Meet Our Utility Program Consultants and Energy Data Experts

Team

Meet our expert technologists, analysts, consultants and leaders.

Click on the employee’s name to read their bio.

Kevin Bricknell

Senior Advisor

As a Calico Senior Advisor, Kevin leverages his extensive experience in managed energy data services to advise customers, helping with program design and growth, marketing strategy and coordination across energy efficiency programs. He acts as a subject matter expert and coordinator, aligning the Calico expertise to customer needs. Before Calico and ComEd, Kevin was rock music critic and photographer – he’s attended over 325 concerts.

Read Kevin’s full expert bio here.

Corby Burkmier

Senior Consultant

Corby brings unmatched experience in direct load control and Nest demand response programs as Calico’s Senior Consultant. She meets with vendors, keeps programs running smoothly and appreciates the technical details and requirements. Corby intimately understands the energy sector: its highly regulated nature and capacity for growth. She loves the beach.

Read Corby’s full expert bio here.

Ilya Dubovis

Senior Software Engineer

Ilya is responsible for the design and development of Calico’s Whole Building Benchmarking Application. He is a senior full-stack developer with 20+ years of experience in developing financial and engineering applications.

In his free time, Ilya enjoys bicycle rides with his family, reading and watching documentaries, and playing with his African Grey parrot.

Marcus Ferron

Senior Engineer

Marcus supports Calico’s applications and new product implementations as one of our Senior Engineers. He interfaces directly with customers to define needs and deliver quality development work, in both .NET and c#. Outside of work, Marcus plays (and watches!) basketball, he enjoys running, and going to plays and movies.

Tica Gordon

HR Manager

Tica brings over 25 years of experience in leading and fulfilling strategic human resources responsibilities as Calico’s HR Manager. Her strengths in culture-building, managing through change, people development, coaching and more have made her an integral part of growing the Calico team.

Matthew Haak

Engagement Director

As Calico’s Engagement Director, Matthew provides subject matter expertise, project leadership and team management to make every customer initiative and technical undertaking successful. He brings both deep industry knowledge and an extensive understanding of utility systems. Matthew enjoys spending time with his family, and loves anything related to race cars.

Read Matthew’s full expert bio here.

Trenton Hord

Senior Systems Administrator

About Trenton

As a Calico Senior Systems Administrator, Trenton acts as the subject matter expert for internal IT systems while he also works closely with engineers to maintain, secure, and support external IT systems. Outside of work, Trenton likes tinkering with gadgets, staying physically active, and traveling to new places.

Gabriella Jackson

Designer

About Gabriella

As a Designer, Gabriella focuses on creating visual assets for both product and marketing teams. She is responsible for assisting with product design and research, as well as working with Marketing to design client facing materials seen from meetings to social media. When she’s not designing, she can usually be found baking, doing yoga, or painting.

David Johnston

Senior Software Engineer

About David

Dave is responsible for the design and development of Calico’s Whole Building Benchmarking Application. He is a senior full-stack developer with 30+ years of experience in multiple industries. When not working he enjoys live music and family game night.

Won Chong Kim

VP of Technology

About Won Chong

As VP of Technology, Won Chong leads the Engineering, IT, and Technical Services teams, with over 25 years of experience with SDLC and management in a broad range of verticals in the technology industry. Her bent toward coaching and developing people and teams effect excellence in organizational delivery, growth, and sustainability. She enjoys learning about what drives individuals, enjoying the peace and beauty of nature, as well as most things food-related (history, culture, recipes, eating, cooking, gadgets…).

Andrea Klem

Staff Accountant

About Andrea

Andrea’s role as Staff Accountant includes full cycle accounting, financial statement prep, reporting and more. She works closely with Calico’s Controller to keep the business running seamlessly and she’s always up to learn a new tool or process. Andrea enjoys long walks, collecting antique jars and watching an episode (or two) of American Greed.

Siddhartha Kota

Senior Technical Analyst

About Siddhartha

As Senior Technical Analyst, Siddhartha is engaging in project management work for Innovation team at ComEd. Sid has a worked as a business analyst in the electric utility domain for well over four years. He has done his Master’s in Computer Science at University of Illinois at Springfield. He has since moved to Chicago and loves living in the city. He enjoys experiencing new things and is currently learning how to play acoustic guitar and make paracord knots. He enjoys running, hiking and was a 2019 Chicago Marathoner.

Peter Konstant

Senior Engineer

About Peter

Peter brings project management, software and vendor relations experience to Calico as Senior Engineer. He focuses on IOT applications, Alexa Smart Home Skills and Arduino and Azure platforms. Peter enjoys playing tennis, reading the Sunday paper and spending time with his family.

Megan Lavelle

Marketing & Design Manager

About Megan

As Marketing & Design Manager for Calico, Megan works with both the product and marketing teams to bridge Calico’s visual communications. She is responsible for providing customers with prototypes, building internal design systems, and supporting marketing with strategy and design. Megan has an ongoing art practice and enjoys spending time outside with her daughter and partner.

Kimberly Maddux

Controller

About Kimberly

Kimberly brings 27+ years of experience to her role as Calico’s Controller. She oversees the entire accounting department, managing payroll, budgeting, audit prep and more – and at every step she works closely with Management and Executive teams, as well as the Board, to deliver thorough reporting. Kimberly loves gardening, vegetables specifically, in the summer, and obsessing over jigsaw puzzles in the winter.

Colleen Morris

President and CEO

About Colleen

As CEO, Colleen makes sure her team is set up for success so they can do exceptional work for Calico’s customers. Among other responsibilities, Colleen focuses on hiring great people, maintaining a culture of transparency and ensuring strategic alignment — she loves working across functional areas and solving problems. She’s a self-professed “horse person,” wife and mother of two boys.

Read Colleen’s full expert bio here.

Inder Raul

Lead Engineer

About Inder

As Lead Engineer, Inder provides expert support on wide variety of data issues, helping utility and vendor teams understand complex information, how to process data and more. He monitors and maintains multiple data feeds, and interfaces closely with program managers and vendors to accomplish goals. Inder is a movie buff and he loves Topo Chico mineral water.

Kate Roberts

Product Support Manager

About Kate

As Product Support Manager, Kate provides customer and technical support for implementations of Calico’s Benchmarking Application and demand response programs. Kate brings experience in commercial real estate benchmarking and she enjoys partnering with customers to impart knowledge and expertise on complicated topics. She’s a yoga enthusiast and loves stand-up and concerts.

Read Kate’s full expert bio here.

Justin Schmidt

Senior Consultant

About Justin

As a Senior Consultant, Justin works with customer and vendors teams to address the systems and processes needed for the successful execution of Demand Response programs. He’s dedicated to building bridges in the industry and enjoys engaging across teams. Justin loves home (and vehicle) improvement projects, too.

Juliana Smith

Director of Product Management

About Juliana

As Director of Product Management, Juliana works with customers to provide project management, documentation review, quality assurance, requirements write-up and issue resolution support. Her varied skills in business and technical analysis mean that she’s able to adapt to customer needs. Juliana loves soccer, hiking with her husband and kids and podcasts.

Alexis St. Clair

HR Coordinator

About Alexis

As Calico’s HR Coordinator, Alexis works closely with the HR Manager and serves as the first point of contact for general HR questions / matters for employees. She supports the full employee life cycle including but not limited to: on-boarding and off-boarding employees, benefits enrollment/management, and tracking and documenting employee changes. She also works closely with administration supporting duties such as talent acquisition logistics, performance management, payroll, employee engagement, and provides general administrative support.

In her free time, Alexis enjoys swimming and paddle boarding, spending time with her pets, drawing and painting, and she is a little bit obsessed with plants.

Pratik Tolani

Technical Analyst

About Ken

As a Technical Analyst, Pratik supports various Demand Response programs (Central Air Conditioning Cycling, Energy Efficiency and Residential Real Time Pricing) along with client relationships and validation of program operations and assessments through detailed analysis in RStudio. He enjoys creating effective visualizations and GIS Maps pertaining to the programs. He is a Formula 1 enthusiast, enjoys cooking Indian food, and is movie buff/ TV show fanatic.

Ken Walsh

Senior Advisor

About Ken

As Senior Advisor, Ken helps advise and consult with electric utilities on how to better operate their demand response programs. Ken recently retired from ComEd after 31 years of service, a career spent managing demand response programs for both residential and commercial customers. Ken enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters and chihuahua Bindy.

Read Ken’s full expert bio here.

Aleeza Webb

Associate Product Manager

About Aleeza

As Associate Product Manager, Aleeza helps customers, and the internal Calico team, research market and product trends, document product requirements, perform user acceptance testing and
develop internal procedures. She enjoys analyzing systems and finding the most efficient
path forward. She’s an avid baker and French macaron expert; one day she hopes to open a bakery!

Board and Advisors

Henry Lin

Chairman of the Board

About Henry

Henry Lin is Managing Director of Twin Flames Partners, LLC, a privately held venture investment and advisory group based in Seattle. Over the course of the last 10 years, he was a Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee of Point B Capital, an early-stage venture capital group. He personally led several investments with successful (3x to above 30x) exits. Henry has served as Calico Energy’s Board Chairman since 2015. He offers Calico leadership his assistance in go-to-market strategy, capital optimization and partner relationship development. Henry is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Economics, and he attended Harvard Business School’s Owner President Executive MBA Program. Henry thrives as an investor and venture advisor, and he intimately understands what it takes to guide early-stage venture back entrepreneurs through growth, market execution and expansion, and acquisitions.

Henry is a father of two daughters, and enjoys destination and adventure travels around the world and has been to over 37 countries, an avid golfer, and he is working on becoming a ASA certified sailing captain.

John Regan

Director

About John

John Regan is the founder and president of T2G Ventures, where he invests in advanced manufacturing, IoT, digital health and data analytics companies. As Board Member for Calico Energy, John works in close partnership with leadership and plays a key role in business development activities, supporting prospect and partner outreach strategy. Prior to T2G, John was a Managing Director at Energy Foundry, a venture firm and innovation hub for IoT and software, and a senior manager with Illinois Ventures. He has served on the boards of a wide variety of high growth technology companies, and his portfolio investments have won numerous awards including MIT Top 10 Technologies, EPA Product of the Year, and the WSJ Annual Technology Innovation Award.

David Feffer

Director

About David

David Feffer is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and health care executive with over 45 years of experience. As a Board Member for Calico Energy, David lends his growth-marketing expertise to Calico’s vision for making utility-enabled whole building data access a widespread reality. He pioneered the telephonic nurse decision support space as co-founder and CEO of Health Incentives/CareWise, and in each subsequent role, David helped lead companies through periods of growth, guiding new product development and sales and marketing activities. After leaving Health Dialog in 2009, where he served as partner and SVP, David was an advisor for MedAppropriate, Pack4U and Array Health. He has served on the boards of ZAF Energy Systems, ViZn Energy and a number of non-profit organizations.

David is a musician and enthusiastic supporter of the arts.

Kevin Klustner

Director

About Kevin

Kevin Klustner is Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Materials and Clean Energy Technologies (CAMCET) at the University of Washington, where he is leading a public-private partnership to develop a new building for the institute. As Board Member for Calico Energy, he brings extensive knowledge in clean tech sectors to support the company’s product vision and corporate strategy. Kevin has held a variety of executive roles in energy technology companies, most recently as CEO of Powerit Solutions, a cloud-based industrial energy efficiency platform. He has served on several boards, including Verdiem, Sightward, WRQ, ACT Theatre, Central Washington University Foundation, Washington Software Association (WTIA) and Seattle Childrens Home and holds a BA in Economics and an MS degree in Operations Research, both from Stanford University.

Janis Machala

Director

About Kevin

Janis is an experienced corporate director, CEO, business executive, and executive coach. With her diverse industry experience, Janis brings strategic and market development excellence that infuses systems thinking and innovation into an organization for enhanced shareholder value. As a highly effective board member, industry and community leader, and innovator, Janis has deep experience in the technology, higher education, and B2B software and services sectors. She brings strategic insight, a track record of success, collaborative leadership, creativity, and people connectedness to every role.

Read Janis’ full bio here.

Cole Younger

Observer

About Cole

Cole Younger is the managing director of Arnold Venture Group and Board Observer for Calico Energy. He has lived and worked in the Pacific Northwest for much of his life and received his degrees from the University of Washington. After graduation, he worked for two local venture firms, Pacific Horizon Ventures and Bancshares Capital. In 2007, he founded Vintage Lane Venture Partners, an RIA firm that specialized in direct angel and venture capital investments for family offices and individuals. During his tenure with VLVP, he oversaw all facets of the firm including sourcing, negotiating, and monitoring of direct investments, as well as monitoring and advising of existing client venture portfolios. In his role as Calico Energy’s Board Observer, Cole plays an active role in strategic decision making on everything from company financials to product go-to-market.

Outside of work, Cole enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his boys’ sports teams, and is an avid fly fisherman.

Rich Huntley

Advisor

Life at Calico

Our culture is built on stories and friendship, celebrations of success, support through tough times and a sense of shared purpose. We have a great time together.

We also believe in working smart and sustainably – at Calico, flexibility and humanity guide how we approach the intersections of personal and professional life. That means better products and services for our customers, and a better experience for our people.

Looking for open positions? Want to join an awesome, close-knit team and put your expertise to work? Check out our Careers page.

Team

Meet our expert technologists, analysts, consultants and leaders.

Kevin Bricknell

Senior Advisor

Corby Burkmier

Senior Consultant

Ilya Dubovis

Senior Software Engineer

Marcus Ferron

Senior Engineer

Tica Gordon

HR Manager

Matthew Haak

Engagement Director

Trenton Hord

Senior Systems Administrator

Gabriella Jackson

Designer

David Johnston

Senior Software Engineer

Won Chong Kim

VP of Technology

Andrea Klem

Staff Accountant

Siddhartha Kota

Senior Technical Analyst

Peter Konstant

Senior Engineer

Megan Lavelle

Marketing & Design Manager

Kimberly Maddux

Controller

Colleen Morris

President and CEO

Inder Raul

Lead Engineer

Kate Roberts

Product Support Manager

Justin Schmidt

Senior Consultant

Juliana Smith

Director of Product Management

Alexis St. Clair

HR Coordinator

Pratik Tolani

Technical Analyst

Ken Walsh

Senior Advisor

Aleeza Webb

Associate Product Manager

Board and Advisors

Henry Lin

Chairman of the Board

John Regan

Director

David Feffer

Director

Kevin Klustner

Director

Janis Machala

Director

Cole Younger

Observer

Rich Huntley

Advisor

Life at Calico

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