Darrell Thornley
Independent Consultant at D-TEC
- Role
- Independent Consultant at D-Tec
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Darrell Thornley
Standing on a solid foundation of over 25-years of project engineering, management, and development, including successful execution of multiple market entry sales campaigns, now offering private consulting services to companies pursuing these objectives. Experienced in both distributed energy resources and large central power stations with an extensive record of successful new business creation and creative/complex sales closings. Inventor of patented microgrid engineering process “Secure Microgrid”, US patent # 9,026,260
Experience
Independent Consultant
Sep 2010 — Present · Austin, TX, US
DT Energy Consultants (D-TEC)- Director of Engineering, Office of Energy Initiatives, US Army: 2024-Present - Consultant, US DOE Combined Heat & Power Technical Assistance Partnership: 2014–Present - Managing Director Energy Operations, GREENPORT International Airport & Tech Center: 2021-Present - Development/Technical consulting on Distributed Energy Resource (DER) projects for clients ranging from municipalities to nation-wide utility subsidiaries employing multiple technologies including CHP, PV, BESS and fuel cell based microgrid projects across continental US, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and Dominica: 2016-Present• Board Member, Lake Pointe Municipal Utility District, Travis County, Texas: 2016 – 2018• Director, Business Development, Chicago Bridge & Iron (Shaw Group): 2010 – 2017Assignments & Accomplishments:• Initiated new business line in energy efficiency and DER for Shaw/CB & I\'s Federal Division; expanded to state government and Industrial & Commercial markets.• Inventor of the patented engineering process “Secure Microgrid”; • Awarded Shaw/CB & I\'s first Engineer/Procure/Construct (EPC) order of a fully inverter based islanding microgrid system for the U.S. Air Force.• Key Account BD Director for combined cycle power plants (40•••00 MW) including IPPs, municipal and cooperative agencies in Western Region (east of Mississippi Rvier)• Resilience program development for Caribbean Island\'s electric utility, including development and training on a comprehensive new program for the entire island.• Origination on Gulf Coast seawater desalination (200 MGD); negotiated EPC agreement for 200 MGD reverse osmosis process plant to be erected in 50 MGD phases.• Past board member Travis County\'s (TX) Municipal Utility District #5 for local Water/Waste Water Treatment systems.
Education
Western Michigan University
BA
Western Michigan University
BS
Skills
- Project Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Power Generation
- Green Building
- Solar Energy
- Natural Gas
- Contract Management
- Water
- Energy Policy
- New Business Development
- Biomass
- Environmental Awareness
- Energy Conservation
- Cleantech
- Photovoltaics
- Construction Management
- Alternative Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Energy
- Nuclear
- Certified Pipe Welder
- Sustainability
- Energy Efficiency
- Power Plants
- Construction
- Wind
- Smart Grid
- Engineering
- Energy Audits
- Energy
- Energy Management
- Proposal Writing
- Business Development
- Project Planning
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