New VP has been Key Player in Company’s Growth and Success
SEATTLE — May 4, 2011 — Optimum Energy LLC today announced that the company has appointed Ben Erpelding to the position of vice president of engineering and solution architecture. Erpelding has been the company’s director of engineering since June 2007. In his new role, Erpelding will provide technical direction for Optimum Energy’s solutions, product development and sales, as well as continue to serve as the Optimum Energy technical spokesman. The new position will enable him to better leverage his thought leadership and technical expertise to advance Optimum Energy’s product offerings.
“Ben has played an instrumental role in the success of Optimum Energy, serving as its solutions evangelist while making key contributions to the progress of the industry as a whole,” said Matthew Frey, president and CEO of Optimum Energy. “We will continue to rely on Ben’s leadership, technical expertise and industry experience as we grow the company and broaden our reputation as the technological leader in the HVAC energy optimization market.”
Erpelding has more than 14 years of experience in energy efficiency, chiller plant optimization and combined heat and power technologies and has worked on more than 500 chilled water plants throughout the United States, China and the Middle East. In 2010, Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine named him among 40 Top Engineers Under 40. Erpelding has a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis in combined heat and power from San Diego State. He is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in the State of California and a member of the HPAC Engineering Magazine Editorial Advisory Board.
About Optimum Energy
Optimum Energy LLC provides commercial and institutional facilities owners and managers with cloud-based software and services that enable them to optimize the energy efficiency of their HVAC systems. Optimum Energy uses patented, comprehensive mathematical models to process thousands of operational variables, enabling HVAC systems to automatically adjust operating parameters to lower energy usage, reduce carbon emissions and significantly lower operating expenses. Organizations like the Mineta San Jose International Airport, University of Texas at Austin and a variety of Fortune 100 corporations rely on the Optimum Energy OptimumHVAC solution for the continuous commissioning that maintains energy optimization year after year. Based in Seattle, Optimum Energy partners with commercial building equipment and service providers to offer the best overall value and return on efficiency investments to the market. For more information, please visit www.optimumenergyco.com.
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