The document provides a summary of qualifications and experience for Theodore Peck, including over 30 years of experience leading energy and business projects in Hawaii. He has extensive experience as an entrepreneur developing renewable energy projects totaling $80 million, and has held leadership roles in government, consulting, and the private sector focused on energy innovation, policy, and transforming organizations. Peck also has a record of community involvement through nonprofit board service.
Leader in Hawaii's renewable energy and business with a proven track record
1. Theodore (Ted) Peck
99-1440 Aiea Heights Drive #3 Ÿ Aiea, HI 96701 Ÿ (808) 371-7514 Ÿ ted.peck@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Acknowledged leader in Hawaii’s business community, and in energy in particular.
Catalyst for change and building organizational capacity. Seasoned leader of teams and communities in addressing
complex problems. Adept at navigating business challenges requiring strategic planning, diplomacy, problem-solving, and
quality management skills. Often tapped to help teams and groups look at problems in new ways. Known for generating
fresh approaches and innovations, enabling quantum change. Understands the diffusion of innovation within a community
or organization and factors affecting it, and can lead change effectively through those communities.
CORE COMPETENCIES WITH EXAMPLES
Entrepreneurship Ø Developed or are developing about 30 renewable energy projects to date worth
about $80M, sized from 30 kW to 10 MW, for a broad range of investors.
Ø Developing and executing business strategy for ZBB Energy in the Hawaii market,
introducing new technology into energy market.
Ø Creating new business models for microgrids in Hawaii.
Ø Area General Manager for booking the largest ever Performance Contract (PC) for
Johnson Controls, a $150M retrofit for the Hawaii Department of Transportation.
Ø Developed and initiated strategy for $800M commercial PC market in Hawaii.
Ø Led the opening of the Booz Allen Honolulu business; maintained 38% growth for
5 years, expanding the team from 40 to 200 staff.
Ø Created over two dozen innovative programs to initiative or accelerate change in
Hawaii’s energy system; portfolio recognized by National Association of State
Energy Officials as a Success Story in briefing to the United States Congress.
Ø Lead developer of business plan for purchasing and transforming Hawaiian
Electric Industries; approached validated by NextEra’s move to purchase HEI.
Ø Developed reputation in Hawaii State Government for delivering on challenging
tasks in creative fashion.
Ø Founded new energy conference (Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo),
now known as the major annual energy gathering in Hawaii.
Ø Succeeded in positioning Hawaii as a national leader for electric vehicle use via
policy and market engagement.
Ø Opened and sustained work in 10 new Booz Allen market areas over 6 years.
Ø Responsible for $11 million profit over 6 years at Booz Allen.
Ø Won 16 new contract task orders worth $175 million over 5 years.
Ø Pioneered multiple processes and initiatives for the Honolulu office within Booz
Allen; several adopted more broadly across the US business.
Operational
Leadership
Ø Transformed State Energy office from a focus on legislation and programs to
operations, contract implementation, and driving transformation via the Hawaii
Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI).
Ø Tailored processes and implementation in the Pacific and Hawai’i marketplace for
Booz Allen business support functions, decreasing cost and risk.
Ø Implemented Program Management office for $30M annual business portfolio.
Ø Keyed the booking of two contracts delayed for two years ($9M book value).
Ø Implemented a new procurement process at the State Energy Office, legally
bypassing state bureaucracy; a critical success factor for HCEI early stages.
Ø Chairman of two nonprofits during difficult but successful leadership transitions.
Ø Structured strategy development teams to open and develop new markets across
the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) markets across the Pacific.
2. Technology
Innovation
Ø Market leader in integrating Energy Storage Systems and Renewable Energy
generation in Microgrids in Hawaii commercially.
Ø Only Area General Manager in Johnson Controls as a contributing member of the
Open Innovations Group – cross-cutting team evaluating new technologies.
Ø Recognized by Governor, legislators, and energy community as technical and
policy expert across extremely broad energy domain.
Ø Experienced analyst across a broad range of technical subjects: renewable energy,
refineries, fuels, energy efficiency, contracts, NetOps, Chief Information Officer
subject matter, among others.
Ø Often engaged to correlate across disparate datasets and discern key leverage
points for optimal business development and execution.
Ø Coordinated team providing key testimony and legislation for ~10% of bills for
entire Legislature over three years. Authored Act 207 for a renewable energy
facility siting process.
Ø Board Member for the National Association of State Energy Officials, providing
technical and policy input to the US Department of Energy and US Congress.
Ø Successfully managed state energy assurance program through major Hawaii
Catastrophic Hurricane Operations Plan development, tsunami response, and two
major power outages.
Ø Led approach, staffing, fiscal and client management for a DoD pilot project for
determining the impact of network outages and information assurance issues on
military operations; Work led to $20 million annual revenue across Booz Allen.
Ø Lead strategist and mentor, with fiscal responsibility, for the US Forces Korea
Combined Joint NetOps Center, which provides US and Korean command
elements with status of the health of their networks.
Ø Initial software and business developer for the Joint Master Scenario Events List
application for managing scenario-based exercises, used in the Federal government
for senior-level exercises. Selected competitively against 3 other applications. Tool
in use since 1999, now as a component of the Joint Training Information
Management System.
Leading and
Developing
People
Ø Operated successfully as a civil servant in a minority administration with a strong
majority Legislature.
Ø Established the Booz Allen Honolulu office, recognized as Hawaii Business’ #2 of
the Best Places to Work in Hawaii in 2004.
Ø Transformed a weak and divided state division into a successful and effective team
of change agents.
Ø Tenure at State Energy Office marked by success in cross-agency coordination
(federal, state, county) and public-private partnerships.
Ø Hired successor into State Energy office, and encouraged his positioning which
eventually led to his selection as Energy Administrator.
Ø Mentored 10 colleagues to promotion to senior levels in Booz Allen.
Ø Led over 200 people across multiple teams and geographies, from individual
contributors to intermediate management and regional headquarters leadership.
Ø Seasoned public speaker.
Ø Developed multiple components of a Mentoring Program for the Hawai’i office,
including peer sponsor program.
Ø Designed and launched integrated processes for Employee Development,
including creation and implementation of a Newcomer Guide and Onboarding
process, and Staff Development and Training processes.
3. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ø Board member (Secretary), National Association for State Energy Officials – shaped messaging to Congress on
roles and successes of State Energy Offices around the country; coordinated strategy for state-based national
energy strategy.
Ø Board member (Vice President), Hi Tech Quest – Led the development of HTQ 2.0, an approach for integrating
business and education to develop students’ ability to execute technology projects.
Ø Board member (Founding President), Tian Shan Mission Society – Coalition of churches doing work in Central
Asia for first 10 years; Lead for non-profit strategy of English education and agronomic development.
Ø Board member (Chairman), Hawaii YFC – Investing in character development of students across the state of
Hawaii.
Ø Leader, Good Shepherd Church – Meet regularly to help people grow in their relationships and own maturity.
Also serve as Council President, visual services staff, prayer staff coordinator, and on Deacon Board. Delivered
quarterly sermons for over a 2 year period. Led congregation in completion of three phase, 17 year construction
project with balanced budget and fully-funded capital project.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Holu Energy Honolulu, HI
Chief Executive Officer and Lead Developer 08/15 – present
Tian Shan Renewable Energy Aiea, HI
President 03/12 – 8/15
Johnson Controls Honolulu, HI
Pacific Area General Manager, Solutions, Building Efficiency 12/12 – 4/14
Kū‘oko‘a Honolulu, HI
Executive Vice President/President 01/11 – 11/12
State of Hawaii Honolulu, HI
Energy Administrator 12/07 – 01/11
Booz Allen Hamilton Honolulu, HI
Principal 03/96 – 11/07
Hawaii Department of Education Honolulu, HI
Student Activities Coordinator 08/94 – 08/95
US Navy San Diego, CA/Honolulu, HI
Nuclear Engineer and Attack Submarine Officer 05/88 - 08/93
EDUCATION, AWARDS, and DEVELOPMENT
Master of Arts, Hawaii Pacific University, Organization Change in progress
Certificate in Organizational Change, Hawaii Pacific University 2003
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, Physics 1988
National Merit Scholar, Dobson High School, Mesa, AZ 1984
One of the Hawaii Business Magazine’s ’20 Leaders for The Next Twenty Years’ 2010
Pacific Century Fellow 2006
One of the Pacific Business News’ ‘40 Under Forty’ 2004
Booz Allen Values in Practice Award 2000
Numerous Booz Allen Business and Leadership Courses 1998-2006