Summary
Howard is a Principal consultant based in Portland, Maine with over 20 years of experience shaping clean energy strategy and program design across distributed energy resources, energy efficiency, demand response, and transportation electrification. He blends technical analysis, data-driven program metrics, and hands-on operations—having built DER valuation models, CRM-driven enrollment workflows, and dashboards used for both internal and regulatory reporting. His career spans consulting and industry roles from ENERGY STAR specification work to leading utility program evaluations and CEC-funded Advanced Energy Community projects, giving him a rare mix of product, policy, and market-facing experience. Known for translating complex energy system tradeoffs into pragmatic business and policy recommendations, he also coaches leaders and builds small-business operations when projects require it. An engineer by training (BS Mechanical Engineering, Cornell) who once led a university hybrid vehicle team to major competition gains, he pairs technical rigor with an ability to secure sponsorships and move interdisciplinary projects forward. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who prefers simple, smart deployments that meet both economic and environmental goals.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University
Graduated with High Honors, Graduated with High Honors at Phillips Exeter Academy