ABOUT US
LEADERSHIP
Michael S. Robinson
President
Mr. Robinson has 20 years of consulting experience in the energy sector in project development, contract development and negotiation, evaluation, due diligence and independent engineering in support of financing, M&A, and emerging technologies, construction, commissioning and operations monitoring, economic evaluations, and environmental compliance and management throughout the United States and internationally. He has performed, managed and/or overseen owner's advisory and independent engineering services for hundreds of power and renewable energy projects, in addition to various other industrial processes and projects. Mr. Robinson has headed consulting enterprises for over ten years and provided advisory services at other nationally-recognized consulting firms, including R.W. Beck, following several years in design engineering. Mr. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University.
Robert D. Courtney
Senior Vice President
Mr. Courtney has 25 years of experience in the energy industry, including consulting and plant operations and maintenance. He has extensive experience in the development and financing of generating facilities, and led the development of a large gas-fired, combined-cycle power project. He has completed the technical due diligence of numerous independent power projects across a range of fossil-fired and renewable technologies, biofuel projects, and other industrial projects in support of project lenders, and has been responsible for managing and performing technical and commercial reviews, economic evaluations, construction monitoring, performance testing and operations audits of new and existing power and energy facilities. Mr. Courtney was a founding member of PowerWorks (a private development company) and has held senior consulting positions with other nationally-recognized consulting firms, including PA Consulting Group and R.W. Beck, following nine years working in power for Kansas Gas and Electric, Stone & Webster, and Fluor Engineers and Constructors. Mr. Courtney holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University.
Jon E. Neff
Senior Vice President
Mr. Neff is a registered Professional Engineer with 30 years' experience in power engineering. His background includes power plant operation, maintenance, and management; and consulting to utilities, private power companies and financial institutions. Mr. Neff has been responsible for managing and performing technical design reviews, economic evaluations, construction monitoring, performance testing, casualty analyses, and operations audits of new and existing power generating facilities, including nearly every type of conventional and renewable generation. He has managed engineering reviews in support of the financing of independent power and renewable energy projects totaling over 15 GW of generating capacity. Mr. Neff has held senior positions with other nationally-recognized consulting firms, including R.W. Beck, following 11 years in power plant operations, maintenance and management with Kansas Power & Light Company. Mr. Neff holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas.
