Jonah G Levine

724 Magnolia Rd

Nederland, Colorado, 80466

Jonah.Levine@Colorado.Edu

303.621.5491 Mobile

303.417.1269 Home-office

 

University Education

University of Colorado at Boulder. College of Engineering and Applied Science. Masters of Science, Telecommunications with a focus in Utility Engineering. December 2007. 3.8/4.0 GPA

 

Michigan Technological University. School of Forest Resource and Environmental Science. Bachelors of Science in Applied Ecology and Environmental Science. Cum laude Graduate.

     

International Education

Universidad de Veracruzana, Veracruz Mexico. Conversationally Bi-Lingual (Spanish) 1/2001-7/2001.

 

Work History

Sr. Professional Research Asst, Research Faculty. CU-Boulder, Current

University of Colorado-Boulder: Dual Appointment CEES, School of Law and Electrical Engineering Department.

Boulder CO, 12/2007-Current

Ø      Technical and economic analysis for multiple RE projects

o        Energy Integration

o        Energy Storage

o        Energy Generation

o        Systems modeling and data dissemination

Ø      Project management

Ø      Grant Making

 

Argosy Whole Systems Fellow & Contractor, Rocky Mountain Institute, Boulder CO, 5/2007-Current

Ø      Data acquisition and analysis aimed at the value of spatial distribution and capacity development optimization of wind power generation.

Ø      Consulting aimed at low cost energy efficiency improvements to 100,000-500,00 SF building stock. Focus on multiple building systems including: HVAC, Water Heating, Lighting, Office Equipment, and Transportation. Owner operated and leased buildings.

 

Research Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO, 5/2006-12/2007

Ø      Quantitatively and qualitatively assess and report on renewable energy storage projects including electrical energy storage solutions sized for individuals, communities, and large scale utilities.

Ø      Develop professional sources for data acquisition while maintaining confidentiality and the ability to report results within appropriate professional circles.

Ø      Grant identification, acquisition, and deliverable fulfillment.

 

Zero Waste: Education Outreach & Sales, Eco-Cycle. Boulder CO, 4/2005-8/2006.

Ø      Educating the Boulder community about Eco-Cylce’s current project making Boulder’s farmers market zero waste, the first of its kind in America.

Ø      Facilitate market goers as well as market vendors achieve total waste stream diversion.

Ø      Marketing and sales of Compost Tea, a waste derived product.

 

Conservation Education Instructor, Cal-Wood Education Center, Jamestown CO, 8/2004-12/2005.

Ø      Curriculum implementation and development in Energy & Environmental Sciences, Scientific Method, Mathematics, and Language Arts.

Ø      Develop links between educational curriculum and National as well as State (K-12) content standards.

Ø      All levels of grant acquirement including development of outside partner organizations which includes private, private non-profit and governmental organizations.

 

Owl Field Biologist, Geo-Marine Inc. Gila National Forest, NM. 3/2004-8/2004.

Ø    All aspects of Owls tracking and monitoring for EIS-NEPA mandated project

Ø    Report field results through Arc View mapping, GIS, written and typed data reports in MS Access.

Ø   Extensive night time backcountry navigation through mountainous terrain to specific points for data acquisition. 

 

Swift Fox Field Biologist, Turner Endangered Species Fund, Pierre, SD. 6/2003- 1/2004.

Ø    Coordinated efforts between private and governmental organizations related to trapping, tracking, and monitoring state listed threatened and/or endangered species.

Ø    Trapping, processing, relocating, quarantine, releasing, post-release monitoring, and telemetric tracking. Basic fox husbandry including feeding, monitoring body condition, aging by tooth-wear, vaccinating, and drawing blood for plague and distemper testing.

 

Publications

Pending Major Text, CO-Editor, Contributing Author

 

Conference Papers

Levine, J. F, Barnes. 2007. Potential Pumped Hydroelectric Storage Sites in Colorado. Electrical Energy         Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT).

 

Levine, J. L, Hansen. February 2008. Intermittent Renewables in the Next Generation Utility. Rocky     Mountain Institute. Renewable Power Generation Conference 2008. Pen Well. Las Vegas, NV.

 

Barnes, F. J, Levine. G, Martin. R, Moutoux. February 2008. CAES and Pumped Hydro for today’s Utility         Scale Energy Storage Needs. Renewable Power Generation Conference 2008. Pen Well. Las Vegas, NV.

 

Palmintier, B. L, Hansen. J, Levine. 2008. Spatial and Temporal Interactions of Solar and Wind Resources in         the Next Generation Utility. Solar 2008, San Diego, CA.

 

Traube, J. B, Palmintier. L, Hansen. J, Levine. 2008. Spatial and Temporal Interactions of Solar and Wind             Resources in the Next Generation Utility. WindPower 2008, Huston, TX

 

MS Thesis

Levine, J. December 2007. Pumped hydroelectric energy storage and spatial diversity of wind         resources as methods of improving utilization of renewable energy sources.  University of           Colorado at Boulder. Available online at:         http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/energystorage/files.html

 

Presentations

I excel while public speaking.  A few of my speaking engagements are listed below:

Levine, J. 2006. Energy storage related to intermittent generation development in Colorado. Can the San       Luis Valley Lead the Way Symposium?, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado.

 

Levine, J. 2007. Sustainable agriculture steps toward solution; turning waste into soil.  MCEN Graduate        Course- Sustainable Energy. Invited lecture. Professor Dr. M Hannigan. Boulder, Colorado.

 

Levine, J. 2007. Potential Pumped Hydroelectric Storage Sites in Colorado. Electrical Energy Storage             Applications and Technologies (EESAT).  Available online at:             http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/energystorage/files.html

 

Grant Acquisitions

South West Solar Technologies. Four Corners Integration of Advanced CAES Siting.

 

Xcel Energy Foundation. Colorado Energy Integration and CAES Siting.

 

Colorado Energy Research Institute (CERI). June 2006. Grant awarded to study energy storage and its application to facilitate renewable energy development in Colorado.

 

Colorado Department of Agriculture. October 2006. Colorado Agricultural Value Added Development. Grant awarded to study and implement an innovative distributed energy storage technology- Aquifer Underground Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage (A-UPHS).

 

University of Colorado at Boulder. February 2007. Colorado Energy Initiative (CU EI). Grant awarded to study the technical and legal hurdles surrounding and a set of best practices for the development of utility scale pumped hydroelectric energy storage.

 

Between 2006 and 2008 over $300,000 US Dollars were raised to support the study of energy storage. Multiple significant reports, projects, papers, and provisional patent disclosures came out of this work. A text book has been contracted for and is in development based on this work.

 

Awards/Honors/Projects of distinction

Ø      Eagle Scout, BSA, 1998

Ø      Michigan Technological University, Ridge Roamers, Officer at Large, 2001-2003

Ø      University of Colorado, Full Graduate RA-ship, 2006-2008

Ø      Argosy Whole Systems Fellow, Rocky Mountain Institute, 2007

Ø       Google & Specialized, Innovate or Die participant, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcY1ADGcrfs

Ø       Technical Lead for Colorado Energy Profile, 2008 available online at:

      www.energyincolorado.org

 

References

Additional references available upon request

Dr. Frank Barnes       Advisor, University of Colorado-Boulder  Frank.Barnes@colorado.edu   303.492.8225

Ms. Lena Hansen       Senior Consultant, Rocky Mountain Institute     lhansen@rmi.org             970.376.8954