management team

over 60 dedicated staff

our team

Satisfied clients and a high level of repeat business have led to steady growth in our firm.

Our staff includes over 60 energy engineers and technicians, nearly half of which are licensed mechanical engineers, a percentage that far exceeds our competitors.

We have added staff as our client base has grown and as we find highly qualified individuals who share our enthusiasm and commitment to a sustainable energy future.

team kw engineering

24

licensed engineers (P.E.)

83%

energy engineers

21

advanced degrees

principals team

leadership

Each principal manages a unique service area or geography of our nationwide presence.

sunny devnani kw engineering

After joining kW in 2005 and expanding our Salt Lake City office from a staff of 1 to over 30, Sunny leads the entire kW team as CEO. Applying his keen business development sense, leadership abilities, and expert energy engineering talents, Sunny will continue to expand the firm's reach providing best-in-class services across the country. His experience includes on-site audits, retro-commissioning, field data collection, measurement & verification, simulation modeling, and design assistance. His primary areas of expertise include estimation of energy usage and savings associated with high efficiency retrofits at grocery stores, quick service restaurants, commercial office buildings, schools, hospitals, light industrial facilities and farms.

peter pollard kw engineering

Peter has over 28 years of experience. He developed and implemented improvements and expansions of equipment and buildings in a broad range of industries and facilities, completing millions of dollars worth of projects. Peter’s project and technical experience includes HVAC systems, industrial refrigeration, lighting, production machinery, industrial process equipment, electrical controls and drives, pollution control, industrial maintenance, and facilities construction. His extensive analytical skills encompass both technical and financial aspects of business projects.

devan johnson kw engineering

Devan entered the energy industry in 1998 and is the Principal of kW’s IT and distributed generation programs. His experience includes design and implementation of tracking databases for utility energy efficiency programs, and management of technical support activities for utility incentive programs. Devan designed and leads the ongoing development of the kW Tracker platform for managing audits and RCx projects which performs usage data analytics and whole building M&V.

sean harleman kw engineering

Sean Harleman oversees kW’s Utility Program Technical Services business unit with 20 years in the energy efficiency industry. He manages utility clients across the country, and his technical experience and program management skills have been essential to kW’s success supporting utilities’ demand-side programs. Sean’s technical experience includes design assistance, audits, simulation modeling, field data collection, and measurement & verification.

antonio huizar kw engineering

Antonio oversees the Southern California Energy Services business unit and opened  kW’s Long Beach office in 2004. He’s grown our Southern California client base which now includes such customers as SCE, SCG, SDG&E, and SoCal REN. With over 13 years in the energy efficiency industry, Antonio’s experience includes M&V, audits, field data collection, demand response, ET, commissioning, RCx, HVAC system design, and simulation modeling.

christina summary kw engineering

Christina oversees the Administration and Human Resources team. She was the first employee of kW, and has grown with the company into her management role by developing a team of dedicated, administrative specialists. Christina's support is instrumental to smooth and efficient operations for all offices across the country.

jim kelsey kw engineering

Jim founded kW Engineering in 1998 to do the work that he loves – exploring the technical side of energy efficiency to find innovative and reliable ways to save energy. He stepped down from his role as kW's President and CEO after 24 years to allow for new leadership to take kW into its next phase. Jim is a licensed mechanical engineer in California and Nevada, a LEED accredited professional , has conducted analyses for hundreds of projects, and taught extensively on HVAC and refrigeration.

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