Tanya has 20 years of experience as an innovator, entrepreneur, technologist, and utility nerd building enduring practices and products, including a successful business exit. From 2016-2019 Tanya helped reformulate and re-start PECI, securing millions in non-dilutive funding for execution of all aspects of technical service, product development, operations and commercialization of PECI’s grid edge products. In 2019 PECI spun off its technical and grid-edge products as Community Energy Labs with Tanya at the helm. Tanya’s speciality is in leading systems and people to set the stage for the high achievement culture necessary to iterate and scale. Tanya is fluent in Swedish and functionally proficient in Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic.
Matthew has over 20 years of experience building SaaS products and data platforms. He is passionate about architecting systems that are scalable, sustainable, and resilient, and creating culture that allows inclusive, high-performing teams to thrive.
Matthew was responsible for the architecture and implementation of New Relic’s petabyte-scale analytics data platform, and led the engineering team that created the Temboo IoT ecosystem. Prior to joining Community Energy Labs, Matthew was Head of Engineering at the global nonprofit Kiva Microfunds. As a lifelong enthusiast for the outdoors and nature, he has a deep commitment to climate action and combating climate change. Matthew holds degrees from Hampshire College and New York University. He has elementary competency in French and German.
Rebecca has over 20 years of experience with buildings - from facility operations, to construction, to building technologies. She has a passion for helping customers achieve aggressive goals through meaningfully applied technology. Her background includes strategy development, change management, and continuous improvement in Facility Operations, Energy & Sustainability and Construction in both the private and the public sector. Her first role as Energy Manager for a public school district inspired her lifelong passion for climate action as well as for education.
Rebecca holds an MBA from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. She is passionate about diversity in technical fields and volunteers through the Taproot Foundation, Chicago Cares and the National Girls Collaborative. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys traveling, competing in triathlons and other outdoor sports. She is an intermediate Spanish speaker.
Guillermo has 5 years of experience as a backend software engineer, specializing in distributed systems. He started out in big tech, but has pivoted to climate tech in pursuit of a career with stronger ethical fulfillment and impact. Guillermo tries his best to minimize carbon consumption in his daily life, and is excited about the opportunity to help communities achieve the same goal at a larger scale. His personal interests include playing games, home cooking, and casual birding. Guillermo is fluent in Spanish.
Moe is a researcher and machine learning scientist with a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Florida International University (FIU). Moe's research revolves around leveraging the potential of deliverable energy flexibility through the use of machine intelligence to achieve national decarbonization goals. His work includes managed EV charging, grid interactive buildings, transactive energy, and load profiling among others. Moe joined CEL’s team as an energy consumption modeler for load forecasting applications and is currently working on evaluating machine learning frameworks for balancing building occupant comfort at the lowest possible cost and carbon emissions. Moe previously was an Assistant Professor of Renewable Energy Systems at Colorado School of Mines where he taught Integration of Renewable Energy and High Power Electronics. Moe is also a volunteer Project Manager and Event Organizer at M.Powering Lebanon, a non-profit focused on utilizing renewable energy to help address the energy crisis in Lebanon. Moe is bilingual in Arabic and proficient in French.
Luciana has 15 years of experience in building energy efficiency and sustainability, energy modeling and solar thermal energy. She has worked for clients in Brazil, Canada, Germany, US, UK and Italy. She has participated in research projects about natural lighting availability in urban public spaces, solar water heating systems commissioning, district solar water heating for low income housing, and solar thermal HVAC systems. Luciana is fluent in Portuguese and Italian.
Leslie has over a decade of experience in project management and process optimization across the real estate and financing industries. She holds two BS degrees in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and Environmental Economics and Policy from UC Berkeley. Her ability to navigate and become a subject matter expert across industries showcases her adaptability and commitment to continuous learning. Leslie is a dedicated advocate for sustainability, with a track record of fundraising for global causes. In her free time, she enjoys being with her dogs and surprising her partner with increasingly unique but mostly delicious recipes.
Jason brings over 15 years of experience in Customer Technical Support, specializing in hardware and software solutions. He is dedicated to delivering exceptional customer service, going beyond merely resolving technical issues to genuinely empathizing with and addressing customers’ concerns. Passionate about sustainability and climate change, Jason actively volunteers for conservation efforts and advocates for positive climate policies. He participates in state park clean-ups and restoration projects, supports environmental conservation initiatives, and is committed to promoting sustainable practices both professionally and personally.
Carol has a decade of experience in: office management; project management; research; administrative processes and systems; data entry, transfer and transcription. Whether it has been helping grant and proposal teams execute the necessary steps to secure project funding at PECI, or, tracking and managing data and communication flows for virtual teams during the pandemic at CEL, Carol is a capable and thorough administrator with attention to detail, Carol is bilingual in Kiswahili.
David has over 25 years of broad-ranging experience providing operations management, project management, and operational leadership across tech, non-profit, entertainment, and real estate industries. He holds a BFA degree in Fine Arts from Loyola Marymount University. Working at CEL has emboldened his commitment to combating climate change. In his free time David is passionate in his support for non-profit performing arts organizations. He sings with and produces concerts for several choral groups in Portland, Oregon.
Husnain is a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate from Heriot-Watt University. He is elected as an Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). He has done several research-based projects and worked closely with the industries like Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) in UAE. His final year research project was awarded Dubai's best project certificate award by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK (ImechE). He loves brainstorming on thermodynamic systems such as HVACs, Chillers, and Heat Pumps. He is also closely working with the IoT industry where he provides custom-engineered solutions to regulate, monitor and improve the energy usage, air quality and temperature/humidity of commercial and residential buildings. Husnain is bilingual in Urdu and fluent in AutoCAD, MATLAB & WITNESS Horizon.
