Management Team
Niraj Bhargava

Niraj Bhargava

Chief Executive Officer

  • Former Dean, Royal Roads University School of Business
  • Former CEO, Enerstat Limited
  • Founder and Former General Manager, GE Energy Management
   Jorge Deligiannis

Jorge Deligiannis

Chief Technology Officer

  • Former Director of Engineering, Enerstat Limited
  • An industry-recognized expert in the design and development of advanced thermostats, HVAC control systems and communications technology

Steve Dodds

Steve Dodds

Vice President, Operations & Global Sourcing

  • Former Vice President of Global Operations for Mitel Corporation.
  • Former EVP and Co-Founder of BreconRidge Manufacturing Solutions Corp.
  • Former Managing Director of Product Supply for ANH Refractories Corp.
   Shail Paliwal

Shail Paliwal

Chief Financial Officer

  • Former Chief Financial Officer - OZ Optics Limited
  • Former Chief Financial Officer - Potentia Semiconductor
  • Senior finance positions at Esion Networks, PMC-Sierra, Extreme Packet Devices

Louis Szablya, P.E.

Louis Szablya, P.E.

Vice President, Marketing & Product Management

  • Former Director, Smart Grid Integration, SAIC
  • Former Consultant, Smart Grid & Utility Consulting
  • Former Executive Vice President Sales & Delivery, GridPoint
   Debbie Rachlis

Debbie Rachlis

Vice President, Sales and Strategic Accounts

  • Former Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
  • Former National Executive Director, Sales, leading IOU Sales Directors at Aclara.
  • Former Strategic Account Sales Director and utility consultant at Enspiria Solutions, Inc.


Jerry Kathnelson

Jerry Kathnelson

Vice President, Customer Development

  • Co-Founder and former Head of R&D and Market Development, Enerstat Limited
  • Former Senior Technical Officer, Physics Division, National Research Council
   Rick Szijarto

Rick Szijarto

Director of Interoperability & Utility Solutions

  • Former EVP, CTO role at Cast Group of Companies Inc.
  • Experienced in bringing complex control and modeling/simulation systems from concept to market
  • Recognized with an Emmy for game-changing innovation in the entertainment industry