Ken Dragoon
Director of Hydrogen Development Ken Dragoon joined Obsidian Renewables in January 2021. Ken provides a deep background in the Northwest energy industry, especially relating to challenges of accommodating variable renewable resources on the grid. He brings a wealth of experience in power-to-fuels as founder and former executive director of the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance (RHA).
Ken has more than thirty years of experience from his years at the Bonneville Power Administration, PacifiCorp, Renewable Northwest, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, independent consulting, and the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance founded in 2018. He received a master’s degree in physics from the University of New Hampshire in 1982 and the Northwest Energy Coalition’s Headwaters Award in 2020.
Office: 503-545-8172
David Brown
David W. Brown is the Senior Principal and co-founder of Obsidian Renewables. He brings a passion for energy innovation and expertise in transaction structures.
With Obsidian Renewables, Mr. Brown has developed many of the larger utility scale solar photovoltaic projects in Oregon. Mr. Brown is a member of the Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association (OSSIA) and the Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC). He is also very active in the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance (RHA), the Bioenergy Deployment Consortium, the Northwest Environmental Business Council, and the Community Renewable Energy Association (CREA).. Mr. Brown has been very active in renewable energy incentive and land use legislation in the state of Oregon. He was a key contributor to several pieces of legislation benefiting the Oregon solar industry including House Bill 4037 creating a short-term production-based incentive, House Bill 3492 creating a Payment In lieu of taxes program, and House Bill 2329 allowing county permitting of larger solar projects.
Prior to founding Obsidian Finance Group and Obsidian Renewables, Mr. Brown practiced law with Miller Nash LLP in Portland, Oregon. His practice included many different aspects of business, tax and finance.
Office: 503-542-8866
Peter Brown
Peter Brown, P.E., is the Vice President of Obsidian .He has been engaged in engineering, technology, energy, and sales for 40 years. He holds Masters of Science degrees in Physical Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. After college, he began his career in energy controls design at Honeywell and has also practiced engineering in energy conservation and alternative energy systems. He has technical sales and marketing experience in the fields of bar code data collection (with Symbol Technologies), tablet computing (Fujitsu Personal Systems), optical test and measurement (ILX Lightwave), and infrared optical systems (Lattice Materials).
Mr. Brown joined Obsidian Renewables in October of 2013, and brought a new level of technical expertise to the company.
Office: 503-542-8873
Kirk Moore
Kirk Moore recently joined Obsidian Renewables after working for 10 years at Obsidian Finance Group, LLC. Mr. Moore works on project development focusing primarily on real estate issues and contracting. He also assists with financial modeling and project diligence. While at Obsidian Finance he managed a portfolio of subprime bonds, served as Principal Agent to the United States Small Business Administration as Receiver for multiple investment funds, liquidated portfolios of real estate and helped manage complex litigation.
Prior to joining Obsidian, Kirk practiced law with Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. focusing on commercial finance, commercial litigation and labor and employment matters. Mr. Moore received his J.D. from the University of Oregon and his B.S. in business economics from Willamette University.
Office: 503-488-6151
Michelle Slater
Michelle Slater provides legal and project management services to the Obsidian companies. She has more than 25 years of experience that includes work on complex commercial and regulated transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and renewable energy development. Ms. Slater received her law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College.
Office: 503-577-1446
Javier Cobian
Javier Cobian is a Project Assistant performing research on various topics related to hydrogen production, infrastructure, storage, and end users. Javier also assists in preliminary solar feasibility studies to evaluate the potential of future projects. Javier graduated from Oregon Tech in 2011 with a major in geomatics-land surveying and a minor in geographic information systems. After 12 years as a land surveyor with the Bureau of Land Management, he is transitioning to renewable energy development. He will graduate in June of 2022 with a BS degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from Oregon Tech. During his free time, Javier enjoys backpacking, trying new foods, photography, reading, spending time with family, and is impatiently waiting to start international travel again.
Office: (503) 245-8800
Director of Hydrogen Development Ken Dragoon joined Obsidian Renewables in January 2021. Ken provides a deep background in the Northwest energy industry, especially relating to challenges of accommodating variable renewable resources on the grid. He brings a wealth of experience in power-to-fuels as founder and former executive director of the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance (RHA).
Ken has more than thirty years of experience from his years at the Bonneville Power Administration, PacifiCorp, Renewable Northwest, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, independent consulting, and the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance founded in 2018. He received a master’s degree in physics from the University of New Hampshire in 1982 and the Northwest Energy Coalition’s Headwaters Award in 2020.
Office: 503-545-8172
David Brown
David W. Brown is the Senior Principal and co-founder of Obsidian Renewables. He brings a passion for energy innovation and expertise in transaction structures.
With Obsidian Renewables, Mr. Brown has developed many of the larger utility scale solar photovoltaic projects in Oregon. Mr. Brown is a member of the Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association (OSSIA) and the Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC). He is also very active in the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance (RHA), the Bioenergy Deployment Consortium, the Northwest Environmental Business Council, and the Community Renewable Energy Association (CREA).. Mr. Brown has been very active in renewable energy incentive and land use legislation in the state of Oregon. He was a key contributor to several pieces of legislation benefiting the Oregon solar industry including House Bill 4037 creating a short-term production-based incentive, House Bill 3492 creating a Payment In lieu of taxes program, and House Bill 2329 allowing county permitting of larger solar projects.
Prior to founding Obsidian Finance Group and Obsidian Renewables, Mr. Brown practiced law with Miller Nash LLP in Portland, Oregon. His practice included many different aspects of business, tax and finance.
Office: 503-542-8866
Peter Brown
Peter Brown, P.E., is the Vice President of Obsidian .He has been engaged in engineering, technology, energy, and sales for 40 years. He holds Masters of Science degrees in Physical Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. After college, he began his career in energy controls design at Honeywell and has also practiced engineering in energy conservation and alternative energy systems. He has technical sales and marketing experience in the fields of bar code data collection (with Symbol Technologies), tablet computing (Fujitsu Personal Systems), optical test and measurement (ILX Lightwave), and infrared optical systems (Lattice Materials).
Mr. Brown joined Obsidian Renewables in October of 2013, and brought a new level of technical expertise to the company.
Office: 503-542-8873
Kirk Moore
Kirk Moore recently joined Obsidian Renewables after working for 10 years at Obsidian Finance Group, LLC. Mr. Moore works on project development focusing primarily on real estate issues and contracting. He also assists with financial modeling and project diligence. While at Obsidian Finance he managed a portfolio of subprime bonds, served as Principal Agent to the United States Small Business Administration as Receiver for multiple investment funds, liquidated portfolios of real estate and helped manage complex litigation.
Prior to joining Obsidian, Kirk practiced law with Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. focusing on commercial finance, commercial litigation and labor and employment matters. Mr. Moore received his J.D. from the University of Oregon and his B.S. in business economics from Willamette University.
Office: 503-488-6151
Michelle Slater
Michelle Slater provides legal and project management services to the Obsidian companies. She has more than 25 years of experience that includes work on complex commercial and regulated transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and renewable energy development. Ms. Slater received her law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College.
Office: 503-577-1446
Javier Cobian
Javier Cobian is a Project Assistant performing research on various topics related to hydrogen production, infrastructure, storage, and end users. Javier also assists in preliminary solar feasibility studies to evaluate the potential of future projects. Javier graduated from Oregon Tech in 2011 with a major in geomatics-land surveying and a minor in geographic information systems. After 12 years as a land surveyor with the Bureau of Land Management, he is transitioning to renewable energy development. He will graduate in June of 2022 with a BS degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from Oregon Tech. During his free time, Javier enjoys backpacking, trying new foods, photography, reading, spending time with family, and is impatiently waiting to start international travel again.
Office: (503) 245-8800
