Staff Members

Dorothy Campbell,
Administrator

As an AESC administrator, Dorothy Campbell is in charge of accounts receivable and accounts payable functions. She prepares invoices, processes expense forms, and handles all receipts and disbursements. Dorothy also provides other general administrative support as needed.

Kim Gibson,
Administrative Assistant

As an AESC administrative assistant, Kim provides administrative support to all four AESC offices, including procurement and travel arrangements. She provides assistance with invoicing, equipment tracking, and other logistical support functions. In addition, Kim is the chairperson of the AESC Safety Committee.

Mary E. Kruse,
Office Manager

As Office Manager, Mary Kruse directs AESC administrative staff and oversees activities including payroll, human resources, employee benefits, and coordination of company events. In addition, she oversees all accounting functions and provides general administrative support.

Jenny Perez,
Project Administrator

As an AESC Project Administrator, Jenny Perez provides administrative and clerical support for numerous projects. These activities include data and file management, maintaining status updates and reports, project set-ups, project reviews, and site inspections.

Majid Ahmadi, Ph.D., P.E.,
Engineering Manager

Dr. Majid Ahmadi is an Engineering Manager at AESC. He has over twenty-three years of experience in the energy field. He has extensive experience with Standard Performance Contract Program (SPC), Industrial Energy Efficiency Program (IEEP), Demand-Side Management (DSM) and Distributed Generation (DG). He has been involved in commercial & industrial energy efficiency incentive program and distributed generation design and implementation within GE Energy, Capstone Turbine Inc., Lockheed Martin Energy Services and Alternative Energy Systems Consulting (AESC) Inc.

Majid has extensive experience in performing integrated energy audits and reviews for the utilities’ energy efficiency programs and specializes in monitoring and verification (M&V) of energy efficiency measures. He has identified, managed and delivered energy savings projects for various commercial and industrial manufacturing clients. His unique experience in energy savings through process improvement and optimization has also helped many C&I clients improve their overall energy efficiency.

Majid has a proven track record of accomplishment in both entrepreneurial and established companies in continuous improvement initiatives, business strategy, leading and developing successful teams and, measuring and improving the customer experience.

Majid holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Professional Engineer and holder of several US patents related to gas turbine blade design.

Briana Berbée,
Assistant Program Manager

Briana Berbée is an Engineer with a broad spectrum of training in fields ranging from missile defense systems to biomedical engineering. Briana provides AESC clients with a variety of technical assistance for programs primarily involving energy efficiency.

Briana received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. She is a certified Engineer in Training.

Mike Casey,
Senior Engineer

Mike Casey has more than 10 years of experience as an energy consultant with extensive work in market studies, modeling, and analysis of Combined Heat and Power and other distributed energy technologies; development and application of building energy simulation tools (DOE2); and energy utility end-use market analysis and forecasting.

Prior to joining AESC, Mike worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Indoor Environments Program, leading nationwide studies of Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency in schools and office buildings.

Mr. Casey received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Control Systems and his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California San Diego. He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

Patricia Casey,
Engineer

Ms. Casey joined AESC in May of 2007.  She provides technical assistance evaluating California Solar Initiative projects for Southern California Edison.  Before coming to AESC, Patricia performed energy market studies as a consultant, and prior to that, worked as an RF design engineer at General Dynamics on the Titan Centaur Program.  

Patricia received her Bachelor of Science degree in Control Systems Engineering in 1986 from the University of California at San Diego.

Enrique Chavez-Castro,
Senior Engineer

Mr. Enrique Chavez-Castro is a Senior Engineer in our Pasadena office. He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from CSUN - California State University Northridge with an emphasis in Thermal Fluids. He has a Masters Degree in Business Administration as well as a Masters of Engineering in Industrial & Management both from RPI - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Mr. Chavez-Castro has worked in the HVAC&R Industry for over 10 years in different areas such as application engineering, design, sales & marketing as well as service operations. Prior to joining AESC in January 2010, he worked for SWEP as a Regional Sales Manager for the West Coast and Mexico. His duties were account management, application engineering and sales of brazed plate heat exchangers for a diverse variety of industries such as HVAC&R, marine, food, power and renewable energy. He is a Wisconsin Certified EIT.

John Clint,
Program Manager

Having worked in the energy and transportation industries for more than 16 years, John Clint has assisted many engineering utility and private companies. John provides AESC clients with technical, administrative, and managerial support for energy efficiency-related programs.

Prior to joining AESC, John worked as a Senior Systems Engineer at SAIC and its subsidiary, TransCore. John’s main tasks at SAIC included analysis and research of Fuel Cells, TES systems, Energy Efficiency Technologies, Alternative Energy Systems, and Electric Vehicles. At TransCore, he performed as a Systems Engineer for development of the Dulles Toll Road and the Powhite Parkway Express. John was the lead Systems Engineer on the Crescent City Connections Divisions Toll Road project.

John earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems at San Diego State University. He is currently attending the University of California, San Diego in pursuit of a Professional Certificate in Systems Engineering.

Robert Cobb ,
Software Engineer

Mr. Cobb joins AESC with over 7 years of experience in the development and management of computer information systems. He has a broad experience in software development, automated regression testing, data warehousing, reporting tools, and database development.

Robert received his Masters degree in Information Systems Management at Keller Graduate School of Management in 2007 and his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems at DeVry in 2001.

Joe Cornillaud, P.E.,
Staff Engineer

Joe Cornillaud is an Engineer with a background in technical and business consulting. Joe provides AESC with expertise in working and communicating with clients in a variety of projects and backgrounds. His primary function is the evaluation of energy efficiency projects.

Prior to joining AESC, Joe worked as a consultant for Accenture Ltd and as an intern for Honeywell Aerospace in Boyne City, MI. Joe received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of California.

Antonio Corradini,
Engineering Manager

Mr. Corradini is an Engineering Manager in our Concord office. He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Brescia, Italy where he is licensed as a Professional Engineer. Antonio received his Masters degree in Business Administration from the Rady School of Management at UCSD.

Mr. Corradini worked for 5 years in an automotive components manufacturing plant; first as a process engineer and then as engineering manager. Prior to joining AESC in July 2008, he had an internship at Sempra Utilities in the Strategic Planning Department, then worked as a consultant for Debenham Energy, and is a Certified Engineer in Training.

Ken Dillon,
Senior Software Engineer

Mr. Dillon joined AESC in August of 2007.  He has an extensive background in the design and development of complex, mission critical software applications.   At AESC, he develops software in support of energy efficiency projects.

Ken has over 20 years of software experience, and is proficient in a variety of computer languages and operating systems.  He is expert in C, C++, C#, and Windows environments.  Ken received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington in 1988.

Mitch Greene,
Associate Engineer

Mr. Greene joined AESC in July 2009 and provides technical assistance inspecting and evaluating projects for PG&E’s Non Residential Retrofit – Demand Response program (NRR-DR).

Mitch received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University and is a Certified Engineer in Training.

Daniel Hagan,
Associate Engineer

Mr. Hagan joined AESC in July of 2007. Dan is an Associate Engineer working on the evaluation and inspection of California Solar Initiative projects.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Brandon Henzie,
Associate Engineer

Mr. Henzie is an Associate Engineer with AESC. Brandon provides technical support evaluating and inspecting California Solar Initiative applications.

Brandon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego and is a Certified Engineer in Training.

Kevin Johnson,
Engineer

Mr. Johnson is an Associate Engineer in AESC’s Concord office. Kevin provides technical assistance evaluating and inspecting applications for PG&E’s Non-Residential Retrofit – Demand Response Program (NRR-DR).

Kevin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2007 from San Diego State University and is a Certified Engineer in Training.

Jared Kruzek,
Associate Engineer

Mr. Kruzek joined AESC in September of 2009 as an Associate Engineer. Jared provides technical assistance evaluating and inspecting California Solar Initiative applications.

Jared received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in May 2007 and his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in June of 2009.

Peter Lee,
Engineer

Peter Lee applies to AESC projects his experience in developing energy management plans for commercial buildings. In addition to a background in HVAC system analysis, he also has worked on a variety of biodiesel related projects.

Peter earned a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Queens University at Kingston, Ontario. He currently works in the Northern California/Bay Area office providing AESC clients with technical assistance involving energy conservation.

Karen Leifheit,
Analyst

Ms. Leifheit joined AESC in April of 2008 to provide technical and management support for the California Solar Initiative programs. Karen previously worked as an Energy Analyst, reviewing and approving incentive estimates for proposals, energy studies, and energy efficiency projects in 10 states.

Karen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Geneseo.

Andrew Leishman,
Associate Engineer

Joseph Ling, P.E.,
Engineer

Mr. Ling joined AESC in June of 2007 as an Associate Engineer. He provides technical support to the Standard Performance Contract and other energy efficiency programs.

Joseph received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona in June 2007 and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of California.

Andie Miramontes,
Associate Engineer

Ms. Miramontes is an Associate Engineer with AESC. Andie provides technical assistance evaluating and inspecting California Solar Initiative applications.

Andie received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2007 from San Diego State University.

Dave Moncrief,
Associate Analyst

Mr. Moncrief is an Associate Analyst with AESC. David provides technical assistance evaluating and inspecting California Solar Initiative applications.

David received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The University of Southern Mississippi, and comes to AESC with 3 years of marketing experience in the consumer electronics/technology industries.

Jefferson Orr,
Software Engineer

Jeff is a Software Engineer with over 10 years of combined development and support experience in distributed software systems on a wide variety of platforms. He provides programming support for tools used in the implementation of energy efficiency programs.

Jeff received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Chico State University.

Judy Peck,
Program Manager

Ms Peck is a Program Manager with AESC and has over ten years of experience in the energy industry. She has worked as a utility employee – implementing energy efficiency incentive programs; and as a lobbyist – promoting energy efficiency incentive programs as prudent public policy.  Judy currently works out of AESC’s Concord office in support of Pacific Gas and Electric’s energy efficiency programs, including the Non-Residential Retrofit/Demand Response (NRR-DR) program and the Integrated Energy Audit program.

Judy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a Master of Arts in Economics.

Donald Pratt,
Program Manager

Donald Pratt has more than 13 years of experience in the development and management of computer software information systems. At AESC, he develops computer programs in support of energy efficiency, intelligent systems and engineering projects. He is an expert C, C++, Visual Basic, Java and HTML programmer and is proficient in Windows, Unix and VMS environments.

Don received his Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Science, with a concentration in artificial intelligence and software engineering, from the University of California at San Diego. He earned his Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from San Diego State University.

Cody Riddar,
Senior Software Engineer

Cody Riddar joined AESC early in 2008 with a focus on bringing existing pc-based energy efficiency applications to the web.

He has eight years of application development and systems analysis experience, most recently at his own startup in the mobile web services industry. Having worked primarily in small to medium sized businesses, he has performed many responsibilities across the system development life cycle; but his programming strengths reside in database, web, and UI development.

Cody received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a concentration in Information Systems from San Diego State University. He has also recently completed training as a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).  Scrum is a form of Adaptive Project Management used by companies like Google, Microsoft, and IBM to manage the complexities of software development.

Roberto Rivera, P.E.,
Engineering Manager

Roberto Rivera has more than 17 years experience in project design, management, and evaluation of electrical systems. He provides AESC clients technical expertise in fuel cell operations, electric distribution systems, end-use energy efficiency, and energy technology assessment. His current primary function is supporting the California Investor Owned Utilities’ Self-Generation Incentive Program.

Prior to joining AESC, Roberto worked as an engineer in the SDG&E Research & Development group and as a system designer for military contractors. He also served ten years in the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician and instructor in communications systems.

Roberto earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego. He is a member of IEEE and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of California.

Ty Sales,
Analyst

Mr. Sales is an Analyst at AESC. He is currently providing support to Southern California Edison in the administering of the California Solar Initiative program. These support activities include: reviewing applications to ensure program compliance and conducting site inspections to verify that installed systems qualify.

Prior to joining AESC, he was employed by the United States Navy as a Senior Chief Electrician's Mate performing the job of a nuclear plant operator and supervisor for 21 years.

Ty received his Bachelor of Science in Applied Science Technology: Nuclear Engineering Technology, from Thomas Edison State College of Trenton, New Jersey.

Dara Salour,
Senior Engineer

Dara Salour has more than 15 years experience as an Energy Engineer involved in the design, development, and implementation of renewable energy systems and evaluating engineering solutions in the energy field. Dara has worked on energy efficiency monitoring programs assessing the efficacy of thermal energy storage, lighting retrofit, and variable speed motor technologies. In addition, Dara has evaluated various small commercial facilities for the implementation of boiler and lighting retrofits.

Prior to joining AESC, Dara worked with RCM digesters where he was involved in the development and interconnection of biogas energy projects on livestock farms. He also ran a consulting practice in Colorado that provided engineering design and consulting services to residential and commercial customers in the areas of HVAC and solar thermal design. Early in his career, Dara worked with the California Energy Commission’s Energy Technology Advancement Program, where he focused on the research and development of biogas, wind, and fuel cell technologies.

Dara received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento and his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Davis. Dara has co-authored a number of reports, papers and feasibility studies regarding fluidized bed combustion, biogas technology, and solar energy systems.

Eliseo Sandoval,
Senior Software Engineer

Eliseo Sandoval has more than five years of experience in the development and management of computer software information systems. At AESC, he develops computer programs that use intelligent software agents to control and schedule distributed energy generation. He is an expert in Java, C, C++, and Visual Basic, and is proficient in Windows, Unix, and Linux environments.

Eliseo received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from San Diego State University.

Matthew Seidman,
Associate Engineer

Mr. Seidman is an Associate Engineer in AESC’s Pasadena office. Matt provides technical assistance to Southern California Edison’s energy efficiency programs, including the Standard Performance Contract (SPC) and the On-Bill Financing program.

Matt received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona in December 2007 and is a Certified Engineer in Training.

Jeffrey Seto,
Engineer

Jeffrey Seto provides technical assistance inspecting and evaluating projects for PG&E’s Non Residential Retrofit – Demand Response program (NRR-DR). He also supports software testing and NRR-DR policy implementation.

Jeff received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

Gregory W. Stevens,
Program Manager

Gregory Stevens is an Engineer with extensive experience in self-generation, energy efficiency, and energy technology assessment. He provides AESC clients with technical expertise in building electric and thermal load analyses, self-generation evaluation and siting, power systems performance and operation, building energy auditing, energy system modeling, and engineering economics.

Greg earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Resources Engineering from Humboldt State University and holds a California Engineer in Training Certificate. He is a member of A&WMA.

Josh Tomashefsky,
Engineer

Mr. Tomashefsky joined AESC in June of 2007 as an Associate Engineer. Josh provides technical assistance to energy efficiency programs, including the Standard Performance Contract, for Southern California Edison. Prior to joining AESC, he worked as an intern for Pactiv Corporation in the field of process design.

Josh received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona in June 2007 and is a Certified Engineer in Training.

Mark Q. Tran,
Software Engineer

Mark Tran has more than six years of experience in the development of computer software information systems. At AESC, he develops computer programs in support of energy efficiency, intelligent systems and engineering projects. He is an experienced Visual Basic, .Net, ASP .Net, Access Database and Java programmer and is proficient in the Windows environment. He also provides client technical support in end-use energy efficiency.

Mark earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Science from Coleman College. He is currently attending San Diego State University in pursuit of a Masters of Science degree in Computer Science.

Keith Valenzuela, P.E.,
Staff Engineer

With a background in manufacturing engineering, Keith Valenzuela provides AESC with experience in industrial process improvements and data analysis. His primary responsibility is the evaluation of energy efficiency projects.

Prior to joining AESC, Keith worked as a manufacturing engineer at a sheet metal fabrication facility and as an intern for Honeywell Engines, Systems, and Services in Torrance, CA.

Keith earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the California State University at Long Beach. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of California.