Matt Jensen
Aquafficiency Program Manager
Matt Jensen, Cascade’s Aquafficiency Program Manager, works with city managers, facility operators, system engineers, and equipment vendors to identify energy-efficiency opportunities within our nation’s public infrastructure. Having served as an elected official in a city that benefitted from Cascade’s efficiency consulting, he joined the effort, trading instrumentation and SCADA programming for energy and water conservation coaching.
Steve Jones, PE
Lead Water System Optimization Engineer
Steve is a recognized expert in extended-period hydraulic modeling. Steve’s projects have received numerous awards including the 2015 APWA Utah Public Works Project of the Year for the Logan City Energy Efficiency Project and the 2015 Governor’s Excellence in Energy Award, Energy Innovator of the Year, for advanced practices in water and energy efficiency. Throughout his 18-year career, Steve has developed hydraulic models for water systems throughout Utah to prepare master plans and to evaluate the impacts of future growth and development. Recently, he has used his expertise to optimize the configuration and operation of many systems to provide balanced level of service, energy efficiency, and water quality.
Wendy Waudby, PE
Water and Wastewater Senior Engineer
Wendy Waudby is a resourceful and results-oriented engineer with experience in water and wastewater energy efficiency, treatment plant design, wastewater reuse, and wastewater financial management. She is an innovative engineer highly valued for her ability to convey technical requirements and solve complex problems with a positive approach, integrity, and professionalism.
Matthew Smeraglio, PE
Senior Engineer
Matt is an outstanding technical communicator and experienced energy efficiency engineer with in-depth knowledge of water and wastewater. He has delivered strategic energy management cohorts, capital studies, and recommissioning’s. He strives to deliver excellent customer service and high quality technical work that helps Cascade Energy’s industrial and municipal customers make sound business decisions based on accurate analysis and thorough review of all energy-saving opportunities. Having been with Cascade since 2009, he has worked as a project engineer and tune-up engineer serving additional industries including refrigeration, pulp and paper, food processing, and farming.
John Rosenblum, PhD
Water and Wastewater Senior Engineer
Dr. John Rosenblum is currently an Industrial Water/Energy Efficiency Engineer in the Aquafficiency Group at Cascade Energy, Inc. Specifically, John serves as technical lead for Strategic Energy Management coaching programs at wastewater plants and at industrial plants, focusing on boiler efficiency and steam utilization.
Before joining Cascade in 2021, John was an independent consultant for 30 years, combining analyses of operational data, utility billings, and site-specific conditions across a broad range of industries and different production processes, including: Large and small municipal wastewater treatment plants, semiconductor manufacturing, precision plating, Printed Circuit Boards, laundries, wineries, dairy products, frozen foods, fruit and vegetable canning, carbonated and natural beverages, meat and poultry slaughtering, petrochemical refineries, food bio-gums, and cruise ships.
Giulia Pollastri
Project Engineer
Giulia Pollastri is an experienced chemical and process engineer with a deep understanding of heavy industry and operations. In her current role, Giulia works directly with industrial-sector customers to assess their facilities and operations to identify and quantify opportunities for improving energy efficiency. She provides high quality technical engineering services for multiple utility demand-side management programs, including those of Xcel Energy.
Katie Jacobsen, PE
Water System Analyst
Katie is a civil engineer with 19 years of experience in municipal engineering, master planning, and water distribution modeling. She is proficient using hydraulic modeling software for water system master planning, development reviews, system operations analysis, and energy efficiency analysis. She enjoys teaching energy efficiency concepts and working with clients to understand the needs of their systems, analyze their energy usage and efficiency, and collaborate to identify the best energy-saving strategies.
Kai Krieger, MS, PE
Water System Analyst
Kai has worked on numerous projects related to energy optimization in water systems. Kai’s experience analyzing hydraulic models for master planning and energy analysis has provided him with an in-depth understanding of energy efficiency opportunities in water distribution systems. His contributions to multiple strategic energy management engagements including Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio and Salt Lake City has made him well-equipped to handle complex distribution system analyses.