Yard Fit - AI Energy Systems Builder

Evan Foster

Commercial Energy Efficiency PM turned AI and Software Systems Founder & Architect

Business Intelligence Architect and technical program leader with deep roots in commercial energy efficiency and a modern AI/software build skillset. I have led large-scale building and utility programs, including retro-commissioning support focused on HVAC and BAS optimization, and now design and deploy production automation and analytics systems end to end.

10+

years in delivery ops

years in utility EE context

$500K

platform led to launch

recent AI systems shipped

Cover Letter

Apoorva (& co-founder), I am sharing this resume & cover letter with you because your AI energy vision requires someone who can bridge physical infrastructure realities with software systems that actually run in production. That exact translation layer has been my career path.

I spent 7 years in utility energy efficiency program operations at Nexant/Resource Innovations, where technical defensibility and measurable outcomes were regular day to day operations.

In the past year or so I shifted into hands-on AI and software architecture: deploying automation pipelines, scoring systems, web applications, and integration layers that move from idea to operational workflow quickly. I build and launch, just like this resume.

For Yard, I would bring that dual capability: strong commercial energy literacy plus modern AI/software execution. I can help shape tools that support regenerative space operations, data clarity, and rapid experimentation without losing rigor.

Thank you for reviewing this. I would love to discuss further how I could contribute to Yard's growth as a fast moving startup.

Why This Aligns With Yard

Yard is focused on AI energy, regenerative infrastructure, and net-positive systems. My edge is translating technical complexity into production workflows that can be measured, trusted, and iterated fast.

Energy Efficiency Foundation

Nexant: coordinated engineering technical reviews and accuracy checks for utility-administered commercial and industrial efficiency projects across common RCx-style measures.
Wayne State Utilities: ran utility consumption analysis and budget tracking for retrofit programs.
Certified Energy Manager (AEE): body-of-knowledge rigor spanning HVAC and building envelope, building automation and controls, energy audits and instrumentation, O and M and commissioning, and M and V aligned performance contracting.
Hands-on background supporting hundreds of commercial-building energy projects, including retro-commissioning work to tune HVAC systems through BAS optimization.

AI and Software Delivery

Designed and shipped end-to-end AI prospecting and operations systems: API ingestion, scoring and segmentation logic, contact enrichment, and automated CRM campaign routing.
Built resilient automation pipelines with weekly scheduling, fan-out task orchestration, retry-safe processing, human review queues, and webhook-based event tracking for production accountability.
Delivered cloud-hosted dashboards and deployment workflows using Python and TypeScript with Cloudflare tooling, while using VS Code with Copilot Pro+ to accelerate implementation, testing, and documentation.

Selected Experience

Evan's List

Founder and Solutions Architect

2022 - Present | Remote

Designed and deployed AI automation systems across lead ingestion, enrichment, CRM orchestration, messaging, and voice agent hooks.
Built cloud-hosted scoring and proposal engines with security-conscious handling of intake and business data.
Delivered production workflows using Cloudflare, Python, APIs, and CI/CD-style deployment patterns.

Resource Innovations

BI Architect and Program Manager

2019 - 2022 | Remote

Led requirements and launch of a custom 500K program platform using PHP, SQL, AWS, and workflow design.
Helped implement the largest BI software purchase in Resource Innovations history, scaling Tableau adoption as a core reporting platform.
Built reporting pipelines and dashboards that improved visibility and KPI accountability across programs.
Owned user training and adoption strategy to ensure systems were used, not just delivered.

Nexant

Senior Project Coordinator - Energy Efficiency Programs

2015 - 2019 | Chicago

Supported engineering technical reviews for commercial and industrial utility-program projects, validating measure calculations across HVAC, controls, and other energy conservation measures.
Built substantial project-depth across hundreds of commercial building initiatives, with recurring retro-commissioning support focused on HVAC tune-ups and BAS optimization.
Led six-figure data maturity workstreams that improved program reporting quality, operational visibility, and decision support.

Wayne State University Utilities

Assistant to Director of Utilities

2012 - 2015 | Detroit

Performed utility billing regression analysis to forecast usage and identify curtailment opportunities.
Tracked multi-million dollar retrofit budgets tied to campus efficiency programs.

Core Skills For Yard

Energy + Systems Strategy

Energy Efficiency Programs M and V Mindset Retro-Commissioning (RCx) HVAC and BAS Optimization Technical Program Leadership Data-Informed Operations Stakeholder Translation Utility Analytics Certified Energy Manager

AI + Software Build Stack

Python JavaScript / TypeScript SQL and Dashboards Cloudflare Pages / Workers REST APIs and Webhooks CRM and Automation Prompt and Workflow Design Secure Deployment Patterns