Management

Stephanie L. Hamilton,
Business and R&DD Collaborations Manager

Stephanie L. Hamilton, as Total Energy Company’s (TEC) Business and Research Development & Demonstration Collaborations Manager, works to build relationships and develop complementary projects and business growth, working with quality partners. The purposes of such collaborations are to advance cutting edge technology and establish workable business models for TEC’s Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Smart Grid Team. The projects are focused on interfacing TEC’s high-efficiency inverter technology system for effective consumer use and based on the TEC’s advanced technology also provide improved power grid support services in an open architecture and an interoperable manner.

Previously, Ms. Hamilton worked for the Electric Power Research Institute within both its Smart Grid demonstration team and IntelliGrid program with utility industry leaders and key RD&D organizations, such as the US Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission and US National Laboratories, such as Oak Ridge National Lab. Earlier she was in charge of DER for Southern California Edison (SCE) evaluating the technical and cost-benefit attributes of renewable energy, microturbines, fuel cells and various energy storage technologies. Prior to SCE, she held a variety of ever-increasing managerial responsibilities in energy (natural gas, power, and fuels) including planning, operations, business development, consulting, and marketing & sales. These positions have been with some of the largest US electric and gas utilities and their unregulated subsidiaries, both private and public, throughout the Western States.

Ms. Hamilton holds an MBA, a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and is widely published on energy and energy-related issues. Ms. Hamilton has made numerous domestic and international presentations, prepared a variety of papers and articles and has authored and co-authored two books -- Distributed Generation: A Non-Technical Guide and The Microturbine Generator Handbook. She is a founding member of the GridWise Architecture Council sponsored by the US Department of Energy and after six years of volunteer service has moved to emeritus status.

Interim Management

David Grab,
Controller

Mr. Grab has over 30 years of extensive experience in finance and accounting in manufacturing, service, and local government. He most recently served as VP of Finance, Planning & Budgeting for ESC and CFO for ALI, both in the Knoxville area. He received his BS and MBA from the University of Tennessee.