New Executive Team Member Adds Broad Operational Expertise to Company
SEATTLE — May 17, 2011 — Optimum Energy LLC today announced the appointment of Mark Bretl as vice president of products and technology. Bretl will lead the software development, engineering and product delivery teams and will be responsible for enhancing the company’s cloud-based HVAC analytics software solutions, as well as broadening the company’s product and services portfolio.
“Mark is a skilled and knowledgeable leader whose broad expertise in the software industry will be invaluable to the company as we enter our next phase of growth,” said Matthew Frey, president and CEO of Optimum Energy. “With experience in a variety of organizational disciplines ranging from research and development to distribution channels, he possesses the ideal skill set to help the Optimum Energy realize its vision of becoming the industry standard for central plant optimization.”
Bretl has 30 years of experience in the software industry with a strong background in all phases of operations. Before joining Optimum Energy, he was vice president of Kinetic Books Company, with responsibility for engineering, sales and marketing at different points during his tenure with the company. Prior to Kinetic Books, he served as vice president of the Media Systems Division of RealNetworks, Inc., leading the Real Broadcast Network, Internet and consumer appliances business units, as well as heading up product development for the division. Bretl also served as chief operating officer and vice president of operations and finance at Vivo Software, Inc., a startup company acquired by RealNetworks, Inc. He began his career as a software engineer at Tecmar, Inc., a manufacturer of computer peripheral product and scientific and medical instruments, where he ultimately became company president.
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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