Experience

NORESCO

• United States
• Construction
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Business Development Professional

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Greater Pittsburgh Area Identify and develop large scale energy and renewables projects in both the public and private sector that self-fund through energy and other operational savings and incorporate financing mechanisms that require no additional cash outlay on the part of the owner. Provide executive level consulting services, including owner representation, to select clients including Public Finance administrators and private Facility Owner/Operators seeking budget relief, infrastructure improvement, and capital… Show more Identify and develop large scale energy and renewables projects in both the public and private sector that self-fund through energy and other operational savings and incorporate financing mechanisms that require no additional cash outlay on the part of the owner. Provide executive level consulting services, including owner representation, to select clients including Public Finance administrators and private Facility Owner/Operators seeking budget relief, infrastructure improvement, and capital preservation. Specifically adept at identifying innovative funding solutions that negate the necessity to downsize or “value engineer” critical infrastructure projects. Develop hybrid Design-Build-Finance arrangements to deliver guaranteed outcomes that would be unattainable through traditional bid and spec methodologies. Show less



ENGIE North America Inc.

• United States
• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Business Development Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

  Cleveland / Pittsburgh Helping clients lessen their dependence on the electrical grid by effectively deploying appropriate DERs (distributed energy resources) and identifying funding solutions for those DERs that meet the clients financial objectives.



Johnson Controls

• Ireland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Energy Services Contracting Sales Professional

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2014

  Ohio / Pennsylvania More than 14-years of large complex owner-negotiated sales experience. Adept at using innovative financing strategies, and familiarity with multi-state procurement legislation, to identify deliver projects on time and within budget. A School Board President himself, Ed has implemented more than $55-million in self funded facility improvements and played a key role in numerous industrial process improvement projects. Ed has also achieved membership in Johnson Control's exclusive "Masters… Show more More than 14-years of large complex owner-negotiated sales experience. Adept at using innovative financing strategies, and familiarity with multi-state procurement legislation, to identify deliver projects on time and within budget. A School Board President himself, Ed has implemented more than $55-million in self funded facility improvements and played a key role in numerous industrial process improvement projects. Ed has also achieved membership in Johnson Control's exclusive "Masters Club," a distinction earned by being in the top ten-percent of JCI salespeople, worldwide. Please visit Ed's personal web site at www.edcvelbar.com. Show less



American Electric Power

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Power Engineer, Marketing & Customer Services Supervisor

  • Jan 1986 - Jul 2000

  Ed led numerous project development engineering teams and developed sales and marketing programs for one of the country's largest investor-owned electric utilities. Ed began his AEP career as a liasion to the company's very largest industrial clients and advised them on all aspects of energy usage and energy conservation. For example, Ed played a key role in the blast furnace gas co-generation project at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel's Mingo Junction Plant. Ed is familiar with utility billing… Show more Ed led numerous project development engineering teams and developed sales and marketing programs for one of the country's largest investor-owned electric utilities. Ed began his AEP career as a liasion to the company's very largest industrial clients and advised them on all aspects of energy usage and energy conservation. For example, Ed played a key role in the blast furnace gas co-generation project at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel's Mingo Junction Plant. Ed is familiar with utility billing practices, demand control, and tariff optimization. In addition, Ed speaks on topics including energy savings, utility rebate programs, design build strategies, to augment construction and renovation projects, school funding strategies, and numerous other topics. Show less



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electronics Technician

  • Jun 1975 - Jun 1979

  Destroyer Duty - San Diego & Western Pacific Honorably Discharged