ABOUT Partner Energy

Partner Energy was founded by real estate industry professionals who are also engineers.  They saw a need arise for energy efficiency consulting services due to the onset of new and complex building efficiency and disclosure laws, rising energy costs, and the realization of global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions and started Partner Energy.

Our experience advising commercial real estate investors/owners and our engineering background give us a unique perspective into the motivations and goals of our customers, real estate owners and users looking for ways to reduce operating expenses through energy efficiency.  At Partner Energy, we understand that energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction is only half of the equation.  The measures we recommend and implement also have quantifiable and achievable cost savings, payback periods, and IRR.

Partner Energy helps building owners achieve the following goals:

• Increase asset value by reducing operating costs and increasing revenue
• Increase building occupant satisfaction, productivity and safety
• Meet and exceed capital investment return criteria
• Comply with new laws and regulations
• Promote environmental stewardship by reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions

Partner Energy is an affiliate of Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., a national firm that provides environmental and engineering services ranging from Phase I ESAs to Property Condition Assessments to Subsurface Testing to Litigation Support.  Partner Energy’s affiliation with Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., provides us with nationwide coverage and support in order to service our customers.

Partner Energy is an Energy Star Partner, able to use the Energy Star Portfolio Manager for benchmarking and target setting and to certify qualified high efficiency buildings for the Energy Star label.

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meet our TEAM

Executive Team

Tony Liou
Principal Engineer, President
tliou@ptrenergy.com

As Principal Engineer and President, Tony is responsible for all operations and sales for Partner Energy.  Tony began his career as an Aerospace Engineer with Northrop Grumman.  He later worked for Siemens Building Technologies where he was responsible for customer acquisitions, engineering design, and estimating for building automation and controls, fire-life safety and security systems.  After graduating from business school, Tony worked as a Senior Associate Director for a private equity firm in Los Angeles, CA.  Prior to founding Partner Energy, Tony Liou was a sales and marketing manager for a local energy services company.

Tony holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University where he graduated cum laude and a MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Joe Derhake, PE
Principal Engineer
jderhake@ptrenergy.com

As a Principal Engineer, Joe provides strategic guidance and support for Partner Energy operations and sales. Joe is the president and founder of Partner Engineering and Science, a national firm that provides environmental and engineering services ranging from Phase I ESAs to Property Condition Assessments to Subsurface Testing to Litigation Support. In 2009, Partner Engineering and Science acquired the assets of Land America Assessment Corporation.  Previous to founding Partner Engineering and Science, Joe was a principal with AEI Consultants where his was instrumental in growing the sales and operations of the firm during his thirteen year tenure.

Joe holds a BS in civil engineering from Michigan State University and a MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.  Joe is a registered professional civil engineer in the states of California, Arizona, and Tennessee.

Engineering and Project Management

John R. Aulbach, PE, CEM
Senior Energy Engineer

Mr. John R Aulbach P.E., C.E.M. has more than 30 years of experience in engineering design and project management. John specializes in energy retrofit projects and his previous clients include: government facilities, military bases, colleges, school districts, mixed- use high rise, and the hospitality industry. He has worked under the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) Super Energy Savings Performance (Super ESPC) contracts. John Aulbach was a Member of the Professional Advisory Group representing the California Hotel and Motel Association in formulation of 1988 and 1992 California Title 24 Energy Code.

William Shoard, PE, LEED AP
Senior Energy Engineer

Mr. William Shoard P.E. has more than 15 years of experience performing energy audits, designing retro-commissioning programs and project management. Will has carried out sustainability assessments of buildings using LEED. He has managed multi-disciplinary design teams producing MEP designs for various commercial, leisure, government and healthcare facilities. He has conducted thermal analysis of low energy buildings using state-of-the-art computer simulation software (TAS and DOE 2.1E). Will Shoard is a former member of the Emirates Green Building Council and has conducted a series of seminars on building simulation technology on behalf of the Institute of Engineers Australia at conferences in state capitals around Australia.

Chetan Kadakia, PE
Senior Energy Engineer

Mr. Kadakia received his Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering degree from California State University of Fullerton and his Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering degree from California State University Long Beach.

Mr. Kadakia has over twelve years of experience managing and performing energy analysis and engineering consulting. He began his career as a mechanical engineer for Edison Source performing energy analysis and retrofit design work.

Mr. Kadakia has served as a staff engineer, project engineer, and project manager on dozens of energy projects throughout his career. His resume includes the following building types:

• Supermarkets
• Educational Facilities
• Commercial Facilities
• Industrial Facilities

Mr. Kadakia has also worked as a Thermodynamic and Controls Engineer developing eQuest-R applications for refrigeration analysis. His work also included analyzing energy usage for commercial and industrial facilities with eQuest.

Mr. Kadakia has performed computational fluid dynamic design work with PAX Scientific as a Design Engineer.  While at PAX he published a technical paper on fan modeling and presented the results at a major industry conference.

At Ingersoll Rand, Mr. Kadakia lead refrigeration System Design Engineering for multiple major clients. This work required strong team leadership across multiple areas including: sales, construction, and project management.

Prior to joining Partner Energy, Mr. Kadakia worked as a project manager and energy engineering manager for EPS Corp developing multi-million dollar programs for industrial controls.  He also managed projects for energy efficiency and renewable energies.

John Rockwell
Project Manager

Mr. John Rockwell is responsible for managing Partner Energy’s Small Business Association (SBA) 504 energy loan approval program and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Rating program.  In addition, he manages energy audits and client relationships.  John has worked in the Project Management industry for over five years.  Prior to joining Partner Energy, he was an asset and project manager at a national private equity investment firm in West Los Angeles where he worked with distressed debt and equity real estate portfolios.  John started in asset management with a private equity real estate firm in Los Angeles where he was responsible for managing a portfolio of over $50 million in real estate equity developments and dispositions.

Hector Talavera
Project Manager and Engineer

Jeff Kiec, LEED AP
Engineer

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Rory Moran, PE, CEM
President
Energy Design Solutions, Inc.

Kevin Warren
Principal
Warren Energy Engineering, LLC

Glen Tanner, PE
Principal Energy Engineer
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