About Bluon

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

About Chris

Bio coming soon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

About Ryan

Ryan manages the manufacuturing, shipping, and distribution logistics at Bluon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

About Rrigley

Naps, walks, and learning the HR ropes from Sunny.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.