z82016 Conference Speakers
Arlene Anderson |
Arlene Anderson is a technology manager and physical scientist in the Science and Energy mission space at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Within Science and Energy, Arlene's organization, "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy," takes its place alongside offices focused on basic energy sciences, oil and gas development, energy development on tribal lands, electricity grid modernization and nuclear energy. Arlene has led nearly $50 million of DOE-funded Geothermal RDD&D including the development of a federated National Geothermal Data System (NGDS). She currently leads the DOE Geothermal Data Repository node on the NGDS and several new strategic materials and low-temperature geothermal projects. Arlene also serves on DOE's crosscutting Energy-Water Nexus Team and specializes in renewable energy benefits assessment. |
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Daniel Audette |
Daniel Audette is Senior Energy Engineer, Energy Tax Savers, the nation's leading tax firm for energy-related tax savings. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Hofstra University, and is a Certified Energy Manager and LEED GA. |
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John Ciovacco |
John Ciovacco is President of Aztech Geothermal, a design-build contractor of innovative building energy systems based in Ballston Spa, NY. He is a resource to building owners, construction companies, engineers, architects and investors regarding the latest renewable and energy efficiency technologies, government incentives and financing options. |
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Joanne Coons |
Joanne Coons teaches science at Hudson Valley Community College and is the Capital Region Section Chair for the New York Solar Energy Society (NYSES). NYSES is an organization that encourages the understanding and use of solar energy technologies through public outreach, offers sound technical knowledge and provides a forum to address critical regional and state issues relating to solar energy solutions. NYSES addresses the energy usage of all segments of society by increasing awareness of the benefits of renewables, including geothermal heat pump technology. |
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Jack DiEnna |
Jack DiEnna is the Executive Director & Founder of the Geothermal National & International Initiative (GEO-NII) and the Principal of Indian Rock Associates LLC. He is a business development and marketing professional with over 40 years combined experience in the electric utility industry and the geothermal heat pump industry. He is a nationally recognized authority on geothermal heat pumps (GHP), including marketing, creative financing and the resulting positive economic and environmental impact that can be derived from the use of this renewable technology. |
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Jay Egg |
Jay Egg formed EggGeothermal in 1990 to provide geothermal HVAC systems and consultation services for a variety of public and private clients. EggGeothermal is also a training and curriculum facilitator for the "Geothermal Workshop Series" serving the GeoExchange Organization/American Ground Water Trust, and National Ground Water Association, where Jay provides AIA continuing education credit and up-to the-minute information for industry professionals. |
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Bradley J. Fisher, P.E. |
Bradley J. Fisher, P.E., is the President of Friedman Fisher Associates, P.C. in Albany, NY. The firm is a full service Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing consulting engineering firm that has been in business for over 70 years. Brad manages a staff of 14 and is responsible for HVAC system conceptual designs and development of the selected system's Basis of Design and control. The firm designs buildings in the commercial, health care, institutional and industrial markets. Brad is a Past-President of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York State. |
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John Franceschina, P.E. |
John Franceschina, P.E., formerly the Director of Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs at the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), is now Senior Manager for Lockheed Martin’s Energy Efficiency and Demand Response program for PSEG Long Island. It provides rebates and incentives for the 1.1M residential and commercial customers in the PSEG-LI territory which includes virtually all homes and businesses in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaways. |
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Donovan Gordon is Director of Renewable Heating & Cooling for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). He leads New York State’s efforts to develop markets that support clean, high-efficiency, renewable thermal systems, including solar cooling, heating and hot water; air and ground source heat pumps, and biomass heating systems. He is charged with conceptualizing, driving and implementing a portfolio of products to encourage and enable customers and partners to invest in low-carbon/renewable cooling and heating systems and also with advancing New York's progress toward self-sustained markets. |
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Dave Hatherton has been a pioneer of the GHP industry in North America for 36 years. He is the founder or co-founder of WaterFurnace in Canada (1980), WFI in the USA (1983) with Dan Ellis, ESI (1991), DX HP manufacturer, later sold to WF USA and NextEnergy Inc. (1989) sold in 2011. Dave's industry leadership roles have included CEO of ESI/WaterFurnace Inc. Canada, VP of WaterFurnace International, US, VP of ClimateMaster Inc. and CEO of NextEnergy. |
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AJ Heiligman is President of Alternative Carbon Energy Systems, Inc., a design-build renewable energy contractor in Rochester, NY. ACES primary business is the design and installation of residential and light commercial geothermal system throughout Upstate, NY. AJ and his team also design and install solar PV, solar thermal and complex hydronic systems to complement their geothermal offering. AJ is an IGSHPA Accredited Geothermal Installer, a Certified Energy Manger (CEM) from the Association of Energy Engineers. He has a BS degree from Clarkson University and is a current MBA candidate at the University of Rochester. |
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Matt Johnston is an urban planning and development professional with 10 years of experience in environmental, energy, transportation, and real estate policy, publication, and project management. |
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John Joshi |
John Joshi is Director of Financial Solutions at NYSERDA. He is a member of the NREL SAPC Working Group to develop the standards for solar securitization and capital market solutions. He works with industry stakeholders to develop standards for solar securitization, risk analysis, best practices for performance reporting and analysis, and formed crucial relationships with the broader finance and investor community. Mr. Joshi has advised the DOE Office of the Secretary, Under Secretary and the Senate staff on solar finance and securitization. His previous experience at Plant - Smart Energy Solutions, The Clinton Group, Countrywide Alternative Investments, Capital Fusion Partners, Salomon Brothers makes John an expert in all facets of finance, investments, structured finance, strategy, business development, financial strategy and capital markets solutions. |
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Zack Koch |
Zachary (Zack) Koch is the Commercial Area Manager at Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating. He has worked in the Commercial HVAC industry for the past five years and spent the last two with Mitsubishi Electric Cooling and Heating. His main focus is on the design and application of ductless splits and VRF products in the Albany, Western Mass, and Connecticut markets. |
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Larry LaDuca |
Larry LaDuca has 30+ years executive level experience in management, sales and marketing for national and international companies. He earned a MBA from the University of Buffalo, specializing in new business development, alternative energy, and high performance building. As Vice President of Natale Builders he pursues Green/Net-Zero building for residential and commercial applications. Larry and his team were winners of the NAHB Project of the year for Green Neighborhood. His Rivera Greens project was the first certified green /net zero neighborhood in New York State. Since 2011 Natale Builders has constructed over 126 Energy Star homes and 46+ Green Certified homes with HERS scores ranging from 8-43. |
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Will Lange |
Will Lange is Director of Distributor Sales & Utility Development at WaterFurnace International. He comes to the geothermal industry from a diverse background in the HVAC business including manufacturing, engineering, marketing, and sales. With a fierce desire to leave the world a better place, Will is devoted to two areas of his life where he can make the greatest impact; his family and energy efficiency. With WaterFurnace International Will serves as a sales director and works with the electrical utility industry to advance GHP technology. |
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Ed Lohrenz |
Ed Lohrenz is the founder of GEOptimize Inc. He has designed or consulted on well over 10,000 tons of installed heat pump capacity operating throughout North America, Asia and Australia since the early 1980's, including district energy systems and systems with integrated ice storage tanks. |
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Paul Lundberg |
Paul Lundberg is the Assistant Director of Construction Services at Skidmore College. He also has been involved with all of Skidmore’s Energy Conservation Measures; Geothermal development; and Renewable Energy Initiatives within the past 15 years. His influence in developing the Geothermal District approach for Skidmore assisted in the team being designated by AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) with a national award for innovation in 2012. |
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John Manning, P.E. |
John Manning, P.E., supports hundreds of geothermal contractors through Phoenix Energy Supply and Earth Sensitive Solutions. Since obtaining a Research Grant from the National Science Foundation in 1975 John has engaged in every aspect of heat pump design, marketing, application and system design. |
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Fred Newell |
Fred Newell is the Central Region Manager for WaterFurnace International. WaterFurnace is a manufacturer of geothermal equipment headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN. In his role as Region Manager, Fred works with Territory Managers from Eastern Oklahoma to Portland, Maine focusing on residential geo business. He has been in the HVAC industry since 2001, working primarily with dealers and manufacturers. He began his career with the Quincy, Illinois-based wholesale HVAC company, T. F. Ehrhart. |
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Bill Nowak |
Bill Nowak is a founding member and currently Executive Director of NY-GEO. He is both an environmental advocate and renewable energy promoter. His effectiveness as Director of Policy Research on the NY State Senate Environmental Conservation Committee while working for Senator Antoine M. Thompson contributed to the Senator being named 2010 Legislator of the Year by Environmental Advocates of NY and 2010 Solar Legislative Champion by the NY Solar Energy Industries Association. |
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Jens Ponikau |
Jens Ponikau is the co-owner of Buffalo Geothermal Heating, a geothermal design and installation firm that installs between 90-100 systems per year in Western NY. He is an International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) accredited geothermal installer and geoexchange designer. |
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John B. Rhodes |
John B. Rhodes has been the president and CEO of NYSERDA since 2013. NYSERDA is a public benefit corporation that advances innovative energy solutions to improve New York State’s economy and environment. He has also served as the director for the Center for Market Innovation at the NRDC, an international environmental advocacy organization. He spent three years as acting chief operating officer at Good Energies, a leading investment firm focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. |
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John Rhyner |
John Rhyner is a licensed Professional Geologist and is now Vice President of Geothermal Services at P.W. Grosser Consulting, Inc. John is a seasoned environmental consultant, hydrogeologist, client/project manager and accomplished seller-doer within the environmental, geothermal and general site development market sectors. He possesses a unique range of expertise with strong communication and advocacy skills, serving clients throughout the NYC metropolitan area and eastern U.S. |
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Erich Scherer |
Erich Scherer works as a Senior Advisor for Energy and Environmental Analysis at NYSERDA, supporting analysis and policy development across the full range of NYSERDA's clean energy programs. He arrived at NYSERDA in 2015 from the private sector, where he provided financial services across the solar PV, biomass heat and energy efficiency sectors in London and Philadelphia. Prior to that, Erich held a range of positions with the UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change, where he was one of the authors of the UK renewables policy framework, comprising the Renewables Obligation, Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive. |
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Mark Stimson |
Mark Stimson is Business Development Manager of Bosch Thermotechnology Corporation, a major manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps. Mark is responsible for business development activities which include zero energy building developments, cross selling opportunities and utility channel development. He has held other positions at Thermotechnology which include managing an applications engineering team and product manager for solar thermal. |
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Samara Swanston, J.D. |
Samara Swanston, J.D., has been practicing Environmental Law for more than twenty five years. She is currently the legislative counsel to the Environmental Protection Committee of the New York City Council and an Adjunct Professor at the Pratt Institute Graduate School for Urban Planning and the Environment. She was the environmental counsel to the Town of Babylon and the County of Suffolk where she litigated Long Island Pine Barrens v. Town of Brookhaven et al., the largest environmental lawsuit in state history, and was the first drafter of the legislation creating the Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime Reserve Act. Samara also was a Superfund attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency and then a manager for the Superfund program of the Department of Environmental Conservation. |
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Michelle Tinner |
Michelle Tinner is a Senior Technical Analyst with CLEAResult, providing support to Partners in the NYSERDA Low-rise Residential New Construction Program (LRNCP). |
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John Turley |
John Turley is president of the IGSHPA Board of Directors and has more than thirty years' experience in mechanical contracting, with a focus on commercial geothermal installations in the Midwest. His company, Middleton Geothermal Services, was involved with the TC testing, design and/or construction of several hundred commercial geothermal projects from the early 1990's through 2013. Now living in Hilton Head, South Carolina, he consults in many facets of the GSHP industry including training and education, commercial design assistance, remediation and product market development. |
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Jeff Urlaub |
Jeff Urlaub is President and CEO of MEP Associates, a company that has designed more than 150 geothermal projects. They have been responsible for some of the most sophisticated and complex geothermal projects in the United States, including the Nation's largest geothermal campus conversion at Ball State University in Muncie, IN and the new Mayo Clinic Health Systems Dialysis facility in Menomonie, WI. |
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Jan Westra |
Jan Westra is a Strategic Business developer at Priva Headquarters in The Netherlands for complex research and development projects at the cutting edge of horticulture and building technology. His focus areas are America and Europe. |
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Bob Wyman |
Bob Wyman is a GHP advocate and a renewable energy consultant. He is currently engaged with a number of clients who seek to dramatically increase the adoption of GHP in the US and elsewhere. He also advocates for clean energy solutions in New York City such the elimination of No 6 and No 4 heating oil and the recently passed requirement that GHPs be considered for all new and retrofitted municipal buildings. |
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Khaled A. Yousef, P.E. |
Khaled Yosef, P.E., is the Principal Energy Engineer and founding member of Pyramid Energy Engineering Services, PLLC. He has over 22 years of comprehensive building HVAC and energy systems experience including energy savings performance contracts, energy audits, peak load reduction, building optimization, measurement and verification commissioning, end-use data validation, analysis and verification, system troubleshooting. He also provides NYSERDA programs support, independent technology and energy program evaluations, energy master planning, engineering economics, advanced biomass heating systems, thermal energy storage and district heating and cooling systems. |
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Audrey Zibelman |
Audrey Zibelman was confirmed as a Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission on June 19, 2013, and was named Chair on September 3, 2013. Audrey has extensive experience in the public, private and not-for-profit energy and electricity sectors. She is a recognized national and international expert in energy policy, markets and Smart Grid innovation. |
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