Antonio

Giustino

COO & Co-founder, Clean Cloud Energy

Antonio Giustino

Previous Experience

EEE Management & Consulting,Inc

Founder, 2019 - 2021

  • Managed origination anddevelopment of US solar projects for a UK solar development fund
  • Managed late-stage solar +storage projects for a European renewable asset management fund

SILVERPEAK RENEWABLE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP (PRIVATE EQUITY)

VP, Project Development, Engineering & Business Development, 2019 - 2021

  • Managed offtake origination and strategies: hedges, proxy-swaps, firming agreements, REC sales, PPA RfPs
  • Conducted due diligence on project acquisitions: MIPAs, PSAs, JV Agreements
  • Ran RfP processes for both EPC & technology supply: top tier BoP contractors and OEMs
  • Steered & executed project development, managed budgets, interfaced with needed consultants, providers & counsel

WOOD PLC, CLEAN ENERGY, AMERICAS REGION

Operations Director, 2017 - 2019

  • Charged with all Clean Energy consulting operations in the Americas region
  • Directed all Clean Energy services lines: development services, engineering, due diligence, and operations support

WOOD GROUP CLEAN ENERGY (FORMERLY SGURRENERGY)

Director of Advisory Services, Americas, 2014 - 2017

  • Concurrently w/ business development functions, opened new offices and grew U.S. advisory team and created management structure
  • Authorized & oversaw all solar, storage, on/offshore wind consulting deliverables; insight into all aspects of project development functions, geographical challenges, documentation, contract structures, pricing and technologies
  • Expanded advisory footprint into Latin America; deepened advisory service line to include owner’s engineering

DNV GL (FORMERLY GL GH, FORMERLY GARRAD HASSAN)

Investor Services, Project Manager, Project Engineer, 2009 - 2014

  • Assisted developers & sponsors on non-recourse finance projects; advised lenders and tax equity investors
  • Closed >$4BB in due diligence projects; helped $BB more of debt, back-leverage, flip, tax equity & M&A deals
  • Responsible for project finance and development completion: contract reviews (warranty, LDs, liability, power purchase /hedge, interconnection, supply, etc), financial model vetting, technical due diligence report completion, construction site visits/monitoring, project interface, sponsor/lender/investor communication, substantial completion verification

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Squadron Commander, Instructor Pilot, Combat Air Medals, Flight Commander, 1992 – 2008

EDUCATION

M.B.A.
University of Texas San Antonio: 2009

M.Sc.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1998
Charles Stark Draper Fellow, Aerospace Engineering

B.Sc.
United States Air Force Academy:
1996 Distinguished Graduate