Kellen serves commercial and industrial organizations in PJM’s ever-expanding Midwest market. He is on his second tour of duty with CPower’s PJM sales team; as PJM Sales Executive during CPower’s first year of operation, he helped establish the company’s presence in the Midwest. In the interim, Kellen provided customers with energy management and energy efficiency lighting solutions with Sylvania Lighting Solutions, and Wesco Energy Solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sales Organization from Purdue University.

Kellen is dedicated to uncovering energy savings for customers in varied industries; and utilizing those savings for energy efficiency & infrastructure updates.

Mark came to CPower via the EnergyConnect acquisition, where he held roles of increasing technical responsibility. He manages a team focused on the design, development and implementation of CPower App, the company’s industry leading software that includes systems integration with electricity markets for scheduling, event signaling and settlements, integration with customer building control systems, etc. Our customers continue to leverage his 15+ years of experience in systems development and energy management across a broad range of vertical markets and industries.

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As the head of CPower’s Dispatch team, Rory knows a thing or two about making sure the right information travels to the right person in the right amount of time. He believes that now is the right time for CPower to let their story be known through hard work and is excited at the opportunity businesses looking to streamline their energy use and spend have to help balance the grid and offset their energy costs through demand response. Rory has more than 15 years of working experience in the energy industry and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics.

With more than 17 years of energy industry experience in New England, Nancy knows a thing or two about the market at the end of the US energy pipeline. 

While working as the head of New England’s Wholesale Regulatory Policy at Direct Energy and the Director of Market Intelligence at Customized Energy Solutions, Nancy had a front-row seat to New England’s evolving grid, energy market, and the regulations that have guided both for nearly two decades. 

Today, she’s happy to work with CPower’s team of “smart, fun, and motivated people looking for the best solutions for our customers, and our planet.”

Nancy holds a BS and MBA degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She was also the former Chair at NEPOOL, an organization of stakeholders in the ISO-New England market. 

Hongtao Chen joined CPower from Johnson Controls / iDR, where he was also a senior Software Engineer for 5 years. Prior to that he spent another 15 years in the industry between ABB Systems Controls, and Commerce One, Inc., so he comes to us with a lot of experience in the business. He’s excited about the opportunity to grow with a relatively young company like CPower and to apply his experience to help accomplish that growth. When we asked about his personal work philosophy, Hongtao Chen replied, “A bend in the road is not the end of the road… Unless you fail to make a turn.” which we thought about for several minutes and determined to be a very true philosophy with many hidden meanings.

Ask Phil what we loves most about working at CPower and you’ll get a simple answer: the people! Customers and team members alike look to Phil as a knowledgeable and trusted partner. For Phil, the feeling is definitely mutual. Born and raised in California, Phil now lives in New England where he has tried to adopt a love for the region’s sports teams, but his Laker fandom runs deep.

“Just keep moving forward” is the professional belief that has led Edwin Gonzalez on a path of success, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Physics from UC Davis, Master’s in Science in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego University, and Engineer-In-Training (EIT) from the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. A member of our Engineering team, Edwin began in the energy industry while working on his master’s thesis at San Diego State. He programmed a thermal energy storage system using partial differential heat transfer equations for a concentrated solar power plant model. After graduation, Edwin joined  a seed stage startup with ambitions to develop a PV panel cooling system with thermal energy storage. He joined CPower because “…it presents the opportunity to learn more about the CAISO territory and the other major energy markets across the United States”. He shares that he is also “… excited to learn more about the differences between these territories and learn their particular pain points to devise better solutions”. When Edwin isn’t helping CPower customers, he spends his free time running, lifting, climbing, and seeking adventure in the public lands one road trip at a time.

Focusing on the customer is central to Ryan’s approach to product management. “Understanding and empathizing with existing market problems provides the primary guidance in developing a meaningful solution,” he says. “I take the approach that if I’m designing a feature that’s not delivering meaningful improvement for my customers and solving their problems, it’s usually not a feature worth pursuing.” He was drawn to CPower’s culture, size, and entrepreneurial spirit. He’s also excited by the opportunity to deliver next-generation solutions and associated value. In the office, Ryan enjoys team building and collaboration associated with delivering value, particularly on innovative efforts. Out of the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two young daughters, reading, painting, pairing good food with good friends, DIY home projects, and keeping up with his sports teams.

Megan’s professional philosophy is simple and to the point: “Be comfortable being uncomfortable.” She believes growth in all facets of our lives requires hard work which can be challenging on our bodies, minds, and/or time, but hitting that goal is worth the discomfort we experience during that time of growth. Megan Kelley is our Manager of Customer Systems, working closely with our teams and customers  to ensure our customer experience is seamless and effective. She joins the CPower team after working in various industries such as utilities, FinTech, tokenization and digital security. What she loves most about CPower is our team. She sees that our leaders motivate their teams to find opportunities that cultivate a phenomenal customer experience which ultimately creates a collaborative team culture, constantly evolving to the next level. In her words “It’s super fun, fast-paced, and challenging all at the same time and everyone has a positive attitude!” 

When Megan isn’t working to improve the CPower customer experience, she enjoys spending time as a family with her three children. Her family is “outdoorsy”, so they enjoy hiking, bike rides, and being on the lake. Megan also loves to snowboard, play and coach softball, along with traveling to new places. 

When Millie joined CPower, she brought with her a deeply held commitment to, as she says, “leaving the world a better place than we found it, and along the way ensuring integrity and equality remain central to any business solution.” At Tesla, she pursued renewable generation and energy storage projects, focusing on deploying these technologies across the U.S. and Canada. She brings that same desire and expertise in sustainability to CPower, where she develops new distributed energy resources (DER) solutions for CPower customers and partners. “I chose to join the CPower team because of its unparalleled reputation for delivering demand-side management solutions,” Millie says, “and because I support the mission of better managing energy consumption for a healthier and more sustainable electric grid.” This Palmetto State native earned her B.A. from the University of Virginia, and her Master’s in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford in the U.K. “Outside the office” to Millie means just that: She likes to spend her free time in the great outdoors, backpacking, biking, triathlon-ing, working on a local food/agriculture project, and kayaking near her home on D.C.’s Anacostia River. 

Matt joins CPower’s Utility Programs team after working with companies such as E-Source and Emerson Electric, where he helped drive this Fortune 200 company’s utility sales strategy. His professional philosophy, “Success comes from serving our customers”, has been one of the driving forces in his career. “. Even if it leads to them not buying our services in the short term, helping the customer is always the right move”. What brough Matt to CPower is the opportunity to help utilities generate value from DERs.

“I have always been interested in environmentally-friendly companies,” Ashley says when asked why she chose CPower, “and when I was approached to join the team, I knew it would be an amazing opportunity to follow my passion.” Contributing to sustainability isn’t her only passion, of course. Ashley is also an enthusiastic believer in focusing on the customer. “I truly enjoy helping customers realize the savings they are gaining by working with CPower, as well as the fact that I am actively helping the environment with my work,” she says. “I love being able to explain financial metrics and statements.” With an international business and finance degree from the University of Georgia, Ashley’s the perfect person to inform and enlighten her customers. Outside of the office, Ashley’s passions run to horses and Bulldogs. She volunteers with a rescue organization for draft horses (like Clydesdales) in the Baltimore suburbs and cheers on her alma mater’s football team every football season.

When it comes to what he enjoys most in his professional life, Andrew says that it’s “learning and being challenged.” He certainly found the right place for that. His role puts him at the crossroads of the ever-evolving demand-side energy management world (microgrids, renewables, storage) and the ever-threatening cybersecurity world. Fortunately, Andrew’s the right person for the job. He appreciates CPower’s positive culture, as well as the opportunity to work on a lot of new and exciting projects that in advance of what most companies would be doing. In the office, customers are his focus. “Working in IT support, I get to talk to people having problems every day, sometimes in very frustrating situations,” he says. “I look at this as an opportunity to help fix problems and hopefully make someone’s day better.” In his spare time Andrew enjoys traveling with his girlfriend, building computers, playing guitar, and Baltimore sports. At home or at work, Andrew has one constant secret to success: “Be patient, and be polite.” That’s a philosophy we can all live by.

Though he’s only been with CPower a short time, Eric is no stranger to the energy industry. He’s spent more than 15 years as a national account executive, honing his knowledge on smart grid technologies and energy software. In CPower, Eric saw a dynamic company with values that align with his own. He was drawn to CPower’s entrepreneurial spirit, technological prowess and focus on providing a great customer experience. He thrives on the opportunity to be an industry leader and feels he’s found a home where he can help customers at the national level excel for years to come. Eric holds an MBA from Loyola University.

Alain is a man of few words. But one of them is “customer.”

Liz serves as our Operations Analyst in our Enrollment, Settlement, and Payments team. She has received her Bachelors in Science in Mathematical Economics from Gettysburg College and is also pursuing a MPS in Sustainable Urban Planning at The George Washington University.

As one of our Software Engineers, Sherry Wang is a critical member of our customer and team experience at CPower. With over 19 years of experience, she has worked for companies such as Onsite, Paybox Corp, and Wells Fargo. Sherry loves the new technology CPower provides along with the friendly working environment amongst the CPower team. Her professional philosophy is “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. 

Sherry graduated from Tsinghua University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering followed by her Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Towson University. Her hobbies include growing vegetables and flowers in her garden. Also, Sherry is proud that her son is currently in college.

Susan is an integral member of CPower’s Customer Fulfillment team, working closely with both our internal teams and our customers. She has more than 7 years of experience working as an operations Manager in the recruiting and staffing industry where she managed customer contracts and communications. Susan is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.

Diane comes to CPower as part of the Johnson Controls iDR acquisition where this die-hard California native ably supports our CAISO customers as the energy market transformation continues across the state. Diane has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry, holding positions of increasing responsibility at various utilities including Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Southern California Edison. She is a Graduate of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD and holds an MBA in International Marketing from Loyola Marymount University, CA. Diane is impressed with the entrepreneurial spirit of the CPower team and the high value the company places on employees as its most important resource. “I believe we are in the business of serving the needs of our customers. My personal commitment and work ethic is to follow through on my word, and put the needs of others ahead of my own.” As a Gulf-War Veteran, US Navy Supply Corps Officer, Certified Procurement Officer and Expert Pistol/Rifle Shot, we all agree she certainly has the credentials and experience to back up her strong personal beliefs! Diane’s idea of fun is keeping up with five active teenagers (and her one identical twin). She’s a self-admitted weekend golf hack (with a monster drive) and longboard surfer who loves 70’s music. Relaxing for Diane means you’ll find her concocting delicacies as home chef or volunteering at the local church food pantry to provide groceries and support to low-income families.