Management Team
The management team at AESC is dedicated to maintaining a high level of proficiency in state-of-the-art systems and a supportive team-based work environment in a trustworthy partnership with our clients.
Richard H. Sterrett, P.E.,
President
760.931.2641 x111, rhs@aesc-inc.com
As founding President of AESC, Richard H. Sterrett brings more than 25 years of experience in the energy field to the company. His background includes work for both electric utilities and private companies for whom he has designed, implemented, and supported utility incentive programs. His expertise also includes extensive experience in technical analysis, feasibility studies, measurement and verification (M & V), and project management services.
Richard’s early career has included extensive work in the field of performance monitoring of residential, commercial, and industrial energy systems and project management with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). In addition, he has experience with Martin Marietta Aerospace working in the Solar Energy Product and the Space Station Programs. Richard also worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the Advanced Systems Group.
Richard earned Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Davis and is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in both California and Arizona. He is a member of the ASME and ASHRAE and has authored numerous articles on energy systems, including cool storage and solar energy power systems.
Ronald K. Ishii, P.E.,
Vice President
760.931.2641 x112, rishii@aesc-inc.com
Ronald K. Ishii, Vice President of AESC, brings more than 25 years of energy industry experience to his work. At AESC, Ron provides consulting services in the areas of distributed generation and industrial intelligence systems technologies. His clients include energy service providers and government agencies, as well as end users of energy.
Ron has personally been responsible for utility industry consulting, market research, and contract energy research and development as a Program Manager with SAIC. With San Diego Gas and Electric, he worked in gas turbine maintenance programming, power plant performance testing, gas operations, and research and development.
Ron earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University. He is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of California, a Certified Cogeneration Professional and a Distributed Generation Certified Professional. He served as the 1997 Chair of the CADER Technology Committee and was a member of the U.C. Irvine National Fuel Cell Research Center Technical Advisory Committee. Ron is currently a member of the California Energy Commission’s Energy Innovations Small Grant Program technical review board and the California Manufacturing Technology Consultants board, a non-profit organization that assists California manufacturing companies in utilizing new technologies to become more competitive.
Gerald L. Gibson, P.E.,
Vice President
858.560.7182 x101, gibsonj@aesc-inc.com
Gerald L. Gibson, Vice President of AESC, directs the company’s research and development activities. His long career has provided him wide-ranging experience in energy-related issues and activities. For more than 25 years he has provided technical and management services in energy efficiency applications and technology assessment in both utilities and private companies. He also works in the application of intelligent software agents.
Prior to joining AESC, Jerry was a Senior Program Manager at SAIC where he directed projects dealing with evaluation and/or development of new energy technologies in the utility industry. His product development programs involved the use of advanced computing technologies such as neural networks and genetic algorithms, in utility-based applications. One such program was a finalist in the 1998 Computerworld Smithsonian Awards for innovations in information technologies in the field of energy. Other projects have involved evaluation of a variety of energy technologies including phosphoric acid fuel cells, Stirling cycle generators, TES systems, and conventional cogeneration systems. Mr. Gibson has also been employed at Solar Turbines and San Diego Gas & Electric.
Jerry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer the State of California. A member of ASME, Jerry has authored numerous technical articles in the fields of energy and advanced information technology.
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