Cities Index.
ATCH 1 - Applications

Napa City Council
May 7, 2024

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ATCH 1 - Applications
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Alexander Crown

Professional Experience

Onyx Renewable Partners

Vice President, Origination
,
Dec 2022
–

Present

-

Diligence

new BTM solar + storage C&I

projects

(
200kW
-
8MW
,
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$
500k
-
$18m capex)
)
,
nationwide

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Work with stakeholders
, ranging from the C
-
Suite to utilities

to local AHJ
s to implement
renewable energy projects

-

Stay
adept

on energy p
olicies and renewable incentives in key markets;

-

Negotiate

commercia
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ly
PPAs,

APAs,
MIPAs, DSAs
, LOIs,

NDAs
, site leases and supply agreements

-

Interview new origination team candidates

-

Managing
team

of
9 individuals in direct to customer sales

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Established new direct to customer sales process
es and
created
ne
w in
-
house
sales tools
.

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Implementation of Salesforce to capture team’s demand generation activities

-

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go to market

strategies for new direct customer acquisition

-

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creation with energy advisors, E
PCs,
and
project developers nationwide

-

Represent
ing

Onyx at trade shows, events, and at business
councils nationwide

-

$87m in
personal pipeline
created

in 2023

Sunworks

Senior Project Developer
, Nov 2021
–

Nov 2022

-

Originating and d
eveloping
BTM PV + BESS/microgrid projects for
large commercial, industrial
,
schools, universities
,

agricultural

and the ultra
-
wealthy
.

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to
qualify the customer/project/
individual

then

establish
a mutually agreed upon

ideal outcome

and
project

score card,
while

framing SUNW a
s

a unique firm with differentiated

and
greater

value amongst the competition

o

California focused

-

Selling, qualifying, proposing, presenting and negotiating with all stakeholders, from the C -
Suite to the on
-
site lead.

-

Created ESCO sales strategy, successfully targeting customers to provide turnkey EPC s olutions

for solar PV
,
battery storage

and
backup generator

projects

-

Prequalifying SUNW with IPPs and ESCOs, subsequently partaking in RFPs

-

Building partnerships with emerging generation and microgrid technology firms

-

$55m+
in
pipeline created

Duke Energy
Sustainable Solutions

/

REC Solar

Business

and Project

Development Manager, May 2016
–

Nov 2021

-

Origination, qualification,

customer presentations, pro
-
active selling, public and private RFP
bids
, sales forecasting
, and closing
contracts.

-

$19m

in PPA projects, $23m+ in overall financed projects

were sold
, starting in 2018

-

Conducted regular site evaluation and feasibility visits

-

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and updating

of
proposals, f
inancial projections including cash flows, NPV calcs, IRRs and ROIs

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Project types: PV, BESS, Microgrids

-

Negotiations

of PPA
,
EPC
, and LNTP
contracts

-

C
ross
-
functional team leadership
, including

analysts, finance, legal, project management, and O&M to create

high value,

finically
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customer centric, successful
energy s
olutions
.

-

Energy rate analysis, initial system sizing

and design,
and energy tariff optimization

Independent
Consulting

201
5 –

present

-

Renewable Energy

A
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California

Department of Transportation,
Associate Right of Way Services

Inc.,
San Antonio Winery
,

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Business

development,

product
development
, and business
structuring advisory services

Clients:

FruitBot
, Chiron Winery, Righteous Juice Production
,

Born to Age, Over Under Wines

H&A Financing and Services, St. Helena, CA

Account Manager, April 2014
–

May 2016

-

Management of Washington State in addition to geographies throughout California and Oregon.

-

Creation of unique and flexible financing solutions for wineries' barrel and equipment needs

-

Financial calculations and modeling including PV, NPV, IRR, PMT calculation, amortizations, and cost benefit analysis -

$8 million
+ assets under management

-

Expert in wine barrel financing and barrel utilization

-

Cornerstone Cellars, Yountville, CA

Director of Sales, October 2009
-

April 2014

ATTACHMENT 1

Page 4 of 10 ends

-

Open
ing

new accounts, brokerages, and distribution markets throughout North America ,

-

Management of direct and indirect sales teams

-

Created a new
wine label and
partnership in Florida

with the ABC Stores
.

-

Traveled nationally, supporting distributor sales reps in efforts to land shelf space and capture wine lists

-

Regularly lead
distributor
sales
teams

in regional sales efforts, presenting at meetings, trade shows, and conferences

Miller Brewing Company
, Irvine, CA

International Brands Sales Intern June 2007
-

September 2007

Education

Master of Business Administration 2018, University of California, Davis (STEM

program
)

Finance and
Marketing focus

2018 IMPACT
Leadership f
ellow:

Led consulting team

(6 students)

for a project with The Snell Foundation

Guest
Lecturer
, Negotiation
s

Bachelor of Arts 2008, University of California, Los Angeles

Majors: Geography

and Political Science

Minor: Human Complex Systems

Certified EMT

(expired)

Formal
Sales Training

Selling Through Curiosity

Target Training International
-

TTI Success Insights Sales

Selling Energy, Selling in 6

Revenue Force

Community Service & Personal Interests

UCLA Human Complex Society
-

Founding member, Academics & Research
D
irector 2007

Napa County Fire Department
-

Volunteer Firefighter/EMT, Dry Creek Volunteer Station 2009 -

2011

Arts Council Napa Valley
–

Volunteer, business analytics 2018

Napa Valley Transit Authority
–

Citizens Advisory Council Member, 2019
–

current

Bay Area Council
–

Member, 202
1 , 2023

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i
nterests include
hiking
, motorcycl
es
,

gardening,
micro
-
electronic
s
,
and
advocating for
pedestrians,

cyclist and ADA
safety
/rights

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Burt Teaff

Resume

1 B
URT
T
EAFF

S
UMMARY

Results
-
driven, collaborative

specialty

foods

company
owner
that

elevates

revenue

and metrics performance
via
sales plan development and launch
,

account
portfolio management
,

qualifying prospects

and upselling
,

netw
orking

and
digital marketing efforts
.

M
anages
all direct
-
to
-
consumer

gifting
sales
.

Cultivates
strong
relationships
with
co
-
packers
,
distributors,
wholesale
buyers

and brokers
. B
ids and
negotiates contracts
,

determines pricing and margins
,
merchandis
es

retail
products

and
a
dminister
s

inventory
.

Demonstrates e
xpertise
in

Shopify, Google Analytics,
Merchant Center, Console and Ads

as well as

Squarespace
,

Ship
St
ation

and on SEO
.

E

XPERIENCE

Anna’s Danish Cookies
,

Napa, CA

Managing Partner

2018 to Present

§

Following purchase of

the company,
expand
ed

distribution into gourmet grocery
stores
while growing

online
presence for this historic San Francisco brand
.

§

Directs

co
-
packer relationships
,
including quality control and packaging

development
.

§

Manages

web
site content
via

Squarespace.

Leverages
CRM
functionality

to manage
sales pipeline and
company mailing list

via Mailchimp
.

Operates Google Ads campaigns, Google Merchant Center, Google Analytics

and Google Console.

§

Facilitates

corporate gifting
program
for
small to
large businesses, retaining customers.

Fulfills
product
distribution
and administers inventory, orders and payments
using

Squarespace and ShipStation
.

§

Oversees

bookkeeping, processing AP/AR and
generating

financial reports
via

QuickBooks.

Key Results

§

Secured

top
-
tier
retail
accounts

(
e.g. Williams
-
S
onoma
,
Draeger’s Market
,
Bi
-
Ri
t
e

Market
)

through
network
ing

and
outreach
.

§

Developed a successful private label product for Williams -
Sonoma.

§

Increased

total retail incom
e
by
7 8.9
%

during inaugural year
.

§

Grew

online sales
by
88%
.

§

Executed

digital

advertising

efforts

over

multiple platforms
, increasing

both
size
and quality
of the mailing list
.

Improved Mail

C
himp click
-
through rates 33% from 2019
to current
.

Napa Cookie Company
,

Napa, CA

Managing Partner

2009 to
Pr
esent

§

Trademarked
p
roduct name,
Red Wine Snaps

and
White Wine Snaps

and
copyrighted logo
,

designed
packaging

and
wrote

website content

for a
start
-
up
specialty food

company
.

§

Developed and launched

sales plans

as well as

outlined

pricing
and margins
.

§

Exhibited

at the
Fancy Food
S
how

with the

Specialty Food Association,
CIA show,
Savo
r California

s
how

and smaller trade

shows
to generate sales.

§

Drafted

co
-
packing agreements

and oversaw relationships
,
scaled recipe

for production

and
provided

final
packagin
g design.

§

Continues to c
ultivate relationships with wholesale accounts, qualif
y
prospects
,

deliver presentations to
buyers and distributors and perform in
-
store demonstrations.

Key Results

§

Managing

the
sales

portfolio, s
ecured mor
e than
2 00 accounts
.

Representative
accounts in
clude

gourmet
grocery stores (
e.g.

Oxbow Public Market,
Oakville Grocery,
Berkeley Bowl
)
,

premier wineries (e.g. Robert
Mondavi Winery, Peju Winery, Sutter

Home

Winery
)
and resorts

(e.g. Silverado Country Club).

§

Grew

revenue
annually
by 20
%.

§

Achieved company

national

recognition
as a finalist for the Specialty Food Association
sofi
™

award.

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Burt Teaff

Resume

2 MT

Catering
,

Napa, CA

General Manager

2009 to 2019

§

Prospected to
garner

new
clients, drafted
bid
s

and a
uthor
ed

and negotiat
ed

contracts.

§

Scheduled
, plan
ned

and
design
ed

corporate and nonprofit
meetings and events, private
and winery
events
,
wedding
s

as well as

real estate open houses
.

§

Created

and costed
custom
menus
,

secured rental
equipment
, negotiated entertainment and executed

design

elements

for customers
.

§

M
anaged

event/banquet set up
and break down per
client

specifications
.

Furnished

on
-
site

troubleshooting

and food expediting.

§

Serving as the Food Safety
Manager
, administered

pantry and walk
-
in f
ood inventory.

Key Results

§

Managed

the
company’s
biggest account
s
.

§

Secured staff and panned managed and executed large and small events . Grew company revenue by 20%
annually.

§

Secured contracts with large
premium
retailers for f
ood p
hotosho
ots
.

E

DUCATION
,

T

RAINING
,

C

ERTIFICATE
,

L

ANGUAGE

&

A

FFILIATIONS

§

Education:

Bachelor of
Science

degree in
Aerospace Engineering,
Aachen University of Applied Sciences
,
Aachen,
Germany.

§

Training:

Napa
Small Business Development

Center
:

Social Media Marketing
;

Kitchen to Store.

Specialty
Food Association
:

How to Grow from Entrepreneurial Stage to Sustainable Business Model

§

Language:

German (speaking, writing), fluent.

§

Professional Affiliations:

NorCal Small Business Development Center, active panelist; Specialty Food
Association, mentor;
Napa Local Food Advisory Council
;
Napa
Small Business Development Center

Food
Performance Group
.

§

Leadership Napa Valley
:

Class 36

(in progress)

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