Energy as a Service from Energy Experts

Our team has a passion to make a difference and help you meet your business and sustainability goals. We come with years of experience leading and building successful teams, businesses and projects in the energy services, technology and renewables industry.

Executive Committee:

Jose Lorenzo

Chief Executive Officer

Jose brings 25+ years experience in leading global businesses in home and life space controls, power software solutions and field services. He holds a M.D., Electronic Engineering from University of Vigo and an MBA from IESIDE.

Jose Ramon Salgado

Chief Revenue Officer

Jose Ramon brings 22+ years’ experience leading end to end infrastructure and technology projects for major international industries. He’s passionate about business challenges and opportunities, driving results and changes through a proactive and collaborative style to GreenStruxure teams. He holds a M.S. in Computer Engineering from University of Sevilla and an Executive MBA from San Telmo Business School.

Pierre Heninger

Chief Financial Officer

Pierre has 22+ years experience leading structuring financing solutions in equipment and customer finance partnerships. He holds a B.S. in Finance from the Paris Graduate School of Management and completed the corporate university leadership program with INSEAD in banking and change management.

Clark Wiedetz

Chief Sales Officer

Clark has been in the energy business for over 22 years working in market segments including Commercial/Industrial, Higher Ed, Healthcare, Utilities and the Federal Government. His passion is to be a leader in the clean tech space and drive onsite generation spearheaded by renewable energy to help organizations reduce their GHG emissions and increase reliability. Clark is on the board of the Georgia Tech Energy and Environmental Management Committee and has a BSME from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Carisa Bolaños

Chief Human Resources

Carisa Bolaños is a strategic global HR leader with deep expertise in start-ups, mergers & acquisitions, leadership development, organizational design, and business strategies, Fluent in English and Spanish, she brings a bilingual and multicultural perspective to her leadership.
She integrates HR strategy with overall business goals, specializing in talent acquisition, succession planning, performance management, and organizational architecture.

Denis Coupé

Chief Technology Officer

Denis has 25+ years experience leading international offer development and marketing, R&D, supply chain and purchasing management. He has an M.S., Engineering from the Arts & Métiers Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Jon La Follett

SVP of Energy Solutions

Jon has 15+ years of experience solving real world problems with science and technology by developing products to meet market value drivers via agile R&D and product development. He holds B.S. degrees in Physics and Computational Physics from Oregon State University, and M.S. and PhD degrees in Physics from Washington State University.

Ramón Reina

SVP of Construction

Ramon has 20 years experience in the energy sector, mainly in solar energy, developing and constructing projects worldwide in different management positions, and believes engineering is a key differentiator in the sector. He has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Special Award, from the University of Seville.

Dawn Mahoney

Chief Legal Counsel

Dawn has 20+ years legal experience, heavily focused in the clean energy and equipment finance sectors. She has a passion for energy, sustainability and the entrepreneurial, innovative, “find a way to yes” culture of start-ups. Dawn carries that culture through to her legal practice in building legal departments that serve as go-to business partners. Dawn earned a J.D. from Massachusetts School of Law and a B.S. in Political Science from Bridgewater State University.

Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents:

Karim Hajjar

SVP of Digital Services

Karim has 20+ years experience in the telecom and energy management field, leading development and digitization of offers, and implementing innovative digital services. He holds an M.S., Engineering from Telecom SudParis, and an executive MBA from INSEAD.

Harini Sundaram

VP of sales and Operations

Harini has 22+ years of experience in energy management and technology, leading global strategic transformations driving business growth in IoT/digitization and sustainability.

She holds a M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras, MBA from INSEAD and Executive MBA in Sustainability from MIT Sloan.

Jacob Friedman

VP of Development (East)

Jacob Friedman has 20+ years developing projects, products and technologies in the distributed energy space. He prides himself working to meet customers’ long-term energy and sustainability goals. He holds an MBA in Finance and B.S. in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Connecticut.

Patricia Sayegh

VP and Deputy General Counsel

Patricia is an accomplished in-counsel with diverse experience managing a broad spectrum of legal affairs on behalf of growing companies. She is known for in-depth and comprehensive legal expertise, skillful handling of commercial contracts, strong business acumen, superior communication and interpersonal skills, and results-driven leadership ability.

Spencer Wells

VP of Development (West)

With over 10+ years industry experience, Spencer has developed and installed over 65 commercial and industrial energy projects on the West Coast. He has a passion for helping customers navigate the energy landscape and implement projects that help meet both customer financial and sustainability goals. Spencer holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Economics from UC Santa Cruz.

Origination & Development:

Kevin Brooks

Sr. Director of Development

After starting his career in the US Marine Corps and graduating from the US Naval Academy and the University of Southern California, Kevin has over 28 years of business development experience. Kevin has focused on closing qualified opportunities coming from the origination activity or by working directly with customers, building trust and engagement and developing projects.

Gaston Ortega

Director of Project Development

Gaston leverages 18 years of power grid modernization experience, serving North American electric utilities and large power consumers. He graduated with honors with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University. He’s developed a strong business acumen and passion for energy and sustainability goals, on-site microgrids, battery energy storage systems and energy management systems to decarbonize, decentralize and digitalize energy systems globally.

Efe Tekin

Director of Project Development

With over 12 years of experience in commercial and industrial business development operations and a track record of managing multi-million-dollar projects, Efe is responsible for the origination of projects through the full tender and negotiation process. Efe holds a Masters of Science in Material Science Engineering and Bachelors of Science in Physics, both from Istanbul University.

Justin Goldstein

Sr. Demand Generation Manager

Justin has been a top sales performer for 25+ years. His ability to assemble, recruit and motivate industry leaders to collaborate around GreenStruxure’s clear vision, ensures our clients meet their net-zero targets. Mr. Goldstein’s clients and partners find him to be attentive to detail, collaborative, and takes recommendations on strategic and tactical direction. His talent of understanding emotional intelligence, technology application, client pain points, business economics, and diligence in follow up, all resulted in his successful professional growth.

Shawn Li

Project Development Engineer

Shawn was inspired to help make the energy system more resilient and sustainable after experiencing firsthand Beijing's "airpocalypse" and drastic energy conservation measures post-Fukushima. He has a Master of Environmental Management in Energy from Duke University.

Alex Giles

Project Developer

Alex built his professional experience in sales, marketing, and project management roles after completing his undergrad in Business Administration. Throughout his early career, He found that sustainability was his passion and life's mission, so he got his master's degree in Environmental Sustainability at CU Boulder. With large focus on renewable energy systems, and he got direct experience with PPAs & ESAs, onsite solar modeling, and decarbonization at scale.