Department of Energy

Bio, via Washington Examiner:

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Bio, via Concerned Veterans for America:

Bill comes to CVA most recently from the global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, where he was a director in the Public Affairs and Crisis practice. With nearly two decades of strategic communications experience in the grassroots/issue advocacy arena, federal government, political campaigns and the private sector, Bill joins CVA at a pivotal time for the organization as it seeks to advance policies to preserve freedom and build upon the recent momentum in renewing accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs. During his seven years of service in the Administration of President George W. Bush, Bill served as a trusted media relations and advance aide to Secretaries Gates and Rumsfeld, and was later called to serve in the Office of White House Communications as well as the President’s National Security Council staff.

Bio, via Department of Energy:

For the previous five years, Mr. Walker was the Deputy County Executive for Putnam County, New York; a northern suburb of New York City. In this capacity, he was responsible for managing more than 20 diverse departments and 650 employees to ensure the health and safety of the constituents in Putnam County, New York. Mr. Walker is also the founder of Modern Energy Insights, Inc. (MEI), a boutique consulting firm which specializes in evaluating and identifying risk and developing mitigation and elimination strategies for critical infrastructure owned and operated by major Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) throughout the United States (US) and Canada. In addition, MEI works extensively providing subject matter expertise (SME) in various aspects of utility operations – including; all regulatory aspects associated with General Rate Case filings and complex operational and risk issues. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Hudson Valley FBI Infragard partnership where he acts as the Energy Sector Chief for the Hudson Valley region - focusing on the protection of critical infrastructure. He has been the advisor to the Chairman of SmartSenseCom, a private corporation utilizing US Navy technology to provide precision monitoring on electric systems for the detection of various electric phenomena including geomagnetic disturbances. Prior to founding MEI in 2011, Mr. Walker was an integral part of two IOUs in the Northeast US. He has held leadership positions in System Operations, Emergency Management, Asset Management and Regulatory Services. Most recently, Mr. Walker was the Vice President of Asset Strategy and Policy for National Grid - US. In that capacity, he was responsible for the development of asset strategies and regulatory policies for a $5 billion five-year investment plan in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. These strategies focused on mitigating and eliminating the risks associated with operating the critical infrastructure necessary to provide safe and reliable electric service to more than 3 million customers. To execute these strategies he was the lead corporate officer responsible to negotiate with respective state utility commissions and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In 2010, he testified on behalf of United States IOUs at the Congress mandated hearings conducted by the Federal Communication Commission regarding Smart Grid development. Prior to that position, he was the Director for Corporate Emergency Management at Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison). His responsibilities included all emergency plans, operations and responses for the electric, gas and steam systems in New York City (NYC) while coordinating with the NYC Office of Emergency Management. Additionally, he was solely responsible for leading the development of the Con Edison Coastal Storm Plan that was successfully utilized during Hurricane Sandy in 2011. He was an integral member of the Biological Chemical Weapons Response Team formed by Con Edison in partnership with NYC following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. In this position he was the SME designated to operate and control any portion of the Con Edison electric grid during times of crisis. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for GridWise Alliance, Inc., and in 2008, he was appointed by then-Secretary of Energy, Samuel Bodman to the Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee, representing IOUs throughout the US. He was also an advisor for the development of the mega-watt scale integration lab developed by the Department of Energy in Golden, Colorado. He is the co-founder of the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF), a formal collaboration among 18 countries to modernize the world’s electric energy system. The formation of GSGF was announced in 2010 at the inaugural Clean Energy Ministerial hosted by US Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Juris Doctor in Law from Pace University where he was the technical editor on the Environmental Law Review and received an Environmental Law Certificate. He has completed the Distribution Systems program from Siemens – Power Technologies International. He is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School and received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Military Academy.

Bio, via White House:

Ms. White is the founder of Bastet Technical Services, LLC, a consulting firm that has been engaged in providing strategic solutions to solve complex environmental challenges across the Department of Energy complex. She has more than 25 years of experience across a broad range of activities within the nuclear field, mainly focused on project and program management projects with complex technical, regulatory, and stakeholder challenges. She has industry-recognized credentials in technical skills that lead to sound, technically underpinned, cost effective solutions. She has extensive hands on in the field experience at many of the Environmental Management sites for which she will have responsibility. Further, Ms. White has supported a number of emerging nuclear power nations to develop legal and regulatory structures and national policies. She received her Master’s Degree of Science in nuclear engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Bio, via LinkedIn:

A United States Marine Corps veteran with over 20 years experience working at all levels of government. Dan is a proven leader who has served in complex, high profile positions from the U.S House of Representative, to the Governor's mansion, to the White House. Dan brings his creativity, energy and determination to any challenge, whether it is advocating for a veteran's benefits, working with Congress to pass legislation, advising senior leaders on appropriate courses of action or planning and executing multiple international trips. Dan is not just a team player, but also a team builder. While at the Department of Defense, Dan was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service by Secretary Gates and held a TS-SCI clearance.

Bio, via Department of Energy:

Mr. Winberg has 39 years of experience in the energy industry. He began his career at the engineering firm Foster Wheeler as an engineer on coal-fired utility boilers. From there, he spent 14 years with Consolidated Natural Gas working in a variety of positions before becoming Vice President for CONSOL Energy Research & Development. Immediately prior to coming to DOE, Mr. Winberg served as a Senior Program Manager at Battelle Memorial Institute. Over the span of his career, Mr. Winberg has participated in a number of policy and energy initiatives. He has also gained extensive experience in numerous energy technologies, including advanced fossil energy combustion, coal-to-liquids, fluidized bed combustion, emulsified fuels, fuel cells, alternative fuel vehicles, and carbon utilization. Mr. Winberg received a bachelor’s degree in nuclear science from the State University of Maritime College in 1978 and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1991.