Silas Bernardoni

Founded and operate an energy auditing, design, and business intelligence consulting firm. Executed projects on time and under budget, assembling multidisciplinary teams as needed.

Respond to and train for high-stress emergency incidents including vehicle crashes, structure fires, and grass fires. Certified Firefighter I and Commercial Driver License Class ABCD.

Respond to high-intensity incidents including rope rescue, hazardous materials, swiftwater, grain bin rescue, and animal search and rescue. FEMA certified for national deployment.

Operate a working family farm and serve as a nationally recognized advocate for maintaining diverse and sustainable genetic resources in livestock.

Developed and delivered continuing education curriculum on ASHRAE energy efficiency audits for manufacturing employees.

Taught courses in Continuous Improvement, Engineering Management, and Senior Design. Topics included Six Sigma, Systems Thinking, DMAIC, TPS/Kaizen, JIT, RCA, and VSM.

Served as go-to resource for complex corporate and operational projects. Launched 35 programs for 15 utility clients and developed new product offerings generating $7 million in annual revenue.

Managed a demand response pilot on connected thermostats. Oversaw cross-functional teams, developed program designs, and led financial and labor buildups for proposals.

Served as sole expat in core team implementing One Laptop Per Child project. Facilitated operational design and management for deployment of 10,000 laptops in schools.

Co-founded a green tech start-up designing renewable energy systems. Designed an off-grid solar water pumping system and analyzed viability of community wind and biomass projects.

Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, completed in 2012.

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, completed in 2010.