Daniel MacDonald
Economics & English graduate from Georgetown University, with MBA from UC Davis, currently at UC Davis Extension Certificate Program and working as Commissioned Officer at United States Coast Guard Reserve.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010, [INACTIVE] UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2008-2009 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | energy efficiency enthusiast |
| Schools: | Georgetown University, University of California System - Davis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | United States Coast Guard Reserve (Full and Part-time), San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Commissioned Officer – Incident Management Division 3rd Weekend Team Lead |
| Time period: | December 2003 - Present |
| Description: | • Leads weekend operations, including management of six other Reserve members
• Responds to and investigates pollution incidents • Granted Security Clearance – “Secret”, February 2007 |
| Employer: | Environmental Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Climate Corps Fellow |
| Time period: | June 2008 - September 2008 |
| Description: | • Led vendor-client discussion on empowering data center efficiency leading to rebate rights agreement
• Conducted net present value analysis to demonstrate lost value opportunities from indirect energy billing • Extrapolated value from a LEED-CI point to make the business case for sub-metering a 5-floor build-out • Audited, expanded, and communicated efficiency advantage of the Software-as-a-Service business model • Designed & used Excel tools to financially evaluate efficiency investments for multi-tenant office buildings • Helped corporate partner structure and manage an energy & carbon efficiency project with large consultancy |
| Employer: | University of California, Davis – Energy Efficiency Center, Davis, CA |
| Position: | Emerging Venture Analyst – Edison International Energy Efficiency Fellow |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Created & led multiple energy efficiency-based business plan teams for numerous classes and competitions
• Structured and led partnership with Davis Net Impact for “Focus the Nation – UC Davis” symposium • Initiated Summer 2008 learning and networking partnership with EDF Climate Corps Program |
| Employer: | Graduate School of Management (GSM) – Davis Net Impact, Davis, CA |
| Position: | Co-President (un-paid, full-time position equivalent) |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Initiated and guided GSM endorsement of UN’s “Principles for Responsible Management Education”
• Organized five-person Retreat Leadership team for the Headlands Institute New Student Weekend • Leveraged “2007 Beyond Grey Pinstripes” task force experience to re-design award-winning club website |
| Employer: | Accenture, Ltd, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Consultant; Analyst |
| Time period: | December 1997 - November 2003 |
| Description: | Consultant
• Directed consulting design, development, troubleshooting, and testing teams of 2-5 members • Completed long-term consulting projects in Norway and The Netherlands Analyst • Researched, created and analyzed software designs that assisted client sales and service productivity |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | UC Davis Extension Certificate Program, Energy Resource Management |
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Strategic Energy Management, MBA |
| University: | Georgetown University |
| Time period: | 1998 |
| Degree: | Economics & English, BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | University of California, Davis:
Co-President of Net Impact & Director of Academic Affairs for the Associated Students of Management Class Chair & Leadership Team Member for 2007 International Study Practicum – Japan |
| Awards: | • Net Impact 2007: Trailblazer Chapter of the Year, Distinguished Member Award, Network Challenge Winner
• Presented energy efficiency-based project – “Confront Carbon at Home” – at 2008 Carbon Forum America • Co-created MBA course – “Seminar on Sustainable and Responsible Business” – at UC Davis • Co-founded “Sustainable Enterprise Speaker Series” together with the UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship • Recognized as “Net Impact Ambassador” for effective use – and promotion – of the NI Network in Japan • U.S. Coast Guard: Letter of Commendation, MST “A” School Honor Graduate, Basic Training Honor Guard • Taught English classes & studied Spanish at schools in Costa Rica & Guatemala from June 2003 - April 2004 |
