Our customers benefit from the wealth of experience of our leadership team, which includes recognized experts and industry veterans with proven financial and technical success developing and implementing energy-related business systems in the electric utilities, facilities automation, and the building and industrial controls markets.
| Kevin R. Evans Vice President and General Manager, Demand Response Services |
 Kevin R. Evans joined EnergyConnect in January 2009, leading the company as President and CEO until its acquisition by Johnson Controls in July 2011. Mr. Evans has over two decades of proven financial and operational leadership in various industries. Prior to EnergyConnect, Mr. Evans served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). During his five years at EPRI he also held positions overseeing sales, marketing and customer service. Prior to EPRI, he was instrumental as Chief Financial Officer for PlaceWare, Inc. where he successfully negotiated the sale of the business to Microsoft. Mr. Evans has an extensive background including: transportation, banking, manufacturing, distribution services, communications and technology. In those fields, he held officer level finance and operating positions in businesses ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Evans holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management from Sonoma State University and a master’s in Business Administration from San Diego State University. |
| Jay Crookston Director of Sales, Demand Response Services |
 Jay Crookston joined EnergyConnect as Vice President of Sales in March 2009, bringing over 25 years of expertise creating and implementing proven sales management processes and practices to drive sustainable and scalable growth. Mr. Crookston built an MCI sales organization from a $25 million acquisition to $540 million in sales. In 2002, while Mr. Crookston was Vice President of Sales at PlaceWare, the company was sold to Microsoft in 2003. Mr. Crookston’s entrepreneurial spirit, strong sales legacy, and cross-functional, diverse team leadership skills are complemented by an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and an undergraduate degree in General Management from Purdue University. |
| Rich Quattrini Director of Marketing and Product Management, Demand Response Services |
 Rich Quattrini leads marketing, product management and strategic partner development at EnergyConnect. He is currently focused on product strategy and integration of EnergyConnect technology with the diverse portfolio of Johnson Controls products and services. Mr. Quattrini came to EnergyConnect in March 2007 with over 20 years experience in sales and marketing in the semiconductor equipment industry. Prior to EnergyConnect, Mr. Quattrini was at KLA-Tencor where he held various positions in product marketing, corporate marketing and sales management. Prior to KLA-Tencor, he held domestic and international sales management positions at two other semiconductor capital equipment companies. Mr. Quattrini earned a bachelor’s of science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. |
| John Stremel Director of New Market Development, Demand Response Services |
 John Stremel served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of EnergyConnect since May 2005 until its acquisition by Johnson Controls. His mission is to transform the delivery of Demand Response services, enabling customers to participate in grid services on their own terms with high volume and impact while maintaining the spirit and objectives of the services created and honed for generators. Mr. Stremel continues to oversee the design and implementation of demand response software/hardware services and grid operations. His responsibilities cover a range of functions, including software design, systems implementation, curtailment scheduling, bidding, baseline load calculations, price monitoring, notifications, and settlement processes. He also serves as an agent on behalf of customers if they desire to implement pre-arranged strategies through EnergyConnect in the demand response markets. Mr. Stremel has been a trusted steward to customers for EnergyConnect, and assists customers in implementing winning strategies in the increasingly important demand response markets. Previously, John led the software development for a major privately-owned power exchange that served several of the most active trading markets in the U.S and Europe. Mr. Stremel holds a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in Economics and Statistics and a master’s degree from the Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration. |