ANNIE WINTER
Richmond,VA
Summary
- Highly experienced and self-motivated clean energy advocate with extensive and diverse renewable development experience (siting, permitting, construction). Proven ability to develop and cultivate meaningful relationships with utilities and suppliers.
- Strategic leader with deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, interconnection challenges/opportunities, financing, and design/implementation for renewable projects (solar, onshore wind, battery storage).
- Comfortable in fast-paced environment with rapidly evolving priorities. Leads collaborative workflow across diverse / highly technical teams. Ability to influence key decision makers and successfully advocate for projects / initiatives.
- Seeking to leverage range of skills and expertise in renewable energy / water infrastructure and to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams to advance clean and renewable energy programs and add strategic value to a high-growth and people-centric company.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Mid-Atlantic Renewables Team Lead
Tetra Tech
Richmond , VA
09.2022 - Current
- Client services manager for utilities and renewable developers, including NextEra, Dominion, AES, and RWE. Responsible for oversight of contracting, workflow, quality, and staffing across the portfolio of renewable generation, transmission, and battery storage projects.
- Strategic advisor to renewable clients for portfolio totaling 3GW+ of renewable projects in multiple states across ERCOT, PJM, MISO, and SPP. Evaluates feasibility of potential renewable projects, considering environmental and permitting pathways, and engineering constraints. Provides solutions to maximize site production and inform land campaigns. Creates risk rankings and development priority lists for potential projects. Leads siting, de-risking, permitting, and engineering. Advocates for projects to regulators and serves as SME for public hearings and community engagement meetings.
- Environmental Planning and Permitting Team Lead. Oversees natural resources and planning teams to complete natural resources fieldwork, due diligence reviews, and local, state, and federal permitting. Direct accountability for 100+ renewable projects, including finances, quality, compliance with local/state/regional requirements, and overall client satisfaction.
Associate
Hazen and Sawyer
Richmond , VA
01.2020 - 08.2022
- Owned integrated project timeline linking critical design, reporting, environmental analysis, and permitting milestones to achieve consent order or funding-driven construction schedules.
- Advocate for client interests, negotiating permit compliance while maintaining credibility and cementing relationships, including with USACE, USFWS, NOAA Fisheries, NPS, state agencies, and local planning and permitting organizations.
- Prepared successful funding applications for $100M of state/federal funding for infrastructure projects.
- Drafted yearly EPPG service line business plans for President/CEO and Board members, detailing yearly targets for strategic growth across regions and increased market share, with detailed action items per quarter.
- Led complex projects and programs, together with Vice Presidents and Board Members, for utilities across the county, providing strategic direction to teams of up to 20.
- Built and led written communications workshops to 200+ junior, mid-level, senior, and leadership staff across regions.
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Environmental Permitting and Planning Service Group (EPPG).
- Key Staff Member with oversight of new development and existing facility upgrades requiring compliance with NPDES, Clean Water Act permitting (401/404/408/303[d]).
Senior Principal Scientist
Hazen and Sawyer
New York , NY
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Project Manager directing strategy, workflow, and critical path milestone scheduling for complex, industry award-winning EIS and permitting projects.
- Delivered high-profile projects requiring extensive interagency and intra-agency input and coordination between executive-level staff in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
- Crafted compelling narratives around people, experience, approach, and firm differentiators to win $85M+ of work (total fee).
Principal Scientist
Hazen and Sawyer
New York , NY
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Owned scoping, QA/QC, and completion of surveys, reports, and evaluations to inform federal, state, and local permits and approvals.
Project Assistant
Penn Institute for Urban Research
Philadelphia , PA
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Penn IUR is an urban planning think tank focused on cross-disciplinary research & engagement
- Developed content for Penn IUR partnership with Energy Efficient Buildings Hub
- Knowledge Platform, a story-telling site dedicated to unpacking issue of building industry transformation in energy retrofit market
- Conducted outreach and publicity for Rockefeller Foundation funded international conference on food security in context of rapid global urbanization; organized accompanying photo exhibition; drafted conference communications strategy; collaborated on concluding conference statement paper
Research Associate
International Assessment and Strategy Center
Arlington , VA
01.2009 - 01.2012
- IASC is a national security consultant to the federal government
- Supported team leaders to prepare and submit reports on trends, risks, and vulnerabilities for U.S
- Department of Homeland Security
- Researched, drafted, and edited final reports on U.S
- Critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR)
Education
M.Sc. - Water Resources Management
IHE Delft Institute For Water Education
Delft, Netherlands01-2012
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR
Delft, Netherlands01-2010
B.A. - PPE And Environmental Studies
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA01-2009
Skills
- Utility Scale Renewable Development
- Solar, Onshore Wind, Battery Storage
- Site Development and Diligence
- Risk Assessment
- Regulatory Compliance
- Community Engagement
- Stakeholder Outreach
- Program / Portfolio Management
- Planning and Execution
Affiliations
- Women in Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE)
Accomplishments
- National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Planning Integration Award
- American Council of Engineering Companies (NY) - Diamond Award
- American Council of Engineering Companies (National) - Honor Award
Languages
German
Limited
Skills
Multi-Tasking
People Management
Leadership
Writing and Communications
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Timeline
Mid-Atlantic Renewables Team Lead
Tetra Tech
09.2022 - Current
Associate
Hazen and Sawyer
01.2020 - 08.2022
Senior Principal Scientist
Hazen and Sawyer
01.2015 - 01.2019
Principal Scientist
Hazen and Sawyer
01.2013 - 01.2015
Project Assistant
Penn Institute for Urban Research
01.2012 - 01.2013
Research Associate
International Assessment and Strategy Center
01.2009 - 01.2012
M.Sc. - Water Resources Management
IHE Delft Institute For Water Education
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR
B.A. - PPE And Environmental Studies
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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