GABRIEL DURAN
El Paso
Summary
Electrical Engineer and Construction Project Manager with extensive experience overseeing utility-scale energy and renewable projects. Demonstrated success in leading multidisciplinary teams through design, procurement, construction, and commissioning processes, particularly in Battery Energy Storage Systems and federal infrastructure initiatives.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Project Manager / Quality Control Manager
AMERESCO, INC.
09.2023 - Current
- Snohomish PUD Battery Energy Storage System (Arlington, WA)
- Assistant Project Manager
- August 2025 - Present
- 25 MW / 100 MWh Utility-Owned Battery Energy Storage System
- Serve as Acting Assistant Project Manager supporting construction completion, commissioning, and energization activities.
- Coordinate utility personnel, owner representatives, engineers, commissioning teams, equipment vendors, and subcontractors.
- Manage RFQs, procurement efforts, subcontractor solicitation, contract administration, and schedule coordination.
- Support utility interconnection activities including metering integration, SCADA validation, protection and controls testing, outage planning, and operational readiness reviews.
- Perform quantity verification, forensic construction analysis, and change-order reconciliation for disputed scopes of work.
- Support project turnover, punch-list closure, owner acceptance, and commercial operation readiness.
Owner / Designer / Project Manager
SUNFLOWER SOLAR
11.2019 - Current
- Founded and operated a residential and commercial solar development and installation company.
- Responsible for sales, engineering, permitting, procurement, project management, commissioning, and customer relations.
- Designed photovoltaic systems, developed one-line diagrams, secured permits, procured materials, and managed installation activities.
- Performed project commissioning and utility interconnection coordination.
Assistant Project Manager
Middle River Power
02.2024 - 08.2025
- 379 MWh Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Portfolio
- Served as on-site operations lead supporting the Project Manager on three concurrent utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System projects.
- Directed construction activities, subcontractor coordination, quality assurance, procurement, and schedule management.
- Acted as primary field interface with owner representatives and project stakeholders.
- Led resolution of technical challenges involving medium-voltage systems, grounding networks, transformers, protection and controls, SCADA systems, and commissioning activities.
- Coordinated construction managers and field teams across geographically dispersed project sites.
- Supported commissioning, utility acceptance testing, energization planning, and commercial operation milestones.
- Representative Projects
- Hanford BESS (PG&E)
- Henrietta BESS (PG&E)
- Malaga BESS (PG&E)
- Border BESS (SDG&E)
Quality Control Manager / Superintendent
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
Seal Beach
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Managed quality control program for a federal Department of Defense construction project.
- Developed and administered Quality Control Plans, inspection programs, testing procedures, and project documentation systems.
- Managed RMS/QCS processes, submittals, inspections, testing, deficiency tracking, and turnover documentation.
- Coordinated subcontractors, government representatives, and project stakeholders to maintain compliance with contract requirements and federal specifications.
- Led quality assurance efforts with a proactive focus on deficiency prevention and corrective action implementation.
Commercial Solar Designer / Electrical Engineer
OSCEOLA ENERGY
06.2019 - 11.2019
- Designed commercial rooftop, ground-mounted, and single-axis tracker photovoltaic systems.
- Utilized AutoCAD, Aurora Solar, Helioscope, and SAM for system design and production modeling.
- Engineered systems to meet utility interconnection requirements and customer production guarantees.
Civil Engineering Technician
U.S. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY & WATER COMMISSION
11.2016 - 05.2019
- Reconstructed and modernized engineering records for the Rio Grande levee system from historical archives.
- Utilized surveying, GPS, geospatial analysis, and AutoCAD to identify and recover lost control points.
- Coordinated with survey crews to verify locations and create accurate modern engineering records.
Construction Project Manager
AMERESCO, INC.
11.2017 - 08.2018
- Fort Bliss DEA Solar and Lighting Retrofit Project
- Managed solar construction and lighting retrofit projects on a federal installation.
- Coordinated subcontractors, RFIs, submittals, scheduling, quality inspections, and safety programs.
- Administered project documentation through Procore.
- Managed change orders, procurement activities, and day-to-day field operations.
Regional Operations Manager
SOLARCITY
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Led installation operations across a multi-state territory.
- Managed teams of up to 150 personnel installing approximately 1 MW of solar per month.
- Responsible for hiring, training, quality, safety, customer satisfaction, and cost control.
Residential Project Manager
SOLARCITY
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Managed installation crews delivering 3.2 MW of rooftop solar at Holloman Air Force Base.
- Coordinated subcontractors, schedules, project costs, and customer communications.
- Served as primary technical representative for the project.
Electrical Engineer / PV Designer
BORDER SOLAR
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Designed residential, commercial, and utility-scale photovoltaic systems.
- Performed system sizing, layout design, permitting, and utility interconnection support.
Project Superintendent
BALFOUR BEATTY COMMUNITIES
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Managed demolition, abatement, renovation, and construction activities on military housing projects.
- Coordinated subcontractors, RFIs, safety programs, and quality inspections.
- Prepared bid packages and administered awarded scopes of work.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Texas at El Paso
Skills
- Project management and coordination
- Construction management
- Utility-scale BESS
- Renewable energy solutions
- Commissioning processes
- Utility interconnection strategies
- SCADA systems
- Protection and controls
- Quality assurance
- Procurement and contract administration
- Change order management
- Claims analysis and resolution
- Procore expertise
- AutoCAD proficiency
- Civil 3D design
- SketchUp modeling
- Microsoft Project utilization
- MS Office suite skills
Certification
- OSHA 30
- OSHA 10
- SWPPP
- First Aid / CPR / AED
- NABCEP Certified (Formerly Certified)
Personal Information
Title: Project Manager | Construction Manager | Electrical Engineer
Professional Highlights
- Assistant Project Manager for the Snohomish PUD 25 MW / 100 MWh Battery Energy Storage System
- Assistant PM supporting 379 MWh of utility-scale BESS projects in California
- Managed projects for utilities including PG&E, SDG&E, BPA, and Snohomish PUD
- Quality Control Manager on a federal Department of Defense project at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
- Electrical Engineer with experience spanning design, construction, commissioning, operations, and project management
- Former Regional Operations Manager overseeing installation teams of up to 150 personnel
- Entrepreneur and owner of a solar development and installation company
Timeline
Assistant Project Manager
Middle River Power
02.2024 - 08.2025
Assistant Project Manager / Quality Control Manager
AMERESCO, INC.
09.2023 - Current
Quality Control Manager / Superintendent
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
09.2023 - 02.2024
Owner / Designer / Project Manager
SUNFLOWER SOLAR
11.2019 - Current
Commercial Solar Designer / Electrical Engineer
OSCEOLA ENERGY
06.2019 - 11.2019
Construction Project Manager
AMERESCO, INC.
11.2017 - 08.2018
Civil Engineering Technician
U.S. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY & WATER COMMISSION
11.2016 - 05.2019
Regional Operations Manager
SOLARCITY
01.2014 - 01.2016
Residential Project Manager
SOLARCITY
01.2013 - 01.2014
Electrical Engineer / PV Designer
BORDER SOLAR
01.2012 - 01.2013
Project Superintendent
BALFOUR BEATTY COMMUNITIES
01.2010 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of Texas at El Paso