Jon Tabernero

Jon Tabernero joined Synapse in 2020 as a Research Associate, and currently specializes in power sector modeling, electric rate impact modeling, and building decarbonization. His most recent work focuses on running electric sector capacity expansion and dispatch models to support comments and expert testimony relating to utility integrated resource plans. In addition, Mr. Tabernero has experience in the offshore wind sector, reviewing offshore wind developer applications in the Northeast and Southeast.

Mr. Tabernero is an experienced Python developer, primarily focused on writing scripts that automate and expedite data collection, cleaning, and analysis processes. In addition, Mr. Tabernero has experience in web development, specifically developing interactive data visualization dashboards using a combination of tools including Plotly Dash, MS SQL, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. For presenting interactive, 3D, geospatial data, Mr. Tabernero is experienced in using MapBox. 

Mr. Tabernero is also an Amazon Web Services (AWS) certified cloud practitioner with direct experience using AWS’s various tools including EC2, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, and Route 53 to deploy and run web applications.

Prior to joining Synapse, Mr. Tabernero worked as a Research Analyst at GfK, a global market research firm, where he covered the memory-semiconductor space. His responsibilities included forecasting demand trends for memory, analyzing large point-of-sale (PoS) data, and authoring bi-weekly research reports that summarized and presented research findings to clients.

While at GfK, Jon also developed a range of tools in Python aimed at driving organizational efficiency. Notable tools include an automated model classification script, numerous product dashboards, and a web application aimed at forecast generation and forecast adjustment.

Mr. Tabernero graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Business Administration.