- 30+ years of diverse domestic and international experience in industrial and utility energy systems and new technology applications. This includes the oversight of the design, development and project management of large industrial cogeneration facilities, utility scale generation projects (renewable, energy storage and fossil) and gas-to-liquids projects.
- Most recently Dan served as Vice President of Development for NRG Energy. He was responsible for directing the day to day development activities related to NRG’s corporate strategy – including: asset expansion, new project development for traditional, renewable and energy storage projects, new technology applications, project acquisition, and development of new business and project opportunities. He directed and oversaw the key support functions needed to execute the development strategy, including internal and external resources to support permitting, engineering, financing.
- Prior to this position he was with Southern Power (the unregulated subsidiary of the Southern Company) for 3 years where he was responsible for acquisitions and business development for external markets.) Dan was responsible for originating acquisition opportunities, and overall project management of the acquisition process. In addition, he was responsible for strategy development and new business and project development opportunities.
- Prior to Southern Dan spent 8 plus years at Mirant where he had both domestic and international experience. His responsibilities included strategic transactions, business development and project management, asset management around Mirant’s Mid-Atlantic business unit, international project development work in the Caribbean, Philippines.
- Prior to Mirant included 2 plus years with Engage Energy (subsidiary of Coastal Corporation and Westcoast Energy at the time) as Executive Director of Structured Power. There he was responsible for US marketing efforts and assisted both parent generation development efforts. Prior to Engage, Dan was at Allegheny Energy for 15 years with various parts of the company including the transmission and distribution utility and the start-up of the unregulated marketing subsidiary.
- USA citizen, graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and has taken executive education course work at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.