Daniel Goldstein

Senior Manager of Renewable Energy Development at BrightNight Power

Denver, Colorado, United States

About

Renewable Development Manager at BrightNight Power, devoted to the furtherance of the renewable energy industry. Graduated in the spring of 2020 with departmental honors from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science.

Experience

  • BrightNight (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Manager, Renewable Development
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

      • Lead development of four utility-scale solar, battery storage, and hybrid energy projects (>1,300 MW total capacity) across multiple western US markets • Drive project participation in competitive corporate RFP processes • Coordinate land acquisition, lease negotiations, title workstreams with internal land teams and external advisors • Apply structured project management practices, including schedule development, budget tracking, risk monitoring, and milestone planning to advance projects toward NTP and COD targets

    • Manager, Renewable Development
      Oct 2024 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Senior Associate, Renewable Development
      Sep 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Invenergy LLC (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
    • Senior Analyst, Renewable Development
      Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 · 7 mos

    • Analyst, Renewable Development
      May 2021 - Feb 2022 · 10 mos

  • Operations Manager at Drawbridge Solutions
    Jun 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr

    - Lead 8-member team in conducting day-to-day operations of environmental consulting firm focused on brownfield redevelopment and community revitalization - Managed projects for real estate clients and municipalities, using Smartsheet and MindManager to monitor workflow, coordinate resources, and achieve project milestones - Conducted data analysis and visualization with Tableau, Power BI, and ArcGIS for client presentation - Established intern program, hiring and directly supervising two interns per semester

  • Undergraduate Researcher at Northwestern Climate Change Research Group
    Jun 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Conducted independent research project on environmental efficacy of electric vehicles - Wrote scripts in Python to synthesize datasets and create graphical user interfaces - Paper accepted for presentation at ISSST 2020 Conference

  • Legal Intern at The Blake Horwitz Law Firm
    Jan 2020 - Apr 2020 · 4 mos

    - Interfaced with clients, court personnel, and attorneys - Supported all stages of civil rights and Section 1983 cases from onset to trial