Willa Grinsfelder is a Junior Mechanical Engineer at Natel. She splits her time between designing components of the RHT turbines, writing the RHT manuals, and assisting with fish passage studies. Willa holds undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins University. Willa is excited about implementing technological solutions that integrate seamlessly with the natural environment. Outside of Natel, Willa enjoys reading widely, biking around the Bay Area, … [Read more...]

Miles Hall acts as Natel’s Policy and Stakeholder Engagement Lead, where his primary duties include promoting legislative, regulatory, and budgetary policies to enable and support growth of Natel's business, expanding relationships with key stakeholders, and deepening the company's work with federal and state agencies, industry groups, and with the national labs. Prior to Natel, Miles was a DOE contractor to the Water Power Technologies Office, where he helped develop and execute stakeholder … [Read more...]

Kate Stirr is Communications & External Affairs Manager at Natel. She leads storytelling for the company, working to build relationships and communicate science concepts through an artist’s lens. Prior to Natel, Kate was an educator at the Exploratorium before spending seven years at Alphabet, where she prototyped hardware for early-stage X projects and later managed flight testing logistics and led external communications for the airborne wind turbine project, Makani. Kate holds … [Read more...]

Rosalind is the Compliance Manager at Natel’s Alameda, CA headquarters, ensuring continued compliance with ISO 9001/14001. She is also leading the team on product safety compliance for Natel’s products. Rosalind gained interest in engineering while becoming a member of the MESA program spearheaded by UC Berkeley. She went on to earn her BS in Electrical and Electronic Technology from Grambling State University. She was introduced to regulatory compliance soon after graduating and it is now her … [Read more...]

Nicolas recently led the GE Hydro activity in France as well as the Product Management function of the GE Hydro business, overseeing the development and improvement of all GE Hydro’s products and solutions. His previous role was Executive Key Account Leader for French utilities, where he successfully concluded deals in onshore wind, offshore wind and hydro. Nicolas joined GE from Alstom, where his last role was the France Director for the Offshore Wind business, managing the offshore wind … [Read more...]

Onur is a Jr. Engineer at Natel, whose primary focus is mechanical design and design for manufacturing. He graduated from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. At Olin, he found a passion for alternative energy generation and storage, and designed the chassis and suspension geometry subsystems for his Formula SAE Electric team. In his free time, Onur likes to read and explore cities on foot. He also loves trying out new recipes, particularly Turkish … [Read more...]

Alex leads the prototyping technician team at Natel’s Alameda, CA headquarters, building and testing new turbine hardware. He is also working on the hardware manufacturing effort for commercial production as well as ISO certification for the company. Alex holds a BSME from UC Santa Barbara where he gained a passion for environmental preservation and renewable energy technology. Prior to joining Natel, Alex spent 10 years at Makani Power, building and testing Energy Kites in California, Hawaii, … [Read more...]

Paige is part of the Product team, where she leverages her background in sustainability and business consulting to derive customer insights that inform product planning and prioritization. Prior to this role, Paige supported Vantage Partners' consulting practice, owning project management across client engagements in Alliance Management, Pharma, and Outsourcing. Paige holds a Masters of Environmental Management, specializing in corporate social responsibility from The Yale School of the … [Read more...]

Lori is focused on business development and growth strategy for Lens. Previously, she managed customer relationships with conservation NGOs for Esri, leveraged GIS and species distribution modeling to inform regional conservation priorities for the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, consulted on various aspects of regulatory permitting for onshore and offshore wind energy projects, and she is a proud SCA/Americorps alum. Lori holds an MS in Environmental Conservation from UMass … [Read more...]

Kristi is part of the Growth & Partnerships team, where she leverages her background in GIS and project management to support clients in the agriculture and land conservation space. Prior to this role, Kristi supported Stonyfield Farm’s work with the Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management (OpenTEAM) platform, worked on mapping policy for autonomous vehicles, and managed wind energy projects and their GIS needs. Kristi holds a Master of Science in Agriculture, Food and … [Read more...]