Management Team

Daniel Duran, Ph.D.

Founder, Principal

Dan Duran is the founder of Energized Solutions and is a Principal of the firm. He also serves as an Associate Professor and the Department Chair of the Business Administration Department of Whittier College (Whittier, California) and teaches courses in Renewable Resource Planning, Energy Studies, MIS, Operations, and International Business. Dan has authored many papers and reports.

John Westerman

Principal

Mr. Westerman is a Principal of Energized Solutions responsible for business development and operations of the energy consulting practice. He has more than 20 years experience in the development, evaluation, application, and testing of energy technologies. He has supported energy-related activities for the California Energy Commission, the Electric Power Research Institute, the Gas Research Institute, the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (a division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), U.S. Department of Energy, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and numerous utility companies. During 2005 and 2006, Mr. Westerman was the Chairman of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Energy Committee. Mr. Westerman has authored numerous papers and reports.

Mr. Westerman holds an MBA from the University of San Diego and a BS in Physics from the University of California, San Diego.

John and his family volunteer each year for the Kick for a Cure Charity Soccer event to raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Westerman family developed and operates the Click for a Cure photo booth.

Felix Metoyer III

Analyst

Felix Metoyer is a Project Analyst at Energized Solutions in Orange County, California.  He is responsible for supporting energy efficiency and water conservation projects as well as utility energy efficiency program evaluation projects that are currently underway at Energized Solutions. His primary areas of expertise are managing projects using Microsoft Project, analyzing and summarizing facility energy bills, conducting energy audits and project reporting, and evaluating the processes in place for the utility’s energy efficiency programs. Prior to working at Energized Solutions Felix worked to implement and manage energy efficiency and water conservation practices and projects in the commercial Real Estate field.

Felix and his wife Heather have worked in support of several charities over the years including The American Cancer Society and The Salvation Army.

Felix holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Cal State University Fullerton.