Sandra Walden
Sandra Walden is the Managing Partner and Founding Member of CSV and RES.
Sandra serves currently on the Oregon Renewable Energy Working Group (REWG)
reporting directly to the Governor, the Energy Trust of Oregon on the Renewable
Energy Advisory Council (RAC), on the Energy Subcommittee for the National
Environmental Business Council (NEBC) and on the Board of Directors and member
of the Policy Subcommittee for the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association.
She has been a program and project director for more than ten years and is an Oregon real estate broker with a background in mortgage lending and real estate development. As the Real Estate and Marketing Director for City West Development, she pioneered two residential loft projects located in the Pearl District in the early 1980's. Most recently, Sandra worked in the wireless industry where she helped launch pioneering networks for several of the major wireless telecommunications companies. In 2005, she created Real Energy Solutions as a spin off of RealCom Associates in order to enter the renewable energy sector.
- Founder & Managing Partner, Commercial Solar Ventures since 2006
- Founder & Managing Partner, Real Energy Solutions since 2006
- Entry Level PV Installer Certificate (NABCEP)
- Board of Directors for the Oregon Solar Energy Industry Association 2009
- Energy Trust of Oregon Renewable Energy Advisory Council 2008-2009
- Governors Renewable Energy Working Group (REWG) 2008/2009
- Environmental Business Council Energy subcommittee 2008/2009
- Guest speaker for Harvesting Clean Energy Conference 2008
- Making Renewable Energy Projects Happen 2008
- Infocast Financing Renewable Energy Projects-San Diego 2008
- Sole proprietor of Energy Opportunity Services (EOS) since 2008
- EOS is a 100% woman owned renewable energy company
Contact: swalden@c-s-v.com
Philip Krain
Philip Krain is an associate developer, project manager and analyst within CSV.
One decade ago, he was a personal financial advisor, and one of the original
steering committee members for the Sustainable Investments Institute. Since
that time, he has focused on the business of renewable energy as well as trends
of all things sustainable. He completed his MBA at Portland State University
with a focus on environmentally sustainable business management. During that
time, he received a Business Development and Innovation scholarship at the
Copenhagen Business School. This scholarship turned into employment with a
Danish biogas technology startup.
Since returning home, he has been marketing renewable energy concepts, technologies and financing to utilities, non-profits and corporate partners. Pursuing the Triple Bottom Line is his goal. Commercial solar development, family time, green drinks and bike commuting are his passions.
- Associate Developer & Project Manager
- Employed with CSV/RES since company inception
- Entry Level PV Installer Certificate (NABCEP)
- CSV Financial Modeling Specialist – Oregon Flip Model
- Contributor – Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association, 2007 - Present
- Contributor – Sustainable Industries Journal, 2007 - Present
- Founder – Sustainable Sellwood, 2007 - Present
- Renewable Energy Contractor - 3 Phases Energy (PacifiCorp), 2005
- Portland State University MBA - Sustainable Business Management, 2004
- Scholarship Recipient - Copenhagen Business School, 2003
- Original Employee – Agroplast (Biogas technology in Denmark). 2004
Contact: philip@c-s-v.com