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THE FORESIGHT TEAM
With Foresight Wind Energy, you'll be working with highly-credentialed energy industry experts. Our team of seasoned professionals brings experience in the fields of resource assessment, project development, financing, power marketing, and environmental science and policy.
Warren W. Byrne, President & CEO
- 20 years energy industry experience
- Co-founded Foresight Energy Company in 1996
- Utility consulting, renewable project development, power marketing
- Lead marketer for over 250 MW of renewable energy transactions
- Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Energy & Chemicals Group 1992-1996
- Environmental Defense, Energy Analyst, 1991 o
- Caithness Corp., (Renewable Energy & Natural Resources Private Investment Banking), 1987-1990
- Master of Environmental Management, Yale University 1992
Todd D. Thorner, Executive Vice President
- 12 years energy sector experience
- Power market analysis, IPP support, renewable project development
- Pace Global Energy Services, 1998-2001
- World Bank, Industry & Energy Group 1996-1997
- Assisted the World Bank in developing its Environmental Strategy for the Energy Sector
- Project work in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America
- Master of Energy and Environmental Economics, Johns Hopkins 1997
Fred Banker, Director Project Development
- 22 years Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) experience
- Senior EPC project manager for 146 MW Wind Energy Facility in Wisconsin
- Senior EPC project manager for 100 MW Wind Energy Facility in Iowa
- Senior EPC project manager for several utility scale solar projects
- Bachelor of Science, Construction Management / Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati 1979
- 6 years in Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserves
Paul Andrae, Director Strategic Planning & Transmission
- 25 years energy sector and utility experience
- Former Director with PNM's non-jurisdictional generation and transmission development group
- Generation, transmission, pipeline and utility strategic planning, fuels procurement
- Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Master of Science, Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Juris Doctorate, Loyola University
Dan Renshaw, Senior Development Manager
- 8 years energy sector experience and 14 years of project development experience
- Lead developer on several large infrastructure projects, $1 billion and $250 million projects in Mexico, $50 million project in Venezuela
- Lead developer for multiple wind power projects in the U.S.
- Extensive foreign experience in Latin America and Asia
- Director of Development, FPL Energy 2000-2002
- Development Manager, BOC Gases 1988- 1999
- Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan 1988
Amy LeGere, Communications and Government Relations Director, Regional Development Manager
- 27 years marketing, communications, public policy, and consulting experience in renewable energy, government, hi-tech materials, media, land use and renewable energy
- Marketing and Communincations Executive, W.L. Gore and Associates 1986-2000
- Master of Business Administation, Arizona State University 2002
Grant Brummels, GIS Manager / Development Associate
- 5 years experience in renewable energy and energy efficiency research
- Graduate Research Assistant and Spatial Analyst, Sustainable Energy Solutions Group, Northern Arizona University 2002-2006
- Wind Assessment / Anemometer Loan Program, Analyst, State of Arizona
- Geographic Information Systems / Renewable Resource Analysis, independent consultant 2002-2006
- Bachelor of Science, Environmental Sciences, minor in Business Administration, Northern Arizona University 2004
- Master of Geographic Information Science and Master of Business Administration, Northern Arizona University 2007
Brad Smith, Manager, Operations and Administration
- 10 years experience in project management, budgeting and administration
- Extensive experience in information technology, network security and internet business applications
- BA in Environmental Economics, Kalamazoo College 1991
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