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Dan. E. Arvizu is Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, and Senior Vice President of MRI. NREL is the country's premier facility for the research, development, and deployment of energy from sun, wind, and plant life.
Dr. Arvizu has more than 30 years of experience in managing facilities and operations in the national laboratory environment as well as the commercial sector. Prior to joining NREL, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology officer for CH2M Hill. He joined CH2M Hill in Englewood, Colorado, in 1998 as Vice President and Director of the Energy and Industrial Systems Business Group, a newly created group. In 2002, after successfully leading the energy group into becoming a $100-million operation, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the Federal and Industrial Client Sector, spanning seven business groups with combined annual revenues exceeding $2.5 billion. He held this position until his appointment to NREL.
Education
Ph.D. and M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University.
Honors and Awards
National Science Board
Army Science Board for the Department of Defense
National Coal Council for the Department of Energy
Board of Directors for the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award Conference
Top 50 Most Important Hispanics in Business and Technology by Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology Magazine
Technology Fellow of CH2M Hill
Hispanic National Achievement Award for Executive Excellence
Distinguished Alumnus, New Mexico State University
Community Involvement
Board of Advisors for the Greater Metropolitan Denver Salvation Army
Corporate Advisory Board for the Colorado School of Mines. | 