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Policy-Issue Analysis Papers & Publications
The Role of Multinational Corporations in Third World Countries: Analysis prepared for a United Nations Conference on the impact of constructing and operating a large industrial plant in Ghana on the economy and society of that nation.
Ozone Depletion: Brochure assessing the role of fluorocarbons in destroying ozone and of regulatory initiatives to address the issue.
U.S. Antitrust Law: Brochure analyzing whether large companies in industries where there are a limited number of firms are competitive and beneficial to the economy and society.
Electricity Pricing: Brochure assessing the economic and political ramifications of various methods of pricing electricity.
Beverage Container Legislation: Brochure assessing the solid waste problem in the U.S. and legislative initiatives to address the problem through resource recovery, source reduction, and consumer recycling programs.
Clean Coal Technologies: Report to the U.S. Secretary of Energy on economic incentives to spur deployment of clean coal technologies.
Estuary Analysis: A summary of efforts by the CALFED Bay-Delta Program to develop a long-term solution to environmental problems affecting the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary.
The Value of Energy Efficiency: Quantification of the economic, environmental, and social benefits of energy efficiency activities in Sacramento, California.
Central Valley Project Yield Increase Plan: Report to the U.S. Congress proposing actions to increase the yield of the Central Valley Project water storage and delivery system in California.
World Energy Supply: Condensation of a technical report prepared by the World Energy Conference projecting world supplies of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, geothermal, hydraulic, solar, and hydrogen in the year 2020.
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Guidebooks & Manuals
Technical Report Guidelines Manual: Conceived and implemented a program to improve the content and readability of technical reports produced by a division of the Electric Power Research Institute.
Communications Guidebook: Directed writing and production of a guidebook for use by R&D staff of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in assessing communications needs, identifying target audiences and key messages, and selecting and producing the most appropriate communications products.
Proposal Writing Manual: Wrote, designed, and produced a manual for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District outlining procedures and formats to be used in responding to RFPs; conducted a workshop to present and explain these materials to 200-plus technical managers; and structured and wrote individual proposals.
Particulate Collection Guidelines: Researched and wrote a series of guideline documents summarizing a multiyear research effort to characterize and assess operation of “baghouses” used to collect particulate matter produced in the combustion of pulverized coal in electric utility boilers.
NOx Emissions Control Manual: Researched and wrote a 200-page assessment of commercially available NOx emissions controls for retrofit on coal-fired electric utility boilers to meet provisions of federal Clean Air Act Amendments.
Directory of Public Goods Programs: Compiled a directory summarizing programs conducted by public utilities, state agencies, and others in California to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, energy RD&D, and services to low-income customers.
Magazine & Trade Journal Articles
Leadership Management & Engineering: An article on when, why, and how to contract with technical writers and editors for this journal of the American Society of Civil Engineeers
Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association: Series of articles summarizing a multiyear research effort to characterize and assess operation of full-scale “baghouses” used to collect particulate matter produced in the combustion of pulverized coal in electric utility boilers.
Public Utilities Fortnightly Magazine: Multiple articles including a description of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s efforts to divest its hydropower facilities in Northern California and how information technology is changing the way electric utilities do business.
Electrical World Magazine: Multiple articles including assessment of revenue lost by electric utilities in the U.S. to energy theft and efforts by vehicle fleet managers in the electric utility industry to improve the efficiency of their operations and reduce their costs.
American Way Magazine: Multiple articles including an overview of the development and application of wind energy for electricity generation, worm farming, venture capitalism, and man-powered flight.
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Newsletters
For The Electric Power Research Institute
- End-Use News (quarterly publication, 6,700 circ.)
- Heat Pump News Exchange (quarterly publication, 12,000 circ.)
- Electric Water Heating News (quarterly publication, 1,600 circ.)
- Exploratory Research Letter (bimonthly publication 4,200 circ.)
For Pacific Gas & Electric Company
- Environment Update (tri-annual publication, 2,000 circ.)
- Research Reporter (quarterly publication, 3,400 circ.)
- Applied Research Letter (tri-annual publication, 3,000 circ.)
Marketing & Communications Plans and Programs
California Board for Energy Efficiency Served as the primary communications contractor in the formation and establishment of this state agency charged with responsibility for defining and managing California’s energy efficiency programs under the state’s public benefits legislation, AB 1890.
Harbor Bay Isle Associates Structured and edited a business plan presented to the board of directors of the General Electric Company.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Worked as the primary communications contractor for the R&D Department for over a decade. Designed and managed communications plans and wrote and produced the department’s core communications products including annual reports, technical reports, results flyers, profile documents, technical journal articles, and a quarterly newsletter.
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Conceived and managed communications programs ranging to over $1 million a year for half a dozen departments within the Institute for 20 years. Designed and managed communications plans; edited and processed technical reports to improve their quality and ensure timely production; wrote and produced speeches, technical papers, and audiovisuals.
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation Designed and managed media and public affairs programs for the corporation and its Refractories, Industrial Chemicals, R&D, and Energy Efficiency divisions for five years.
Kaiser Refractories Served as the primary communications contractor on this Division’s spin-off as an ESOP from Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation. Defined new corporate identity and trademark materials, and coordinated internal and media communications activities to establish the new identity in the marketplace.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Planned and managed a variety of communications projects for SMUD’s Energy Efficiency Department including design and presentation of a workshop on procedures for responding to requests for proposals.
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Topical Areas of Experience
- Aluminum Refining & Fabrication
- Antitrust Law
- Beverage Container Legislation
- Clean Coal Technology (NOx Emissions, Particulate Collection, SOx Emissions)
- Electricity Pricing
- Electricity Generation
- Energy Efficiency, Storage, and End Use
- Energy RD&D
- Exploratory Research
- Heat Pump Technology
- Information Technology
- Multinational Corporations
- Refractory Brick Manufacture
- Renewable Energy Technologies (Geothermal, Hydro, OTEC, Photovoltaic, Wind)
- Venture Capitalism
Client Listing
- Bechtel Corporation
- California Board for Energy Efficiency
- California Municipal Utilities Association
- Canby Ford
- Chevron Inc.
- CH2M Hill
- Edison Electric Institute
- Electric Power Research Institute
- Femrite Nursery Company
- Harbor Bay Isle Associates
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
- Kaiser Refectories
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Pacific Gas & Electric Company
- Private Industry Council of Sonoma County
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Solar Energy Research Institute
- Southern Research Institute
- Stanford Research Institute
- Union Oil of California, Geothermal Division
