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The headquarters of the Northwest CHP Technical Assistance Partnership are:

Contacts for:

Headquarters Alaska Idaho Montana Oregon Washington

Headquarters

David Van Holde, a registered Professional Engineer, is a senior energy systems engineer and Center Manager with the WSU Energy Program. He leverages deep experience working with utilities, government, and consulting firms to implement demand and supply-side energy solutions and lead organizational change. Van Holde’s expertise includes distributed energy systems, government/utility energy policy, project and staff management, energy efficiency technologies, strategic energy management, customer-facing services, and utility program design. Previously, he served as managing engineer and director of technical analysis and energy management for EMI Consulting, and held leadership positions with SBW Consulting, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, Seattle City Light, E Source, and Tektronix. He also taught in the mechanical engineering departments at Oregon State University and Portland State University. Van Holde holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University and a Bachelor of Engineering from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Gil McCoy, a registered Professional Engineer, is a senior energy systems engineer with the WSU Energy Program. He provides technical assistance and energy auditing services to industrial and public-sector clients. McCoy’s areas of expertise include optimization of industrial systems (motor/drive, compressed air, steam, combined heat and power and pumping). He served as lead engineer for development of software products including MotorMaster+ (motor energy management), International Motor Selection and Savings Analysis, AirMaster+ (compressed air system assessment) and BallastMaster (lighting system/ballast selection) software. McCoy is a U.S. DOE Qualified AIRMaster+ Specialist and a Qualified Steam Tools and Process Heating Specialist. He holds a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from the University of Washington and a M.S. in engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Gary Kaufman is a Technical Support Specialist for the Washington State University (WSU) Energy Program. With more than 20 years of cross-functional experience in business strategy, operations, and product and project management in the private and public sectors, Kaufman currently works with the U.S. Department of Energy Northwest Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership, the Bioenergy Coordination Team, and collaborative energy efficiency improvement efforts. He holds a B.A. from The Evergreen State College.

Alaska

Devany Plentovich is the Program Manager for Biomass and Combined Heat and Power for the Alaska Energy Authority, focusing on project development in the 200+ rural communities that are not tied to the Anchorage-Fairbanks power grid. She has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science and Policy. Devany’s previous experience includes 22 years with Kimberly-Clark Corporation where she managed various projects in recycled fiber, biomass co-generation, tissue manufacturing, product development, and environmental sustainability. She also has extensive experience in operations and maintenance management

Idaho

Matt Wiggs is Idaho’s Industrial Energy Specialist within the Governor’s Office of Energy Resources (OER). Matt’s duties include industrial and agricultural energy efficiency project implementation and assistance, while also being responsible for assisting in the development of biomass, biogas, and combined heat and power projects and policy within the state. Matt holds a B.A. from Boise State University in Economics, and previous work includes environmental litigation and geothermal research.

Montana

Kyla Maki is an Alternative Fuels Specialist in the Energy Bureau at the Montana DEQ. She brings over 8 years of experience in energy policy, alternative energy and energy efficiency development and research to her position with DEQ. She has served on several boards of organizations whose focus is energy efficiency and alternative energy policy issues in Montana and the Northwest. Kyla has also advised on utility resource planning and numerous utility commission dockets involving renewable energy development and energy efficiency acquisition.

Oregon

Marty has worked at the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) for the past 11 years as an agency technical resource where he has developed energy conservation programs, reviewed energy projects, and investigated new technologies. Prior to this, he worked in industry developing piping systems and components, implementing process control, and in facilities management. In addition, he has also provided energy consulting services for large industrial sites.

Washington