Jaimes works for the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, leading strategy and policy for the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF).  Through community grants and programs, PCEF supports local decarbonization projects with a focus on social and racial equity, in collaboration with nonprofit organizations and City bureaus.

He has more than 20 years of experience in energy policy and community development, including in energy planning, program design, green power marketing and public advocacy towards an equitable, clean energy economy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and environmental studies from Whitman College.