Davis Hydro, LLC
A Davis Collaborative Company

 Richard D. Ely, Ph.D.
Principal & Mechanical Engineer

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
  Bachelor of Science, Geophysics, 1967
• University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
  Master of Science, Civil Engineering, 1968
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
  Graduate Student, Operations Research and Electrical Engineering, 1980
• University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R. I.
  Master of Arts, Resource Economics, 1988
• University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
  Master of Science, Economics, 1989
• University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
  Ph.D., 1994 in Resource Economics

Experience

Director Marketing/Senior Economist,
ADM Associates, Inc. - Sacramento, CA
1996 - Present

• Designed current marketing strategy, and project management approach for ADM for next few years.
• Organized California Board on Energy Efficiency Third party Program, resulting in 7 major multi-year projects for ADM.
• Conceived designed and developed various software and hardware products for ADM.
• Currently developing R&D research strategy for ADM.
• Active in California electric utility restructuring including:
  Direct Access, CBEE, and Load Profiling working groups
• Started Load Profiling, Co-gen, and Far East Group
• Started Municipal Services marketing sector
• Managed multiple market, evaluation, and energy efficiency audit studies.

Manager - Davis Hydropower; An independent power developer
1999 - Present

• Engineered sites in Kosrae & Hew Hampshire
• Developing Permitted hydropower sites in California
• Engineer-owner currently operating hydropower site in New York
• Development and patenting of Sagebien wheel for fish passage

President - Mansfield Hydro Corp.
1985 -

• Licensing and engineering of a hydro site in Connecticut

Partner/Chief Engineer - New Found Power, Inc.
1980 - 1988

• Turbine designer and site evaluation
• Hydropower control systems and site designs

Engineering and Economic Consultant
1978 - 1994

• Clients included: John Lenard - Storrs CT. HEC 1 & 2, electrical
  Ref: Karl Asimovic, General Manager
• Vendola Associates - New Britain CT. HEC 1 & 2 Hydrology
• Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection. Computer system installation
• Private hydropower clients. Hydropower, controls, and statistics
  Ref: Jay Boeri, PE
• UCONN faculty. Large data set analysis, programming, and statistics
  Ref: Prof. L. Allen, T. Steahr, G. Pelto
• Dr. Malcolm Harris. Utility finance performance analysis, CRSP Project
• DPU Kosrae, Micronesia. Hydropower engineering, mapping
  Ref: Bruce Howell, Director DPW, Kosrae

Manager - Ocean Systems Singapore, Geophysical Survey Division,
1976-1978

• Hydrographic and geophysical engineering surveys for marine structures

Manager, Geographic Associates, Boston, MA
1972-1976

• Environmental impact studies, consultant to RI and VT governor's offices.
• Utility rate structure analysis, Ernst & Enrst for NEES
• Generations siting and analysis, Mass. Audubon, Cons. Law Foundation
• Organized first solar energy conf. for Sierra Club (Energy Sources '72)
• Designed and built prototype large Darius windmill

Manager, Energy Programs at N. E. Regional Com., Boston MA
1969-1972

• Numerous utility planning and energy studies

Pre 1972 Staff Engineer, VTN, INC., Los Angeles, California

• Assisted in study harbor layout for Penang, Malaysia

F. R. Harris, Boston, Massachusetts

• Assisted in design of Massport's container port and oil terminal, and Gloucester harbor improvements

Energy Policy and
Program Experience

Project Manager, NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR ENERGY POLICY, INC.

• Analyzed the economic and environmental effects of OCS petroleum development on Georges Bank.
• Studied economic rate and environmental effects of coal conservation in New England.

Staff Consultant, NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL COMMISSION (NERCOM)

• Wrote energy programs for NERCOM including both long- and short-term payback projects to N. E. states.
• Analyzed electric energy availability and NEPOOL operations for impact on region.
• Presented background papers on petroleum and electric energy shortages in the petroleum and electric energy fields, and provided a central focus for coordinating state concerns with a platform for turning these concerns into action programs.
• Contract and Program Officer,

NEW ENGLAND ENERGY POLICY STAFF (NEEPS)

• Directed all outside studies undertaken by NEEPS, including economic, technical, and environmental studies of state's energy policies
• Wrote and recommended political and economic policy on energy issues facing New England. Provided surveillance and economic analysis of energy industry.
• Provided environmental positions on all NEEPS studies and statements.
  

Staff Consultant, RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

• - Served as staff consultant on utility expansion.
• - Assisted in implementation of incremental cost pricing for the electric utilities.
• - Represented the Commission at NEPOOL committee meetings, and wrote position papers for the Commission on regional energy economic issues.
  

Energy Project Director, NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL COMMISSION

• Analyzed the economic impact of project independence, on the New England economy and recommended policy positions.
• Evaluated the political and economic impact of various policy positions on offshore petroleum development for New England.
• Designed and recommended joint Canada-New England energy policy and facility development options for environmental and economic performance.
  

Staff Consultant, GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

• Prepared and position papers on all energy-related subjects - primarily monitoring NEPOOL activities.
• Monitored and evaluated government's fuel crisis options for New England.
• Recommended policy positions on major energy facilities within New England.
• Designed and recommended a permanent state structure to manage energy problems.
• Analyzed NEPOOL's effects on electricity availability and pricing in the early 1980's.
• Monitored NEPOOL for New England Commissioners during a difficult and contentious formation process
  Related Abilities
  

Programming

• Proficient in the following environments: MVS, CMS, MSDOS, and WIN95. Adequate in UNIX internals, and TSO
• Quantitative applications include, in order of proficiency, SAS (all platforms), Fortran (all platforms), Lotus (Excel, QP), Project (MS & SP), various databases (Focus, Paradox), SPSS (MVS, CMS, VMS, Win), Basic (various), Dynamo, HTML, Lisp (Autocad's older version).
• Own and am familiar with various production cost simulators, and Mathematica 3.0.
  

Engineering Design

• Proficient in Autocad, Design Cad, HEC 1, 2, and 6, TR20, Strudel and similar packages. Proficient electrical engineer; designed SCADA and distributed control
• Familiar with characteristics of utility power equipment hardware. Modestly proficient hydraulic, civil, geophysical, and mechanical engineer. Maintains design office.

Public Speaking

• Expert witness before various commissions, on energy on utility demand growth for various clients.
• Chairman of numerous meetings as part of hydropower licensing proceedings, energy meetings, and educational conferences.
• Conference presentation on Energy Efficiency Programs in a deregulated environment - Malaysia, 1997.
• Participant in Connecticut, and in California, CPUC , independent, and CEC workshops related to industry restructuring.