Adam Thomas, PMP

Experience

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  University of California, Santa Cruz

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2008

  Teacher's Assistant

  Led discussion groups of 10-40 students to supplement lectures for upper division economics courses. Graded exams and essays and provided supplementary instruction & tutoring to students as requested.

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  California International Economics Consultants

  Apr 2008 - May 2008

  Credit Data Analyst

  Contracted for short term consulting project, analyzing real-time credit card sales data's value as a leading indicator of quarterly Department of Commerce retail sales announcements.

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  ADM Associates

  Aug 2008 - now

  Corporate Leadership: Serving in a senior leadership role setting the direction, strategy, and key objectives for the company. Conducted revenue and labor forecasting for firm’s annual planning. Leading a team of seasoned Directors overseeing 30 consulting professionals, including engineers, social scientists, data scientists, market research analysts, and evaluation researchers providing evaluation and consultation services to utilities and public agencies.Business Development: Directing business development activities, proposal writing, strategy, and representing the firm in industry conferences. Expanded firm’s core competencies from energy efficiency evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, and lost revenue calculation to include portfolio planning, decarbonization, greenhouse gas impacts, transportation electrification, and transit health impact studies in existing and emerging markets. Regulatory Expertise: Representing and providing expert testimony in public regulatory hearings on behalf both policy makers and electric and natural gas utilities tasked with adopting new regulation. Selected consulting efforts: • Designed and modeled portfolio plans, enabling a top 15 natural gas utility in total sales to launch their first energy efficiency programs in three states. • Conducted first-of-its-kind study into the impact and usability of Nest thermostats in settings without internet service.• Developed peak forecasting model for New England ISO (energy forward capacity market), used to estimate residential air conditioning usage during system critical emergency peaks. • Analyzed billing impacts from emergency COVID-19 relief funds issued to over 150,000 low-income California households. Show less

  • Principal Consultant - Evaluation Services

    Aug 2017 - now

  • Director, Evaluation Services

    Jun 2013 - Aug 2017

  • Senior Analyst / Senior Consultant

    Mar 2010 - Jun 2013

  • Analyst / Consultant

    Aug 2008 - Mar 2010