Michael has more than 30 years of professional experience working on behalf of a diverse set of energy companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. He is known for his expertise in business strategy, strategic policy development, sustainability, and for having an in-depth understanding of environmental regulatory and legislative issues.
Professionals
Senior Vice President
Paul has been part of MJB&A’s team since the fall of 2012. He contributes to the firm’s regulatory policy analysis for the electric and gas industry and to our sustainability practice area.
Vice President
Tom brings a strong background in both engineering and policy to MJB&A. He assists MJB&A clients in the development of regulatory and legislative strategies to address energy and environmental concerns as well as in the identification of pollution control technologies.
Policy Analyst
Luke provides clients with analysis of regulatory and policy initiatives on energy and climate change issues. He also develops and contributes to technical evaluations, data processing tools, and GIS analyses that focus on costs, emissions, and trends in the electric, transportation, and other end-use sectors.
Prior to joining MJB&A, Luke taught physics to undergraduates and conducted academic and laboratory research on a variety of energy, climate, and sustainability issues.
Policy Analyst
Sophia provides strategic advice on energy, climate change, and air quality issues to MJB&A clients. Sophia also provides support for the Clean Energy Group (CEG), a coalition of electric power companies committed to promoting effective environmental policy options in the areas of air quality and energy.
Senior Vice President
With over ten years of experience working in environmental law and corporate strategy, Carrie provides strategic advice on energy, climate change, and air quality issues to MJB&A clients. She advises companies on the business implications of regulatory and legislative proposals and works with clients to engage with state and federal policymakers.
Senior Vice President
Brian advises energy sector clients on strategy and policies related to climate change and sustainability. His areas of expertise include carbon offset markets and protocols, sustainability strategy, and the role of disclosure and public reporting. Brian’s current efforts are focused on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, natural gas distribution and methane emissions strategies and policies, and corporate sustainability strategy.
Executive Vice President
Rob joined MJB&A in 2012 to lead the development of new and expanded products and services in the natural gas, electric power, and transportation sectors. Rob has 20 years of professional experience working on the intersection of energy and environmental issues with deep expertise in environmental policy and strategy, energy scenario analysis, climate change policy, emissions trading and clean energy.
Senior Vice President - Technical Director
Dana provides MJB&A clients with strategic analysis, project management, and technical support for mobile source emissions reduction programs. His mobile source project work includes evaluation and implementation of advanced diesel emissions controls, alternative fuels, and advanced hybrid and fuel cell electric drives, as well as development and implementation of diesel emissiona nd fuel economy testing programs for a range of onroad and nonroad heavy-duty vehicle types.
Vice President - Technical Services
Paul provides clients with strategic direction towards designing and implementing emission reduction projects across all mobile source sectors. Since joining MJB&A in 1999, Paul has supported MJB&A’s growth in strategic transportation initiatives, managing complex, multi-faceted projects ranging from hybrid-electric vehicles and non-road construction retrofits to locomotive generator set conversions and marine repowers.
Senior Project Manager
Steve is a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of experience in industrial air quality management. He is MJB&A's prime contact for regulatory policy evaluations and emission control strategies for the industrial sector. Industrial sector work includes: new source permitting, development of Title V operating permit strategies, implementation of record keeping, monitoring and reporting procedures, performing compliance audits, and feasibility studies of emission control alternatives.
Policy Analyst
Pye provides clients with analysis of regulatory and policy initiatives in the electric and natural gas sectors. In addition to work on air regulations, he tracks coal-fired power plant retirements and maintains MJB&A's coal retirement database. Recently, Pye has supported efforts aimed at better understanding methane emissions from natural gas systems and improving the methodologies used to estimate emissions from the industry.
Vice President
Amlan Saha has a decade of experience in energy policy and economics, specializing in the electric and gas sectors. He has provided strategic advice to governmental agencies, companies, think tanks, and other organizations on regulatory matters and market structure issues of electric utilities, economic implications of environmental regulations, cap and trade system design, and wholesale electricity market development.
Staff Engineer
Dave supports MJB&A in the evaluation and implementation of emissions reduction technologies for heavy-duty vehicles, off-road equipment, marine vessels, and locomotives. Most recently, he has been involved with marine SCR emission testing, in-use data collection and analysis of hybrid school buses as well as installation support for locomotive diesel oxidation catalysts and auxiliary power units. He also provides technical support for industrial air quality management initiatives and projects.
Policy Analyst
Lauren provides clients with analysis of regulatory and policy initiatives on energy planning, sustainability, and climate change resilience. Lauren contributes to technical evaluations that focus of energy markets, air emissions trends and related economics, and provides support for studies on natural gas and electric infrastructure, clean energy policy, and criteria pollutant emissions.
Prior to joining MJB&A, Lauren conducted research on climate change and societal impacts at internships with NASA and the National Weather Service.
Senior Vice President
Chris provides strategic advice on air pollution regulations, energy policy, business strategy, and climate change policy with a focus on the electric and natural gas industries. For more than 10 years, he has worked with the Clean Energy Group (CEG), a coalition of electric power companies committed to responsible environmental stewardship, evaluating and responding to environmental and energy policy issues.
Policy Analyst
Based in MJB&A’s Washington, DC office, Grace provides clients with analysis of regulatory and policy initiatives on energy, climate change, and electric reliability issues. Grace assists the Clean Energy Group (CEG), a coalition of electric power companies committed to responsible environmental stewardship, and other clients in evaluating and responding to environmental and energy policy issues.
Senior Advisor
Praveen Amar joined MJB&A in August 2013 as a senior advisor. He has over 35 years of experience in state government and NGO sectors in areas of science, technology, economics, and policy related to air quality management, air pollution control technologies, and climate change science and policy.
Senior Advisor
Eric joined MJB&A in the fall of 2012 in an advisory role on strategic planning and analysis for the electric and gas utility industry. He has over 39 years of experience in many aspects of the industry including: electric power plant operations, engineering and construction, strategic planning, electric and gas transmission and distribution systems, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, environmental permitting, and environmental remediation of utility legacy operations.