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Robert
Z. Poore, President
Mr. Poore has over 25 years of experience in the design, testing,
and analysis of wind energy systems. He has been the investor’s independent
engineer on multiple projects and led many due diligence investigations,
engineering design and test programs, feasibility and economic analyses, wind
resource assessment projects, research studies, and training programs. In
addition to his technical skills, he is experienced with the financial and
institutional considerations of wind projects and has served as an expert
witness in arbitrations and litigations. His clients include financial
institutions, turbine manufacturers, investors, utilities, insurance companies,
law firms, and government agencies. In 1999, Mr. Poore received the AWEA award
for technical excellence; in 2004, he served as Chair for Global WINDPOWER 2004.
He has also served as a member of AWEA’s Board of Directors, and is the chairman
of the AWEA board’s Research and Development (R&D) committee. Mr. Poore holds a
B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance and International
Business.
Karen
Conover, Segment Director, Wind Energy
Ms. Conover has over 20 years of experience with wind energy
technology and other renewable energy applications. She is a Past President and
current member of the AWEA Board of Directors and she served as Chair of
WindPower ‘96. Her work includes wind resource assessment, project design,
technical due diligence, site selection, feasibility studies, financial and
economic analysis, bid preparation and evaluation, project development, policy
evaluations, training, testing, construction oversight, performance evaluation,
and O&M planning. Ms. Conover has conducted wind energy work for projects and
programs throughout the U.S. and in over twenty countries. Her clients include
the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, USAID, Interamerican
Development Bank, Institute of International Education, numerous domestic and
international utilities and developers, U.S. DOE, NREL, U.S. DOD, and EPRI. She
has authored numerous publications on wind energy technology and applications,
and is frequently asked to speak at technical meetings, training courses and
conferences. Ms. Conover holds an M.S. in Energy Systems Engineering from the
University of Arizona and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science
from Duke University.
Stephen
Jones, P.E., Head of Section - Investor
Services, Energy Assessments & Data
Mr. Jones has over 10 years of experience with engineering
consulting, and five years of experience in the wind energy industry. His work
has focused on technical and economic assessments related to facility and system
improvements, facility siting and permitting, and evaluations of alternative
solutions. Mr. Jones has participated at a variety of levels in independent
engineering evaluations for potential investors, for a number of facilities. His
experience with wind energy development includes technical, economic and
financial analyses of proposed wind energy and power storage projects to support
site selection, permitting, utility interconnection, power sales, financing,
equipment procurement, and operation. Mr. Jones holds a B.S.
degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
Gordon
Randall, Senior Technical Analyst
Mr. Randall has ten years of experience in professional
consulting, statistical analysis, computer model development, regulatory
compliance, and project management. His responsibilities at DNV-GEC include analysis
and reporting of performance data, planning and conduct of turbine performance
tests, and development of systems for evaluation of turbine data. Mr. Randall is
also experienced with spatial analysis of data using geographic information
systems, dispersion modeling, development of Internet-based information
management systems, and risk analyses. He has conducted wind flow modeling,
energy projections, site optimization studies, visualization, and wake
estimations on a number of wind projects and he is familiar with several
different commercially available software programs for wind modeling activities.
His recent work has included an investigation of the operational impacts of wind
energy projects on utility grids, analyses of nighttime wind shear values at
Midwest project sites, development of methods for using nacelle anemometers to
verify performance of wind turbines, technical and financial review of bids for
proposed wind projects, and statistical analysis of operations and maintenance
data for wind energy facilities to forecast future component failures and
associated repair expenditures. Mr. Randall has also presented the results of
research at several wind industry conferences.
Kevin
J. Smith, Head
of Section - Consulting Services
Mr. Smith is a registered Professional Engineer with over 13
years of professional consulting, project management, and engineering experience
in the wind energy and environmental industries. He has served as an independent
engineer for several wind project investors and conducted feasibility analyses
and wind energy siting activities in the U.S. and abroad. His recent work
includes evaluation of over 900 Department of Defense properties for possible
wind energy development potential including performance of 34 site assessments
and selection of met tower monitoring locations. He has evaluated wind energy
development potential in a variety of environments and locations including
Central and Western U.S., Alaska, Guam, Costa Rica, the Philippines, and U.S.
offshore resources. In support of project investors and lending institutes, Mr.
Smith has performed construction monitoring, turbine inspections, test
verification, and project completion evaluations. He also monitors and evaluates
project operations at a 33 MW wind project, including preparation of monthly
analysis and status reports. Mr. Smith has presented papers and research
findings at U.S. and international conferences and workshops. He holds a B.S.
degree in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at
Buffalo.
Mark Young,
Head of Section - Measurements
Mr. Young has seven years of engineering and project
management experience in wind energy applications and related engineering
fields. His experience includes: power performance and loads measurement,
acoustic noise measurement, aero-elastic simulation for loads and turbine
performance prediction, and component design. He has conducted component design
studies, economic analyses, wind resource analyses, site assessment, feasibility
studies, component failure analysis and Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA).
Mr. Young has extensive field service, installation, troubleshooting, and
testing experience on wind equipment. He has conducted training courses on the
installation of wind monitoring equipment and served as the field test engineer
for a number of power curve and acoustic tests on wind turbines. Mr. Young holds
a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.
Administration For
Administrative issues, please contact
Administration.
For Accounting issues, please contact
Accounts Receivable or
Accounts Payable. In addition to these personnel,
DNV-GEC maintains
an extensive network of experts in various fields to provide the expertise and
capability required to meet most mechanical system design, development and test
needs.
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