Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Matt interned with ORPC in 2015 at our Portland, Maine, headquarters and in the field in Igiugig, Alaska, on our RivGen® Power System Project. His focus areas are mechanical design and analysis of hydrokinetic systems, CFD modeling of marine...
Matty is based at our Maine headquarters and focuses on the commercial design of ORPC’s Advanced TidGen® System. A native of Ireland, he has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carlow Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science in Energy Systems Engineering...
Marie brings a background in environmental science to her role as Development Analyst. Involved in ORPC’s market development, regulatory reporting and stakeholder outreach efforts, Marie grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and received a BA in Environmental Studies & Biology from Bowdoin College in 2020....
Liam’s main focus at ORPC is research and development of new technologies, including the autonomous turbine generator unit. With a background in design, fabrication, assembly, testing and deployment of mechanical systems, he is an experienced project lead and test lead in multiple at-sea test events. Liam...
Katie manages Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensing processes, federal and state permitting needs, and environmental compliance measures for ORPC deployments. She has a background in environmental consulting and environmental non-profit work, and earned a Master of Science in Marine Policy from the Univ. of Miami...
A New Hampshire native, Kaelin comes to ORPC with experience in mechanical design, product testing and marine instrumentation. She received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. At ORPC Kaelin is primarily working on the...
Fabienne brings a background in economic development, community engagement and energy transition project development to her role at ORPC Canada. Working for Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in partnership with Hydro-Quebec, she coordinated HQ’s first community-scale microgrid project in the wake of a fuel explosion which destroyed the...
A life-long Mainer, Colin comes to ORPC with research experience in microgrids, load flow analysis, and heat pump demand response controls. A graduate of Union College in New York, Colin is contributing to ORPC’s Modular RivGen, TidGen and SHARKS projects with his electrical engineering expertise....
A native of Pau in southwestern France, Clément earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial product design, and a Master of Engineering from CESI Engineering School. With a background in aircraft design engineering, he is knowledgable about manufacturing technologies. His role at ORPC focuses on the...
Taylor comes to ORPC having worked in communications within the renewable energy and outdoors industries in the U.S. and Scotland. Originally from New Jersey, she has a decade of experience as a freelance writer and earned her degree in English/journalism from the University of New...