Ali Farhat (CEM, CEA) acts as Energy Services development team leader at Trane, where he leads a team of project developers and energy engineers to develop performance contracting projects. Prior to that, he was a Building Optimization Coach at Trane, utilizing energy and operational data to find opportunities to optimize buildings using analytics, while continuously improving current tools and developing new tools. He worked with various Trane offices around the world to deliver energy and sustainability consultation and reports to various types of clients. He is also involved with developing/delivering and in-house program to train employees in the energy and sustainability field. Other previous roles at Trane include, Energy Engineer/Project development manager working on developing and completing multiple performance contracting projects, in addition to the role of controls engineer where he focused on developing, fulfilling, commissioning, and servicing building controls projects. Ali has also been involved in numerous industry and factory training sessions for the last 15 years.
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.
Trevor Van Eerde is a distinguished expert with over 15 years of global experience in energy and sustainability. His career spans industrial energy management, utilities, and the circular economy, where he has demonstrated the ability to develop and implement impactful sustainability strategies. Trevor excels in guiding organizations to set and meet ambitious energy and sustainability targets, while also driving innovative solutions. He has led cross-functional teams to introduce groundbreaking products that support sustainable development and holds two patents, reflecting his commitment to innovation.
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