The VECKTA Leadership Team - Innovating the Energy Industry

VECKTA Leadership Team

GARETH EVANS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Setting the vision

GARETH EVANS

Gareth is our Leader, strategically and passionately guiding VECKTA to success. He believes that it is a privilege to lead, collaborate and work with talented and motivated people. Gareth is committed to constantly evolving VECKTA as the world’s leading Energy Transition platform, in harmony with our vision, mission and values, all while having fun along the way!

Previously Gareth lead Worley’s Global Distributed Energy Systems strategy and Power Networks & Systems team, helping the company and its clients successfully navigate energy transition, leading to VECKTA.

He is a dad, husband and friend who seeks out adventure at every turn. Most recently he completed Brek Epic, a 6 day race, with his wife – check out the grueling accounts in his LinkedIn Articles.

TRISTAN JACKSON

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Blazing the trail

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TRISTAN JACKSON

Tristan is our Trailblazer, charting new frontiers in the Energy Transition and DES landscape. He explores market opportunities and establishes proven pathways to cost savings, carbon reduction, and improved energy reliability and resilience for you, our global community, partners, and clients. Tristan lives in the field alongside energy system end users, equipment suppliers, and development partners, co-defining the energy systems and business models of the future. As CSO of VECKTA, Tristan combines his deep experience in team building, communication, and problem solving, with technical expertise, tenacity, and excitement for breaking new ground and producing extraordinary results.

He is a husband, outdoor and international explorer, lifelong leader and believer in a thriving, sustainable future for all.

PHILLIP SHOEMAKER

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

Championing the user

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PHILLIP SHOEMAKER

Phillip is our Technologist, who has a passion for creating better products with simple, visually pleasing, and effective user experiences. Having worked in all aspects of software development, Phillip’s love for learning new software technologies, combined with a world class development team at VECKTA, are paving the way with new groundbreaking technologies to introduce the VECKTA Energy Transition Platform.

Before joining VECKTA, Phillip played a critical role in building the Apple App Store, and has also built technology teams at Palm, Virgin Electronics, Real Networks and more.

He is a husband, dad, and adventurer who loves the outdoors. He spends his time trading cryptocurrency, mountain biking, kitesurfing, and trying to find ways to preserve the planet for future generations – with a focus on technology and sustainability.

PHILLIP SHOEMAKER VECKTA leadership team

DAVID OCHOA

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Guarding the future

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DAVID OCHOA

David is our Realist, providing a consistent focus on Commercial Finance Management in all parts of the business with a requirement to establish best practices across the business. David collaborates with our leadership team, business development and operations to secure new work by creating strategic pricing and contracting strategies. David has worked on projects and acquisitions around the world with major project delivery companies in the energy and resource sectors.

David understands and delivers current and potential financial positions to the business. He serves as our financial partner to distill individual financial transactions and simplify results into an overall company position.

David lives with his family in Houston, TX.

VECKTA Leadership Team

GARETH EVANS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Setting the vision

LEARN ABOUT GARETH

GARETH EVANS

He is a dad, husband and friend who seeks out adventure at every turn. Most recently he completed Brek Epic, a 6 day race, with his wife – check out the grueling accounts in his LinkedIn Articles.

TRISTAN JACKSON

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Blazing the trail

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TRISTAN JACKSON

He is a husband, outdoor and international explorer, lifelong leader and believer in a thriving, sustainable future for all.

PHILLIP SHOEMAKER

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

Championing the user

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PHILLIP SHOEMAKER

Before joining VECKTA, Phillip played a critical role in building the Apple App Store, and has also built technology teams at Palm, Virgin Electronics, Real Networks and more.

DAVID OCHOA

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Guarding the future

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DAVID OCHOA

David lives with his family in Houston, TX.

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VECKTA Board of Directors

TONY
FRENCHAM

Energy
& Transition

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TONY FRENCHAM

Tony is responsible for Worley strategy and execution planning for the Power Sector and for providing leadership on the Energy Transition. Through a career of over 30 years Tony has successfully established and grown businesses that delivered technical and organization innovation, addressing both industrial and consumer markets. Having operated in executive leadership roles around the world, Tony’s style reflects the understanding that every business must not only operate well but also change well, and he has been successful in developing teams that can do both.

Tony lives in Melbourne, Australia where he enjoys his time with family, friends, sport and music.

AMRITA
KARUNAKARAN

Engineering
& Construction

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AMRITA KARUNAKARAN

Amrita is an experienced business leader with a track record of growth. With 20 years of experience in both established and start-up organizations, Amrita has a passion for growing businesses and generating new opportunities in the power, refining and mining sectors in operations and sales leadership roles. Today Amrita leads Worley’s Power Center of Excellence.

Amrita is passionate about supporting young women in engineering and helping them navigate their own professional development. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her two young children and husband, swimming, visiting family all over North America and watching every superhero movie ever made.

JOHN
ALLEN

Finance
& M&A

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JOHN ALLEN

John is responsible for Worley’s mergers and acquisitions globally. John was the transaction and equity raising lead in Worley’s latest and very significant acquisitions of Jacobs ECR in 2018, $A4.7 billion and Amec FosterWheeler UK in 2017, $A303 million. Prior to this and since 2007 John has held senior roles leading the global tax team, finance and leading the business transformation team. The transformation team was responsible for restructuring the business to be fit for the future.

John lives in the beautiful city of Sydney with his wife and two boys. When he is not working he is watching sport or cooking with the boys.

NASER
PARTOVI

Investments
& Startups

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NASER PARTOVI

Naser brings over 30 years of experience in investing, managing, and growing new businesses. He is the founder and CEO of Sanitas Health. Prior to Sanitas, Naser was CEO and Director of SKY MobileMedia and Managing Director of Enterprise Venture Capital (EVPC). Naser was also a Director at the La Jolla Music Society, and EvoNexus, a tech start-up incubator in Southern California.

Naser is passionate about helping improve the lives of as many people as possible by leveraging innovative technologies to solve problems through affordable and accessible solutions. He is married, has two daughters, lives in San Diego and loves hiking.

ADIB
NASLE

Microgrids
& Startups

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ADIB NASLE

Adib is Founder and CEO at XENDEE. He is the inventor of model predictive control and real-time power analytics for electrical power distribution networks. Previously, Adib was co-founder and president at Power Analytics Inc. He is a Senior IEEE member, teaches microgrid planning and economic optimization at UC San Diego and holds 25 patents in the areas of power system design, optimization, and capacity assessment. He studied finance and accounting at Stanford University GSB, and has an MBA from Pepperdine University GSBM.

Adib lives in San Diego with his wife, son and their two dogs.

VECKTA Board of Directors

TONY FRENCHAM

Energy Transition

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TONY FRENCHAM

Tony lives in Melbourne, Australia where he enjoys his time with family, friends, sport and music.

AMRITA KARUNAKARAN

Engineering & Construction

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AMRITA KARUNAKARAN

JOHN ALLEN

Finance & M&A

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JOHN ALLEN

John lives in the beautiful city of Sydney with his wife and two boys. When he is not working he is watching sport or cooking with the boys.

NASER PARTOVI

Investments & Startups

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NASER PARTOVI

ADIB NASLE

Microgrids & Startups

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ADIB NASLE

Adib lives in San Diego with his wife, son and their two dogs.

Strong Partnership

VECKTA is a joint venture of global engineering consulting company Worley and microgrid planning assessment software developer XENDEE, created to revolutionize the way microgrids and distributed energy systems are designed, sourced, financed, and deployed. This unique combination enables VECKTA to provide the most advanced platform for the energy transition to customers around the world.

Origin of VECKTA

EPRI partnership

Collaboration on next-gen DER deep circuit analytics

Defense Innovation Award

Won innovation award in defense technology in energy solutions

CEC EPIC Award

With EPRI develop solar plus storage planning optimization platform

XENDEE & Worley

Partnership to enable energy transition for industry

VECKTA Formed

Investment to create the market platform for DES projects

EPRI partnership

Collaboration on next-gen DER deep circuit analytics

FAA Sole-Source Award

Develop cyber-secure microgrid project platform

DoD ESTCP Award

With SR and ASU develop defense ready microgrid with storage solutions

Defense Innovation Award

Won innovation award in defense technology in energy solutions

CEC EPIC Award

With EPRI develop solar plus storage planning optimization platform

XENDEE & Worley

Partnership to enable energy transition for industry

VECKTA Formed

Investment to create the market platform for DES projects

FAA Sole-Source Award

Develop cyber-secure microgrid project platform

DoD ESTCP Award

With SR and ASU develop defense ready microgrid with storage solutions

ENGINEERS & BUILDERS

INVESTORS & FINANCIERS

EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS

VECKTA Leadership Team

GARETH EVANS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Setting the vision

TRISTAN JACKSON

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Blazing the trail

PHILLIP SHOEMAKER

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

Championing the user

DAVID OCHOA

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Guarding the future

VECKTA Leadership Team

GARETH EVANS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Setting the vision

TRISTAN JACKSON

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER

Blazing the trail

PHILLIP SHOEMAKER

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

Championing the user

DAVID OCHOA

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Guarding the future

INTERESTED IN JOINING US?

VECKTA Board of Directors

TONY FRENCHAM

Energy & Transition

AMRITA KARUNAKARAN

Engineering & Construction

JOHN ALLEN

Finance & M&A

NASER PARTOVI

Investments & Startups

ADIB NASLE

Microgrids & Startups

VECKTA Board of Directors

TONY FRENCHAM

AMRITA KARUNAKARAN

JOHN ALLEN

NASER PARTOVI

ADIB NASLE

Strong Partnership

Origin of VECKTA

EPRI partnership

Defense Innovation Award

CEC EPIC Award

XENDEE & Worley

VECKTA Formed

EPRI partnership

FAA Sole-Source Award

DoD ESTCP Award

Defense Innovation Award

CEC EPIC Award

XENDEE & Worley

VECKTA Formed

FAA Sole-Source Award

DoD ESTCP Award

STAY CONNECTED

TONY
FRENCHAM

Energy
& Transition

AMRITA
KARUNAKARAN

Engineering
& Construction

JOHN
ALLEN

Finance
& M&A

NASER
PARTOVI

Investments
& Startups

ADIB
NASLE

Microgrids
& Startups