About Bluon
We are a fast-growing company with a mission to bring unparalleled innovation to the HVAC industry by empowering HVAC technicians.
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Management Team
Our Management Team comprises an experienced group of senior executives and industry engineers with complimentary skills.
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Peter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
Physicist, Columbia UniversityPeter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
About Peter
As Founder, Chairman and CEO, Peter is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and it’s execution at Bluon. Peter’s unique background, which unites a deep, one-of-a-kind technical knowhow with an uncanny ability to see and develop multi-faceted business strategies, allows him and his team to take advantage of opportunities and avenues that others simply cannot. Peter is fearless in his leadership pursuing these paths, which he has clearly shown in both his prior role as a visionary commercial real estate thinker and his current approach to guiding Bluon’s evolution from novel refrigerant manufacturer to first of its kind app-based support platform and HVAC online marketplace. One clear advantage Peter brings to Bluon is his proven ability to build best-in-class teams based on selflessness, true collaboration, and a shared passion to genuinely wanting to create positive outcomes for all involved. Peter developed and perfected this approach in his early career where he founded and led Savills Studley’s Corporate Services Group, a highly specialized commercial real estate team that handle the most complex real estate transactions completing over $27 billion in transactions from 2000 – 2011. Peter is a graduate of Columbia University with a BS in Applied Physics and a minor in Finance.
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Danica Bunnett
Chief Operating Officer
Engineer, Stanford UniversityDanica Bunnett
Chief Operating Officer
About Danica
As Bluon’s Chief Operating Officer, Danica manages the day-to-day operations of Bluon’s business and development work. She has a truly unique skill set, demeanor and intellect that enables her to manage our veteran HVAC technicians, our sales team, our dev team and our operations team with equal skill, grace and authority. Danica has been with Bluon from the virtual beginning and has been instrumental in its growth as well as its one of kind, culture. In many ways, Bluon is a direct reflection of Danica and her unworldly work ethic, unmatched enthusiasm, seemingly always positive attitude and direct style of communication. She is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelors in Product Design Mechanical Engineering. She was also the co-president of Stanford Women in Design (SWID), and believes in bridging Silicon Valley's high-tech innovation with the HVAC world.
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Adam Curry
VP Software
Bluon App GodfatherAdam Curry
VP of Software
About Adam
Adam manages Bluon's software properties, including the Bluon App. He grew up in his family's compressor repair shop in Colorado, taught himself to code in high school, and studied science and art at university. Before joining the Bluon team, he was a researcher at Princeton, an engineering manager in Germany, and a product designer in Silicon Valley. Adam believes in continuous development cycles, and works around the clock with his team to constantly expand and improve the Bluon ecosystem.
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Matt Case
SVP Growth
Chemical EngineerMatt Case
SVP Growth
About Matt
Matt brings a unique background of business experience and technical expertise having worked in both commercial HVAC sales and application, and a role as a sustainability analyst for large corporate clients.
Matt’s background as a chemical engineer allows him to bridge the gap between the engineering world of innovation and the practical world of application to play an important role in corporate business development for Bluon. -
Drew Eckman
Senior Vice President
UCLA MBA | Recovering LawyerDrew Eckman
Senior Vice President
About Drew
Drew is the Senior Vice President for Bluon, responsible for coaching and growing the sales team, developing Bluon’s go-to-market sales strategies, managing strategic partnerships, and helping our customers implement technology to save time, optimize their workflows, and grow their business.
Drew is passionate about helping people in our organization grow and always brings his energy, positivity, lightheartedness, and fun (he doesn’t shy away from the corny Dad-jokes). In Drew’s prior role with Bluon, he served as VP of Sales and led the company through its highest period of sales growth. Before Bluon, Drew was a deal junkie who negotiated M&A transactions and early-stage financings for high-growth startups.
Drew holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Business, a J.D. from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, and a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Louisville. -
Nick Jaros
Chief Financial Officer
Marketplace ExpertNick Jaros
Chief Financial Officer
About Nick
As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Nick is responsible for strategic planning, implementation, and management of all finance activities at Bluon. His background in banking, private equity, and business operations roles provides a 360-degree approach to scaling and driving growth at Bluon.
Nick was an early employee of StockX, a global 2-sided online marketplace, where he spearheaded finance, operations, and business development functions, ultimately helping the company become Detroit’s first “Unicorn” start-up and increasing valuation by more than 12X in his time there. Prior to StockX, Nick helped develop the portfolio operations and analytics team for a family office where he was responsible for comprehensive portfolio reporting and advisory services to more than 200 companies and commercial real estate properties. Earlier in his career, Nick also held positions with the commercial banking division of JPMorgan.
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Jed Kennedy
Director of Eng. Solutions and R&D
Mechanical EngineerJed Kennedy
Director of Eng. Solutions and R&D
About Jed
Jed manages Bluon’s team of highly skilled technicians and is responsible for ensuring the utmost level of customer satisfaction for both Bluon’s contractor partners and end users. Jed has a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a background in manufacturing in a variety of industries that developed a thorough understanding of technical documentation and training, process improvement, and customer support. Jed is also a U.S. Army veteran with a unique skill set focused towards developing a team culture between Bluon and its contractor partners working together to provide the highest quality product and service to their customers.
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Will Rawley
VP Distributor Accounts
Recovering GE ExecutiveWill Rawley
VP Distributor Accounts
About Will
Will has more than 13 years of experience in Finance, Sales, and various Senior Management positions at GE Appliances, including most recently focusing on HVAC product sales. Will brings to Bluon a diverse skillset combining financial acumen, a passion for analytics, development of sales processes, and many years of team leadership. Will has a Bachelor’s in Business from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the University of Louisville.
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Clifton Beck
Director of Training Content
Over 25+ years in HVACRClifton Beck
Director of Training Content
About Clifton
Clifton has over 20 years of service and installation experience in the HVACR industry and 4 years in the HVACR education sector. His career began as an apprentice and progressed to the level of Mobile Engineer working on Commercial/Industrial building automations, HVAC, Refrigeration and Electrical. He is a Certified Subject Matter Expert with the ESCO Institute and a licensed Master Electrician. His focus will be to build an extensive training network and video library to educate and interact with our rapidly expanding technician community.
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Shawn Regis
Director of Platform Sales
11+ Years Sales & Acct MgmtShawn Regis
Director of Platform Sales
About Shawn
Shawn has over 11 years sales and business development experience in management roles and managing major accounts for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining the Bluon team, Shawn was with the largest industrial MRO distributor in North-America where he managed major commercial accounts to include utility companies and HVAC contractors. Shawn is also a US Army Veteran, where he served as a Sergeant and led teams in support of military operations. Shawn brings to Bluon a diverse skillset combining industry knowledge, selling complex tech solutions, leading sales teams and a passion for helping clients. Shawn has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs and East Asian Studies from Connecticut State University.
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Brandon Havas
Director Of Platform Sales
8 years in HVAC & Business ConsultingBrandon Havas
Director Of Platform Sales
About Brandon
I started my ‘adult life’ by starting and growing a small business. I created and built a gym for youth athletes to train as well as for adults/general fitness. I ran that for 8 years and transitioned into the HVAC industry where I was a territory manager for Goodman/Daikin for 5 years. From there I transitioned into the PEO world to do small business consulting and business development. In my spare time I like to hang out with my 3 young kids and my wife, play competitive and teach golf, and spend time outside/working out.
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Chris Mekdara
Director of Internal Projects
UCLAChris Mekdara
Director of Internal Projects
About Chris
Bio coming soon.
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Daisy Chang
Controller
CSI New YorkDaisy Chang
Controller
About Daisy
Daisy is the Controller at Bluon and stays involved in all financial aspects of the company. Prior to joining Bluon she held roles as Accounts Payable Manager and Senior Accountant for Return Path, a market leader in email deliverability. She has a Bachelors in Accounting from College of Staten Island in New York.
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Tanner Morgan
Operations Director
Business Management, SDSUTanner Morgan
Operations Director
About Tanner
Tanner graduated San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. At Bluon, Tanner manages the complex operational side of the company's rapidly expanding business. He grew up in the small town of Fort Bragg, California.
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Will Frey
Director of Business Development
Wins Hockey FightsWill Frey
Director of Business Development
About Will
Since his days on the initial research and development team for TdX 20, Will has been instrumental in growing Bluon Energy into the industry player it is today. Before Bluon, Will worked in the construction general contractor field. His "hands on" approach to business development has been tremendously successful in bridging product and people in the HVAC world.
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Taylor Distler
Human Dev Consultant
University of LouisvilleTaylor Distler
Human Dev Consultant
About Taylor
Taylor has built extensive experience serving operational, managerial, and analyst positions across healthcare, technology, and private equity sectors before becoming a founder of a Southern California-based health-tech startup and leading early-stage financing rounds. Along with this experience Taylor has a proven track record in commercial operations, financial analysis, M&A due diligence, and investor relations. As part of the Bluon team, Taylor focuses on projects related to fundraising, growth and go-to-market strategies, financial analysis, general strategic planning, and market analysis.
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Mike Martin
Director of Replacement Parts Research
HVAC Information GuruMike Martin
Director of Replacement Parts Research
About Mike
Mike received his BA at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He joined the Bluon team in 2021, but has been involved in HVAC data acquisition and processing since 2005 as General Manager at XREF Publishing Company, Inc. He hails from the tiny Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, WA.
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Bryan Johnson
Director of Tech Community
35-Year HVAC Vet & InstructorBryan Johnson
Director of Tech Community
About Bryan
Bryan’s career spans more than 35 years in the HVAC industry. He is an expert in air conditioning equipment installations and service at large and small commercial buildings, in industrial refrigeration and air conditioning, process refrigeration, Federal and State facilities, entertainment facilities and clean rooms. Today, Bryan leads Bluon's education and training, technical support, and client relations. He holds numerous HVAC equipment certifications and is a certified instructor. Bryan works closely with Bluon’s Technical Team and customers to ensure optimal results on field testing, validations and analysis of Bluon TdX refrigerant.
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Michael Mabry
Director of Systems & Technology
35-Year HVAC PioneerMichael Mabry
Director of Systems & Technology
About Mike
Mike has more than 35 years of experience in the HVAC Industry. He has been involved in leading edge technology with the HVAC industry for decades, beginning with Variable Speed Drives being applied to Fans and Cooling Towers for energy savings and better building control. While at EMCOR, a service based company, he pioneered the use of the Turbocor Magnetic Bearing Compressors on existing Chillers and Built up systems. In his time at Multistack, a Chiller Manufacture, he was part of the team that developed the FlexSys Control System and Flooded Chillers where reliability and energy savings were a key concern. Mike’s focus at Bluon is to develop conversion protocols for the larger and more complex HVAC units, so our community of Bluon accredited contractors has everything they need to successfully bid jobs and convert systems to Bluon TdX 20 without any problems. Mike is passionate about maximizing a system’s energy efficiency and is always looking for new ways to increase efficiency within existing equipment.
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Ryan Scarff
Senior Product Manager
UC BerkeleyRyan Scarff
Senior Product Manager
About Ryan
As Sr. Product Manager, Ryan is responsible for the overall vision, design, and development of the Bluon App and associated software. Ryan graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Economics before obtaining his Master’s of Science in Sports Analytics from American University. Prior to joining the Bluon team, Ryan worked here in Irvine as a Lead Product Manager at a custom software development agency where he managed the design and development of software solutions including ERP software. As a proud, native Orange Countian, Ryan spends his free time surfing, cleaning up the beach, and going to Ducks’ and Angels’ games.
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Tiffany Karabin
Business Development Manager
13 Years in HVACTiffany Karabin
Business Development Manager
About Tiffany
Tiffany is on Bluon's Core Sales team, developing partnerships and providing quality products and services to end users, contractors, and distributors. After graduating with a bachelors in HVAC Design Technology from Pennsylvania College of Technology, she has been helping customers solve HVAC issues in commercial and industrial buildings throughout the central Pennsylvania area. Her free time is spent travelling, playing with her two dogs, and racing her dune buggy with her family.
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Clay Naiser
Business Development Manager
8 Years Acct Mgmt & SalesClay Naiser
Business Development Manager
About Clay
Clay joined Bluon’s Sales and Development Team in 2020. A graduate of Spalding University and member of Thomas More College D3 championship basketball team. 7 years in the wine and spirits industry. Residing now in South Florida via his hometown Louisville, KY. Proud husband and father, enjoys family time and staying active.
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Gabriel Ramirez
Analyst
Computer Science, UCIGabriel Ramirez
Analyst
About Gabriel
Gabriel is a trained software engineer with a background in technology startups. At Bluon, Gabriel provides data and analysis for company finance, marketing, and production activities.
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Caitlin Dillon
Organizational Development Director
UMN Twin CitiesCaitlin Dillon
Organizational Development Director
About Caitlin
Caitlin graduated from the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities with a bachelors and masters degree, where she was a Division 1 Cross Country and Track athlete. At Bluon, Caitlin works closely with new employees to get them caught up to Bluon speed and instill our awesome culture into each and every one of them. Caitlin strives to bring cohesiveness and community to the company. Caitlin grew up in Germantown, Wisconsin.
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Jessica Morrell
Growth Manager
Behavioral Neuroscience, UCSDJessica Morrell
Growth Manager
About Jess
Jess graduated from The University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor's in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience. While there, she was a coxswain on the Division 1 Women's Rowing Team. Jess manages community engagement through organic social efforts and marketing strategies such as emails, social media, ads, SMS, and push notifications, etc. She partners with our video production team to create campaigns for all of Bluon's platforms. She also hosts and co-creates Bluon's Podcast: Buckle Up. In her free time, Jess can be found out on the water doing various water sports and spending time with friends and family.
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Maddy Patcheak
Marketing & Social Media Associate
Cal State FullertonMaddy Patcheak
Marketing & Social Media Associate
About Maddy
Maddy Patcheak graduated from Cal State Fullerton where she studied Communications with an emphasis in Advertising. Maddy loves photography, a good oat milk cappuccino, her houseplants and cute earrings. She tries her hardest to live a low-waste lifestyle, whether it be by recycling or shopping sustainably. As a Huntington Beach native, you can often find her roller skating by the beach or walking her family dog, Charlie. She’s excited to grow with Bluon and continue their mission of making the world a better place.
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Ryan Niedwick
Logistics Manager
25 Years in Ops MgmtRyan Niedwick
Logistics Manager
About Ryan
Ryan manages the manufacuturing, shipping, and distribution logistics at Bluon.
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Hector Garcia
Talent Acquisition Manager
HR Mgmt, U of AZHector Garcia
Talent Acquisition Manager
About Hector
Hector graduated from the University of Arizona with his Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management. He comes with an extensive background in recruiting with 7 years of experience from various industries and is currently Bluon’s dedicated resource for all its recruiting efforts. During his free time, Hector enjoys camping and spending as much time as he can with his friends and family.
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Imanie Patel
Operations Associate
Physics, CSU Long BeachImanie Patel
Operations Associate
About Imanie
Imanie graduated from CSU Long Beach with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics. At Bluon, Imanie works closely with the Director of Retrofit Program along with the operations team. She grew up in a small town in the central coast of California.
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Jeremy Williams
Operations & Admin Associate
Business Technology AdminJeremy Williams
Operations & Admin Associate
About Jeremy
Jeremy graduated from University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Technology Administration. At Bluon, Jeremy works closely with the Executive VP along with the operations team. Jeremy grew up in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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Daniel Abedian
Software Engineer
Computer Science- UC Santa CruzDaniel Abedian
Software Engineer
About Daniel
Daniel develops on the API for Bluon’s applications. His coding life began with a class in high school and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz. After college he worked on solo projects using self-taught languages, participated in coding competitions, and taught students how to code programs and build robots. Daniel now works in the developmental team in Bluon to add new features on the Bluon app. Outside of work, Daniel likes to take care of plant life and learn random facts.
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Rodney Ho
Software Engineer
UC RiversideRodney Ho
Software Engineer
About Rodney
Rodney is a software engineer who has worked with various startups in his career. He began coding in college at UC Riverside with the goal of becoming a web developer. At Bluon, his main priority is to bring Bluon Live to life. In his free time, Rodney enjoys playing basketball, reading books, and learning new things on the way.
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Tanya Castro
Director of Retrofit Program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityTanya Castro
Director of Retrofit Program
About Tanya
Tanya has over 18 years of management experience, including almost a decade in program and project management. She also serves as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves, as a UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief and maintenance officer. Tanya is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP©) and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and is completing a minor in Project Management, in addition to her Aviation Business Administration BS from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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Kellen Givens
Special Projects Associate
Cal Poly State UniversityKellen Givens
Special Projects Associate
About Kellen
Kellen graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communication and a minor in Real Property Development. He is excited to be living and working back in Orange County, Southern California. As a proud Bluon employee, he supports the efforts of various teams as a special projects associate and continually looks for ways to improve productivity and enhance the customer and service tech experiences with Bluon. Having multiple skill sets ranging from data management to content creation, Kellen focuses his time in the customer services area to ensure collaboration and information sharing among Bluon’s many partners.
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Ambirly Vuthy
Recruiting Coordinator
Cal State FulltertonAmbirly Vuthy
Recruiting Coordinator
About Ambirly
Ambirly received her bachelors from Cal State University, Fullerton. She has eight years of customer service experience and three years of human resource experience. Her professional goal is to cultivate a warm and welcoming work culture while creating an effective work environment, and her life goal is to open up a Bed and Breakfast. She loves cuddling with her cats, hiking, and kickboxing.
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Kristina Gill
Member Experience Manager
25-Year Mngt. in Customer ServiceKristina Gill
Member Experience Manager
About Kristina
Kristina has over 25 years management experience in Customer Service. Prior to joining the Bluon team, she spent 17 years with an environmental waste company and 8 years with an HVAC company. Her extensive background in customer service, sales support, and accounting contributes to her knowledge and success in developing a team who is passionate with providing our members high level of customer service. Kristina is excited re-connecting with our HVAC community.
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Evan Carter
Member Experience Associate
Communications, Chapman UniversityEvan Carter
Member Experience Associate
About Evan
Evan studied communication studies and played LaCrosse at Chapman University in Orange, CA. After school he decided an office was not the right environment and he became a Finish Carpenter for eleven years. Evan got a chance to switch paths once again and joined the Bluon team in 2021. He lives with his fiancé Jamie and their two children Scarlett and Landon. The two will be married later this year.
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Violet Harvey
Member Experience Associate
15 years in Customer ServiceViolet Harvey
Member Experience Associate
About Violet
Violet Harvey attended Hope International University. She has over 15 years experience in Customer Service and Sales. Her background knowledge and experience allows her to provide exceptional support onboarding new members to our platform and HVAC community here at Bluon.
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Aaron Alferos
Member Experience Associate
Business Admin, CSU Monterey BayAaron Alferos
Member Experience Associate
About Aaron
Aaron graduated from CSU Monterey Bay with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. He has a background in Sales with over 8 years of experience in the action sports industry. At Bluon, Aaron is a Community Growth Associate onboarding new members to the Bluon platform. He enjoys outdoor activities with friends and family.
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Korrie Schroyer
Member Experience Associate
14 years in Customer ServiceKorrie Schroyer
Member Experience Associate
About Korrie
Korrie brings 14 years of experience in Customer Advocacy to the Bluon community. With her background she helps onboard all HVAC members, ranging from students to owners and helps guide them through all of our tools and services.
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Lauren Miller
Member Experience Associate
California State University FullertonLauren Miller
Member Experience Associate
About Lauren
Lauren is currently attending California State University Fullerton and is working towards her bachelor’s in public administration. At Bluon, Lauren is a part of our Member Experience Team to ensure quality and 100% care of our onboarding members. She is a dog lover, loves nature, and is a caffeine addict. Lauren grew up in Rowland Heights, California.
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Ruby Hernandez
Member Experience Associate
10+ Years Customer ServiceRuby Hernandez
Member Experience Associate
About Ruby
Ruby has over 10 years of experience in customer service. Prior to joining the Bluon team, she spent 5 years in property management and enjoyed relating to residents the most! Ruby is now excited to bring her positive energy to service the HVAC community!
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Muskan Lal
Member Experience Associate
Rutgers UniversityMuskan Lal
Member Experience Associate
About Muskan
I have always enjoyed working with people, and after graduating from college last August I knew it was what I wanted to do as a career. I am so thrilled to be working for Bluon as a member experience associate and I hope to grow and learn alongside the company.
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Rebecca Cox
Platform Experience Associate
25+ years in Customer ServiceRebecca Cox
Platform Experience Associate
About Rebecca
I worked as a dispatcher for an E911 center for 15 years, 5 of those years, I was a dispatcher supervisor. I love helping people and making a difference. I also worked as a technical advisor for Apple, troubleshooting Apple products and accounts. I will be one of Bluon’s Platform Experience Associate helping our customers with any issues they may run into. I enjoy making others smile/laugh, being with my family (especially my amazing children), watching crime and court shows, fishing, and just lounging around. I look forward to doing my part and watching Bluon grow.
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Sunny
Recruiting
Sunny
Recruiting
About Sunny
Sunny is a graduate of UC Barkley. At Bluon Sunny is reponsible for greeting visitors, chewing bones, and charging the occasional mini split.
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Rigley
Recruiting Intern
Rigley
Recruiting Intern
About Rrigley
Naps, walks, and learning the HR ropes from Sunny.
Technician Team
Bluon Technicians are highly-skilled and experienced HVAC techs who who provide 24/7 support to Bluon members.
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Bryan Johnson
Director of Tech Community
35-Year HVAC Vet & InstructorBryan Johnson
Director of Tech Community
About Bryan
Bryan’s career spans more than 40 years in the HVAC industry. He is an expert in air conditioning equipment service, repair and start-up. His career has spanned from residential to commercial equipment at large and small commercial buildings, in industrial refrigeration and air conditioning, process refrigeration, Federal and State facilities, entertainment facilities and clean rooms. Today, Bryan leads Bluon's Tech Community, including technical support, and client relations. He is a certified instructor, certificates from University of San Diego and United Association. Bryan was an instructor for 25 years at UA Local 250 in Los Angeles CA. Working closely with Bluon’s Technical Team and Members to ensure optimal results on field testing, troubleshooting, validations and analysis of Bluon TdX20 (r458A) refrigerant. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
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Michael Mabry
Director of Systems & Technology
35-Year HVAC PioneerMichael Mabry
Director of Systems & Technology
About Mike
Mike has more than 35 years of experience in the HVAC Industry. He has been involved in leading edge technology with the HVAC industry for decades, beginning with Variable Speed Drives being applied to Fans and Cooling Towers for energy savings and better building control. While at EMCOR, a service based company, he pioneered the use of the Turbocor Magnetic Bearing Compressors on existing Chillers and Built up systems. In his time at Multistack, a Chiller Manufacture, he was part of the team that developed the FlexSys Control System and Flooded Chillers where reliability and energy savings were a key concern. Mike’s focus at Bluon is to develop conversion protocols for the larger and more complex HVAC units, so our community of Bluon accredited contractors has everything they need to successfully bid jobs and convert systems to Bluon TdX 20 without any problems. Mike is passionate about maximizing a system’s energy efficiency and is always looking for new ways to increase efficiency within existing equipment.
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Jed Kennedy
Director of Eng. Solutions and R&D
Mechanical EngineerJed Kennedy
Director of Eng. Solutions and R&D
About Jed
Jed manages Bluon’s team of highly skilled technicians and is responsible for ensuring the utmost level of customer satisfaction for both Bluon’s contractor partners and end users. Jed has a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a background in manufacturing in a variety of industries that developed a thorough understanding of technical documentation and training, process improvement, and customer support. Jed is also a U.S. Army veteran with a unique skill set focused towards developing a team culture between Bluon and its contractor partners working together to provide the highest quality product and service to their customers.
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Nathan Facine
Senior Lead Technician
30-Year HVAC VetNathan Facine
Senior Lead Technician
About Nate
Nathan has been working in the HVAC industry for nearly 30 years, full time for the last 20 years. At age 12, he started working for his father’s company in Michigan on the weekends and in the summer. By the time he graduated high school, he was servicing and installing residential and light commercial HVAC systems, estimating jobs, scheduling work, and running commercial installation crews. He then moved to Florida where he supervised the installations of large commercial projects. Before joining Bluon, he spent 4 years as a Commissioning and Service Tech for OEMs specializing in energy efficient HVAC equipment.
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David Ellis
Senior Research Technician
25-Year HVAC VetDavid Ellis
Senior Research Technician
About Dave
David has been working in the HVAC field for the past 26 years as a service tech and has been licensed in NC for about 20 years as well as having his own business in the light commercial and residential field. David prides himself on his commitment to detail as well as helping others learn the many aspects of troubleshooting and problem solving. He also has various IT certifications and training which has come in handy with helping to develop the database and app that makes Bluon the best solution for technicians in the field. David has been married for 20 years and has 2 teenage children, 2 cats, and a crazy border collie that loves chasing frisbees. He is a homebody and loves spending time with his family.
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Tiffany Karabin
Business Development Manager
13 Years in HVACTiffany Karabin
Business Development Manager
About Tiffany
Tiffany is on Bluon's Core Sales team, developing partnerships and providing quality products and services to end users, contractors, and distributors. After graduating with a bachelors in HVAC Design Technology from Pennsylvania College of Technology, she has been helping customers solve HVAC issues in commercial and industrial buildings throughout the central Pennsylvania area. Her free time is spent travelling, playing with her two dogs, and racing her dune buggy with her family.
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Mark Manger
Senior Lead Technician
25-Year HVAC VetMark Manger
Senior Lead Technician
About Mark
Mark has 25 years experience in the HVAC industry, primarily in the tristate area of Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia. Mark's knowledge ranges from small tonnage equipment to large industrial systems, centrifugals, screws, and reciprocating compressors. He has worked on the diagnostic and repair side, and on a wide range of equipment brands. Mark enjoys offshore fishing and boating in his free time.
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Joel Keller
Lead Technician
16-Year HVAC VetJoel Keller
Lead Technician
About Joel
Joel has 16 years of experience beginning with residential/light commercial installations. After becoming certified for air conditioning repair, he started servicing and repairing residential units before moving into commercial, where he has been for the better part of the last decade. He has a BA in Organizational Leadership from California Baptist University and certifications in VFDs, boilers, BMS and much more. His primary concern in life is his wife and three children but finds time to play softball a couple times a week and golf.
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Danny Meinecke
Lead Technician
45-Year HVAC VetDanny Meinecke
Lead Technician
About Danny
Danny Started his HVAC career in Santa Clara in the early 70s, working for his father. He did all types of HVAC installation and repair, and some plumbing and refrigeration. In the early 90s Danny started his own company in Oakley, CA, repairing, installing, and designing HVAC systems (residential and light commercial), as well as residential and commercial solar systems. As a Senior Lead Tech at Bluon, Danny loves solving problems and helping techs in the field. Danny enjoys boating, riding his Harley, supporting Veterans, playing music, and spending time with his 10 grandkids.
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Dennis Carlton
Senior Lead Technician
30-Year HVAC VetDennis Carlton
Senior Lead Technician
About Dennis
28 years of experience in the HVAC field. Served apprenticeship in Orlando, Florida area. Involved in installation of numerous types of HVAC systems. Primary focus has been service for existing systems from ½ ton to 2000 ton. Factory technician for 11 years performing installation, start up, rebuild and service directly for manufacturer. Excited to be a part of the Bluon team, changing our industry and our world for the better! Few things I enjoy more than the open road on my Harley with the exception of spending time with four awesome grandchildren.
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Joe Hall
HVAC Lead Technician
24-Year HVAC VetJoe Hall
HVAC Lead Technician
About Joe
Joe is a USAF veteran with 23 years in the HVAC career field. He entered the USAF in May of 1998 and retired in September of 2018. Joe’s knowledge ranges from small tonnage equipment, roof top units, large split systems, and air-cooled chillers. He currently lives in Tampa Florida and works as a Tech College HVAC instructor. Joe has two children and enjoys golf and traveling to Las Vegas to see his girlfriend. Joe also loves watching the Tampa Buccaneers and TB12 winning Super Bowls!
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Raul Ibarra
Lead Technician
13-Year HVAC VetRaul Ibarra
Lead Technician
About Raul
Raul has 13 years as a Service tech/HVACR owner with Installation and service experience. Raul is familiar with furnaces ,heat pumps, aquatherms, water- and air-cooled refrigeration equipment, and ice machines. He also teaches refrigeration and HVAC at Quality training center in las Vegas , Nevada. He enjoys learning new things about HVAC and loves working with new tools and equipment.
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Todd Messer
Lead Technician
35-Year HVAC VetTodd Messer
Lead Technician
About Todd
Todd has 18 years of experience in the HVAC industry and truly loves the trade. He was previously working for TRANE providing top tier factory support for their customer service calls. On his free time, Todd really enjoys scuba diving, tractor pulls and firearms. He also likes to throw it down in the kitchen and smoking meats.
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Jason Hayes
Lead Technician
25-Year HVAC VetJason Hayes
Lead Technician
About Jason
Jason has 25 years servicing and installing residential and light commercial systems. He holds a mechanical license in the state of Michigan where he resides. He has a passion for staying current with new technology, so he spends a lot of time researching information. He has attended many factory training seminars and online classes. He has two daughters and a wife that he loves spending time with. His favorite equipment to service are ground source geothermal units.
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Steven Langewicz
Lead Technician
35-Year HVAC VetSteven Langewicz
Lead Technician
About Steven
I started in the HVAC industry in 1985, and since have worked in Commercial, Residential and Industrial HVAC situations. Since I loved the connection, that you get working in people’s homes, I decided to focus my talents on the residential field. I opened my own mom and pop Residential company in 2002, servicing and installing Air Conditioning, Natural/ LP gas equipment as well as Fuel oil and Heat Pump/Geothermal equipment. I retired from my business in 2021, deciding to enter a new phase of my career in which I could still have the personal connection, and gratification of helping others. I look forward to helping my fellow HVAC Mechanics in difficult situations, because I have been there myself and can appreciate the difficulties that can arise out in the field. I am here to help you all and will do my best to be your helper when you need an opinion, or a little direction to help you get back on the road to the next challenge. Talk to you soon…..Steve
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Dominque Finley
Traveling Support Technician
Delta Tau Delta-A&M Commerce UniversityDominque Finley
Traveling Support Technician
About Dominique
Dominque Finley went to A&M Commerce University while majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in I.T in Texas. While being proud member of Delta Tau Delta, He graduated the Police Academy and later finished his I.T certs at My Computer Career. Dominque Finley served in law enforcement achieving many skills such as a Field Training Officer and joining the Swat Team. In 2020 he went back to school to learn a new skill. Dominque finished top of his class at Texas Career Center in the Hvac industry. As a proud Bluon employee He plans on bringing a lot of energy and a different view to the industry while putting others first and serving. Having multiple skill sets Dominque Finley focuses his time in Texas for now with the Cortland Bluon project helping and training others in various cities.
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Jim Seagriff
Lead Technician
26-Year HVAC VetJim Seagriff
Lead Technician
About Jim
Jim has been involved in the HVAC industry since 1995, starting as helper, then installer, and then service technician. Through the years he has worked on all types of residential equipment, large commercial boilers in schools and churches, and commercial rooftop equipment. He has held the position of Lead Service Technician in which he would train new hires and support other techs with troubleshooting, both via phone conversations and on-site assistance. The eight years prior to joining the Bluon Team, he taught HVAC at the high school and community college level. This has helped him gain an even better understanding of the theory of HVAC systems and components. Jim’s hobbies are based around his young grandson and the outdoors. You will often find Jim with his “helper” cutting wood, sitting by the fire, or just watching the wildlife at his rural western Pennsylvania home.
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James Rodriguez
Research Technician
16-year HVAC VetJames Rodriguez
Research Technician
About James
James has spent 16 years commercial air conditioning, heating and VRF systems. His experience ranging from Mitsubishi, Samsung to Daikin-Aisin Heat pump technologies, and building automation control systems and interface software. Well versed in Boiler and pump operations with a certified NIULPE Class 4 Engineering license and an immense background in JAVA and Python programming languages with additional expertise in android development.
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Brett Brimhall
Lead Technician
14-year HVAC VetBrett Brimhall
Lead Technician
About Brett
Brett began his HVACR career in 2008 working as a service technician. He primarily worked in the commercial setting working on parallel racks, ice machines, and HVAC equipment. Brett really enjoys problem solving and challenges. In his free time he enjoys working on automobiles, shooting firearms, and hanging out with his dogs.
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Daniel Mendoza
Research Technician
8-year HVAC VetDaniel Mendoza
Research Technician
About Daniel
Daniel previously owned a licensed, highly rated, and successful air conditioning company in Chattanooga, TN. Since then, he decided to put the tools down and combine his computer and HVAC knowledge to work at Bluon. Daniel has come up with solutions for the HVAC industry, one of which includes a patented hand tool for sheet metal that has been produced and commercialized by DiversiTech Corporation and released worldwide. Daniel brings attention to detail and excitement to making the Bluon app even better for all techs out there. He enjoys spending time with his wife watching Netflix, playing Virtual Reality games, and going on walks with his wife and dogs.
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Robert Kirkpatrick
Research Technician
8-year HVAC VetRobert Kirkpatrick
Research Technician
About Robert
I have worked in the field for 8 years on mostly commercial HVAC equipment. I started out working as a certified veterinary technician for over ten years then decided I need to make a change and started to pursue a career in HVAC and graduated from Allstate Career School. I look forward to using all my knowledge and skills to help Bluon succeed and helping the future techs. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my wife, cats and dog, and just about anything outside including fly fishing and hiking.
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Dan Horstkotte
Lead Technician
12-Year HVAC VetDan Horstkotte
Lead Technician
About Dan
Work Before and Now: Dan was exposed to the HVAC industry doing industrial filtration in Southern California. He then got into residential HVAC service in Northern California then progressed to the wholesale side and back into service. Dan started to learn commercial service and then switched to commercial only. Finally, he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to continue with commercial service work and took on the challenge of managing a commercial service department. Dan now gets the opportunity serve HVAC technicians around the world by being available and help with any technical questions with Bluon. Dan loves spending most of his time with his wife and three children. They are large supporters of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and all they have done for his little girl and others with CF. They are looking forward to getting plugged in and serving at their new church in Knoxville TN.
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George Soto
Lead Technician
20-Year HVAC VetGeorge Soto
Lead Technician
About George
With nearly 20 years in HVCAR, George’s career has taken him through small tonnage equipment up to large built-up ammonia and freon refrigeration systems and comfort cooling systems. From titles ranging from apprentice to department manager. Began a career in nutrition and personal training after returning home from Idaho State University where he was on a full football scholarship. At ISU George studied education with an initial goal of returning to his high school to coach and teach and with the intent of creating an outlook for the youth that their beginnings do not define their life. Switched careers to HVAC when his father recommended the trade to him upon finding out how much more stable the trades are versus personal training. In his free time George is spread around between my beautiful wife and 3 outstanding kids, the gym, and tinkering in the garage. He came to Bluon because of that initial goal of helping people achieve their goals, and he believes everyone here at Bluon shares the same affinity for creating a positive change.
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Nate Rhodes
Research Technician
10-Year HVAC VetNate Rhodes
Research Technician
About Nate
Nate has been in the HVAC industry for 10 years. He started out doing maintenance and service for a residential company fresh off the street with no HVAC training or schooling. He then moved to the wholesale side working as counter sales and outsides sales positions. Nate has spent the past 5 years working on commercial equipment. He is excited to start his journey with the Bluon team and do his part to make a difference in the HVAC industry. He also enjoys hiking with his family and playing golf with his friends.
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Dallin Gibb
Lead Technician
18-year HVAC VetDallin Gibb
Lead Technician
About Dallin
Dallin has been working in the HVAC field for 18 years. He began his career installing residential HVAC equipment and progressed to servicing and repairing commercial and industrial systems. While in the field he focused on boilers, hydronics, building controls, VAV systems and much more. Dallin has a wife and 4 kids and loves to spend time with his family. He was born and raised in the Portland, OR area and in his free time enjoys house projects and taking his kids to play the local disc golf courses.
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Steven Wiley
Lead Technician
20+ Year HVAC VetSteven Wiley
Lead Technician
About Steven
Steven has 20+ years in HVAC/R, 5 years as a Mitsubishi TSA, and is well versed in VRF technology. He is a Lead Technician at Bluon dedicated to helping other technicians while they are in the field. Weightlifting and whitewater kayaking take up his time when not spending time with his wife and 2 dogs.
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Logan Marshall
Special Projects Consultant
35-Year HVAC VetLogan Marshall
Special Projects Consultant
About Logan
Logan has been in the HVAC industry for 20+ years. He started in South Carolina at 14 years old in the family business doing residential work. Logan began as a tool fetcher, then to installations, service, sales, and operations. He managed large commercial preventative maintenance at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. In his spare time, Logan enjoys the outdoors, sports, and spending time with his family.
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Pat Williamson
Lead Technician
16 Year HVAC VetPat Williamson
Lead Technician
About Pat
Bio coming soon.
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Bryon Dumbleton
Lead Technician
22 Year HVAC VetBryon Dumbleton
Lead Technician
About Pat
Bio coming soon.
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Tanya Castro
Director of Retrofit Program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityTanya Castro
Director of Retrofit Program
About Tanya
Tanya has over 18 years of management experience, including almost a decade in program and project management. She also serves as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves, as a UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief and maintenance officer. Tanya is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP©) and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and is completing a minor in Project Management, in addition to her Aviation Business Administration BS from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Dev Team
Bluon Dev team are the hackers behind the Bluon Platform
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Adam Curry
VP Software
Frontend Dev, UC BoulderAdam Curry
VP of Software
About Adam
Adam manages Bluon's software properties, including the Bluon App. He grew up in his family's compressor repair shop in Colorado, taught himself to code in high school, and studied science and art at university. Before joining the Bluon team, he was a researcher at Princeton, an engineering manager in Germany, and a product designer in Silicon Valley. Adam believes in continuous development cycles, and works around the clock with his team to constantly expand and improve the Bluon ecosystem.
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Sergio Flores
Senior Graphic Designer
25 Years ExperienceSergio Flores
Senior Graphic Designer
About Sergio
Professional graphic designer with an eye for pixel perfection and over 25 years of experience with corporate image, marketing collaterals, and web design, love clean design and creative concepts on both sides of the equation digital and print. Sergio is married for 18 years with two sons, and enjoys longs hiking and ride MTB with his sons, play the bass guitar and spending time with family and travel.
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Gabriel Ramirez
Analyst
Computer Science, UCIGabriel Ramirez
Analyst
About Gabriel
Gabriel is a trained software engineer with a background in technology startups. At Bluon, Gabriel provides data and analysis for company finance, marketing, and production activities.
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Daniel Abedian
Software Engineer
Computer Science- UC Santa CruzDaniel Abedian
Software Engineer
About Daniel
Daniel develops on the API for Bluon’s applications. His coding life began with a class in high school and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz. After college he worked on solo projects using self-taught languages, participated in coding competitions, and taught students how to code programs and build robots. Daniel now works in the developmental team in Bluon to add new features on the Bluon app. Outside of work, Daniel likes to take care of plant life and learn random facts.
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Rodney Ho
Software Engineer
UC RiversideRodney Ho
Software Engineer
About Rodney
Rodney is a software engineer who has worked with various startups in his career. He began coding in college at UC Riverside with the goal of becoming a web developer. At Bluon, his main priority is to bring Bluon Live to life. In his free time, Rodney enjoys playing basketball, reading books, and learning new things on the way.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors comprises members with diverse backgrounds in HVAC, business development, construction, engineering, finance, and real estate. Bluon has additional Board Advisors.
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Peter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
Physicist, Columbia UniversityPeter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
About Peter
As Founder, Chairman and CEO, Peter is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and it’s execution at Bluon. Peter’s unique background, which unites a deep, one-of-a-kind technical knowhow with an uncanny ability to see and develop multi-faceted business strategies, allows him and his team to take advantage of opportunities and avenues that others simply cannot. Peter is fearless in his leadership pursuing these paths, which he has clearly shown in both his prior role as a visionary commercial real estate thinker and his current approach to guiding Bluon’s evolution from novel refrigerant manufacturer to first of its kind app-based support platform and HVAC online marketplace. One clear advantage Peter brings to Bluon is his proven ability to build best-in-class teams based on selflessness, true collaboration, and a shared passion to genuinely wanting to create positive outcomes for all involved. Peter developed and perfected this approach in his early career where he founded and led Savills Studley’s Corporate Services Group, a highly specialized commercial real estate team that handle the most complex real estate transactions completing over $27 billion in transactions from 2000 – 2011. Peter is a graduate of Columbia University with a BS in Applied Physics and a minor in Finance.
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Devin Whatley
Partner
Ecosystem Integrity FundDevin Whatley
Ecosystem Integrity Fund
About Devin
Devin Whatley is a partner at the Ecosystem Integrity Fund, and leads deal structuring and negotiations, assists with the fund strategy, and is also responsible for much of the firm’s financial and operations-focused due diligence. Given his background, Devin is actively involved with the management and oversight of the Ecosystem Integrity Fund’s portfolio companies. He serves as a director on the boards of KeVita, Synova, OneEnergy Renewables, Complete Solar, and GLUKOS. He is or has been an observer on the boards of Zep Solar, Clean Fund, iVeridis, and SynchroNet.
Devin’s background is as a sustainability-focused entrepreneur, with significant experience in operations, sales, and finance. After a brief stint at his family’s award-winning mutual fund, where he worked with the investment team and institutional sales group, Devin became a partner at Aquillian Investments and subsequently at the Ecosystem Integrity Fund.
Devin is a CFA Charterholder and has an MBA from Wharton. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA’s Honors Division, where he was both an Alumni Scholar and Regents’ Scholar, earning a joint degree in Business and East Asian Studies.
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David Gordon
Vice Chairman
SavillsDavid Gordon
Savills
About David
A career real estate professional, David has worked in the world of commercial leasing for over 30 years. David leads a team of professionals, whose sole business practice is focused on analyzing office buildings and data centers from the occupier’s / end-user’s perspective. As a result, David has developed deep connections in the commercial landlord and developer community. He has completed office leasing transactions with a multitude of landlords including; The Irvine Company, Lincoln Properties, Equity Office Properties, Douglas Emmett, LBA, Metropolitan Life, Brookfield Properties, Shorenstein, Griffin Capital among many others. In his extensive data center practice, David has negotiated with all the major wholesale providers including; Digital Realty Trust, Cyrus One, Dupont Fabros, Coresite, QTS and T5. David provides unparalleled access to the decision makers who control a majority of the commercial office and data center buildings in North America.
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Matt Case
SVP Growth
Chemical EngineerMatt Case
SVP Growth
About Matt
Matt brings a unique background of business experience and technical expertise having worked in both commercial HVAC sales and application, and a role as a sustainability analyst for large corporate clients.
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Sasha Brown
Board Advisor
Sasha Brown
Board Advisor
About Sasha
Sasha Brown is a Principal at the Ecosystem Integrity Fund. Her responsibilities include investment due diligence, strategy development, process management, deal sourcing, and portfolio company support. She assists with system and sector analysis, firm operations, and financial structuring.
Prior to joining EIF, Sasha was a Principal at NewWorld Capital Group, where she co-led investments of more than $100M into growth-oriented companies in residential solar, diesel pollution reduction, and power electronics. In her role, she focused on origination, diligence, closing, portfolio management, board activities, and fundraising. Her deals included SolarEdge Technologies, which had a successful IPO in 2015, and Astrum Solar, which was sold to Direct Energy.
Drawing on her industry background, Sasha has developed specialized expertise with respect to residential solar, the built environment, HVAC, and environmental consulting and engineering. She also led the establishment of the firm’s institutional practices for growth investments and processes for continual improvement.
Sasha received a BS in Environmental Engineering from Yale University and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management. While at Yale, she Co-Chaired the university’s Private Equity Conference and completed a research thesis evaluating sustainability metric systems for the built environment.
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Chanel Damphousse
Partner
MKB Growth EquityChanel Damphousse
Partner
About Chanel
Bio coming soon.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Board Advisor
Leonardo DiCaprio
Board Advisor
About Leo
Mr. DiCaprio is a Bluon investor and board advisor.