Tommy is a member of Go’s Distributed Energy Resources team, working with renewable energy, demand response, energy storage and grid interactive technologies. He helps clients understand project feasibility, how to engage the market, and how to deploy these technologies. His project experience at Go also includes data analytics, energy policy, and climate action planning.

Tommy graduated from the University of Dayton (UD) with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. Tommy began his career at a design engineering firm, where he worked assessing and improving building performance, with a focus on equipment and building controls improvements in higher education, healthcare, and other commercial facilities.

After a few years in the field, Tommy returned to UD to earn a Master of Science in Engineering which included studies in renewable energy, sustainability, and public administration. During this time, he worked as a graduate assistant for UD’s ETHOS Center which connects students to nationwide and international engineering internships at non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). With travel plans severely limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, he pivoted to focus effort and research on projects close to home in the Dayton community. Tommy’s research interest concentrated on energy burdens, the percentage of household income spent on energy, and what could be done to address them.

Sparked by this interest, Tommy graduated and became the Executive Director for the Dayton Energy Collaborative, a nonprofit organization focused on creating sustainable energy programming for neighborhoods. Working with local housing agencies, Tommy and his team worked to develop better ways to improve the safety, energy efficiency, and indoor environment of low-income housing in Dayton. This journey led him to join the Go team, where he hopes to continue working towards a more sustainable and equitable energy system.

Away from work Tommy enjoys learning new, handy skills while working on renovation projects at his home in East Dayton with his partner Lauren. Tommy also plays and coaches ultimate frisbee, hikes, bikes, and, most favorite of all, plans elaborate get-togethers with friends.