ENERVEX - Key Persons


Adam Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Adam joined the company in 2015. He attended Southern Polytechnic State University for Mechanical Engineering and for Architecture. He has extensive experience in commercial construction, heat recovery, chimney and venting design. Adam is responsible for the execution and management of our industrial/processing projects.

Ainsley Alley

Job Titles:
  • Welder

Alton Smith

Job Titles:
  • Technical Support Specialist
Alton joined us in 2019. He has an extensive background in mechanical and electrical design. Provides technical support and troubleshooting to our representatives and contractors.

Amir Sahlabadi

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager
PE, MBA. Amir joined the company in 2021 and is responsible for all sales activities in Southern California.

Andrew Benson

Job Titles:
  • Sales Engineer
BA Business. Andrew joined the company in 2022. Andrew is responsible for all contractor sales activities.

Andrew Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Project Engineer
BSME - Mechanical Engineer. Andrew is involved in most of our product development projects. He also assists with special applications and designs using his extensive background with boiler manufacturers.

Anthony Galos

Job Titles:
  • Assembly Technincian

Antonio G Chavez

Job Titles:
  • Press Brake Operator

Antonio Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Assembly Floor Supervisor
Antonio joined us in 2022 and is a member of our assembly team.

Ashley Heath

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Payable Accountant
Ashley joined us in 2023 with over a decade of experience working in various areas of corporate and public accounting. Ashley's main responsibility is accounts payable and supporting other accounting, finance, and administrative operations.

Brandon Terrio

Job Titles:
  • Sales Engineer
Brandon joined our company in 2023 and is responsible for sales activities in the San Diego area.

Brendan Sease

Job Titles:
  • Assembly Technician
Brendan joined us in 2021 and is a member of our assembly team. He primarily works with BEFx assembly.

C. Patrick Harkins

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO of Anchor Business Advisors, Inc
Patrick Harkins, CEO of Anchor Business Advisors, Inc. Pat has substantial experience as a consultant and auditor with a large national CPA firm. His past experience includes positions as Vice President & CFO with a manufacturing firm where he directed a leveraged buyout of the shareholder group as well as position as Sr. Vice President & CFO of a large electronics and software company. He served as the Chairman of the Senior Management Committee. With Anchor Business Advisors, Pat operates in the Merger & Acquisition field, where he meets the needs of the middle market entrepreneur.

Cameron Hart

Job Titles:
  • Assembly Technician
Cameron joined us in 2023 and is a member of our assembly team.

Catalin Mocanu

Job Titles:
  • Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Catalin joined us in 2019 and is responsible for all manufacturing engineering.

Chandler Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Welder

Charis Hester

Job Titles:
  • Procurement & Purchasing Manager
Charis joined us in August 2020 after 20 years with Leuco Tools Corp in Villa Rica, GA where her most recent responsibilities were production scheduling and material planning. Charis' responsibilities are to manage our production and material planning.

Chris Harbin

Job Titles:
  • Special Teams / R & D

Christian Hagensen - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Member of the Executive Team
  • President
Christian has been associated with the ENERVEX group of companies since 1998. He has worked in most facets of the company, including administration, as a manufacturer's representative, and now as part of the management team. He has worked as a sales representative for United Energy Products in Crofton, MD - a manufacturer's representative of venting systems and boilers - and started ENERVEX's branch office in Chicago, which he turned into a major player in Chicagoland. Christian has extensive experience working with owners, architects, engineers, and contractors in the design and construction of buildings, both domestically and internationaly. He has been an active member for both the national chapters of ASHRAE and the USGBC, as well as the local chapters in Chicago, IL. Christian holds a BA in Management from Georgia State University and an MBA degree from DePaul University, Chicago, with concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Execution, & Valuation.

Christy Fabre

Job Titles:
  • Accounting / Customer Support Specialist
Christy joined us in May 2021 after a decade 20 years with Leuco Tools Corp in Villa Rica, GA where her most recent responsibilities were production scheduling and material planning. Christy's responsibilities are to support our external sales offices with accounting and administrative support.

Danny Heffner

Job Titles:
  • Facility Maintenance
Danny joined us in 2019 and keeps our production facilities running at optimum levels

Edgar Chavez

Job Titles:
  • Programming & Nesting

Edgar Rojo

Job Titles:
  • Welder / Press Brake Backup

Emerson Freggen

Job Titles:
  • Design & Support Engineer I
Emerson joined us in 2023. He is responsible for providing design and technical support to our residential and commercial customers.

Everett Lee

Job Titles:
  • Product Support Manager
Everett Lee joined us in 2023 as Product Support Manager.He has a background in PCB design and regulatory activities supporting UL 508A among others. He has also worked in the avionics industry analyzing and troubleshooting avionics displays. His background also extends to development experience at Coca Cola and Acuity Brands. Everett is responsible for supporting and overseeing the daily activities of the Technical Support Department as well as warranties, startups, and is involvement in NPD projects.

Frank Consola

Job Titles:
  • Personal Trainer / Shipper
"Fit Frank" joined us in 2009 as physical trainer. He tries to keep everybody fit and makes us eat properly. His success-rate is high and more than 60% of our team works out with him at least once a week. We have assigned him a complete training facility. In addition, Frank helps with shipping part-time.

Gitte P. Hagensen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Gitte founded EXHAUSTO, Inc. (now ENERVEX, Inc.) in 1990. Since then she has developed the company into an extremely successful business with distribution throughout the United States, Canada, and the Middle East. Previously held sales and marketing positions for busineses in USA and Denmark and has prepared and implemented business- and marketing plans in several of these positions. In 2005-2008, she was Chairman for the Danish American Chamber of Commerce. With support from the board, she initiated and implemented a complete restructuring of the organization, turning it into USA's largest and most active Danish American Chamber of Commerce. At her departure in 2008, the organization was financially sound, events were larger and of a higher quality, attendance improved significantly, and the office set-up was changed to meet future demand. In 2006, Gitte founded the Danish Film Festival Atlanta, held at Atlanta High Museum of Art.

Howard Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Associate
Howard joined us in 2009 and is responsible for all shipping and receiving.

Howard Upchurch

Job Titles:
  • Assembly Technician
Howard joined us in 2015 and is involved in the assembly of most of our products.

Ian Slevinski

Job Titles:
  • Mechanical Designer
Ivan joined us in 2019 and brings more than 10 years of mechanical design experience with multiple companies in the commercial & industrial space. Ian graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He works alongside Catalin to support current products and production.

Jason Roberts

Job Titles:
  • Production Manager
Jason joined us in 2019. He has a decade worth of experience in fabrication and lean manufacturing. In charge of fabrication, assembly, inventory and logistics.

Jere Kimmel

Job Titles:
  • Sales Engineer
BSME - Mechanical Engineer. Jere joined the company in 2019 and is responsible for all sales activities in Kansas. He has a very strong background in boilers and venting and is a former partner in Associated Equipment Sales.

Jim Aring

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager - Commercial
BSME in Mechanical Engineering, Jim joined us in 2023 and is responsible for our sales representatives. He has performed a variety of roles for Lennox, Miura Boiler, Rupp Air and CaptiveAire, and brings a body of sales and engineering experience to our sales team..

Jimmy McGee

Job Titles:
  • Technical Sales Engineer
AA - Chemistry & Math. Jimmy joined the company in 2020 and his responsibilities include sales, engineering design support and systems commissioning in Southern California.

Joey Bunnelle

Job Titles:
  • Order Handling & Logistics Manager

John Altiere

Job Titles:
  • National Sales Manager - RES / KIT
BS in Marketing. John has been with the company since 2001 and is responsible for all residential and kitchen sales.

John Lamb

Job Titles:
  • Fabricator / Welder

Josh Bouldin

Job Titles:
  • Metal Forming Technician
Josh joined us in 2016. He is an expert in operating our Fiber Laser Cutter and can make the cuts smoother than anybody else. He's is also the "flange roller whisperer".

Karl Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Application Manager
BSME - Mechanical Engineer. Been with the company since 2000. Karl supports our rep organization with applications and designs, and performs a lot of commissionings.

Katina Thibodeaux

Job Titles:
  • Estimator
  • Project Coordinator
Katina joined the company in 2021. She is responsible for project support and estimating.

Kevin Hite - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations
  • Member of the Executive Team
Kevin joined us in February 2020 after almost 20 years with Leuco Tools Corp in Villa Rica, GA where his recent responsibilities were managing Production and IT. Kevin's responsibilities are to manage our operation (production and processes) as well as tactical material planning.

Kevin Jolivette - VP of Sales

Job Titles:
  • Director of Sales
Kevin has a technical background along with an MBA degree. He joined our company in 2023 after returning from 13+ years in the Netherlands where he has worked for manufacturers in the heat recovery equipment and metal processing equipment sectors. Kevin is responsible for project sales to the industrial and process markets.

Lars H. Knudsen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO of ROLLTECH a / S, Denmark
Lars has 25 years of international experience in industrial B2B companies and multinational groups. The last 10 years as CEO / Managing Director responsible for strategic business development, including successful implementation of several "turnarounds", organic growth and establishment of new business areas, sales and acquisition of companies and participation in integration of a USD200 Mill. acquired business unit. In parallel Lars has worked in internal and external boards and management teams in Denmark, USA, China, France and Latvia in business units with up to 1000 employees and up to USD300 Mill. in revenue.

Mark Sylvia

Job Titles:
  • Sales Engineer
BSME - Mechanical Engineer. Mark joined the company in 2006. Mark is responsible for all sales activities.

Micah Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Fabricator / Welder

Mykel Scott

Job Titles:
  • Controller
Mykel joined us in 2023. She is an experienced CPA with a history of working in the oil & energy, manufacturing, and finance industries. Mykel is responsibel for all accounting-related activities, including high-level accounting, managerial accounting, and finance activities.

Nguyen Chau

Job Titles:
  • Assembly Technician
Nguyen joined us in 2021 and is a member of our assembly team. He primarily works with BEFx assembly.

Piper James

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Piper joined us in 2012 and support our managers as well as our accounting department. She arranges all our internal meetings and activities.

Poh Loo

Job Titles:
  • Control
Poh joined is in 2022. He brings a background of year's of experience in designing and building electrical panels and controls.

Preston Roberts

Job Titles:
  • Welder / Metal Forming Technician
Preston joined us in 2020 and is involved with welding and metal forming parts for our products.

Raheem Williamson

Job Titles:
  • Assembly Technician
Raheem joined us in 2022 and is a member of our assembly team.

Rob Kral - VP of Sales

Job Titles:
  • Director of Sales
  • Member of the Executive Team
BS in Marketing. Rob joined the company in 2013 and is responsible for all commercial, residential and kitchen sales.

Roberto Guerra

Job Titles:
  • Technical Support Specialist
Roberto joined us in 2023. He is responsible for providing technical support to our residential and commercial customers as well as supporting warranties, startups, and other activities within the Technical Support Department. He has a background as a fire alarm system technician combining experience with installations and technical troubleshooting.

Ronnie Fitzgerald

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Specialist
Ronnie joined us in 2019 and is involved in all order handling, shipping and receiving.

Sam Khano

Job Titles:
  • Product Manager - Venting
Sam attended Southern Polytechnic State University for Mechanical Engineering. He has extensive experience in commercial and industrial process air equipment, kitchen venting design; and chimney design. He is a venting expert and is responsible for all of ENERVEX's chimney and grease duct products.

Sergio Pastrana

Job Titles:
  • Laser Operator & Leader
Sergio joined us in 2021. He operates the Fiber Laser cutter while backing up the press brake when needed.

Steen Hagensen - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Executive Team
Steen has been President and owner of ENERVEX Inc. since 1991. He has extensive experience in the management of industrial companies and in international sales. First as a Chief Advisor in the Danish Federation of Crafts and Smaller Industries and later with management positions with HYDREMA North America, ATG Inc and Citius USA. Developed the Chimney Automation concept in 1991, a method to maintain a constant mechanically created draft in a chimney system, which is the foundation of most of ENERVEX's system solutions today. Has been involved in development and design of venting sizing software and holds several patents. He is a regular speaker at ASHRAE meetings in the US and the Middle East and has written a number of technical articles that has been published in industry trade magazines. He has been a voting member on the National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA54/ANSI Z223.1) Technical Committee since 1998. Steen holds a Master of Economics degree from AUC in Denmark and a graduate from the MBA Marketing Management Course at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Stephen Bodiford

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Supervisor
Stephen joined us in 2019 and is involved in the assembly of most of our products and BEFx in particular.

Tim Buttrick

Job Titles:
  • Designer - Venting Products
Tim has decades of experience in venting design with major chimney manufacturers. He works with Adam and supports all our reps with designs and drawings.

Todd Pennington

Job Titles:
  • Sales Engineer
BSME - Mechanical Engineer. Todd joined the company in 2021 and is responsible for all sales activities. He has a very strong background having worked with boilers and venting for decades.

Tommy Madsen - CTO

Job Titles:
  • CTO
  • Member of the Executive Team
Tommy joined ENERVEX in 2017 as Vice President of Accounting, IT & HR. He earned his Master of Science from the Technical University of Denmark and is now responsible for our accounting functions and for streamlining our work processes to enhance efficiencies. Tommy is one of the most experienced Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision) professionals in North America. ENERVEX has used NAV as the ERP system since its introduction to the US market in the early 90's. He gained his early experience in ERP software and implementation working for companies such as IBM and Ernest & Young Consulting. He has been a key member of the initial product localization team that introduced the Navision product to the U.S. market in the early 90's. He was instrumental in helping Navision penetrate the U.S. market and become what it is today, the premier business solution for growing and innovative companies.

Tony Pouncey

Job Titles:
  • Sales Support Specialist
Tony joined our company in October 2020. Tony handles chimney system orders in particilar and provides general sales supports to our commercial sales represenatives.

Young Han

Job Titles:
  • Director of Engineering and R & D
BSME from Georgia Tech. Rejoined ENERVEX in September 2020 after his first stint from 2007 to 2014. Has more than 15 years of experience with product development and product management. Young is responsible for product development, engineering and technical support.