Resume

• 2011

  Joel N. Swisher

  LLC

  Consultant in Clean Energy

  Boulder

  CO

  Consulting to businesses and non-profits in energy efficiency technology and policy

  carbon offsets and climate change mitigation

  and electric utility resource planning and economics

  Owner

  Joel N. Swisher

  LLC

  Consultant in Clean Energy

• 2007

  Rocky Mountain Institute

• 2001

  Joel

  Swisher

  Rocky Mountain Institute

  Western Washington University

  Managing director of research and consulting. Led the consulting work of RMI’s Energy & Resources Team for diverse clients

  including cities

  electric utilities

  and major corporations in mining

  oil and gas

  and manufacturing of products ranging from semiconductor chips to potato chips. Created the concept of “The Smart Garage

  ” which explores the efficiency gains and environmental advantages of energy system-level integration via connection of the power grid to the vehicle fleet

  enabled by advanced plug-in hybrid vehicle designs emerging from collaborations with the automotive industry. Spun-off start-up company Bright Automotive

  now operating in Indiana.

  Rocky Mountain Institute

  Camco

  Broomfield

  CO

  Responsible for North American technical services in GHG emission inventories

  carbon offset qualification

  and consulting to utilities

  manufacturers and other major GHG sources.

  CTO and Director of Technical Services

  Dr. Joel Swisher is Director of the Institute for Energy Studies and Research Professor of Environmental Science in the Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University. The Institute seeks to educate leaders in building a clean and efficient energy future through interdisciplinary studies and research. Dr. Swisher is responsible for guiding the institute's research and academic programs

  defining strategy and new directions

  securing internal and external support

  and executing its mission.

  Research Professor and Director

  Institute for Energy Studies

  Bellingham

  Washington Area

  Western Washington University

• 1995

  E4 Inc.

  Camco

  Projects included utility emissions analysis and evaluation

  energy-efficiency policy analysis and training materials

  analysis and development of emission offset projects

  and use of area-specific cost-analysis for the purposes of asset valuation

  designing utility rate structures and targeting electric power generation projects and load management programs. Clients included several corporations and electric utilities

  European governments

  the Electric Power Research Institute and multilateral financial institutions (World Bank

  EBRD

  GEF

  IFC).

  E4 Inc.

  Stanford University

  Stanford

  CA

  Consulting faculty in Civil and Environmental Engineering

  Atmosphere and Energy Program\nTeaching courses in Greenhouse Gas Management and Utility Planning Methods

  Consulting Associate Professor

• 1993

  UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment

  Roskilde

  Denmark

  Stanford University

  Development of programs to assist developing countries with environmentally-sustainable energy planning

  and research on national-level options

  costs and benefits of reducing environmental emissions. Collaborations with energy ministries and utilities in Brazil

  Venezuela and Sri Lanka.

  UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment

  Roskilde

  Denmark

• 1991

  Lund University

  Working for NUTEK (Swedish National Board for Technology and Industrial Development)

  responsible for a national study of the timing of end-use efficiency improvements and issues of time-dynamics in integrated electricity planning. Evaluation of existing energy-efficiency policies and programs

  and research on the role of energy-efficiency in a competitive electricity market.

  Lund University

• 1988

  PhD

  Dissertation Topic: Prospects for International Trade in Environmental Services: An Analysis of International Carbon Emission Offsets. Field Work in Costa Rica and Guatemala

  evaluating energy efficiency

  conservation and reforestation programs.

  Environmental Engineering

• 1978

  English

  Swedish

  German

  Portuguese

  Spanish

  MS

  Mechanical Engineering

• 1974

  BS

  Civil Engineering

• Energy Management

  Sustainable Energy

  Climate Change

  Sustainability

  Carbon Management

  Solar Energy

  Renewable Energy

  Cleantech

  Environmental Policy

  Energy Efficiency

  Energy

  Environmental Awareness

  Carbon

  Sustainable Development

  Energy Policy

  Swisher