Aj Perkins

About Aj Perkins

Most clean energy projects don\'t fail because the technology doesn\'t work. They fail because no one in the room has a structure for making a real decision. I\'ve watched feasibility studies answer the wrong question. I\'ve sat in rooms full of smart people who had everything they needed, and still couldn\'t close. That gap is where I work. I\'ve spent decades in the rooms where clean energy projects get funded, built, and deployed, or stall forever. Successful exits in clean tech. Multi-billion-dollar partnerships across energy, infrastructure, and utilities. Market entry strategy for organizations including DR Microgrids, Instant ON, and TechFlow. Over the years, I codified exactly what separates the projects that move from the ones that don\'t. The difference is never the technology. It is always the decision infrastructure. I built the CLEAR Decision Framework out of that work: a system for getting aligned, getting moving, and getting things built in the real world. Today, I advise CEOs and executives in clean energy and infrastructure, work with international companies entering the U.S. market, and help public sector leaders build the deployment pathway their communities actually need. If you are sitting on a project that has the right technology, the right intent, and the wrong momentum, that is exactly the conversation I want to have. DM me directly. I respond to every message from a decision-maker who is serious about deployment.

Experience

1. Island Ambassador (Hawaii)

   Island Innovation

   Jan 2020 — Present · HI, US

   The Ambassador program aims to integrate and combine networking, sustainability, diversity, entertainment, and knowledge. The program forms an active network of engaged leaders with the purpose of positively impacting people, communities and environments around them.

Education

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Business Administration and Management, General

  1993 — 1997

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Electrical Engineering and Business Management

  1993 — 1996

Skills

• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Microsoft Word
• Public Speaking
• Outlook
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership Development
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Teaching
• Personal Training
• Customer Service
• Management
• Sales Management
• Marketing
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Budgets
• Wellness Coaching