Francesco Tassi

• Negotiated SOWs and directed geotechnical, environmental, and survey consultants across multiple SMR sites while managing pre-construction deliverables with internal product and engineering teams. • Originated non-binding partnerships and secured site control with datacenter developers across five states (TX, AZ, UT, IL, MT). • Led site selection and pre-construction due diligence for the company, including a DOE-accepted criticality site in partnership with a Tier-1 US university. • Led drafting of planning and regulatory documentation for federal, state, and local regulators, engaging directly with DOE/DOW, Tier-1 universities, state and local government, and community stakeholders. • Managed generation and load interconnection applications across ERCOT and UK markets, coordinating with TSOs, utilities, cooperatives, and external consultants.

• Originated, led due diligence, and site control on first SMR site to enter UK site licensing since 1978. • Originated, led due diligence, and negotiation on sites for company’s SMR across the UK, NL, PL, and RO. • Led EPC balance of plant procurement review with CEO. POC on balance of plant engineering studies including Europe’s largest shipbuilder. • Built micro-nuclear district heating financial revenue model for PPA negotiations in NL, RO, and PL.

• Co-Author: Net-Zero Carbon Emissions in Switzerland in 2050: Alternative Scenarios and System Costs. Modeling cost-optimized net zero electricity generation scenarios. • Collaborated with utility representatives, assisted lead modeler and agency’s senior economist.

• Assisted on U.S. Department of Energy sponsored report: Identifying and Connecting the Southeast U.S. Green (Non-Carbon) Hydrogen Energy Value Chain. • Developed value-chain for grid hardware in the U.S. Southeast. • Managed database of global green hydrogen projects, built Tableau industry data visualizations.

• Built economic impact assessment of regional defense spending for Louisiana’s state legislature. • Built an occupational mobility index with the Brookings Institution for the state of Colorado. • Managed proprietary database of 14 states’ economic development incentives.

• Identified datacenter permitting bottlenecks for St. Joseph County’s Economic Development Department. • Supported City of South Bend, IN to receive Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge NSF Civic Innovation Grant.

Coursework: Energy Economics and Policy, Modeling for Energy Systems, Markets for Electric Power, Python for Environmental Research, Energy Law, Microeconomic Policy, Development Impact Assessment, Development Planning Techniques, Urban Data Analytics, Network Analysis in R

Coursework: Law for Public Administration, Managing Economic Development, Organization Theory, Public Financial Management, Public Administration Analysis and Evaluation, Mediation Skills, Planning for Jobs

Coursework: Econometrics, Statistics for Economics, International Relations, International Economics, Population Dynamics, Political Economy of Development, International NGO Management, Economics of International Development, International Development and Design Thinking