Marshall is co-founder of Upstream. Upstream provides services to monitor and measure natural resources for efficient project implementation, via an easy to use, cohesive dashboard. After gaining a broad set of technical and product experience working at Microsoft, Twitter, Drift (business customer communication), and Wistia (analytics visualizations), Marshall (along with his best friend and longtime colleague, Alden) started public benefit corporation Upstream with the broad goal to use … [Read more...]

Alden is co-founder of Upstream. Upstream provides services to monitor and measure natural resources for efficient project implementation, via an easy to use, cohesive dashboard. After learning to work with large datasets at software technology companies Crashlytics, Twitter, and Drift, Alden (along with his colleague Marshall) founded Upstream to distill satellite and ground data into information conservationists use to grow their operations. Today Upstream helps The National Fish and … [Read more...]

Alex Campbell is a Director of Project Development at Natel Energy. He is focused on business modeling, project and corporate valuation, strategic partnerships, and project development. Prior to Natel Energy, Alex worked at Reykajvik Geothermal, a Paul Tudor Jones investment, as a Director of Project Finance where he focused on business modeling, financial modeling, project and corporate valuation, lender discussions, and early stage project development in the Caribbean and Africa. Prior to … [Read more...]

Joe is a project engineer at Natel, tasked with the field installation of the hydro engine at sites across North America. He started his career flying around Alaska in helicopters, prospecting for uranium. He later went to work for Nerco Minerals, where he ran computer simulations to optimize ore extraction, designed containment systems for toxic materials and supervised an engineering team at the Cripple Creek gold mine. After earning his Masters, he switched from mining to … [Read more...]

Adam is a project engineer at Natel, focused on project diligence, interconnection, and construction design. Prior to joining Natel, Adam was lead electrical engineer for the distributed generation solar group at NextEra Energy Resources. He has spent 12 years as a senior engineer in the solar industry on many sides of the table - EPC contractor, developer, and owner. Adam’s expertise includes solar design, electrical engineering, grid interconnection, electrical code compliance and production … [Read more...]

Dorothy joined Natel on October 2 to lead project development efforts. Dorothy comes to Natel with over 16 years of experience in electric utilities and renewable energy. Prior to joining Natel, she led solar project development and acquisitions in the western U.S. with NextEra Energy Resources' distributed generation team. Dorothy has an M.B.A. in finance and general management from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from Tulane University. … [Read more...]

Kelsey works as a mechanical engineer at Natel and her primary interests surround mechanical design and design for manufacturing. Prior to joining the Natel, she carried out research in alternative energy sources in Douglas Hart's lab at MIT where she completed both her B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering as well as a minor in architecture. Outside of work, she participates on a gymnastics team and enjoys planning and building her own hardware/electronics projects. … [Read more...]

Natan is a Mechanical Technician. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering at UC Davis, where he is a member of the Formula Electric SAE team. He is interested in the manufacture, testing, and assembly of machines, as well as clean energy and sustainability. … [Read more...]

Sterling is a mechanical engineer at Natel, interested in mechanical and system design for sustainable energy technologies. Prior to joining Natel, she was a graduate student at MIT focusing on village-scale, solar-powered desalination system design and optimization for the developing world. Sterling earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT. … [Read more...]

Peder provides prototyping support to Natel’s engineers, fabricating components for a variety of product development projects. He has several years of machining experience, including the programming and operation of CNC mills and lathes. Prior to becoming a machinist, Peder worked as a teacher for over 15 years, teaching mathematics at a high school in Oakland and at an international school in Guatemala. Peder holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. When … [Read more...]