Facilities management
10 building energy management experts
These ten professionals have run energy management for the facilities of the organizations they worked for, in roles ranging from energy manager to director of energy management. A reader can learn how organizations manage energy use in their own buildings from the inside.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aaron Conniff
LinkedInExperience: Energy Management Systems Manager · University of California, Berkeley
Energy Management Systems Manager at University of California, Berkeley since 2025. Former Building Automation Systems Engineer at Lawerence Berkeley Labs (2020–2025) and Energy Project Manager at JCPenney (2016–2020), and Associate Director of Facilities at Southern Methodist University (2002–2016).
Alvin Chen, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Global Energy Data Analytics Lead · IBM
Former Global Energy Data Analytics Lead at IBM (2019–2022), where the profile says this person was program manager for IBM Global Real Estate's Smarter Buildings Program, integrating facility data from global campuses into a unified database for analytics and visualizations. Manager Energy Water and Sustainability team for Americas at Amazon since 2025 and Energy Program Manager at Amazon (2022–2024).
Bob Hale
LinkedInExperience: Energy Manager · AstraZeneca R&D
Energy Manager at AstraZeneca R&D since 2012 at the Alderley Park R&D Campus, a role the profile says provides direction, technical and project management delivery across a portfolio of projects at site level. Former Project Manager & Technical Lead for Sustainable Engineering at AstraZeneca (2006–2012).
Carlo M. Fanone, P.E., C.E.M.
LinkedInExperience: Director - Engineering & Campus Energy · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director - Engineering & Campus Energy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 2022, a role for which the profile lists subject matter expertise in facilities planning and operations, systems engineering, energy delivery and efficiency. Former Director - Facilities Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2018–2022).
Greg Norris
LinkedInExperience: Director, Energy & Utility Programs · UT MD Anderson
Director, Energy & Utility Programs at UT MD Anderson since 2022, a role the profile lists under MD Anderson Cancer Center. Former Manager, Energy and Utility Programs (2017–2022) and Energy Consultant (2007–2017) at UT MD Anderson, and Energy Auditor at Sempra Energy Solutions (1999–2007).
Kelley Whalen
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Manager, Global Energy Management · Adtran
Sr. Manager, Global Energy Management at Adtran since 2025 and Facilities Manager - Energy Management, HVAC & Electrical at Adtran since 2023. The profile also lists Adtran roles held since 2005, including Energy Management, EEP and Facilities Superviser - Energy Management, HVAC & Electrical, and describes experience in energy management, controls and HVAC.
Mel Hendricks P.E., LEED-AP, CEM
LinkedInExperience: Energy Manager · The Exchange
Former Energy Manager at The Exchange (2009–2014) and Facilities Engineer at Texas Instruments (1995–2009). The profile describes this person as a corporate energy and facility manager entrusted with development of sustainability strategies and energy saving project oversight that resulted in reduced costs.
Robert Lamppa P.E. LEED AP
LinkedInExperience: Director of Sustainability and Energy Management · Oberlin College
Former Director of Sustainability and Energy Management at Oberlin College (2011–2013) and Director of Energy, Infrastructure and Chief Sustainability Officer at Wellesley College (2017–2020). The profile describes experience leading facilities operations and utilities, including central utility plant operations and management. Sr. Project Manager at Pfizer since 2020.
Robert Westgard, MBA, RPA
LinkedInExperience: Energy Manager · Halliburton
Former Energy Manager at Halliburton (2009–2022) and Sustainability & Energy Manager at Halliburton (2022–2026), also listed as Relationship Manager & Energy Manager there (2013–2022). The profile describes this person as an experienced corporate real estate property, project, sustainability and energy management professional.
Vee Veerabhadrappa
LinkedInExperience: Director, Energy Management · The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Director, Energy Management at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2024–2026) and Executive Director, Engineering Services there since June 2026. The profile says this person has experience overseeing various aspects of energy and engineering projects of over $50 million in capex.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's setting to yours, since managing energy on a university or hospital campus differs from running it across a corporate real estate portfolio. Also decide whether your question is mainly about building automation and controls, delivering efficiency projects or setting an energy program's strategy, and pick someone whose roles centered on that.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which buildings and systems to tackle first when you have a limited energy efficiency budget?
- 02How do you use building automation and metering data to find and keep energy savings over time?
- 03How do you get funding approved for energy projects and show the savings afterward?
Reaching building energy management experts
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