Energy Management Professional 101 (EMP 101)

Stephen Dixon

B.Sc., M.A.Sc.

Stephen Dixon is a freelance energy consultant. As Principal of TdS Dixon Inc., of St. Jacobs, Ontario, he brings a practical, hands-on approach to the challenge of developing the energy management capacities of a broad range of institutional, commercial, and industrial organizations. Stephen has accumulated more than 35 years of energy management experience, including more than 800 energy assessments and the facilitation of over 1,700 energy management workshops. Stephen holds an M.A.Sc. in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a B.Sc. in Physics from UPEI.

Stephen’s extensive experience with RETScreen began with his significant contributions to the design and development of RETScreen’s energy efficiency models in RETScreen v4.  Subsequently, Stephen’s popular Monitoring Targeting & Reporting Tool featuring simple regression and CUUSM functions inspired and informed the development of the  RETScreen Plus Performance Analysis tools.  Finally, Stephen provided technical support to the development of RETScreen’s newest version RETScreen Expert.  Stephen has successfully delivered over 25 RETScreen training sessions and incorporated RETScreen training into more than 100 energy management training workshops.

Maelys Fillon

Ms. Maelys Fillon is a Senior Consultant for the Econoler National group. She holds a Master’s Degree in Energy and Environment Engineering from the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, in France. She is also a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP). Moreover, she is a trainer for those two training courses at the Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET).

Thanks to her experience as a senior program manager at CLEAResult, Maelys has participated in many evaluations in recent years and has developed excellent understanding of programs on the Canadian market as well as the implementation barriers encountered by program managers. In 2019, she obtained a certificate of excellence in program management by deepening her knowledge about program design and evaluation.

As an energy efficiency engineer, Maelys has created and conducted more than 100 measurement and verification (M&V) plans and reports and has developed expertise in complex and innovative industrial projects that required in-depth technical skills. Her knowledge about M&V complements here experience as an energy auditor during which time she conducted more than 100 ASHRAE Level II audits in multi-residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.