Marlon Lacayo

Highly analytical role performing discounted cashflow modeling and financial analysis for grid scale renewable energy assets. Excellent performance led to assignment as lead valuation analyst on all offshore renewable assets including Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind- a multi-billion dollar bottom-fixed offshore wind development. Key successes and responsibilities include:

• Leads financial analysis for New Jersey Offshore Solicitation rounds 3 & 4- bidding assets exceeding $25B in cost
• Models and analyzes multi-tranche debt structures including back leverage, term loans, and equity bridge loans
• Runs tax equity partnership models and alternative tax monetization strategies including ITC transferability
• Develops robust financial models featuring layers of automation and tie-ins to development databases
• Leading initiative developing key systems across development to reduce analysis time and improve dataflow
• Leads presentation of offshore analysis results for executive management with decorum and professionalism

Exceptional performance led to promotion to Manager II.

Continuing analysis and product development responsibilities with new emphasis on training incoming analysts and improving existing workflow and processes.

• Promoted to assist new analyst team in skill and knowledge development
• Audit analysts' work to identify areas for improvement and ensure team is operating under best practices
• Leading workflow improvement process aimed at increasing velocity and success rate of RFP responses
• Continue development of Ontario market by refining capital and operating expense estimation process
• Establish internal reference material repository focusing on energy storage technology and strategy
• Institute EV modeling standards, methodology, and key inputs to support simulation and analytics

Role includes most previous responsibilities with greater focus on new product development and market strategy.

• Promoted due to high performance and expertise
• Lead Ontario storage market requiring curve analysis, cost optimization, and modeling improvements
• Lead software team in development of electric vehicle and microgrid simulation module

Position focused on project finance, behind-the-meter (BTM) project modeling, and solar & storage optimization.

• Use in-house analytics software to simulate solar and storage operations for BTM systems
• Refine project designs, estimate project costs, and maintain cashflow models through implementation
• Expertise in BTM energy tariffs, regulatory environment, and available incentive programs

Analytics role supporting responses to wind developers seeking turbine equipment and installation.

• Created departmental tools to expedite cost estimation and bid response time
• Improved bidding processes and enhanced user proficiency by iterating existing pricing model
• Utilized IRR model to enhance competitiveness based on various financing methods

Supported multiple departments in development branch to lead RFP response and improve internal analytics.

• Created excel-based model simulating real-world operation of battery facilities for wholesale markets
• Worked with finance teams to model project cashflow sensitivities based on various scenarios

Responsible for daily purchase of day-ahead wholesale energy in ERCOT & PJM energy market.