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Bluon, Inc. is a fast-growing company with a mission to provide practical solutions for the post R-22 world.
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Contact UsManagement Team
Our Management Team is comprised of an experienced group of senior executives and industry engineers with complimentary skills.
Peter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
Physicist, Columbia University
Peter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
About Peter
As Chairman and CEO, Peter is responsible for the overall vision and business strategy of Bluon. Peter’s unique “bi-lingual” background, as a nuclear physicist who became one of the top commercial real estate deal architects in the country, gives him a truly unique perspective to fully understand both the technical and business sides of the company. He founded and spearheaded Savills Studley’s Corporate Services Group, a highly specialized team created to handle the most complex real estate transactions where they completed over $27 billion in transactions from 2000 - 2011. Subsequently, Peter co-founded Novus Via LP, a unique venture capital fund created to leverage empirically-based research focused on improving existing infrastructure with new innovative technological solutions. Bluon was Novus Via’s first investment in 2012. In 2016, Novus Via’s assets were re-structured into Bionatus, LLC as part of an asset sale transaction with Strathspey Crown Holdings, LLC. As part of the transaction, Peter became the managing member of Bionatus, LLC. Bionatus remains a capital and operating partner of Bluon. Peter took over as CEO of Bluon in July 2018 where he intends to stay to build the business over the coming years.
Danica Bunnett
Director of Operations
Engineer, Stanford University
Danica Bunnett
Director of Operations
About Danica
Danica is a recent graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, and a focus on product design. As Director of Operations, Danica manages Bluon's multipolar growth, overseeing everything from product logistics to marketing to building our community of accredited contractors. Danica’s incredible work ethic and unmatched enthusiasm is at the core of the Bluon culture. She is also the co-president of Stanford Women in Design (SWID), and believes in bridging Silicon Valley's high-tech innovation with the global HVAC world.
Jed Kennedy
Director of Technical Services
Mechanical Engineer
Jed Kennedy
Director of Technical Services
About Jed
Jed manages Bluon’s team of highly skilled technicians and is responsible for ensuring the utmost level of customer satisfaction for both Bluon’s contractor partners and end users. Jed has a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a background in manufacturing in a variety of industries that developed a thorough understanding of technical documentation and training, process improvement, and customer support. Jed is also a U.S. Army veteran with a unique skill set focused towards developing a team culture between Bluon and its contractor partners working together to provide the highest quality product and service to their customers.
Adam Curry
VP of Software
Technology Inventor
Adam Curry
VP of Software
About Adam
Adam manages the Bluon Mobile App and SaaS side of the business. He grew up in his family's compressor repair shop in Colorado, taught himself to code in high school, and helped build a construction-focused startup from zero to hundred employees during the dot-com days before leaving to study science and art at university. Before joining the Bluon team, he was a researcher at Princeton, a product manager in Germany, and a tech entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Adam believes in continuous product development, and works around the clock with his team to release constant improvements and updates to Bluon software products. Early mornings are his only weakness.
Matt Case
Senior BizDev Advisor
Chemical Engineer
Matt Case
Senior BizDev Advisor
About Matt
Matt brings a unique background of business experience and technical expertise having worked in both commercial HVAC sales and application, and a role as a sustainability analyst for large corporate clients.
Matt’s background as a chemical engineer allows him to bridge the gap between the engineering world of innovation and the practical world of application to play an important role in corporate business development for Bluon.
Will Frey
Director of Business Development
Construction BizDev Vet
Will Frey
Director of Business Development
About Will
Since his days on the initial research and development team for TdX 20, Will has been instrumental in growing Bluon Energy into the industry player it is today. Before Bluon, will worked in the construction general contractor field. His "hands on" approach to business development has been tremendously successful in bridging product and people in the HVAC world.
Bryan Johnson
Technical & Sales Support Manager
35-Year HVAC Vet & Instructor
Bryan Johnson
Technical & Sales Support Manager
About Bryan
Bryan’s career spans more than 35 years in the HVAC industry. He is an expert in air conditioning equipment installations and service at large and small commercial buildings, in industrial refrigeration and air conditioning, process refrigeration, Federal and State facilities, entertainment facilities and clean rooms. Today, Bryan leads Bluon's education and training, technical support, and client relations. He holds numerous HVAC equipment certifications and is a certified instructor. Bryan works closely with Bluon’s Technical Team and customers to ensure optimal results on field testing, validations and analysis of Bluon TdX refrigerant.
Michael Mabry
Director of Systems & Technology
35-Year HVAC Pioneer
Michael Mabry
Director of Systems & Technology
About Mike
Mike has more than 35 years of experience in the HVAC Industry. He has been involved in leading edge technology with the HVAC industry for decades, beginning with Variable Speed Drives being applied to Fans and Cooling Towers for energy savings and better building control. While at EMCOR, a service based company, he pioneered the use of the Turbocor Magnetic Bearing Compressors on existing Chillers and Built up systems. In his time at Multistack, a Chiller Manufacture, he was part of the team that developed the FlexSys Control System and Flooded Chillers where reliability and energy savings were a key concern. Mike’s focus at Bluon is to develop conversion protocols for the larger and more complex HVAC units, so our community of Bluon accredited contractors has everything they need to successfully bid jobs and convert systems to Bluon TdX 20 without any problems. Mike is passionate about maximizing a system’s energy efficiency and is always looking for new ways to increase efficiency within existing equipment.
Craig Goering
Business Development Manager
20-Year HVAC Sales
Craig Goering
Business Development Manager
About Craig
Craig is part of Bluon’s Sales Team that works with Contractors and Distributors to develop partnerships that can provide quality products and service to their customers. Craig has 20 plus years of sales experience in the HVAC industry, working in distribution and as a regional sales manager for an equipment manufacturer.
Dan Alper
Of Counsel & Secretary
Energy Business Vet
Dan Alper
Of Counsel & Secretary
About Dan
Dan Alper is an executive leader with diverse experiences in multiple industries including retail energy services, financial services, advertising, media and real estate. Dan was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Major Energy Services and its affiliates where he created new product offerings, new marketing relationships and enhanced the business model of the company. As a result of Dan’s efforts, Major Energy was able to sell itself for $30M more than all other previous offers for the company. Dan led all negotiations, consummating in the sale of Major Energy to Spark Energy, Inc. and he illustrated that clear direction and people empowerment can produce extraordinary results. He had previously advised clients in connection with private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, real estate and corporate transactions. He honed his legal and business acumen as Of Counsel to the national law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP where he focused on complex real estate, financial assurance and financing transactions.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of members with diverse backgrounds in HVAC-R, business development, construction, engineering, finance, and real estate. Bluon has additional Board Advisors.
Peter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
Peter Capuciati
Chairman & CEO
About Peter
As Chairman and CEO, Peter is responsible for the overall vision and business strategy of Bluon. Peter’s unique “bi-lingual” background, as a nuclear physicist who became one of the top commercial real estate deal architects in the country, gives him a truly unique perspective to fully understand both the technical and business sides of the company. He founded and spearheaded Savills Studley’s Corporate Services Group, a highly specialized team created to handle the most complex real estate transactions where they completed over $27 billion in transactions from 2000 - 2011. Subsequently, Peter co-founded Novus Via LP, a unique venture capital fund created to leverage empirically-based research focused on improving existing infrastructure with new innovative technological solutions. Bluon was Novus Via’s first investment in 2012. In 2016, Novus Via’s assets were re-structured into Bionatus, LLC as part of an asset sale transaction with Strathspey Crown Holdings, LLC. As part of the transaction, Peter became the managing member of Bionatus, LLC. Bionatus remains a capital and operating partner of Bluon. Peter took over as CEO of Bluon in July 2018 where he intends to stay to build the business over the coming years.
Devin Whatley
Partner
Ecosystem Integrity Fund
Devin Whatley
Partner
Partner, Ecosystem Integrity Fund
Devin Whatley is a partner at the Ecosystem Integrity Fund, and leads deal structuring and negotiations, assists with the fund strategy, and is also responsible for much of the firm’s financial and operations-focused due diligence. Given his background, Devin is actively involved with the management and oversight of the Ecosystem Integrity Fund’s portfolio companies. He serves as a director on the boards of KeVita, Synova, OneEnergy Renewables, Complete Solar, and GLUKOS. He is or has been an observer on the boards of Zep Solar, Clean Fund, iVeridis, and SynchroNet.
Devin’s background is as a sustainability-focused entrepreneur, with significant experience in operations, sales, and finance. After a brief stint at his family’s award-winning mutual fund, where he worked with the investment team and institutional sales group, Devin became a partner at Aquillian Investments and subsequently at the Ecosystem Integrity Fund.
Devin is a CFA Charterholder and has an MBA from Wharton. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA’s Honors Division, where he was both an Alumni Scholar and Regents’ Scholar, earning a joint degree in Business and East Asian Studies.
David Gordon
EVP, Corporate Services Group
Savills Studley
David Gordon
EVP, Corporate Services Group
About David
A career real estate professional, David has worked in the world of commercial leasing for over 30 years. David leads a team of professionals, whose sole business practice is focused on analyzing office buildings and data centers from the occupier’s / end-user’s perspective. As a result, David has developed deep connections in the commercial landlord and developer community. He has completed office leasing transactions with a multitude of landlords including; The Irvine Company, Lincoln Properties, Equity Office Properties, Douglas Emmett, LBA, Metropolitan Life, Brookfield Properties, Shorenstein, Griffin Capital among many others. In his extensive data center practice, David has negotiated with all the major wholesale providers including; Digital Realty Trust, Cyrus One, Dupont Fabros, Coresite, QTS and T5. David provides unparalleled access to the decision makers who control a majority of the commercial office and data center buildings in North America.
Matt Case
Board Advisor
Matt Case
Board Advisor
About Matt
Matt is that truly unique individual who is both a natural leader and business development guru while also being a trained Chemical Engineer who is extremely technically savvy. This unique combination allows him to bridge the gap between the engineering world of innovation and the practical world of application to play an important role in corporate business development for the Bionatus entities. Bionatus as a whole seeks simplicity from complexity in the most challenging of industries with focus being on emerging energy technologies that can rapidly effectuate change in existing infrastructure. Matt brings his unique background of business development experience and technical expertise having worked in both commercial HVAC sales as well as a sustainability analyst for large corporate clients. Matt provides Bluon with ongoing support in building out the sales and account management teams, while also providing direct business development support from his ever growing network.
Sasha Brown
Board Advisor
Sasha Brown
Board Advisor
Board Advisor
Sasha Brown is a Principal at the Ecosystem Integrity Fund. Her responsibilities include investment due diligence, strategy development, process management, deal sourcing, and portfolio company support. She assists with system and sector analysis, firm operations, and financial structuring.
Prior to joining EIF, Sasha was a Principal at NewWorld Capital Group, where she co-led investments of more than $100M into growth-oriented companies in residential solar, diesel pollution reduction, and power electronics. In her role, she focused on origination, diligence, closing, portfolio management, board activities, and fundraising. Her deals included SolarEdge Technologies, which had a successful IPO in 2015, and Astrum Solar, which was sold to Direct Energy.
Drawing on her industry background, Sasha has developed specialized expertise with respect to residential solar, the built environment, HVAC, and environmental consulting and engineering. She also led the establishment of the firm’s institutional practices for growth investments and processes for continual improvement.
Sasha received a BS in Environmental Engineering from Yale University and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management. While at Yale, she Co-Chaired the university’s Private Equity Conference and completed a research thesis evaluating sustainability metric systems for the built environment.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Board Advisor
