Joan has over 30 years of engineering experience, including the past 15 years focused on renewable and low carbon energy systems. As the first Innovative Energy Market Chief at JL Richards and currently as Practice Lead Renewable Electricity, she works with colleagues and clients in varied sectors to develop integrated energy projects. These projects include net-zero energy and net-zero carbon facilities, peak demand management, integration of solar and batteries, EV charging solutions and low carbon pathway studies. At home, she has achieved a net-zero home with PV, BESS, EVs, heat pumps, and smart load management. She was a founding board member of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative and the Ottawa Climate Action Fund; she is a dedicated speaker and scientific author and won the WIRE 2016 Women of Distinction in Solar.