GridSME Welcomes Jacob Wellman to the Team!
Sara Rhodes • Jul 18, 2023

Jacob joins us as a full-time Project Manager on our Grid Integration team and will report to Kelsey Gormley. Jacob comes to us with extensive experience executing projects within the utility space and a passion for learning.


Jacob will assist the team with new and existing client work related to all aspects of the Resource Implementation and Integration process in multiple ISOs; including CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, PJM, SPP, etc. The team is excited to bring Jacob up to speed on managing our grid integration projects from start to finish (e.g., the CAISO New Resource Implementation (NRI) process). He will be performing various portfolio management services for our clients, ensuring project deadlines and milestones are met and the projects comply with ISO and regulatory requirements, in addition to supporting the Grid Integration Practice Area processes - internal administrative, business development, and proposal drafting/processing, and client-serving processes.


Previously, Jacob was a Project Management Supervisor at Nor-Cal Controls, where he was responsible for a portfolio of over $13m of SCADA integration projects for utility-scale solar sites, totaling 2.3 GW of solar generation. Prior to Nor-Cal, Jacob was a Project Manager at Ampirical, managing a multi-million dollar portfolio of Transmission-Line and Substation System Protection engineering projects for California’s largest IOU.


Jacob has obtained a Master of Music, Bassoon Performance from Juilliard. You may be wondering how a Bassoonist turned into a Project Manager. Jacob found his passion for project management and problem-solving while working at a business advisory/consulting firm early in his career. From there, he sought knowledge and exposure to process, planning, scheduling, cost control, account management, and cross-functional team leadership. Jacob obtained his PMP and landed his first role in the Energy Industry in early 2019. He is fascinated by how the bigger picture comes together and thoroughly enjoys the challenge of skill-building to solve complex problems. He has set out on a personal mission to learn as much about the industry overall so he can better understand how everything comes together

There are solar panels and power lines in the background.

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