EN AUTOMATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
Brian leads the technology teams and partners with leaders across the business to identify new technology solutions as we continue to grow and scale our business. He also safeguards our company from cyber threats. Brian joins us from an environmental planning and engineering firm, as their former CIO. There, he transformed the IT team to become a more proactive and operationally focused strategic business partner. Brian was awarded San Diego's Top Tech Award in 2019 in the large private firm category. Throughout his career, Brian also served as Sr. Global IT Director at a transportation, defense training, and secure communications company and as IT Systems Lead at a multinational IT equipment and services company.
Job Titles:
- PLS Vice President, Industrial Solutions
- Vice President, Industrial Solutions
Job Titles:
- Chief Engineer
- PMP Chief Engineer
Dave leads the design team, with responsibility for quality, execution, and resources. With more than 30 years of industry experience, he has specialized in designing systems for the transmission, distribution and storage of natural gas. His number one goal is to provide exceptional service and work alongside clients as an extension of their team.
"Our mission statement talks about building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships. And, those relationships are not only with our valued clients, but with our employees."
Prior to joining ENTRUST Solutions Group, Dave worked for Enron, Kinder Morgan, CalNev Pipeline and Nicor Gas in various engineering and manager roles. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from The University of Chicago. An avid Bears fan, on Sundays during football season Dave proudly takes tailgating to new heights by engineering new recipes and sampling premium beers.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Electric Consulting
George leads the Electrical Consulting Group, a team of approximately 120 engineers, project managers, analysts and construction professionals who provide project delivery services to a variety of clients in the electrical space from utilities to developers.
George joined ENTRUST Solutions Group in 2017 through ENTRUST's partnership with Energy Initiatives Group (EIG). Over the span of his career, George has managed electrical projects for a variety of clients from electrical utilities to art museums. He really enjoys working with talented teams to solve complex problems and deliver positive results.
George holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Master's Degree in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. George is a registered Project Management Professional.
George currently resides in Connecticut and enjoys spending time with his family outside at the beach, on the slopes or on hiking trails.
Job Titles:
- Professional Engineer
- Vice President, Resource Development
Jason leads the utilities team for gas, electric distribution, telecom design, gas inspection, and pole inspection projects in the U.S. central region. With over 20 years of consulting experience and more than 13 years in the utility industry, he believes in building long-term relationships with clients by providing quality solutions for their most difficult problems.
Jason joined ENTRUST in 2008 when the company had only two offices and 150 people focused mainly on natural gas engineering design, compared to today with 3,100+ people across 36 offices with expertise in natural gas, liquids, electric, telecom design, and a growing inspection group. He has always worked in the engineering consulting firm space and has a transportation and site development background before coming to ENTRUST.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Gas Consulting Services
Jenny oversees the Gas Consulting Services group, focusing on pipeline integrity management, regulatory compliance, assessments, risk, corrosion control, metallurgical consulting, GIS analytics, and process safety management. She enjoys the wide variety of projects and people she works with every day, as well as the constantly changing and challenging regulatory environment.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, EN Renewables
John uses over 35 years of industry experience to lead the Renewable Energy initiatives at ENTRUST. John's extensive knowledge and background includes not only natural gas pipelines, facilities, and underground storage, but also power generation and renewable energy. Throughout his career he has built numerous long-term relationships by identifying and solving utility, midstream, and industrial clients' needs. With over 36 ENTRUST offices across the country, John looks to expand ENTRUST's geographic renewable energy footprint and provide decarbonization solutions so our clients can meet their net zero goals.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President, Gas Business Unit Leader
- Member of the American Association of Blacks
Keith has been with ENTRUST Solutions Group since its inception in 2002. In 2006, he accepted the challenge to relocate to Maryland to open the company's first regional office and embraced the opportunity with enthusiasm. Through the years, Keith has witnessed ENTRUST's steady growth and expanded his responsibilities to include the oversight of all natural gas and electric utilities work, including design, consulting, and field service projects. His group is comprised of over 2,000+ team members specialized in servicing utility clients across 36+ offices.
Keith is an active member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), a group that is dedicated to ensuring the input of minorities in the discussion of energy policies and regulations.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President - Electric Projects and Programs
"Kerry Emm's career started 17 years ago as a drafter with zero utility industry knowledge. Leveraging her education in Visual Communications and experience in restaurant management combined with a newfound passion for electric distribution design, her career soared at ENTRUST. Now the Vice President for the Northeast Region within the Utility Services, Kerry supports design and engineering services for Electric, Gas from the transmission to the meter.
Job Titles:
- Vice President - South Region - Utility Services
"Lindsay started with ENTRUST in 2018, opening and managing a new office in North Carolina. Since then, Lindsay has expanded her responsibilities to cover the South region for electric and gas utilities. Lindsay holds a bachelor's & master's degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina Stata University and an MBA from Wake Forest University. She is a registered professional engineer and holds a PMP.
Job Titles:
- ENTRUST Solutions Group in 2011 As a Design Engineer
- Senior Vice President, Natural Gas Projects and Programs
Michael Dettloff joined ENTRUST Solutions Group in 2011 as a Design Engineer out of ENTRUST's original Woodridge, IL office. After 6 short months, he relocated to the Denver Metropolitan Area as the 4th team member in the Englewood, CO office. Over the past 12 years, Michael's responsibilities expanded to the Director - Mountain District (Utilities) where he helped grow gas, electric, and telecommunications engineering, design, and field support services in ENTRUST's Mountain District. Michael had the privilege to help support the growth of the Denver team from 4 to
over 275 team members. Today, he leads the Natural Gas Projects and Programs team, as Sr. Vice President - Midwest Region and resides back in the Chicagoland area. He focuses on operations and execution for both gas & electric utility engineering and design services.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
Attracting, developing, and retaining employees who create value for customers are Michael's top priorities. His focus is to ensure the company attracts the best talent in the industry and has the infrastructure in place where employees have the resources to build their careers and advance their knowledge and abilities.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President, Electric Business Unit Leader
Patrick Carr describes ENTRUST as a rocket ship, most likely because his career at ENTRUST shot off like a rocket. He began his career as a power generation engineer in 2006, working in many coal-fired and natural gas plants and traveling the country working on DCS migration and other I&C controls programs and projects for Utilities.
He joined ENTRUST in 2011 as an electrical distribution engineer. He quickly moved to the Baltimore office, where he supported electrical and I&C work for gas clients and a variety of gas and electrical distribution projects in the mid-Atlantic. Since then, he has helped open the Cincinnati, Ohio office, managed the electrical utility business unit, became director of utility services-southeast, managed the East Region Utility services. He most recently took on a role as the Executive Vice President of Electric Projects and Programs.
Patrick earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and is a member of IEEE, Southeast Electric Exchange, Edison Electric Institute, and the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering Alumni Association. Outside of work, Patrick enjoys spending time with his son Lincoln, and dog Mack. He enjoys outdoor activities such as golf, hiking, tennis, and running. When possible, he also enjoys traveling and experiencing new places around the world.
Job Titles:
- Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer
Ryan leads ENTRUST's strategy and corporate development activities, which include sourcing, diligencing and executing mergers and acquisitions and driving other growth initiatives. He is excited to build on the historical growth of the business and further accelerate both organic and inorganic growth.
Ryan has spent the bulk of his career in M&A. Over the last decade he has worked in corporate development for a private equity-owned business and a public company. Prior to these roles, he worked in the M&A groups at multiple investment banks.
He received an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Franklin & Marshall College.
Ryan joined ENTRUST Solutions Group in 2024, bringing over two decades of leadership experience in the Power & Energy sector. As Chief Sales Officer, Ryan focuses on driving strategic sales initiatives and market expansion to support the company's growth and sales efficiency goals.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officer of ENTRUST Solutions Group
Tim Drozd serves as the Chief Financial Officer of ENTRUST Solutions Group, bringing over 30 years of experience in financial leadership and strategic planning. Prior to joining ENTRUST, Tim was the CFO at TranSystems, a Sentinel Capital Partners portfolio company, where he played a critical role in driving financial success and operational efficiency. Before that, Tim spent over six years as CFO at Kaufman Hall, a Madison Dearborn Partners portfolio company, where he oversaw the financial and accounting practices of the company, including financial planning and analysis, budgeting, cash management, investments, insurance and real estate affairs, audit coordination, taxes, and employee health and savings benefits. Prior to Kaufman Hall, Tim worked for Nielsen for more than a decade in a variety of senior financial leadership roles.
Tim holds an MBA in Finance, Marketing, and Strategy from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. His diverse educational background provides a strong foundation for his strategic approach to financial management and leadership. Outside of work, Tim and his wife, Kendra, enjoy spending family time together with their four daughters.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Power Generation
Tom Reid joined ENTRUST Solutions Group in 2022 through ENTRUST's partnership with TG Advisers. Over the past 10 years with ENTRUST and TG Advisers, Tom's responsibilities expanded from an Engineering Consultant to Director with day-to-day responsibilities for oversight of a team of approximately 35 engineers. Today, he leads the Power Generation Services team, as Vice President and resides in Delaware. Power Generation Services is comprised of approximately 100 engineers who provide turnkey consulting services for developers, owners, and operators of conventional and renewable energy generation.