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Senior Staff
Glenn Garland Glenn Garland, President, has extensive expertise in energy efficiency strategy, market transformation, and performance contracting. Glenn has been in the energy efficiency industry for 25 years, consulting with businesses, utilities, and government agencies at the international, federal, state, and local levels. Glenn's experience includes managing the marketing, outreach, and implementation for a variety of the U.S. EPA's national ENERGY STAR® programs. This includes as serving as the National Implementation Manager for the ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights® Partnership and the ENERGY STAR HVAC Team. At the state and local level, Glenn developed and implemented strategies to promote the inventory and sale of residential lighting and appliance products with national retailers for the California Residential Lighting and Appliance Program. He was a co-creator of the Schools Conserving Resources (SCORESM) and CitySmartSM market transformation programs focused on providing energy efficiency support and implementation guidance to K-12 school districts and municipal governments in various states. As Implementation Manager for ENERGY STAR Homes Programs for several large utilities, Glenn was responsible for the marketing and outreach to HERS raters, home builders, consumers and realtors to educate them on the advantages of building, buying and selling ENERGY STAR labeled homes. In various states, Glenn has also worked closely with regulators to develop energy efficiency policies and rules that best promote efficiency programs across all market sectors. Glenn's experience in performance contracting included negotiating installation contracts with electrical and mechanical subcontractors and other equipment vendors, negotiating financing and finance options for owners, evaluating risk, and allocating resources and prioritizing investments in energy efficient equipment. Glenn holds a B.S. in Management and Marketing from Clemson University. He enjoys challenges in life as well as cycling, running, and traveling. ^ Back to Top Jim Stimmel Jim Stimmel, Executive Vice-President, has worked on a wide range of energy-related programs and projects over his long tenure in the energy efficiency industry. During his 29-year career he has founded and operated a mechanical contracting company specializing in high performance HVAC systems, geothermal and solar energy; managed hundreds of residential and commercial construction projects; taught hundreds of workshops; provided cutting edge lighting consulting and design; provided strategic management consulting on procurement and acquisitions; and provided support and guidance to numerous government, utility and non-profit energy efficiency and market transformation programs. Among his most significant achievements, Jim assembled and managed a large team of energy professionals who provided program development, implementation and consulting support to the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR programs. He was directly involved in the development of ENERGY STAR initiatives from their inception in 1991, and over the next 12 years helped develop ENERGY STAR into the most effective national energy efficiency program and the most highly recognized symbol for energy efficiency in the nation. Jim also played a key role in creating the SCORE and CitySmart Programs, and currently leads school district and public officials through Energy Efficiency Master Planning Workshops to help them analyze their energy use, identify improvement opportunities, and implement industry best practices. Jim holds a B.S. in Environmental Design from North Carolina State University. He is an avid photographer and enjoys travel and live music. ^ Back to Top Dale Stanton-Hoyle Dale Stanton-Hoyle, Vice President - Engineering, has 29 years of experience in energy engineering. He has developed energy master plans for private clients, managed engineering support teams for U.S. EPA's Green Lights/ENERGY STAR Buildings Programs, and directed international energy-efficiency teams. He also has managed the design, construction, installation, and commissioning of numerous commercial and industrial projects. For various clients including the U.S. EPA, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), Dale has provided program support for energy efficiency programs. This has included leading kickoff meetings for new partners to help them take advantage of technical and financial opportunities in their buildings; providing training to program partners on how to use benchmarking data and tools; and managing engineering teams that provided measurement, verification and evaluation services under critical peak load reduction programs. Dale also led all technical support aspects of the programs, including comprehensive inspections of completed projects, on-site measurement and verification to ensure that projected savings are realized, statistical analysis of energy and billing data, and a variety of energy engineering tasks. In recent years, Dale has helped develop high-performance standards designed to help planners and designers make schools more energy-efficient, healthy, durable, and conducive to learning. For the New York Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), Dale led a team that incorporated the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED criteria and CHPS criteria to develop a new guideline for the design of high performance schools in New York State. The development process included reviewing the best ideas developed by school designers around the country, including the CHPS materials from the Collaborative for High Performance Schools and MA-CHPS from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, adapting these documents for New York State, and expanding several sections to more comprehensively address indoor environmental quality, operations and maintenance, and durability. Dale holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Maryland. He enjoys travel, good wine, and donating his construction talents to help the less fortunate at home and abroad. ^ Back to Top John Oyhenart John Oyhenart, Vice-President - Programs, has 28 years of experience in the energy industry. His background includes a variety of positions in engineering, customer service, and project development at Dominion Virginia Power and its Evantage subsidiary, as well as extensive experience developing and managing energy-efficiency programs and projects for utilities and state governments throughout the nation. This work has included designing and implementing market transformation programs for public- and private-sector facilities, including K-12 schools, municipalities, public water authorities, hospitals, and commercial and industrial buildings. For the U.S. EPA, John managed the national ENERGY STAR Buildings and Green Lights Program for K-12 Schools and Local Government. This work included conducting outreach to school districts and local governments throughout the country; educating program partners on the benefits of an integrated approach to energy efficiency upgrades; and providing technical guidance and assistance. During this time, John authored a U.S. EPA energy efficiency guide: Utility Restructuring and Energy Efficiency: Preparing state & local governments for a deregulated energy world, and a White Paper for US DOE proposing a national Energy $mart Schools Program. For the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), John helped develop an advanced metering and direct load control program for multifamily buildings and single family homes in New York State, and managed and/or provided program support to NYSERDA's Small Commercial Audit, Energy $mart Schools, and Commercial/Industrial Performance Programs. In various other states, John provides program guidance to CLEAResult staff working with utility clients to implement energy efficiency programs in the residential, commercial/industrial, and institutional sectors. John holds a B.S. in Economics from George Mason University and an M.B.A. in Information Systems from George Washington University. He sings and plays saxophone, and is an avid tennis and basketball player. ^ Back to Top Victor Pisani Vic Pisani, Vice President, has 16 years of experience in the energy and energy efficiency fields in both government and electric utility roles. Currently, Vic directs CLEAResult teams that are developing and implementing energy efficiency programs in the Texas, Rocky Mountain, Nevada and Southwest Regions. Vic's past experience includes managing the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR Buildings Retail Sector, which included development, recruitment, and program launch activities for major retailers throughout the nation. Vic also worked with the U.S. Landfill Methane Outreach Program, a government program that identified ways to recover methane gas from landfills and provide power to needing utilities. At Exelon Corporation's Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), Vic served in an account management position, where he built and maintained relationships with some of ComEd's largest revenue customers. He also held positions as a Senior Analyst and an Operations Manager where his responsibilities included managing long-range strategic initiatives, merger integration, department budgets and business plans, department process and procedure improvements, goal tracking, and emergent issues. Vic holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. in Management & Strategy/Finance from Northwestern University. He is an Indy 500 fan and enjoys coin collecting. ^ Back to Top Jonathan Kleinman Jonathan Kleinman, Program Director, is a Certified Energy Manager and LEED™ -Accredited Professional with ten years of experience in the energy industry and an additional five years of experience in environmental policy, planning, and implementation. Jonathan's background includes designing and implementing efficiency programs targeted at K-12 schools, universities, and large commercial and industrial customers. Jonathan has worked with customers and service providers, including architects, engineers, and contractors, on both individual projects and direct training. He has also worked with trade and governmental organizations that play major roles in these markets, providing training and working on policy to promote all aspects of demand-side management through energy efficiency, demand response, and distributed generation. Jonathan has conducted a number of studies to assess the potential role of demand‐side management programs to serve as alternatives to transmission or generation projects in utility portfolios. He has worked on high performance design guides for Efficiency Vermont and Long Island Power Authority, New Buildings Institute's Core Performance Guide, and New England's Collaborative for High Performance Schools. Jonathan has also evaluated the cost‐effectiveness of high performance school construction by assessing the cash flow impact of bonding for increased construction costs against energy and non-energy savings. Jonathan is one of the instructors for the AESP Principles of Demand-Side Management Course, and is certified by New Buildings Institute and AIA to provide training on Core Performance. He has provided a number of trainings on high performance design, meeting and beating energy codes, LEED, and a range of technical and policy issues. Jonathan holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S. in Technology & Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He enjoys hiking, cooking, eating out, and spending time with his family. ^ Back to Top Bill Streetman Bill Streetman, Program Director, has 28 years of experience in the energy efficiency industry, working on a wide range of programs including energy efficiency/DSM, weatherization, low-income energy assistance, strategic load management, and load control across the residential and commercial spectrum. Bill is particularly experienced in managing large-scale energy efficiency programs for utilities across America, directing business units as large as 300 field representatives and 150 office staff. Bill's implementation teams have conducted over a million residential and 10,000 commercial energy audits, and have weatherized over half a million homes. As a DOE certified residential energy audit trainer, Bill has trained and certified over 250 RCS energy auditors. One of his programs received the Presidential Medal of Honor for community service and another received an AGA Marketing award. In addition to company staff, Bill has managed contractor-based networks on such programs as the Insulation Outreach Program (Detroit Edison), the Home Repair & Weatherization Program (Michigan Department of Social Services), the Furnace Replacement program of "House Calls" (Consumers Power) and LineBacker (FirstEnergy). Some of Bill's clients have included Consumers Power, Columbia Gas, Commonwealth Edison, Dayton Power & Light, Detroit Edison, FirstEnergy, the Illinois Energy Audit Association, Indianapolis Power & Light, Laclede Gas, the Michigan Department of Social Services, NYSEG, PECO, Peoples Gas, PSE &G, TXU, and Vectren Services. Bill has been active in the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP), as a presenter, member of the Implementation Committee, and founder of the AESP Great Lakes regional chapter. Bill holds a B.S. in Marketing & Finance from Franklin University. He enjoys biking, snow skiing, wine appreciation, and spending time at his lake house in upstate Michigan. ^ Back to Top Eric Stern Eric Stern, Program Director, has 10 years of professional and energy efficiency program implementation experience. His background includes developing and delivering a variety of utility DSM and state sponsored energy efficiency programs. Eric provides unique strategic insight and expertise for clients, having worked as a consultant on DSM programs in Texas and California, as a senior manager in the Governor of Colorado's Energy Office, and with a non-profit organization focused on energy efficiency outreach and education. For the state of Colorado, Eric served as Senior Program Manager for Residential Buildings in the Governor's Energy Office, (GEO). There he led the design and implementation of the state's residential energy efficiency programs across all sectors, to include new construction, existing homes and low-income efforts. Eric launched Colorado's initial ENERGY STAR New Homes Program, which earned the GEO recognition from the EPA as the 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, and also created the Insulate Colorado program. In California, Eric worked as a consultant and project manager in support of Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG &E) Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. In this role, Eric helped to develop program tracking tools, customer outreach and marketing strategies, and contractor training and support resources. In Texas, Eric helped implement Oncor's ENERGY STAR New Homes program. In this role, he recruited more than 100 homebuilders into the program; developed a series of homebuilder, HERS Rater and REALTOR training programs; and helped create a $1 million cooperative marketing effort. Eric also provided support on a variety of Oncor DSM residential programs, such as the multifamily water heating and single family hard-to-reach pilots. Eric holds a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. He is an avid tri-athlete, soccer player and mountain biker. ^ Back to Top Tim Hardesty Tim Hardesty, Program Director, has 33 years of energy experience, specializing in the implementation of new energy efficiency programs across the United States. Currently, Tim is responsible for developing and delivering CLEAResult services to utility and government clients in Michigan and surrounding areas. Tim has lead teams of more than 500 professional and field employees, serving over 25 utilities from 17 offices. He has experience working with utilities, manufacturers, contractor networks, and community action agencies in order to help his clients achieve their efficiency objectives. This experience includes serving as President of Arizona Energy Solutions, Chief Operating Officer of Cass River Enterprises, Senior Vice-President of A&C Enercom, and Vice President/Business Development of Competitive Resources, Inc. Currently, Tim is responsible for developing and delivering CLEAResult services to utility and government clients in Michigan and surrounding areas. ^ Back to Top Daniel E. Merchant II Dan Merchant, Vice President - Client Relations, has nearly 20 years of energy experience, specializing in client recruitment and retention. Currently, Dan organizes and coordinates CLEAResult's sales efforts, manages relationships with existing and prospective clients, and evaluates and facilitates strategic partnerships with complementary organizations. Before joining the CLEAResult team, Dan was Senior Vice President of Member Relations at the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP). During his time there, he was responsible for recruiting, retaining, and servicing Group Members who provided the bulk of the association's revenue. Additionally, Dan was responsible for managing and selling sponsorships and exhibits at AESP's three annual conferences. In addition, he coordinated, implemented and sold AESP's successful new industry training courses. Dan holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University. He and his family have been active with the Ronald McDonald House Charities for more than 10 years in Burlington, VT and Corpus Christi and Galveston, TX. ^ Back to Top Bobby Robertson Bobby Robertson, Program Director, has extensive experience in the energy efficiency industry. His background includes planning and executing market-based resource acquisition programs in order to secure energy savings, as well as recruiting major distributors, manufacturers, and retailers to drive such programs. Currently, he manages CLEAResult's renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in Nevada and develops new business in the surrounding region. Before joining the CLEAResult team, Bobby directed the Nevada operations for Ecos Consulting. As Strategic Account Manager, Bobby was responsible for business development in the utility and private sectors. His work at ECOS also included program management for the ENERGY STAR Lighting and Appliances Program, which won a 2008 Excellence in ENERGY STAR Promotion award for its "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. Bobby holds a B.S. in International Business from Oral Roberts University and a M.B.A from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Prior to entering the energy industry, he worked as a manager at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where he was responsible for celebrity clientele and ensuring guest satisfaction. He enjoys hiking, spending time with his son, and assisting with humanitarian efforts in Zambia. ^ Back to Top Audrey Parker Audrey Parker, Program Manager, has eight years of experience in energy efficiency consulting. She has supported various utility programs, including SCORE and CitySmart, ENERGY STAR Homes, and High-Efficiency Air Conditioning. Her experience includes working with electric utilities, public school districts, municipalities, energy services companies, engineering firms, homebuilders, air conditioning distributors and dealers, advanced metering companies, distributed generation manufacturers, environmental/consumer groups, and solar water heating manufacturers. In 2005, Audrey helped draft, lobbied for, and testified on behalf of SB 712, which was passed by the Texas Legislature to create four additional energy efficiency program options for investor-owned utilities in Texas. She has also been active in the regulatory proceedings at the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding the SB 7 energy efficiency programs and has collaborated with stakeholders in drafting new program templates. Currently, Audrey helps manage program implementation across all of CLEAResult's Texas energy efficiency programs. Audrey holds a B.S. in Business from Wake Forest University. She is a singer, appearing most recently with the Tapestry Singers and Loose Threads women's chorus groups in Austin. ^ Back to Top |
