Zachary Borton

Planner
DISC Type : Sc

DER Services Manager at Platte River Power Authority

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Overview

Zachary Borton is a strategist in distributed energy resources at Platte River Power Authority. He focuses on enhancing grid resilience by integrating battery storage, EVs, and solar to meet future load growth. His experience spans power supply portfolio planning and implementing innovative, member-facing energy programs. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Outside of his professional life in the energy sector, Zachary has a background in competitive sports. He was a dedicated scholar-athlete during his time at The Ohio State University, where he was a member of the mens track and field team, showcasing a strong sense of discipline and commitment.

Unique fact: Zachary was a collegiate pole vaulter for The Ohio State University.

Personality Overview

Deliberate

Analytical & Cautious

Inflexible

Being observant comes to them naturally.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

Public Power Advocacy
Works for a public power authority and emphasizes that listening to people's needs is key to shaping the organization's direction, as stated in a recent interview.
Grid Resilience
Focuses on preparing infrastructure for future demands by investing in capital improvements like battery storage to manage load growth from electrification.
Distributed Energy Resources
His role as DER Services Manager involves planning and implementing distributed storage and managing customer-sited resources like solar and EVs on the grid.

Media Appearances

Zachary has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2022
DER Services Manager at Platte River Power Authority
1-2022 - 9-2022
Senior Energy Analyst at Guzman Energy
6-2020 - 1-2022
Energy Resources Administrator at Poudre Valley REA
6-2019 - 5-2020
Senior Power Supply Anaylst at Reading Municipal Light Department
12-2017 - 5-2019
Power Supply Planning Engineer at American Municipal Power, Inc.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Environment from The Ohio State University

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Insights For Selling To Zachary

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Zachary is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Zachary

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Zachary move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Zachary take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Zachary

Personality Compatibility


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