Emily Orvis (Greenlee)

Experience

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  Peace Corps

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Intern in the Center for Field Assistance and Applied Research

  At Peace Corps' Washington DC headquarters, I researched and wrote about Peace Corps’ response to environmental change in Africa. I also helped to implement and assess a new website for international collaboration.

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  Sierra Club

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Political Intern

  I researched and analyzed the environmental records of candidates for Congress, Senate and the Presidency--and the competitiveness of races--to aid Sierra Club in endorsement decisions.

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  Earthjustice

  Jul 2009 - Jul 2012

  Litigation Assistant

  Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. As the first Litigation Assistant in the New York office, I developed organized workflows and set a new precedent for the involvement of Litigation Assistants in case research across the organization. I assisted with all aspects of casework including factual research, discovery, editing, and court filings. I also wrote memoranda on points of fact and law to assist in case development, drafted procedural motions, and contributed to comments on proposed federal and state rules and permits. My comments addressed federal coal ash and solid waste regulations, North Carolina factory farm permitting, and New York hazardous waste regulations.To support the communications team, I created maps and performed data analysis using geographic information system (GIS) software to perform environmental justice analyses of polluting facilities. My maps of natural gas infrastructure, particulate matter emissions, etc. were used in court filings, comments, the Earthjustice website, and press releases. Show less

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  Center for Business & the Environment at Yale

  Sept 2012 - May 2014

  Project Manager

  CBEY performs applied research to advance business solutions to global environmental problems. As a Project Manager, I implemented a US DOE grant that was part of the SunShot initiative to identify lessons learned from the Solarize Connecticut solar marketing program. I managed a team of five student researchers as they interviewed 100 program participants and interpreted their findings to identify marketing best practices. Under a separate SunShot program, I also interviewed utility executives, municipal government officials, and solar installers in Connecticut to identify interconnection and permitting-related sources of “soft costs” in solar installations. With the CBEY team, I produced recommendations for utilities to reduce the cost of solar grid connections, which were included in "Connecticut Rooftop Solar PV Permitting Guide" (http://www.energizect.com/sites/default/files/uploads/%281%29%20CT%20Rooftop%20Solar%20PV%20Permitting%20Guide%20v1.0.pdf). Show less

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  Tom's of Maine

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow

  EDF’s Climate Corps deploys top graduate students from around the country to tackle businesses’ energy efficiency challenges. I Identified and recommended technology, process and maintenance changes that could reduce the Tom’s of Maine toothpaste factory’s electricity use by 23% and total energy use by 13%. I created sophisticated energy and financial models to calculate energy savings, NPV, payback, and other key metrics.

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  Yale Myers Forest

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Student Researcher

  I investigated the potential for a small-scale wind farm in Northeastern Connecticut, including authoring a Migratory Bird Environmental Impact Assessment.

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  Village Power Finance

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Consultant

  Village Power connects non-profits and community organizations with pay-as-you-go financing options to enable them to go solar. I initiated and cultivated partnerships with these community organizations and wrote a proposal that was shortlisted by the New York Green Bank for funding.

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  High Noon Advisors

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

  Consultant

  Provided advice on renewable energy finance and strategy to clients including a regional solar developer, a global biomass gasification company, and a California clean energy non-profit.

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  Powerhive

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2018

  Powerhive is a venture-backed microgrid developer that is the first private permitted utility in Kenyan history. As the Operations Manager, I developed KPIs and automated reporting tools to continuously improve our customer acquisition, construction, and operational processes and procedures. I also created a "playbook" of best practices and trained our team to ensure uniformity in our approach to global microgrid development and construction. I managed the processes to find and acquire 20+ microgrid sites, conduct 13,000+ customer surveys, and sign up several thousand paying customers. Show less

  • Director Of Operations

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Business Analyst

    Oct 2014 - Sept 2016
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  Voltus

  Mar 2018 - now

  • Vice President of Energy Markets

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Senior Director of Energy Markets

    Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Director of Energy Markets

    Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Energy Markets Manager

    Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Energy Markets Manager

    Mar 2018 - Nov 2020