ATP is led by Jim Staudt, PhD, CFA. ATP works with other consultants to bring in the best team possible to address our client’s needs. Some of our partners are included here.
Rui F. Afonso
Rui Afonso has supported ATP on a number of engagements. He has over 30 years of management and technical experience in the electric power industry with major focus on Research and Development, technology planning and acquisition, new business development and policy alignment. He is a leading authority on distributed generation.
Previously, as Manager of Research & Development and Technology Planning/Acquisition for a major electric utility, New England Electric, he implemented and directed one of the first competitively driven, utility R&D and technology acquisition groups in the industry. He was directly involved in the industry’s first major generation business divestiture in the US.
He has served on many industry technical and policy advisory committees and organizations, contributes regularly to industry symposia, has authored numerous publications and has been the recipient of several technology awards. He is fluent in four languages (English, Portuguese, French and Spanish) and received a Master’s Degree from McGill University.
Sheila Glesmann
Sheila Glesmann is the Owner of Sinc Energy, LLC, a consulting practice specializing in technology and project management for energy projects. She has been a consultant during ten years of her career, as well as in government and corporate roles from engineer to construction project management to commercialization of innovative air pollution control approaches. She is a mechanical engineer based in Maryland.