Tomás J. Torres MPL, PE, LPP Areas of Expertise • Engineering - Planning - Management Education • Mechanical Engineering, BSME, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1988. Cum Laude Graduated. • Master in Planning, MPL, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, 2014. Memberships and Licenses • Member of the “Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico” • Professional Engineer License No. 10211 • Professional Planner License No. 909 Professional Experience: • Puerto Rico Planning Board (October 2015 to December 2016) Board Member of the Puerto Rico Planning Board • Institute for Competitiveness and Sustainable Economy of Puerto Rico (ICSE-PR) Director (September 2017 to present) • Direction and leadership to the formulation and achievement of the organization's philosophy, mission, and its annual goals and objectives. • Implement policies, procedures, and long range strategic plans. • Oversee administrative, financial and program operations, and all personnel matters (design of staff organizational structure, hiring and firing responsibilities, etc.). • Prepare and administer annual budget. • Negotiate and ensure compliance with employer's contracts. • Manage the overall operation of employer's production facilities and equipment. • Pursue of revenue sources. • Develop and coordinate volunteer program, donor communications and stakeholder communication program • Serve as primary contact for the Board of Directors. Consultant (November 2015 to August 2017) ▪ Coordinate participation as intervenor at regulatory proceedings in the Puerto Rico Energy Commission: • Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) proceeding. • Restructuring Order Petition. • Rate Review Process ▪ Participation in Tittle III Proceedings in Federal Court ▪ Review of PREPA Fiscal Plan, including comments submission to the FOMB Tomás J. Torres, MPL, PE, LPP Page: # 2 ______________________________________________________________________ • Aireko Foundation Consultant (2012 to August 2017) ▪ Management of the Foundation emblematic projects, including: • Coordination and meetings with state and federal agencies, including but not limited to: ▪ Department of Energy (DOE) ▪ Department of the Interior (DOI) ▪ Puerto Rico White House Task Force ▪ Depositions in state legislature and US Congress. ▪ Collaboration and alliance development with local and U.S. Non Profit NGOs • AMS Consultant (2008 to 2013) • Project Developer for residential projects • Senior Project Manager and Contract Administrator ▪ Project Inspector for HVAC retrofits, including installation of two (2) 200 Ton Chillers • Construction inspection of singles story and multi-story buildings • Pharmaceuticals Consulting for Process Equipment Installation and Facility Retrofit, General Manager (1996 to 2008) Project Management, Mechanical and Process Engineering: • Master Plan Development • Project Budgeting and Scheduling, including funding estimation and request • Equipment Specification and Procurement • Bid Package Development • Equipment Installation, including installation of process equipment, Weighing to Packaging. • Commissioning and Validation (Weighing to Packaging) IQ, OQ, PQ • SOP Development Relevant Clients: • Janssen Gurabo Plant Facility Retrofit (2004 to 2008) • Merck Sharp and Dohme (2006) • Pfizer Barceloneta Plant (2000 to 2006) • Pfizer Fajardo Plant (2000 to 2005) • Wyeth Guayama Plant New High Potent Compound Facilities (2003) • Warner Lambert - Vega Baja Plant (1995 to 2001) Tomás J. Torres, MPL, PE, LPP Page: # 3 ______________________________________________________________________ Additional Professional Experience • President, Energy Committee, Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, 2015 to 2017 • Baxter Heath Care Corp. 1992 to 1994 Project Manager • New constructions and equipment installation in several Baxter Healthcare Plants o • Lead Project Manager for the Construction of New Fenwal San German Plant • PREPA (AEE) 1988 to 19992 Project Engineer • Equipment installation and retrofits in several PREPA Plants, including, Central San Juan, Palo Seco, Aguirre, Aguirre Ciclo Combinado and Costa Sur. Publications and Articles Energy and Economic Development ▪ New Puerto Rico Energy Policy, Implementation Challenges, Public Utility Fortnightly, February, 2019. ▪ Ejecutar el Cambio Energético, El Nuevo Día, October 19, 2018 ▪ Mas Allá de Postes y Cables, El Nuevo Día, September 18, 2018 ▪ Hacia la Energía de Futuro, , El Nuevo Día, July 30, 2018 ▪ Puerto Rico Transformation, Vision for the Future, Importance of an Independent Regulator, Public Utility Fortnightly, March, 2018 ▪ Puerto Rico Debt and Title III, Public Utility Fortnightly, October, 2017 ▪ ¿Que ruta escogeremos para la AEE?, El Nuevo Día, June 28, 2017 ▪ Electricity in Puerto Rico, Key to Economic Crisis, Public Utilities Fortnightly, May, 2017 ▪ La Deuda y la Política Pública, Impacto en el Costo Energético de Puerto Rico, Instituto de Política Pública, Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, May, 2017 ▪ Electricity in Puerto Rico, Key to Economic Crisis, Public Utility Fortnightly, May, 2017 ▪ Crece Boricua, El Nuevo Día, February 27, 2015 Academia / Planning ▪ Plan para la Rehabilitación del Centro Urbano de Río Piedras en torno a la Rehabilitación de Vivienda (“Plan for the Rehabilitation of the Río Piedras Urban Center in Terms of Housing”), UPR, Río Piedas, 2013. Tomás J. Torres, MPL, PE, LPP Page: # 4 ______________________________________________________________________ Lectures, Conferences and Testimonies Energy ▪ Panelist, Black Start Conference, San Juan, PR, March 2019. ▪ Opening Remarks Speaker and Panelist, Puerto Rico Grid 2 Conference, San Juan, PR, January 2019. ▪ Speaker, Energy Forum at the Puerto Rico Manufacturer Association (PRMA) Annual Meeting, June, 2018. ▪ Speaker, Rutgers University, Center for Research in Regulated Industry (CRRI), 37th Annual Eastern Conference, Ellicott City, MD, June 6 to 8, 2018. ▪ Organizer and Host Speaker, Puerto Rico Engineering Institute (Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de P.R.) Mega Viernes Civil Continued Education Conference, Energy Infrastructure Track, April 6, 2018 ▪ Speaker, Energy Finance Training, Columbia University, NYC, March 12, 2018. ▪ Host Speaker, Energy Forum at the Puerto Rico Manufacturer Association (PRMA) Annual Meeting, June, 2017. ▪ Speaker, Rutgers University, Center for Research in Regulated Industry (CRRI), Eastern Conference, Annapolis, MD, May 31 to June 2, 2017. ▪ Organizer and Host Speaker, Puerto Rico Engineering Institute (Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de P.R.) Mega Viernes Civil Continued Education Conference, Energy Infrastructure Track, March, 31 2017. ▪ Speaker, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Energy Finance Training, Columbia University, NYC, March 13 to 15, 2017. ▪ Speaker, Puerto Rico Manufacturer Association (PRMA), New Structure for Economic Growth Conference, April 1, 2016. ▪ Organizer and Host Speaker, Institute for Competitiveness and Sustainable Economy of Puerto Rico (ICSE-PR) Conference, Regulatory Frame and Energy Cost, February 2016. ▪ Testimony development, Hearings by the US Congress House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, focus on “energy challenges and opportunities facing Puerto Rico”, January 12, 2016. ▪ Host Speaker for the Energy Forum, Puerto Rico Manufacturer Association (PRMA) Annual Meeting, May 2015. ▪ Organizer, Puerto Rico Manufacturer Association (PRMA), Competitiveness Forum, April 2015. Industry ▪ Speaker, American Glovebox Society (AGS) 2008 Annual Meeting, Daytona Beach, FL. ▪ Speaker, EDPharma 2008 Containment Conference, Philadelphia, PA. ▪ Open Speaker, Puerto Rico Engineering Board 2007 Containment Conference. ▪ Speaker, International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) 2002 Washington DC Summer Conference; and 2002 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. Tomás J. Torres, MPL, PE, LPP Page: # 5 ______________________________________________________________________ Interviews and Press Conferences Energy, Economic Development ▪ Piden Cautela a la AEE, El Nuevo Día, April 5, 2015 (Interview) ▪ Carga que no se alivia, El Vocero, April 10, 2015 (Interview) ▪ Exigen Claridad, Vocero, May 26, 2015 (Press Conference) ▪ Competitividad en Riesgo si Sube la Luz, El Nuevo Día, June 2, 2015 (Interview) ▪ La Otra Cara de la Propuesta de la AEE, El Nuevo Día, June 21, 2015 (Interview) ▪ Interés Privado por la AEE, el Nuevo Día, October 26, 2015 (Interview) ▪ Esfuerzo estéril, El Nuevo Día, October 30, 2015 (Interview) ▪ Prevén Golpe “Mortal” para la Economía, El Nuevo Día, January 11, 2016 (Press Conference) ▪ Una Hoja de Ruta para Frenar la Mala Racha, El Nuevo Día, February 7, 2016 (Interview) ▪ Lupa al Costo Energético, El Nuevo Día, February 8, 2016 (Interview) ▪ Organizaciones Pronostican Alza “Leve” en la Luz, El Nuevo Día, February 13, 2016 (Press Conference) ▪ Rechazo Industrial al Alza Pidió Ia AEE, EL Nuevo Día, June 2, 2016 (Interview) ▪ Golpe a la Energía Renovable de Aprobarse Aumento en Tarifa de Energía Eléctrica, NotiCel, June 20, 2016 (Interview) ▪ Buscan Impulsar ‘Radicalmente’ la Energía Renovable, Noticel, June 20, 2016 (Interview) ▪ Our Last Card, Competitive Costs, Caribbean Business, June 30, 2016 (Article) ▪ Puerto Rican Business Groups File Legal Challenge to Hike in Electric Rates Forced by PREPA Restructuring Deal, August 18, 2016 (Press Release) ▪ Puerto Rico Associations File Suit to Block Power Rate Hike, Associated Press, August 18, 2016 (Press Conference) ▪ Inconcluso el 75 Por Ciento del Plan Fiscal. El Nuevo Día, September 2, 2016 (Interview) Industry ▪ New Generation of Pharmaceutical Drugs More Potent Demand Higher Containment Technology Measures, Caribbean Business, May 3, 2007 (Interview) ### .