Our Team
The Bright Power team has expertise in the design, installation and financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency systems, as well as an understanding of market trends, skills in education and outreach and experience with project management. In addition to our full-time staff, the firm has an extended network of consultants and contractors who can be brought into projects as needed.
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Jeffrey Perlman, President and Founder Jeffrey Perlman is as happy in a boiler room as he is in a corporate boardroom, and enjoys finding solutions to the most challenging energy problems facing building owners today. Jeffrey has a degree from Yale in Applied Physics. Read More
Certifications: CEM, BPI Multifamily Building Analyst, LEED AP |
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Andrew McNamara, Senior Consultant and VP New Construction and Renewables Andrew consults with design teams and owners regarding energy-saving opportunities, and works to provide an integrated solution - a building in which energy efficiency, green technology, and solar energy are formed into a comprehensive energy package. On solar projects, he helps our clients understand where and how solar power can be applied, and manages the installation of viable, productive solar systems on their buildings. Read More
Certifications: CEA, CEM, LEED AP BD+C (Building Design + Construction) |
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Gregory Sherman, VP of Existing Buildings Division Gregory Sherman has extensive field experience in building audits and expertise in lighting design, mechanical systems, and construction management that shape his knowledge of building science and energy efficiency. With an emphasis on existing buildings, Greg helps property managers and building owners reduce their annual energy consumption with simple and cost effective energy management strategies. Read More
Certifications: CEM, BPI Multifamily Building Analyst, LEED AP, NYSERDA SCLP Ally Designer |
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Jon Braman, Vice President, Portfolio Solutions Group Jon Braman provides technical oversight, team coordination and assistance with incentives to transform energy analysis into energy savings. He develops straightforward ways to communicate complex patterns of building energy use via our energy benchmarking software, EnergyScoreCards™. Jon has published research on green buildings, and is currently an instructor on Green Building Practices at NYU. Read More Certifications: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst, LEED AP |
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Conor Laver, Chief Scientist Conor is an astrophysicist who channels his statistics and coding powers to effect rigorous energy analysis in the building science world. He designs and refines our methodology in everything from energy modeling to utility analysis to building population analysis. Conor has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from UC Berkeley. Read More
Certification: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst |
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Dan Africk, Associate Energy Engineer Dan conducts energy audits of multifamily buildings. He is passionate about saving energy by strategizing creative, practical solutions unique to each building and finds satisfaction in overseeing energy retrofitting projects, knowing that his recommendations will save energy, increase safety, improve the quality of life for the residents. Dan has a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Binghamton University. Read More
Certifications: BPI Building Analyst, BPI Envelope Professional |
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Steven Aponte, Director of Operations
Steven works to streamline and optimize the intra- and inter-team workflow of the various divisions at Bright Power. He has an M.B.A., in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the NYU School of Business, and a B.A. in Economics, Harvard University. Read More
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Eric Ast, Manager, Energy Analysis Eric manages Bright Power's fuel conversion and water-conservation business lines. His economics background and analytic skills are put to the test in helping properties to comply with the New York City phase-out of #6 heating oil and obtain water savings. Eric has a BS in Systems Engineering and a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia. Read More
Certifications: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst |
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Amalia C. Cuadra, Senior Manager of Existing Buildings As an energy engineer working on multifamily building audits, Amalia evaluates buildings systems for energy efficiency, consults on equipment implementations, and brings her experience as a teacher to provide easy-to-read, informative reports and design specifications. Read More
Certifications: CEM, BPI Multifamily Building Analyst, BPI Multifamily Energy Efficient Building Operator, BPI Proctor |
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Klaar De Schepper, Data Manager Klaar helps New York City building owners comply with Local Law 84, the country's most ambitious effort to benchmark energy consumption in buildings. She optimizes data gathering efforts, streamlines processes, and structures documentation. Klaar has a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Science and Sustainable Development from Columbia University. Read More
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Skye Gruen, Senior Energy Engineer Skye works with both our Existing Buildings department as an energy auditor, and with our New Construction/Solar department, where she applies knowledge from her graduate research in solar systems at Rensselear Polytechnic.
Certifications: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst |
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James Hannah, Business Development Associate As a member of our Business Development team, James Hannah cultivates effective business relationships by spearheading outreach efforts and developing strategic partnerships that are consistent with Bright Power’s strategy. By offering the full spectrum of Bright Power’s integrated energy solutions, James helps to ensure that clients achieve their financial and sustainability goals. Read More
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Steven Kolberg, Project Manager Steven manages projects under HUD's Green Retrofit Program (GRP) and Mark-to-Market Program (M2M). He is also a member of Bright Power's benchmarking team. Steven has an AB from Bowdoin College where he double majored in Environmental Studies and Government and minored in Biology. Read More
Certifications: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst |
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Rachel Lawrence, Manager of Financial Operations/Office Manager While our team works to support a sustainable energy future, Rachel makes sure that our business is sustainable. She coordinates with our management to keep the money coming in, pays the bills and is the “soup-to-nuts” manager of our office. Read More
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Julien Marrec, Associate Energy Engineer As a member of our Existing Buildings team, Julien performs energy audits of multifamily buildings. His skills in data analysis and Macro development (VBA), and his determination to wrangle large data sets into useful information are valuable contributions towards improving our analysis tools and increasing our internal efficiency. Read More
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Henry Misas, Energy Engineer Henry works on energy efficiency and renewables projects at Bright Power. He works on designing and implementing solar systems, including photovoltaic arrays and solar thermal hot water heaters. He also works with the Existing Building Energy Efficiency division of Bright Power, drawing upon extensive building science knowledge to integrate cleaner energy systems into the framework of any project. Read More
Certification: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst |
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Sophie Nimmannit, Project Manager Sophie facilitates audits of commercial, industrial, and multifamily buildings in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island sponsored by utility energy efficiency programs. She also performs critical research, and data analysis. Read More |
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Michele Soderstrom, Energy Engineer Michele is a member of the EnergyScoreCards team within Bright Power where she performs data analysis, manages client accounts, and supports a number of projects associated with the development and deployment of this growing software. She works with the NYC Benchmarking program, helping managers of residential buildings to achieve compliance with Local Law 84 of New York City energy regulation. Read More
Certifications: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst |
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Kaity Tsui, Administrative Assistant As Kaity concluded her reign as I LOVE NY’s first ever Greenest New Yorker (2010), she joined our office to tackle numerous general office duties and manage contracts, contact lists and databases – all while helping to maintain internal and external communication of these processes, tackling new challenges and supporting an amazing staff. Read More |
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Phil Vos, Business Development Phil performs outreach to companies and trade groups interested in Bright Power's services, with a particular focus on New York City's benchmarking and auditing requirements. His prior credentials include work with the NY Wa$teMatch industrial materials exchange program and NY Industrial & Technical Assistance Corp. (ITAC). Read More |
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Sam Weisenberg, Heating Specialist Sam visits buildings, scours utility bills, analyzes potential utility savings based on operational or equipment changes and entices people to reduce energy consumption with the lure of saving money. Read More
Certification: BPI Multifamily Building Analyst |
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Interns Bright Power's interns have a hands-on learning experience in an exciting green company. If you are interested in Internship opportunities, please email a cover letter and resume to jobs@brightpower.com
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Network of Consultants
Bright Power, Inc. has a skilled and experienced network of consultants and contractors who can be brought into projects as needed, including: architects, business & technology experts, designers, economists, educators, engineers, policy experts, and a variety of tradespeople including electricians, HVAC contractors, and insulation contractors.
