A water and energy industry expert with more than 35 years of professional experience, this expert provides consulting and expert witness services in matters involving water and energy utilities, regulatory policy, and the water-energy nexus. His work includes expert witness consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony related to regulatory compliance, utility operations, and energy and water policy issues affecting public agencies, trade organizations, regulatory bodies, and independent power producers.

His consulting practice focuses on economic evaluation, regulatory representation, policy analysis, and planning functions for organizations operating in the water and energy sectors. He has served as an energy consultant to the Association of California Water Agencies, representing approximately 500 water agencies responsible for more than 90 percent of the water delivered in California, and to the California Rural Water Association, representing approximately 1,100 rural water and wastewater systems. He has also advised the Regional Council of Rural Counties on energy matters affecting rural jurisdictions and has provided consulting services to regulatory agencies and other organizations involved in water and energy policy.

Earlier in his career, he worked as a utility planner for the California Energy Commission and served as Chief Utility Planner for the California Public Utilities Commission. He later founded Water and Energy Consulting and has continued to provide research, consulting, and expert witness services on water-energy issues. His testimony has been presented before regulatory and legislative bodies including the California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission, California Independent System Operator, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and other governmental entities. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Economics from the University of California, Davis, along with two master’s degrees and a bachelor’s degree from the same institution. He has taught engineering at the graduate level at UC Davis and is affiliated with the UC Davis Energy Institute as Co-Director of Hydropower, and he holds Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP) certifications from the Association of Energy Engineers.