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Sam Barakat has a successful 30-year track record in providing strategic and financial/economic advice to clients and growing a leading energy consulting firm. This experience includes:

Strategic planning studies for numerous energy and service companies
Financial and economic advisory services, including formal asset valuations, related to electric generators, energy assets and service companies
Developing a new business line concept for a large energy services firm
Starting and growing a nationally recognized energy economic and planning consulting firm to more than 150 staff and $20 million in revenue

Sam can be reached at samb@barakatconsulting.com or by calling direct (510) 595-1144.

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Elizabeth Lowe has led marketing and sales efforts for companies of various sizes and types of businesses:

Directing the marketing plan and managing the sales staff for a California energy services company
Establishing a market position in Food Processing and Cold Storage markets for an energy services company, providing over $30 million in revenues to the company, $10 million in incentives, and $6 million in annual savings to customers
Securing several national accounts at Fortune 100 companies
Establishing a retail West Coast presence for an East Coast energy company and leading the California marketing and sales efforts
Developing and directing a successful consulting firm’s Corporate Energy Management practice
Appointed member of the CAISO

Elizabeth can be reached at elowe@barakatconsulting.com or by calling direct (925) 997-4104.

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Dan Frederick has more than 30 years' experience in analyzing and managing issues arising where private interests interact with public policy. He specializes in Tactical Business Planning and Implementation Management Coordination for business units, programs and projects. His experience includes:

Developing an operating plan for a proposed new electric distribution utility, including identification of operational requirements and strategies for managing risks
Establishing, through both a collaborative planning process and an adversarial regulatory proceeding, a statewide planning framework for coordinating energy resource planning efforts
Identifying and assessing the de facto strategies employed in several U.S. industries to manage environmental risks
Evaluating the operational effectiveness of the resource planning processes of major electric utilities in the United States and Africa
Managing research, economic analysis, and expert witness services in support of civil litigation

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Don Falcone has an extensive background in providing project financing and financial services to power and energy industries. As founder of Geothermal Resource International, Inc., played a significant role in building a viable U.S. Geothermal industry.

Provided project financing and financial services to independent power, cogeneration, solid waste and wastewater industries
Participated in arranging financing for resource and power development projects in excess of $200 million.
Former CFO and VP of PG&E Energy Services during the start up period.
Recognized by the Geothermal Resource Council with the 1991 Joseph W. Aidlin Award for his outstanding contribution to the development of geothermal resources.

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