Development, 2012 to 2013

Director of Program Management, 2011 to 2012

Responsible for engineering development of solar photovoltaic racking systems with U.S. market

leader.

• Hands-on leadership of a design and prototyping team to a short-lead time ground mount

r acking solution culminated in award of largest contract in Unirac history.

• Led careful market analysis and engineering development of Unirac’s fi rst viable single axis

solar t racker, hitt ing low cost target with a novel and fast-to-tool design. Now commercially

available, filling major gap in company’s product offerings.

• Recently completed short-turnaround product enhancement project that brought costs of

solar ground mount systems to a new level and provided higher functionality.

• Particular effort to encourage and develop staff, leading a team of 7 professionals, creating

t he first technician position in the company and filling i t with a talented Unirac production

worker.

Konarka Technologies, Lowell, MA

Director of Product Development, 2010 to 2011

Director of Solar Applications, 2009 to 2010

Responsible for solar photovoltaic product development team for the world’s leading PV polymer

f i rm.

• Took over development of new electrical connector assemblies for solar modules. Brought

l agging project through design to delivery of fi rst product.

• Persisted in difficult certification efforts under IEC and UL standards. Knowledge of

certification standards and previous work with U L staff helped ease certification process.

• Proactively co-conceived and co-led development of product planning process, from design

i nput from Sales team to formal product specifications, a first for the company.

Sharp Manufacturing Company of America (Sharp Solar), Memphis, TN

Senior Director, Solar Engineering, 2006 to 2009

Director, Solar Engineering; 2005 to 2006

Senior Department Manager, Solar Engineering, 2004 to 2005

Responsible for engineering department for Sharp Solar’s U.S. module manufacturing plant, leading

Sharp’s U.S. product development and providing engineering support to manufacturing.

• Proactively init iated a hands-on failure investigation and problem solving effort in a critical

manufacturing issue; he and his team prevented significant losses.

• H i red in to Sharp specifically for startup of Sharp’s solar product development group in the

U.S; led ISO certification for product design; designed and introduced Sharp’s first U.S.

building-integrated PV module.

• Designed, and analyzed financials for, a major solar array now installed on Sharp factory

l and, with under 8 year payback. Took ini tiative to develop appropriate cash f low and other

f inancial tools.

SunWize Technologies, K ingston, NY

Manager of Project Engineering; 2003 to 2004

Responsible for Project Engineering group, designing and building integrated solar photovoltaic and

solar-hybrid power systems; responsible for consultative sales and sales support.

• Led project engineering team in increasing efficiency, PV power system on-time delivery and

quality as company grew at double-digit rate.

• Co-designed and conducted project management of major building-integrated solar projects.

Careful wording of contractual terms in NYC project made a difference in company

p rofitability for the fiscal year.

BP Solar, W illiamsburg, VA

Project Manager; 2001 to 2003

Responsible for thin film solar photovoltaic product development, with emphasis on building-

integrated PV.

• Conducted exhaustive testing of thin film module failure modes, leading to important

u nderstandings in module electrical behavior.

• Enthusiastically developed fi rst-of-i ts-kind insulating glass unit using t ranslucent thin film

p hotovoltaics and other innovative concepts, with minimal budget. Championed the high

margin-potential product. Developed other higher yield and innovative PV modules.

• Developed cost effective module rework solution to eliminate the necessity of scrapping over

$1.5 million of thin film PV inventory.

NAHB Research Center, U pper Marlboro, Maryland

Senior Research Engineer; 1998 to 2001

Lead and conduct of energy analysis and design projects related to residential housing

• Conducted FEA design of steel framing components using linear and nonlinear thermal

analyses, leading to an understanding for the first t ime of the thermal implications of

a lternative stud designs.

• Co-designed and built, with one other engineer, a large, mult i-channel, PC-linked

i nstrumentation system for monitoring of whole-house thermal characteristics, then installed

and gathered data in field.

• Led the on-t ime and under-budget development of a published builders’ energy guide to

H VAC systems.

A rthur D. Little, I nc. (ADL), Washington, D.C.

Senior Research Engineer; 1998

Lead and conduct of advanced energy technology research projects

• Conducted on-t ime and under-budget research and design project on microturbine

cogeneration for Allied Signal Corporation.

• Economic, commercial and technical assessments of advanced energy technologies for the

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and private clients, including high efficiency motors and

gas microturbines.

I ntegrated Power Corporation ( IPC), F rederick, Maryland

Senior Project Engineer; 1996 to 1998

Conducted all aspects of project management, project engineering and applied research relating to

t he installation of remote solar photovoltaic and hybrid electric power systems internationally.

• Successfully led resolution of critical thermal issues on a multi-million dollar contract to

supply photovoltaic-based power systems in Saudi Arabia, keeping project on time and under-

budget. The work involved playing a variety of roles, including engineering management,

t hermal analysis, field and test engineering overseas, negotiations and the wri ting of

technical presentations.

• Managed task to investigate and solve battery leakage problems that was jeopardizing a

major M iddle Eastern project and future orders. His leadership in client communication,

technical areas, and supplier management led to replacement by the supplier of

approximately $800,000 worth of batteries.

• Negotiated a 16% reduction in a major subcontractor quote while in I taly. Regularly

entrusted with negotiations, technical proposals and other high level client contact.

L anguage abilities have enhanced client and vendor relations, improved work efficiency.

M aintain high integrity in all dealings.

P rinceton Economic Research, I ncorporated (PER I), Rockville, Maryland

Senior Research Engineer; 1992 to 1996; Research Engineer; 1991 to 1992

Performance of technical and economic analyses on renewable energy systems for the National

Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); management of

technical tasks and market studies for NREL concerning wind generators; consulting to industry;

and technical wri ting.

• Engaged in research concerning t rends in advanced wind turbine development and

p rojections of advanced turbine cost and performance. This modeling in VisualBasic marked

t he most comprehensive attempt to date at bounding and describing wind energy technology

performance and cost t rends.

• Successfully led, in support of the DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA), the

development of the Wind Energy Submodule for the National Energy Modeling System, the

government's primary long-range energy analysis and forecasting tool. The software was

completed in the shortest t ime frame of any renewable energy submodule and came in on

budget. The submodule was working in t ime to provide data for the EIA's widely

d isseminated A nnual Energy Outlook 1994.

*Prior to this, performed engineering and consulting work with Science Applications In ternational

Corporation, Potomac Electric Power Company and McDermott In ternational (Dubai, United Arab

E mirates).

EDUCAT ION

State University of New York (SUNY) I nstitute of Technology, MBA in Technology

M anagement

Georgia I nstitute of Technology, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Registered Professional Engineer (PE), State of Maryland, Certificate #18132

Certified Energy Manager (CEM™), Association of Energy Engineers, #21007

AWARDS AND SELECTED PUBL ICAT IONS

U.S. Patent #5,372,608, 12/13/94 for a "Circulating Chilled-Fluid Therapeutic Device."

A B uilder’s Guide to the Placement of Ducts and HVAC Equipment in Conditioned Spaces, NAHB

Research Center Publications, 2000.

S teven Drouilhet, Bert rand L. Johnson, A Battery Life Prediction Method for Hybrid Power

A pplications, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Wind Energy Symposium, Reno, NV,

January 6-9, 1997.

Susan Hock, John B. Cadogan, Joseph M. Cohen, Bertrand L. Johnson, Commercialization of Wind

Power and I ts Potential Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Symposium on Greenhouse Gas

E missions and Mi t igation Research, Washington, D.C., June 27-29, 1995.

Joseph M. Cohen, Bertrand L. Johnson I I I, and Bruce H. Bailey, Renewable Resources Technology

Assessment, Princeton Economic Research, Inc. and AWS Scientific, Inc. for Empire State Electric

E nergy Research Corporation, Research Report #EP 93-07, December, 1993.

Bertrand L. Johnson I I I, W ind-Diesel World Market Potential (Potentiel du Marché Mondial),

Conference Report, Hydro-Quebec Wind/Diesel Seminar, Montreal, Canada, December 7, 1993.

William R. King and Bertrand L. Johnson I I I, "Worldwide Wind/Diesel Potential", I ndependent

E nergy, 21:7, September, 1991.

William R. King and Bertrand L. Johnson I I I, Worldwide Wind/Diesel Hybrid Power System Study:

Potential Applications and Technical Issues, Science Applications In ternational Corporation, Solar

E nergy Research Institute, Report #SERI/TP-257-3757, April, 1991.

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