Leadership

With over 13 years of experience in managing and building EPC, Eric has transformed the operations of engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning of the generation portfolios. He has managed projects and installations for various industries including Offshore Drilling, Subsea Production Oil and Gas Equipment globally. Eric received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics from Sam Houston State University.

Corey has held senior trading/manager positions at Calpine, ConAgra, Dupont/Conoco and Statoil. Corey’s tenure as Vice President, Trading and Risk Management, at Calpine resulted in a broad understanding of the energy marketplace through owning P&L responsibility of a large portfolio of electric generation, natural gas production, natural gas pipelines and electrical transmission. At ConAgra, Corey was responsible for price risk management of ConAgra’s $150 MM electricity budget that encompassed over 300 facilities. His primary responsibilities included identifying with plant managers ways to economically optimize energy usage at the plants, negotiation with utilities for the most economical energy prices and clarifying plants energy price risks in relation to long-term contractual agreements. Corey holds a BS in Agricultural Economics, 1989, and an MBA, 1991, both from the University of Missouri.

Paul initially joined Enchanted Rock as Chief Technology Officer and now serves as Chief Operating Officer. He served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Xenex Disinfection Services. Prior to Xenex, Paul led Google’s Global Data Center Operations and was responsible for designing, building and managing Google’s worldwide data center and server operations. He also served as the Vice President of Engineering for Rackspace Hosting where he built and led a team that pioneered the launch and operations of Rackspace’s datacenters, IP network, cloud and other key managed services. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jayesh has also led sales organizations in the utility scale solar market, and in the telecom industry. Jayesh has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India), and an MBA from the University of Colorado.

In her role, she drives execution, scalability, and leads the hiring, development, and engagement of the best and brightest. Prior to Enchanted Rock, Thais developed world-class organizations and operations internationally in the offshore oil & gas industry with special focus on aligning people strategies with business goals. Thais speaks 4 languages and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Rio de Janeiro State University. She is a proud wife and mother of 2.

Thomas McAndrew founded Enchanted Rock in 2006, focusing on distributed energy resources that increase reliability, decrease cost, and decrease carbon footprint for commercial, industrial and institutional customers. In 2009, Enchanted Rock pioneered the launch of electrical reliability as a service and since then, has commissioned over 530 MW of distributed generation at over 250 sites, starting initially with emergency diesel and transitioning over to the cleanest resiliency microgrid in the market.

McAndrew brings over 36 years of experience in the electricity business, ranging from large, complex nuclear plants to small, distributed electric generation.

McAndrew’s introduction to energy was in engineering and operations on two US Navy nuclear power surface ships, the USS Eisenhower and USS South Carolina. He spent six years operating and maintaining nuclear propulsion plants and qualified as a Naval Nuclear Chief Engineer for the Nimitz Class aircraft carrier. After his time in the US Navy, McAndrew worked as a maintenance support engineer for the Southern Company at their Plant Farley nuclear business, where the cost of loss of electricity to critical loads is extremely high. He then shifted to the financial side of energy, helping several energy merchants build profitable energy trading and risk management operations. At his last merchant energy company, Calpine, McAndrew also supervised the commercial startup of many new natural gas combined cycle power plants

McAndrew received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M, Masters Equivalent in Nuclear Power Operations from the US Navy, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Schurr holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis and a Master’s in Business Administration from St. Mary’s College in California. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California, and he is a co-inventor on seven patents related to distributed energy.

Kenneth has received his Bachelor of Science in Physical Sciences from the University of Southern California.

Tarter completed the IBEW/NECA electrical apprenticeship program, and he currently holds Master Electrician Licenses in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Virginia.

Josh previously served as Senior Vice President of Finance & Corporate Development at ProFrac, a vertically integrated energy services company. Prior to that role, he was Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Well Services, a hydraulic fracturing service provider to the upstream oil and gas industry. In addition to managing Enchanted Rock’s finance and accounting organization, Josh’s responsibilities include raising capital to support growth and providing best-in-class visibility into financial performance and the financial implications of various business decisions. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. When he’s not at work, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, playing golf, and barbecuing.