Management Team

Mark A. Ascolese, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Mark Ascolese brings more than 30 years of executive-level operations, marketing, and sales management experience to Power Analytics, much of it in the electrical and electronics field. Throughout his career, he has held top-level posts with industry leaders such as General Electric, Eaton, Powerware, and others.

Mark was named Chairman & Chief Executive Officer in March 2008, having served on the Company's Board since 2006. He is recognized as a leading figure in the electrical power industry, having co-founded the Washington D.C.-based Critical Power Coalition, and serving on numerous industry and corporate boards.

Mark is a graduate of the University of Louisville, as well as General Electric’s Crotonville Executive Management Training program and Duke University's Fuqua School of Executive Education.

Raj Chudgar, Vice President of Smart Grid Business Development
Raj joined Power Analytics with extensive experience in the wholesale (operations and markets), TDSP (Transmission and Distribution Providers) and retail energy space, and has lead numerous client projects covering all aspects of system and lifecycle development, ISO development and wholesale energy business solutions. He has spent more than 15 years in the electricity market and utility business with a focus on software development, renewables generation, market strategy, and Smart Grid solutions
He started his career as a research engineer at ExxonMobil, was both a director of market redesign and a program director at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), served as manager and then as principal at global engineering consulting firm, Black & Veatch; and was a manager at energy consulting firms Fortegra and The Structure Group. He holds six U.S. and two international patents.

Raj has a Bachelor and Masters of Engineering degrees in Chemical Engineering from the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville (Kentucky). He has published a number of technical articles, white papers and presentations on implementation best practices in energy procurement, and has been a distinguished speaker on solutions and market trends at several engineering conferences.

Silviu Darie, PhD, EE, PE, Vice President of Consulting & Engineering
Prof. Dr. Darie has more than 15 years experience with Power Analytics products, and nearly 40 years of University-level electrical engineering instruction and industry consultancy in power system analysis computer applications, electrical energy distribution, electrical energy management, demand side management, power quality, transmission pricing, embedded generation, computer aided power system analysis and design. In addition to earning both his Doctorate and Masters degrees in electrical engineering, he has authored or co-authored hundreds of technical books, student manuals, technical papers, and research projects.

Dr. Darie led nearly 180 electrical power projects; he constructed 18 prototypes designed for mass production, holds three patents, and is experienced in most leading software programs for electrical engineering. He has provided services to clients worldwide, and is a registered professional engineer in Romania, South Africa, and New Zealand.

Michael Draper, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
Michael Draper is responsible for all Power Analytics financial, corporate, and adminstrative affairs, helping the Company to sustain its high levels of growth. He brings a wealth of international fnancial experience to Power Analytics, with both start-up and established multi-million dollar operations throughout Europe, Asia and the United States.

Michael began his career and earned his CPA at KPMG in the United Kingdom, and subsequently held senior management positions at Storage Technology Corporation and Invensys Plc’s Lambda and Powerware Divisions.

Kevin Meagher, Chief Technology Officer
Kevin Meagher is responsible for a wide range of product direction, business development and strategic planning. As the creator of the power system analytics concept and definition, Kevin leads the Company’s technology development and strategy as well as critical strategic relationships in emerging technologies. Recently named to the “100 People You Must Know in Smart Grid” list by GreenTech Media, Kevin is recognized as an industry expert in the areas of data acquisition, data analysis, expert systems and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Power Analytics, Kevin was president of a boutique business consulting company that worked closely in product planning, strategic planning and business valuation for public companies such as Eaton, Invensys General Electric, and Alpha Technology, as well as leading venture capital and private equity firms from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Kevin has authored numerous technology works and has been a frequent speaker on power and energy management and related technologies.

Kevin has undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Business, and an Executive MBA from the University of Colorado as well as doctoral work in Knowledge Management. Kevin also holds a Master Captain's License from the USCG and has a current commission in the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Doug Whitmer, Vice President of Sales
Doug joined Power Analytics with more than 20 years of executive-level sales and marketing experience in the critical power and data center environments. Prior to joining Power Analytics, he served as Vice President of Sales for the Global Accounts Division of Eaton Corporation, where he oversaw all Eaton business activity with selected global customers like HP, IBM, Avaya, and Siemens. Previously, Doug served as the IBM and Lucent Global Account Executive for the Eaton Power systems division in Phoenix, AZ. San Diego, CA. and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Earlier in Doug ’s career, he held various sales, sales management, and rep management positions with Liebert Corporation and Oneac Corporation. Doug has also owned and operated an Independent Rep organization in Phoenix, Arizona serving the data center power and cooling markets.

Doug holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Keenan-Flagler School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from The Ohio State University, where he was a three-time varsity letterman for The Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Wei Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President of System Design
Wei Zhang leads Power Analytics' system development, implementation and maintenance of software development projects, as well as implementation of Power Analytics’ QA/QC and Software Development Standard. He is an IEEE member and a Registered Professional Engineer. Prior to joining Power Analytics, he was involved in university-level research and instruction on electrical power system analyses for more than 10 years.

Wei obtained his B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from Chongqing University, Chongqing, P. R. China, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.