1. Sarah Deramo sarahderamo@yahoo.com
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INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Project Manager / Implementation Manager
Pacific, Gas & Electric Company, May 2011 – Present, San Francisco, CA
• IMPLEMENTATION: Federal & Local Government Commercial Customer Segment project pipeline management,
incentive eligibility, documentation, milestones and deliverables for the Calculated Energy Efficiency (CEE) Program
Portfolio-Customized Retrofit (CR), Customized New Construction (CNC or Non-Title 24 Buildings), Savings by
Design (SBD or Title 24 Buildings), and Retro-Commissioning (RCx)
• AUDITING: Regulatory guideline monitoring of policies and procedures for California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC) incentive monies, internal PG&E inspections and external Energy Division (ED) inspections
• PARTNERSHIPS: Project Office Customer Engagement liaison for all Federal Government Calculated Programs and
numerous Local Government Partnership (GP/LGP) Calculated Programs—San Francisco Energy Watch (San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission SFPUC), East Bay Energy Watch, Marin County Energy Watch, Sonoma
County Energy Watch, Napa Energy Watch
• GRANT COMPLIANCE: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Energy Technology Assistance
Program (ETAP) compliance coordination with Energy Solutions and California Energy Commission's Energy Upgrade
California, US Department of Energy Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) for Federal agencies, Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG)
• LOANS: On Bill Financing (OBF) loan documentation packaging and execution of in-house, 0% interest loans
• INSPECTIONS: Assign scoping, large audit and pre / post installation energy inspections by external Technical
Reviewers (engineers), Energy Solutions & Services (ES&S), Applied Technology Services (ATS), or Technical
Product Support (TPS)
• REPORTING: Forecasting, Accruals, Sales Goal Projections, Cost Documentation, CEE Program Budget Cycles,
Vendor Invoices, Customer Impact, Safety Updates
• POLICY: Identify and communicate best practices, performance & processing issues; communicate updates on new
policies, products, services and emerging technologies to both national and local customers—including Vendors, Design
Teams, Engineering Firms, Principal & Strategic Account Managers, Customer Relationship Managers (CRMs)
Sonoma County Regional Manager
New Energy Investment Partners: August 2009 – June 2010, Sonoma County, CA
ENERGY TESTING: Complete Residential Energy Evaluations including Building Envelope, Appliances, Lighting,
HVAC, Well Pumps, Pool & Jacuzzi Pumps, Solar Electric Aerial Mapping, Solar Electric Wattage Calculations
ENERGY CONSULTING: Retrofit Bidding, Energy Star, PG&E Programs, Financial Planning: Rebates & Tax
Refunds, Contractor Bid Collection, Sonoma County Energy Independence Program (SCEIP) Application Assistance
(AB811 Financing), Energy Price and Risk Management, Data-Driven Energy Efficiency, Carbon Management Aids,
HERS Rating Info, Energy Efficiency Retrofits
MARKETING: Ground Game Materials, Market Segmentation Maps, PR Events, Target Market Research Assistant
Training, Social Networking, Local Green Business Expos
SUPERVISOR: Company Handbook & Procedures Underwriting, Hiring, Firing, Sales & Service Training, and
Scheduling a team of 23 Sales Representatives
GREEN BUILDING: Build it Green, US Green Building Council - LEED, Energy Star for Home Performance Testing
ADVISORY BOARDS: Sonoma County Energy Independence Program, Solar Sonoma County, Climate Action
Partnership, multiple local Chamber of Commerce City Committees
PROFESSIONAL GROUPS: Climate Protection Campaign, InHabitat, 350.org (Bill McKibben), Leadership Institute
for Ecology and the Economy (LIEE), West Coast Green Institute (WCGI), Go Local Sonoma County, Green
Drinks Sonoma / Santa Rosa / San Francisco, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), American
Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), Bay Area Green Business Program
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2. INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE (Cont’d)
Construction Management Project Engineer
Mayta & Jensen: July 2006 – December 2008, San Francisco, CA
100% UNION: Luxury Residential, Retail, K-12 / CCC Schools, Hospitals, Large Commercial ($10K - $12M)
GREEN BUILDING: Team Lead Organized and compiled a “Green Project Team” for LEED Projects
ARCHITECTURAL: Design Conflict Resolution, City Permitting, Engineers (Mechanical, Structural, Electrical),
Design Changes, Blueprint Reading & Corrections, Spec Sheet Product Research Binders, Project Progress Updates
BID PACKAGING: Negotiated Cost-Effective Subcontracts, Budget Projections, Timeline Reports
AIA: Multi-phase AIA Contracts, Proposals, Estimates, RFIs, Submittals, Work/Change Orders, Insurance Claims
SUPERVISION: Scheduled & Audited 75-200 Managers, Subcontractors, Foreman, Carpenters, and Laborers
B2B MARKETING: Managed Project Photo Library, Subcontractor Ad Sales, Website, Company Preview Magazine
SOFTWARE: AIA Contract, Photoshop CS2, Project, Excel, Intranet/Internet, Emergency Server Troubleshooting
RESIDENTIAL: Gordon & Ann Getty, Mayor Newsom, Charles Schwab, Steve Krichman, Jerry Rosenberg
COMMERCIAL: Robert Mondavi Winery, Sutter Health Centers—Marin General / Novato Community Hospitals,
Serramonte Centre (Retail), Westfield San Francisco Center (Retail), Royal Towers Apartments (High Rise), St. Regis
Hotel & Residences
Real Estate Property Manager
McNeil Capital: December 2005 – July 2006, San Francisco, CA
DESIGN TEAM OWNER REP: New Construction of $24M Estate, Belvedere Island, Marin County (Redhorse
Construction); Complete Remodel of $12M Condominium in Nob Hill, 1001 California St, San Francisco (Mayta &
Jensen Construction)
PROJECT MANAGER: Managed All California Construction Subcontracts: Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and Marin
REAL ESTATE MANAGER: Delegated Building Maintenance Projects, Political & Corporate Event Planning, and
Corporate Requests from CA & TX, Sotheby’s International Art & Antique Sales
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Hoover Institute—Stanford University School of Economics Joint Senior Fellows,
International Board of Directors of the Salk Institute, San Francisco Opera Medallion Society, Executive Advisory
Board for Governor Schwarzenegger, California Chief Justice Ronald M. George, California Get Healthy Program,
Boys and Girls Club, San Francisco Fine Arts Museum, SFMOMA Director’s Circle, KDFC Radio, Oscar de la Renta
Annual Fundraiser for the League to Save Lake Tahoe
Real Estate Brokerage & Appraisal Manager
Headlands Realty & David Kirchoff Estates: October 2004 – December 2005, Tiburon, CA
AGENT DUTIES: Hosted Weekly Open Houses and Private Showings of $2M - $30M Properties House Inspections,
Contracting, True Forms Escrow Documentation, BAREIS Multiple Listing Service, Pre-Market Pricing, Association of
Realtors Referral Meetings
SALES ADVERTISING: Designed Property Classified Ads in Local and International Periodicals, Agent / Broker /
CEO Travel Scheduling, Streamlined Materials with External Branding Consultant for a Company Makeover
APPRAISALS: 24 Hour Residential Turnaround in Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma, Napa, Contra Costa, Alameda
ACCOUNTING: Payables, Receivables, Collections & Billing, General Banking for Three In-House Businesses
LOANS: Residential Loan Packaging, Credit Research, Mortgage Rate Tracking
EDUCATION
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Green Building & Sustainable Architectural Design Studies
United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Project
Management (How to Lead Eco-Charrette Meetings)
AutoDesk Revit 3D Building Information Modeling
Architectural Hand Drafting
Perspective Drawing for Designers (Hand Sketching, Google SketchUp, 3D BIM)
Sustainable Architectural Design
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3. EDUCATION (Cont’d)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER: Graduated 2003
FULL Undergraduate Scholarship via Denver Broncos & the Janus Foundation “Score for Scholars” Award
Kittredge International Honor Student Scholarship Program
Business Bachelor of Arts (BBA)—Business Administration
Bachelor of Arts (BA)—Spanish for Business
Bachelor of Arts (BA)—International Affairs (Political Science)
UNIVERSITY OF SPAIN SEVILLA: Graduated 2001
Department of Business Administration, Commercialization & Marketing Program
Certification of Completion: two full Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) semesters
Internship: International Marketing Campaigns for European Local Businesses via ICCE’s Internship Exchange
PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Graduated 1999
Full Scholarship via Advanced Placement (AP) Program
Associates Degree (AA) courses: English, Spanish, Chemistry
Private Airplane Pilot Ground School
SOFTWARE
• General Platforms: Both Mac & PC—Windows 7, Windows XP, Mac OSX, Mac iOX / iOS / iCloud
• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Access, XP, Vista
• Sales Accounts: Sales Force Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Management Tool (CMT)
• Project Management: (MDSS) Standard Performance Contract (SPC) for NRR, NRNC and SBD
• Construction Management Expert: Symantec (ACT) American Contractor, Tooltracker
• Building Design: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Contractual, AutoDesk Revit, Google SketchUp, AutoCAD,
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Marketing / Advertising: Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Basic HTML, Website Creation (English /Spanish)
• Real Estate Sales: True Forms Escrow and Bay Area Real Estate Information Services’ Multiple Listing Service
• Real Estate Appraisal: Verisk Analytics Appraisers Choice (ACI / ACI Track)
• Remote Access: Citrix, GoToMyPC, Outlook Remote Mail
• Financial Accounting: QuickBooks Pro, Quicken
TRAINING
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Certifications: OSH Act, Hazardous Materials, Lockout /
Tagout, Industrial Hygiene, Blood Borne Pathogens, Electrical Safety for General Industry, Hazard Communication,
Confined Spaces for General Industry, Personal Protective Equipment, Walking and Working Surfaces
West Coast Green (WCGI): Conference Attendee 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CPR / First Aid: American Red Cross Basic Training—Repeatedly Passed with 100%
Crowd Control / Basic Firefighting: United States Coast Guard Certification
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