about us

What We Do

We help organizations articulate their vision for success while providing coaching, engineering, and organizational resources to overcome barriers on their journey.

How We Do It

We meet customers where they are by fully committing to their vision of success. We listen openly to understand the unique needs of individuals and organizations and we develop strategies together that serve those needs. Our strength is combining highly technical abilities with exceptional organizational and communication skills.

Sam Walker

Sam is an enthusiastic leader and engineer with 15+ years of experience supporting utilities and their largest commercial & industrial customers in energy efficiency, distributed generation, energy engineering, and long-term strategic energy management (SEM). Sam is committed to demystifying and broadening accessibility in all areas of energy management, specifically by bridging technical knowledge gaps to drive results.

 

Skills:

  • Commercial/industrial energy efficiency program delivery and design
  • Strategic energy management (SEM) delivery and design
  • Project and budget development and management
  • Large group, workshop, and conference facilitation
  • Renewable energy program delivery and design
  • Communication – Verbal, technical writing
  • Energy engineering
  • Energy coaching
  • Energy audits

Sam was born in Port Alberni, BC, though he currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two kids.

Samantha Ip

Samantha is a dynamic engineer with 10+ years of experience in multiple energy efficiency sectors including utility program implementation, design and construction, and strategic energy management (SEM) for industrial, commercial, and multifamily sectors. She excels at delivering high quality energy-related services that couple practical implementation with a strong technical foundation.

Skills:

  • Strategic energy management (SEM) delivery and design
  • Project and budget development and management
  • Communication – Verbal, technical writing
  • 50001 Ready coaching
  • Energy engineering
  • Energy coaching
  • Energy audits

Samantha lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and dog.

Wayne Johnson

Wayne is a highly technical engineer with 15+ years of experience in industrial energy efficiency, productivity optimization, energy auditing, and analysis. He has conducted hundreds of audits across all industrial segments. Wayne applies a methodical and detailed approach to develop practical and creative solutions.

Skills:

  • Lean manufacturing/continuous improvement
  • Industrial systems optimization
  • Energy engineering
  • Technical analysis
  • Technical writing
  • Energy audits

Wayne lives in Corvallis, Oregon.

Mike Christianson

Mike has 20+ years of engineering experience ranging from greenhouse gas compliance, energy policy, energy engineering, and utility customer engagement. Mike has dedicated much of his career to advancing strategic energy management (SEM), while holding leadership positions within the most prominent industrial and commercial SEM programs in the Pacific Northwest. Mike is an excellent communicator who puts relationships first.

Skills:

  • Strategic energy management (SEM) delivery and design
  • Measurement and verification protocols (CMVP certified)
  • Greenhouse gas emissions compliance and reporting
  • Project and budget development and management
  • Communication – Verbal, technical writing
  • Energy engineering
  • Energy coaching
  • Energy audits

Mike was born in Oregon, raised in Wisconsin, educated in Michigan, and lives in Portland, Oregon with his partner, their dog, and a very old cat.