Principal at Energy Pathfinder Management Consulting
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Principal at Energy Pathfinder Management Consulting
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- Director, Market Outreach at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
- Director, Industrial Programs at Alliance to Save Energy
- Manager, Market & Policy Analysis at American Gas Association
- Market Analyst at Washington Gas
- Education
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- University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
- University of Maryland College Park
- McGill University
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Christopher Russell’s Summary
Christopher Russell has a knack for translating energy issues into general business language. The author of "The Industrial Energy Harvest," Christopher is in high demand as a columnist, consultant, and keynote speaker at industry conferences. His career features a consistent focus on marketing, finance, and business development. He has documented and evaluated energy management practices at dozens of facilities. Christopher holds an M.B.A. and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Maryland and a B.A. from McGill University. He is recognized by the Association of Energy Engineers as both a Certified Energy Manager and a Certified Energy Procurement Specialist. He joined the Board of Directors of the Fuel Fund of Maryland in 2006, and is also on the Advisory Board for the Texas A&M Industrial Energy Technology Conference.
Christopher Russell’s Specialties:
Energy management, Energy project justification, Motivational speaking, Writing for trade press, publications
Christopher Russell’s Experience
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Principal
Energy Pathfinder Management Consulting
(Management Consulting industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
Christopher Russell is a nationally-recognized expert in the design and implementation of energy cost control strategies for business organizations. He has documented and evaluated energy management practices at dozens of facilities, and has advised corporations, utilities, trade associations, and government agencies in the planning and promotion of industrial energy programs. In 2008, he published “The Industrial Energy Harvest,” a reader-friendly discussion of corporate energy management programs and policies. Christopher is in high demand as a writer for trade press and as a keynote speaker at industry conferences. He is recognized by the Association of Energy Engineers both as a Certified Energy Manager and as a Certified Energy Procurement Specialist.
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Director, Market Outreach
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
(Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Led corporate-level outreach to stimulate the demand for energy cost-control solutions. Speaker, advisor, columnist, coach. Identify and position company resources as needed to provide energy those solutions.
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Director, Industrial Programs
Alliance to Save Energy
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 1999 — August 2006 (7 years 4 months)
While at the Alliance, Christopher became a nationally-recognized expert in industrial energy efficiency, project justification, energy audit strategies, performance benchmarking, and financial analysis of energy improvements. By studying dozens of corporations and production facilities, he cataloged industry’s successful energy management practices. He also led the Alliance’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to promote industrial energy efficiency best practices, generating dozens of workshops, conferences, satellite broadcasts, and web-based seminars. His reports are online at www.ase.org/industry.
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Manager, Market & Policy Analysis
American Gas Association
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1995 — May 1999 (3 years 9 months)
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Market Analyst
Washington Gas
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WGL; Utilities industry)
September 1992 — September 1995 (3 years 1 month)
Christopher Russell’s Education
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University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
MBA , 1992 — 1996
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University of Maryland College Park
M.A. , Urban Studies , 1986 — 1988
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McGill University
B.A. , 1981 — 1985
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