Energy Solutions

Staff

Sam Cohen, President

Mr. Cohen founded Energy Solutions in 1995. He specializes in providing program design, marketing, and implementation assistance for energy-efficiency programs serving business sector customers. Currently, Mr. Cohen is supervising several programs, including energy efficiency services for local governments, lighting retrofit programs that target the small commercial sector, a senior housing program focusing on lighting and boilers, distributor stocking programs for motors and air conditioners, a design assistance program, resource conservation manager work in schools, and creating equipment databases. For many years, he helped manage Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Express Efficiency (nonresidential retrofit) program. Between 1998 and 2000, Energy Solutions’ turn-key marketing program for PG&E’s Express Efficiency program resulted in the program exceeding target goals; the 2000 program received over 22,000 applications, a substantial increase from previous years. PG&E’s Express Efficiency program was adopted statewide in 1999 and Energy Solutions helped all four investor-owned utilities launch their own versions of these programs. Projects for other clients include energy efficiency marketing strategies, process evaluations, and greenhouse gas reduction planning. Also, co-author of a successful $1.3 million DOE Rebuild America grant to transform local energy efficiency markets.

Prior to starting Energy Solutions, Mr. Cohen was an Associate at Barakat & Chamberlain, where he specialized in Demand Side Management (DSM) program design and implementation. Mr. Cohen also managed the company’s technology database and was the firm’s specialist in lighting, motors, and adjustable speed drives. Before that, Mr. Cohen was a Senior Research Associate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he worked on evaluating energy savings and economics of retrofitting single-family homes, incorporating environmental externalities into utility planning, and DSM bidding. Mr. Cohen received his Masters Degree from the Energy and Resources Group at U.C. Berkeley, and his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, also from U.C. Berkeley. Mr. Cohen received the 2002 Program Design Innovator Award from the Association of Energy Engineers Bay Area Chapter.

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Chris Burmester (PhD), Vice President

Dr. Burmester directs and manages Energy Solutions’ Information Systems Group and has been active in the energy resources and computer and information sciences fields for the past 20 years. Energy Solutions’ IS group provides software design and engineering support for a variety of high impact Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy programs including the California Solar Initiative (CSI), California and Nevada Statewide Upstream Distributor Incentive Programs (providing incentives to stock and distribute high efficiency technologies), California Green Business Certification Program, and the California Business and Consumer Electronics Program (providing incentives to consumer electronics retailers to stock high efficiency electronic devices). Prior to working at Energy Solutions, Chris was Director at ConceptLabs, Inc., a technology incubation company, and Director/Owner of Formation, a software design and contracting firm serving a wide variety of clients including PG&E, Electric Power Research Institute, Charles Schwab, Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, and Cisco Systems. Dr. Burmester holds multiple degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, including BS and MS degrees in Materials Science and Engineering and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering with minor emphasis in Computer Science and Energy Resources. He is the author of over 40 scientific publications and has received awards from the University of California, Materials Research Society, US Department of Energy, Cray Research, and MasPar Computer.

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Ted Pope, Vice President

Mr. Pope co-directs Energy Solutions’ portfolio of activities, including market research, program design and implementation, regulatory compliance, and efficiency standards intervention support to utility, local government, and non-profit clients. Mr. Pope oversees Energy Solutions’ business and consumer electronics utility program support activities and Energy Solutions’ administration of the national Cool Roof Rating Council. He also supervises the company’s appliance standards consulting practice, providing analytical and strategic support for the establishment of state and federal appliance standards. Mr. Pope oversaw the implementation of utility-funded HeatWise and LightWash commercial clothes washer and condensing water heater rebate programs. Mr. Pope has consulted on a variety of residential, emerging technology, and local government energy efficiency programs initiatives. Prior to coming to Energy Solutions, he developed and/or managed the residential clothes washer, refrigerator, lighting fixture, emerging technologies, and geothermal heat pump programs for PG&E. He has taken leadership roles in facilitating several regional and national collaborative program-planning activities. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Pope managed a water heater rebate program at Seattle City Light and earned an EPRI Innovator award for leadership of the ground breaking EPRI clothes washer research project known as THELMA. While at Seattle City Light, he also helped develop the performance specifications and authored the technical support documentation for Consortium for Energy Efficiency’s widely adopted national efficient washer program. Prior to Seattle City Light, Mr. Pope worked at the Washington State Energy Office where he prepared program evaluations and provided technical support to Northwest utilities for residential appliance program development. Mr. Pope earned a Bachelor of Science in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University with an emphasis in engineering.

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Terrance Pang, Senior Director

Terrance Pang currently manages Energy Solutions’ Emerging Technologies practice and oversees the Upstream HVAC, Motors, Lighting, Food Service/Refrigeration and Water Heating program, where he applies his extensive knowledge of market structure and innovative technologies. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Terrance spent 25 years working on utility energy efficiency programs at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Having begun his career completing residential, commercial and industrial energy surveys, and continuing efficiency project development as an Account Executive to major customers for PG&E, Terrance developed a broad, realistic sense of what can be accomplished in the marketplace with a healthy appreciation for customer barriers. At PG&E, he managed multiple programs with combined budgets of up to $80 million annually, and developed an extensive network of market contacts. Mr. Pang provided oversight of PG&E staff and consultants with contracts for achieving energy efficiency in commercial, industrial and federal sectors via the Power Saving Partners and PowerPAct® Programs. These Programs leveraged the work of ESCOs and other large firms engaged in the business of large scale turn-key energy efficiency work. His awards include an “Exemplary Award” from ACEEE in 2003 for implementing the Upstream Lighting Program and an award from the U. S. DOE/EPA Energy Star® Program in 2005 for serving on the Board of Directors for the National PEARL Program. Terrance received his Bachelors Degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in the interdisciplinary Environmental Science Program.

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Luther Kopf, Information Systems Director

Mr. Kopf works with the design and implementation of energy efficiency programs and custom software applications. He is currently managing the development of the PG&E Vendor Rebates online tool. This tool enables vendors to electronically submit rebate applications and streamlines processing effort and payment timelines. He also manages the development and deployment of the Green Business Certification online software application and the Business Consumer Electronics online software application. During his time at Energy Solutions Mr. Kopf has been involved in the California Solar Initiative (CSI) managing the integration and functional specification portion of the online application processing system. He also managed the Federal and State E5K lighting program, providing design assistance and spectrally enhanced lighting expertise. He managed the development of the California Instant Rebate System which is an online application that manages rebate processing from data entry to payment. The system is used by the Statewide Upstream Motors and Air Conditioning Program, as well as the PG&E Commercial Lighting and Residential HVAC Programs. Mr. Kopf was involved in the creation and development of the nationwide Appliance Standards Awareness Program (ASAP) and the online system to support state specific product eligibility. Prior to that, he was involved in both the implementation of the lighting component of the LightWash program and the development of new Appliance Efficiency Regulations for the California Energy Commission. Before joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Kopf served as a Project Manager for Community Energy Services Corporation. He worked mainly with the Smart Lights Program, which helps small businesses upgrade to more energy efficient lighting. His main responsibilities within the Smart Lights program included the supervision of projects and contractor relationships. In addition, he provided lighting audits, data mining, and in-house database management. Mr. Kopf also brings 3 years of hi-tech process consulting experience at Andersen Consulting/Accenture where his clients included Microsoft, E*Trade, and Sun Microsystems. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering, graduating Cum Laude from the University of Arizona.

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Alex Alzugaray, Director

Mr. Alzugaray currently supervises multiple efforts serving the commercial market sector. Efforts focus on providing additional technical understanding, implementation coordination, and incentive application assistance in small to large retail and office facilities. Mr. Alzugaray’s experience is in advanced lighting and evaporative cooling technology end-uses with program models ranging from direct install to upstream design. He currently oversees technical aspect of the CEC funded Energy Technology Assistance Program that promotes bi-level parking lot and parking garage lighting and wireless HVAC and lighting controls. Mr. Alzugaray provides goal tracking and database management services as well as technical and regulatory filing support for 3rd party and utility run programs. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Alzugaray was responsible for marketing, customer service, and project management support at the PG&E Energy Efficiency Resource Center. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Studies and Planning and also received a Certificate of Energy Management from Sonoma State University.

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Alex Chase, Director

Mr. Chase manages Energy Solutions’ policy and research projects that focus on appliance efficiency standards and consumer electronics. He manages a Codes and Standards team that provides comprehensive technical, economic, market, political, and infrastructure information for energy policy decisions at a state, national, and international level. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Chase was a Sustainable Energy Fellow at the Rocky Mountain Institute, and a researcher at Baxter International. In both positions, his applied research showcased innovative ways in which the healthcare industry can improve resource efficiency while enhancing the healing and/or working environments. Mr. Chase has also served as a student representative to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in The Hague, Netherlands, and conducted field research on Alaskan Brown bears in Katmai National Park. Mr. Chase received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University and his Master of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering and Science (with an energy focus) from Stanford University.

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Daniel Cornejo, Director

Mr. Cornejo directs our Southern California and Nevada consulting practices. He is currently supervising an Upstream HVAC and LED Lighting Program. From 2007-2009, Mr. Cornejo managed NV Energy’s Upstream HVAC and Motors Programs. Mr. Cornejo also previously assisted San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) with 2006 program planning recommendations and trade ally outreach for the 2005 Express Efficiency Program. He was involved in all program aspects for the highly successful $13 million California Statewide Upstream Motors and HVAC program with Southern California Edison, SDG&E and Pacific Gas and Electric in 2004-5.

Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Cornejo was the Director of Engineering for Point Power Systems, where he managed the evaluation, selection, pricing, and sourcing of windmill package systems for US applications. He was the company’s technical lead and advised the founders on product and renewable industry trends. Mr. Cornejo received his Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford University, and his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Miami.

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Annette (Ann) Guy, Director

Ms. Guy specializes in local government projects and programs, including energy efficiency and renewable energy project development and energy project financing.  Her management of the firm’s local government practice includes developing and managing regional and statewide energy efficiency programs targeting the local government sector, managing the firm’s strategic consulting work related to federal economic stimulus funds, and overseeing renewable energy feasibility studies and project development.

From 2010 – 2012, Ms. Guy is directing a 2-year, $5.9 million California statewide program to implement advanced energy efficiency technologies in public facilities and to develop workforce capabilities in the area of energy and energy efficiency.  From 2004 – 2008, Ms. Guy managed the technical implementation of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Energy Watch program, which worked with local government agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area to reduce energy use in their own facilities through efficiency upgrades and energy efficient design.  The program also assisted with energy elements in General Plans, developed climate action plans for greenhouse gas reductions, and provided support for other policy measures.

Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Ms. Guy managed and developed renewable energy, green building, and water conservation projects for Brown, Vence & Associates (now HDR|BVA).  Prior to that, Ms. Guy worked at the City of San Jose, where she managed a pilot project to purchase retail power for major City electrical accounts.  Ms. Guy’s previous experience included working for the Association of Bay Area Governments to develop a regional power purchasing pool for member agencies and working at the United Nations Environment Program where she coordinated a management initiative to integrate the five environmental subdivisions of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Division.  She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Peter Borocz, Senior Software Engineer

Mr. Borocz is a member of the Information Systems Team. He manages several Energy Solutions software development and maintenance programs and actively contributes to the development of the firm’s risk management program. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Borocz worked in the financial services sector, holding software development positions at TibCo and Cogency as well as IS/IT management positions at Barclays Global Investors (now Blackrock), Fisher Investments and AXA Rosenberg. Mr. Borocz holds an MS in Engineering & Economics Systems from Stanford University and a BS in Mathematical Economics from Santa Clara University.

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Eric Evenson, Senior Software Engineer

Eric Evenson joined the Energy Solutions team full time as of August 2010. Previous to this Eric, as a consultant, worked with Energy Solutions to design and develop the online California Instant Incentive System, then to maintain and extend the system for Business and Consumer Electronics and the PG&E Vendor Rebate System. He will continue to work on the online rebate systems, as well as expand into other projects. Prior to working for Energy Solutions Eric’s clients included NASA, Boeing, UCSF and PowerLight Corporation.

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Amul Goswamy, Senior Software Engineer

Mr. Goswamy is a member of the Information Systems Team. He manages Energy Solutions software development and maintenance for the Nevada Energy’ Energy Plus New Homes program and the CSI Thermal Program Database. He also serves as the technical lead for California’s statewide Self Generation Incentive Program Database.
Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Goswamy worked on high-volume web applications and developer tools for Apple Inc. He is a Certified Master Composter and volunteers as an educator for Santa Clara County. Mr. Goswamy holds Master of Science degrees in Engineering Education from Tufts and in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology.

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Eric Walstad, Senior Software Engineer

Eric Walstad is a member of the Information Systems team. He joined Energy Solutions in January, 2012 after eight years of working for the company as a contractor. Mr. Walstad helped bring the Upstream Rebates software application to fruition and has been involved in work on the ABAG, CRRC and Green Business programs. As a contractor, Mr. Walstad’s clients included EnergySoft, Schiller/Nexant, NORESCO and Powerlight/Sunpower. Mr. Walstad received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies and Planning with a concentration in Energy Management and Design from Sonoma State University.

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Tim O’Keefe, Senior Information Systems Manager

Mr. O’Keefe currently provides project management and technical architecture services to the California Solar Initiative’s application management and data reporting tools. Mr. O’Keefe began developing content-driven web applications in 1999 for clients including PG&E, Hewlett Packard, EMC, and Charles Schwab. He has also provided engineering services in both sustainable transportation systems and water supply seismic upgrade projects, and led field operations in energy efficiency and recycling programs. Mr. O’Keefe holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, and Music.

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Marla Parker, Senior Information Systems Manager

Ms. Parker works on the design and implementation of the Business and Consumer Electronics Incentives System. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Ms. Parker worked at Sun Microsystems for over 20 years as a software developer, senior engineering manager, and as the Community Manager for java.net, an online community of developers and hosted software development projects. While at Sun Microsystems, Ms. Parker worked with developers around the world on a number of Open Standards and Open Source projects. Prior to Sun Microsystems, she worked for Advanced Micro Devices and a small CAD/CAE company. Ms. Parker has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Jun Furuta, Senior Project Manager

Mr. Furuta manages the design and specification of custom software applications and supports the development of new energy efficiency programs. Recently, he developed a work paper on variable refrigerant flow systems for Southern California Edison using building energy modeling tools that resulted in the one of the first utility incentive programs for VRFs in the country. He serves as a corresponding member on the ASHRAE TC8.7 VRF committee. Past work paper and program design work for SCE includes ductless mini and multi-splits and packaged AC units. Currently, he is finishing the specification for the residential online buyers guide for SCE and is working on additional VRF energy models for Bonneville Power Administration and packaged AC part load performance modeling for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Mr. Furuta has also performed building audits to assess the feasibility of wireless HVAC controls for the Energy Technology Assistance Program (ETAP). Previously, he was the project manager for the development of the PG&E Vendor Rebate System, an expansion of the existing California Instant Rebate System, an online tool which expedites the submission, processing, and payment of electronic rebate applications. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Furuta implemented a program tracking database for Green Building in Alameda County at StopWaste.Org. At West Office Exhibition Design, he designed and managed the development of interactive exhibits for history museums and science centers. Before that, Mr. Furuta was a Product Manager at Berkeley Process Control, Inc., a high-end machine controls company. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley.

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James B. Hanna, Senior Project Manager

Mr. Hanna joined Energy Solutions in 2008 and works on a variety of projects, specializing in HVAC, Variable Refrigerant Flow Ductless, chiller, and motor technologies, web based rebate applications, Distributor and Manufacturer (Upstream) rebate programs, and strategic and business development plans. He has developed regulatory workpapers (e.g. market assessments, impacts, and engineering calculations) for numerous technologies. Recently, Mr. Hanna spearheaded the development of the nation’s first upstream prescriptive rebates for VRFs and water-cooled chillers. His diverse experience in the field of energy efficiency includes over 32 years at PG&E. Mr. Hanna helped expand PG&E’s innovative Refrigerant Charge/ Air Flow and duct testing/ duct sealing operation and maintenance rebate programs. He designed and was responsible for all aspects of implementing a motor and HVAC rebate program at PG&E, in which he devised effective communication strategies to successfully engage CEOs and General Managers to increase program participation.

Most noteworthy was Mr. Hanna’s leadership to manage PG&E’s, and the nation’s, first paperless web-based rebate application, which dramatically altered motor and HVAC stocking practices in PG&E’s territory. Mr. Hanna was also responsible for developing: regulatory filings, technical work papers, marketing strategies, rebate applications, and marketing materials measurement and evaluation, engineering methodologies, forecasting strategies, as well as for engaging market actors and internal clients for PG&E’s very successful $60 million Express Efficiency Rebate Program. Prior to that, Mr. Hanna designed, developed, tested, and implemented ‘real-time’ performance analysis testing (PAT) tools for air compressors, motors, and package air conditioners. He also created a new data interface software between data logger and Air Master+ and persuaded the Department of Energy to add data interface software into Air Master+. Mr. Hanna has conducted scores of commercial and industrial energy audits, and was a start-up engineer at PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.

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Mike McGaraghan, LC, Senior Project Manager

Mr. McGaraghan currently manages a Codes and Standards team that provides technical, economic, and political analysis to help inform the California Energy Commission’s Title 24 building codes enhancement process. Mr. McGaraghan also works on appliance efficiency standards development at both the federal and state level. Prior to his work on codes and standards, he worked extensively with the Association of Bay Area Governments Energy Watch Program, managing the Program’s Direct Install Lighting element which completed 130 retrofit projects at 27 local government agencies and claimed 6.1 GWh in gross energy savings and 1.0 MW of gross peak demand reduction. Mr. McGaraghan also developed the Energy Watch Program’s Energy Assessment Reports for 22 local governments and served as the point person for the Program’s efficiency work with the City of Oakland. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. McGaraghan worked primarily in education, where his four years of teaching experience covered a variety of subjects and age groups. In 2004, Mr. McGaraghan worked in Central America as a supervisor for the non-profit organization Amigos de las Americas, which runs community development projects throughout Latin America. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University.

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Pam Molsick, Senior Project Manager

Ms. Molsick manages and implements activities on a variety of energy efficiency projects including PG&E’s New Efficiency Options (NEO) Program and Energy Solution’s Energy Technology Assistance Program (ETAP). She is the Project Manager for NEO, and is responsible for overseeing innovative lighting design assistance to customers, qualifying LED products for incentive eligibility, project implementation and market transformation of new emerging energy efficiency technologies, such as wireless HVAC controls or Discharge Air Regulation Technique (DART). For ETAP she works with a variety of municipal, institutional and energy efficiency technology entities to implement wireless lighting controls, LED bi-level lighting and DART projects for various cities. In the past she served as an agency lead for 6 cities for the ABAG Energy Watch partnership program. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Ms. Molsick was a Home Performance Consultant for Sustainable Spaces and an integral part of start-up of the company. She conducted research, financial, economic, policy and regulatory analysis for testimony and settlement negotiations in gas and electricity proceedings before the state and federal government and litigation cases at MRW & Associates. She was an environmental scientist specializing in environmental compliance for Brown and Caldwell. She received her Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Renewable Natural Resources from University of California at Davis.

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Erika Walther, CEM, LEED™ A.P., Senior Project Manager

Erika Walther has worked for over ten years on a wide range of energy and water efficiency programs at Energy Solutions. She is currently conducting research and analysis on various water saving technologies for possible inclusion in California’s building code, Title 24. As part of Energy Solutions’ Emerging Technologies practice, Ms. Walther currently supports PG&E, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories and the U.S. Department of Energy with an LED demonstration project assessing the performance of MR16s and PAR30s. She also recently managed the evaluation of several advanced (e.g., wireless) lighting control technologies for their demand response and energy efficiency capabilities. From 2006-2008, she managed the Energy Efficiency Policy element of the ABAG Energy Watch program, providing customized policy assistance to participating agencies. She also provided energy efficiency technical consulting services to over a dozen local governments. For four years, Ms. Walther worked with the Regional Water Authority, which represents nearly 20 water suppliers, providing program administration for the RWA’s Landscape Irrigation System Incentive Grant Program. She also designed and implemented the Water-wise Landscape Rebate Program for Stanford University’s Utilities Division. From 2002-2005, Ms. Walther supported and later managed the LightWash program, a $4 million integrated energy/water rebate program that was implemented in partnership with many of California’s largest water utilities. Prior to coming to Energy Solutions, Ms. Walther conducted research at U.C. Berkeley’s Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory assessing the efficiency and performance of solar thermal and solar electric technologies. Ms. Walther is a Certified Energy Manager (C.E.M.) and a LEED™ Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. She received her Master of Arts Degree from the Energy and Resources Group at U.C. Berkeley and her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Studies from U.C. Santa Barbara.

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Kitty Wang, Senior Project Manager

Ms. Wang currently manages the Advanced Lighting program in Southern California at Energy Solutions. She is also a lead author for the residential buyer’s guide for Southern California Edison and primary municipal government liason for the Energy Technology Assistance Program. Ms. Wang has worked with a variety of electric utilities and governments, including Duke Energy, Hawaiian Electric Company, Kansas City Power & Light, PG&E, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and State of Hawaii. Prior to joining Energy Solutions in 2011, Ms. Wang was a Principal at Rocky Mountain Institute, where she led projects in the areas of utility resource planning, demand-side management (DSM) programs, building energy efficiency, distributed generation economics, and electric vehicles. Ms. Wang’s prior employers also include Utility Engineering, where she was a field mechanical engineer, Econergy International Corporation, and American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Ms. Wang holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering and Science from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering also from Stanford University. She is a registered professional mechanical engineer in the State of Colorado.

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Jeff Glickman, Information Systems Manager III

Jeff Glickman is a member of the Information Technologies group and splits his time between software support and application development. Mr. Glickman serves as the lead for the burgeoning Energy Solutions Customer Support team, which provides technical assistance for the PG&E Vendor Rebates System, CA Instant Rebates, and CSI PowerClerk. He is heavily involved in the continuing development of the Vendor Rebates System, especially with regard to user-oriented functionality. Mr. Glickman is also part of a small team responsible for designing and documenting application enhancements for the CSI PowerClerk application processing system. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Glickman worked as a Consulting Analyst in Accenture’s Technical Architecture group. While there, he worked with a Multi-National Oil Company and a Public Financial Institution helping to design and implement web-based IT support and financial account tracking software applications. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Olin College in 2007.

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Ethan Miller, Software Engineer III

Mr. Miller has been a web developer since 1999. He is currently a member of the Information Systems group at Energy Solutions and splits his time almost evenly between two areas. In the Maintenance and Operations area Mr. Miller leads efforts to improve the infrastructure for all programs that rely on IS support. As a programmer Mr. Miller also contributes to the development of several projects including Vendor Rebates, and California Solar Initiative Thermal Program among others. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the CADRE Laboratory for New Media where he specialized in software based art.

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Greg Barker, Engineering Project Manager II

Mr. Barker implements energy efficiency programs for Energy Solutions, focusing on lighting and HVAC technologies. He is currently managing activity on PG&E’s upstream and midstream lighting rebate programs. He coordinates a suite of programs targeting manufacturers and distributors who sell lighting products in the general fluorescent and LED markets. Mr. Barker also provides technical support and auditing skills to the large commercial market segment through the. Mr. Barker manages a Wireless HVAC Controls demonstration project for PG&E’s Emerging Technologies group. He previously worked on the LightWash Program for commercial coin laundromats, managing, marketing, and providing technical support for the lighting and water heater rebate programs. Mr. Barker earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, with coursework in semiconductor technologies, electronics design and energy efficiency.

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Kate Merrill, Engineering Project Manager II

Ms. Merrill specializes in commercial building energy efficiency, engineering project management, and program design and implementation. She is currently managing Energy Solutions’ energy audit and engineering services team. She is also the project manager for PG&E’s Distributor Rebate Program for Commercial Water Heaters. Recently, Kate served as the Facility Technical Services Lead and as a City Lead for the 2006-2008 ABAG Energy Watch Program, assisting local governments in implementing energy efficiency through facility projects and policy initiatives. Ms. Merrill was a Field Energy Analyst for the 2006-2008 Retrocommissioning Services and Incentives Program under contract with Portland Energy Conservation Inc. Prior to her work at Energy Solutions, Ms. Merrill was a mechanical engineering research assistant at the Industrial Assessment Center at the University of Illinois in Chicago. In this U.S. Department of Energy sponsored program, she conducted comprehensive energy audits for small to medium-sized manufacturing facilities within the chemical, paper, metals and plastic industries. Ms. Merrill earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, graduating with honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago in May of 2003.

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Sherry Hao, Project Manager II

Ms. Hao manages and supports energy-efficiency programs including administering the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), a non-profit educational organization which maintains a roof rating system, and PG&E’s Large Commercial and Institutional (LC&I) market sector: the Non-residential Retrofit Program (NRR) and the Non-residential New Construction (NRNC) Program. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Ms. Hao worked at Asian American LEAD, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit youth development organization, where Ms. Hao provided fundraising, design and management of programs. Before AALEAD, Ms. Hao served as the Director of the Campaign to Protect Chinatown, a Boston, M.A. nonprofit affordable housing and environmental justice advocacy organization. Ms. Hao’s technical experience includes working as a design and testing consultant at Gamma Engineering, at Product Genesis as a mechanical engineer on a multidisciplinary product development team, and testing joint replacement products at Howmedica. Ms. Hao received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with an option in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University.

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Jeff Johnston, Project Manager II

Mr. Johnston joined Energy Solutions in August of 2009. Mr. Johnston manages SCE’s Upstream HVAC Program and acts as a distributor liaison for NV Energy’s Upstream HVAC & Motors program and SCE’s Upstream HVAC Program. Before joining the Energy Solutions’ team, Jeff was an Assistant Project Manager on the proposed Newhall Ranch, a 22,000 home master-planned community in Los Angeles County, CA. Mr. Johnston received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California and a Master of Planning degree from the University of Southern California.

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Forest Kaser, Project Manager II

Mr. Kaser is the staff lead for many of Energy Solutions’ existing local government Block Grant clients, including San Francisco, Oakland, Milpitas, Pleasanton, Santa Cruz, Salinas, and Watsonville. Mr. Kaser’s responsibilities include managing technical subcontractors and internal staff that conduct detailed HVAC, lighting, pumps, and solar PV assessments; reviewing technical reports; presenting results to local government staff; and administering federal performance and financial reporting. Mr Kaser also works closely with local government staff to develop integrated, cost-effective energy and conservation strategies that address client priorities and leverage existing funding opportunities and resources, including low-interest bonds and loans. Previously, Mr. Kaser provided grant application and management services to six Bay Area cities for the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, including identifying and prioritizing potential projects, developing scopes of work, estimating budgets, providing technical analyses of benefits, and ensuring compliance with federal procurement guidelines and administrative procedures. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Kaser conducted basic and applied research on topics including energy-efficient water disinfection, bioremediation, and pesticide drift. Mr. Kaser received Master’s Degrees in Energy and Resources and Microbiology from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Reed College

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Keith Kaste, Project Manager II

Mr. Kaste manages software upgrade releases for PG&E rebate websites. He is also a technical lead for Information Services Quality Assurance Engineering. In addition, he provides technical support for all Energy Solution rebate web sites. He is also a member of the Engineering Team for building audits. Previously Mr. Kaste was the technical lead for evaporative cooling technology in Southern California and Nevada. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Kaste developed database solutions for the Sherman Wong design firm. Prior to that he designed and developed a number of electro-mechanical instruments, including liquid chromatography pumps achieving high pressure flow with low pulsation at Bio-Rad Laboratories. At Dynatech Electro-Optics he developed gas analysis instruments for the automotive and medical industries. He received his Master of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a concentration in heat transfer.

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Teddy Kisch, LEED AP, Project Manager II

Mr. Kisch (LEED AP) joined Energy Solutions in 2009. He serves as the technical lead for the Business and Consumer Electronics (BCE) program for a variety of electronics products, including televisions, desktops, and monitors. He is also a member of the lighting technical team for the Energy Technology Assistance Program (ETAP). His previous project experience includes energy efficient lighting design, emerging technologies assessment, residential energy efficiency program design, codes and standards, and GHG reduction planning.

Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Teddy interned at Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc (E3), where he focused on the role of emerging technologies in meeting California’s aggressive energy efficiency goals. Teddy graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science, and received his Masters Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University with a concentration in Atmosphere/Energy. Prior to his graduate degree, Teddy worked with Green World Solutions performing GPS/GIS based water audits for large commercial and public agency clients. He has worked on environmental and resource projects throughout the world, including projects in Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Sudan, and the Dominican Republic.

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Bijit Kundu, Project Manager II

Mr. Kundu joined Energy Solutions in May 2010 and currently works on the Codes and Standards team that provides technical and policy support to Pacific Gas and Electric in Federal appliance efficiency standards development. Mr. Kundu has over nine years of professional experience in environmental and energy consulting and technology development. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Kundu worked in Washington, D.C. in support of the ENERGY STAR program for labeled products, a federal government program designed to identify and promote energy-efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that result from energy consumed by commercial and residential products. While working on the ENERGY STAR program, he provided implementation, product development, project management, technical, evaluation, and communications support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to this work, he provided technical and advisory support to a number of federal governmental agencies, including providing rulemaking support to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; providing strategic planning and program management to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; reviewing human health, environmental, and ecological risk assessments for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and contributing to environmental impact statements for the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Kundu holds a Master’s of Science degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.

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Joey Lande, Project Manager II

Mr. Lande joined the Energy Solutions in July, 2007. Since that time, he has worked on a wide range of projects including Nonresidential New Construction, New Efficiency Options, C10 Contractor Outreach, Upstream HVAC and Motors and the Federspiel Control DART Demonstration. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Mr. Lande worked as an intern at the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, a non-profit environmental think-tank organization. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and his Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from the Central European University.

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Shannon O’Rourke, Project Manager II

Ms. O’Rourke currently provides project management support for the California Solar Initiative’s online rebate application and data reporting tools. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Ms. O’Rourke worked in the public and non-profit sectors, developing and implementing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Most recently, she conducted a feasibility study for the City of New York’s Department of Parks and Recreation, examining the potential for a proposed 24 MW solar photovoltaic installation located at the former Fresh Kills landfill. She previously assisted the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) with its effort to build up a community power program aimed at developing renewable energy sources and increasing energy efficiency within the City and County of San Francisco. Additionally, Ms. O’Rourke interned at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), where she worked on energy efficiency projects and researched commercial water conservation incentives. She also has extensive experience leading media campaigns focused on climate change policy and Western energy issues. Ms. O’Rourke has a Master of Public Administration degree with a focus on Energy and Environmental Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California, San Diego.

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Christine Riker, LEED AP, Project Manager II

Ms. Riker is the fieldwork lead for Energy Solution’s solar photovoltaic practice. Through her training in photovoltaic system design, she oversees initial site assessments and drafts system designs for solar feasibility studies. Christine Riker also supervises and provides management support for PG&E’s Office, Warehouse, Etc (OWE) target market sector. She manages over 50 OWE projects within the Non Residential New Construction Rebate Program and provides energy efficiency design recommendations for those projects. In addition, she supervises and provides project management for 30 OWE projects within the PG&E Non Residential Retrofit Rebate Program. Ms. Riker was the contract manager for the LC&I Lead Development Project providing oversight and project direction. During Ms. Riker’s time at Energy Solutions, she has worked on enhancing compliance with Title 20: California’s Appliance Energy Code as well as leading a LED Emerging Technology Demonstration Project. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Ms. Riker attended Stanford University and completed her Masters of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, with a concentration in Atmosphere & Energy. She also participated in an internship at the National Renewable Energy Lab with the Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems. Ms. Riker received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and Physics from Albion College.

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Jordan Shackelford, Project Manager II

Jordan Shackelford is a member of the Energy Solutions emerging technologies team, which has implemented several demonstrations and evaluations on lighting and controls technology for Pacific Gas and Electric. Jordan also provides management and support for an electric sign contractors rebate program to encourage efficient lighting in electric signage, and distributor rebate programs to increase stocking and sales of high efficiency HVAC, motor, and commercial lighting equipment. Jordan has also served as a Field Energy Analyst for the Retrocommissioning Services and Incentives Program under Portland Energy Conservation Inc. Prior to joining Energy Solutions Jordan was a MAP Sustainable Energy Fellow, serving as a Bioenergy Analyst in the Ecosystems Services group of Winrock International in Washington D.C. and working on biomass generation projects and international biofuels development. Jordan holds a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an energy focus from Stanford University.

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Celina Stratton, Project Manager II

Ms. Stratton joined Energy Solutions in September 2009. Ms. Stratton acts as a distributor liaison for Southern California Edison’s Upstream HVAC Program; conducting outreach, training, and application support for participating HVAC distributors. Ms. Stratton is also on Energy Solutions’ local government team, providing support and analysis for climate action planning, energy efficiency retrofit projects, and block grant funding. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Celina helped businesses identify and pursue strategies to increase sustainability as a sustainability consultant, supported nonprofits with grant writing and fund development consulting, and was a Project Manager at the nonprofit, Energy Coalition. Celina received a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Earth Sciences from the University of California Santa Cruz and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning Degree from the University of California Irvine. Celina is a LEED Accredited Professional and is active with The Ecology Center and the Orange County Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Linda Brandon, Art Director / Graphic Designer

For the past ten years Ms. Brandon has been designing collateral material for Energy Solutions. She brings 27 years of expertise producing corporate communication, advertising design and marketing projects for corporate clients. She has designed direct mail pieces, print advertisements, program applications, brochures, and other marketing materials for energy efficiency programs. Prior to becoming a design consultant, Ms. Brandon was Senior Designer and Art Director for 19 years at Lawrence Bender & Associates, a nationally recognized design firm. She conducted classes in Communication Design for 10 years, including lectures at The University of California at Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, and Foothill College. Ms. Brandon has produced a wide range of projects for a variety of clients. Her work has included logo design, corporate identity programs, book design, catalogues, brochures, magazines, packages, print advertising, exhibit graphics, annual reports posters, and web sites. Clients include Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas, San Diego Gas & Electric, The California Energy Commission, Energy Management Consultants Inc., Cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Stockton, Santa Cruz, Cetus Corp., Intel Corp., Dataquest Inc., Priam Corp., LSI Logic Corp., Bekins Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Corp., Tandem Computers Corp., Convergent Technologies Corp., Baker International Corp., Chemtrack Corp., California Microwave Corp., Restoration Hardware Inc.,Williams-Sonoma Inc. and Charles Schwabs & Co. Inc. Ms. Brandon’s work has won design awards from the Western Art Directors Shows, San Francisco Art Directors Shows, San Francisco Society of Illustrators Shows, Los Angeles Art Directors Shows, New York Art Directors Shows, San Francisco Gold Medal Show, Public Relations Society of America, Communication Arts, American Institute of Graphic Arts: Books, Graphics Print Ads, Cover Competition, and California Shows, Print Magazine Regional Design Annuals, ARC: USA Annual Report Competition (Bronze medal), Mead Show: 30 Best Annual Reports, Dimensional Illustrators Show (Bronze medals), Kudos from Hooper International Design Competition, Potlatch Northwest Paper Award of Excellence, Murphy Award for Advertising (Gold medal), and Printing Industries of America Awards, Financial World Merit Award. Her work has appeared in advertising books and publications including Annual Report Trends, Print Casebooks, An Intro To Design, Annual Report Design, and Diagraphics II-V International Creators. Linda Brandon received a B.A. in Art from San Jose State University and teaching accreditation from the University of California at Berkeley.