Pure Energy Key Staff and Associates

Key Person Experience in the Energy Field Training and Education

Larry Armanda

25 years as an industrial troubleshooter

12 years teaching building science courses at PA College of Technology Weatherization Training Center

BPI Building Analyst Certified

BPI Envelope Professional Certified

BPI Heating Professional Certified

BPI Multifamily Building Analyst Certified

BPI Proctor - Certified for both written and field certification tests

BPI Envelope Professional

BPI Building Analyst

Level I and Level II Certified Industrial / Commercial Thermographer since 1983

HERS Rater - New Construction


Jonathan Ballew

Residential Energy Auditor, Energy Educator

Presents energy conservation and efficiency workshops

B.A. in Psychology and German, University of Montana

BPI Certified Building Analyst

Board of Directors at the Missoula Urban Demonstration Project


John Connelly

Residential Weatherization Energy Auditor, Energy Educator, and QA Final Inspector

Associate Degree in Science

BPI Certified Building Analyst

Saturn On-Line graduate

Combustion Testing training

Trained in Thermal Imaging with Therma-View Infrared

Attends most ACI Conferences







 Jim DiGiovanni 

Residential Weatherization Energy Educator and QA Final Inspector

Military: USAF-ANG

Energy Audit Supervisor, Honeywell

Facility Maintenance Manager, Continental Data Center

Facility Operations, Bayshore Hospital

BPI Building Analyst Certified

BPI Heating Professional Certified

Registered Environmental Health Specialist, NJ Dept. of Health

BS, Rutgers University

AS, Brookdale College

Black Seal Boiler license

Toxic Refrigeration Systems certificate

Industrial HVAC experience in emergency power generation systems, temperature controlled monitoring and alarm systems, chillers, cooling tower maintenance, electro pneumatic controlled subsystems


Steve Dyba

Residential Weatherization Energy Auditor, Energy Educator, and QA Final Inspector

Manufacturing Engineering

Building load controllers, set back thermostats, efficient lighting retrofits

Degree in Industrial Engineering

BPI Building Analyst Certified

BPI Envelope Professional Certified

BPI Heating Professional Certified

Home Improvement Contractor for 12 years

Energy Auditor since 1995

Trains other Energy Auditors

Presents at National Conferences







 Bob Ellis 

Residential Weatherization Energy Auditor, Energy Educator and QA Final Inspector

Plant management and maintenance experience serving a wide range of industrial and commercial customers

B.S. Industrial Engineering

BPI Building Analyst Certified

BPI Envelope Professional Certified

BPI Heating Professional Certified

BPI Multifamily Building Analyst Certified

Facilities/Plant Management, Project Engineering, Maintenance and Machine Shop support, Plant Layout and Process Design


Erika Hunter

Pure Energy Office Manager

BA in Anthropology and History

Fluent in German language

Remodeled own low-energy home

Very skilled at organization


Charley Kern

Military - USAF-ANG

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DPW

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Therma-View, manager of industrial accounts, technical support

BPI Multifamily Building Analyst Certified

BPI Heating Professional Certified

Graduate of the United States Air Force School of Applied Sciences - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Commercial and Institutional HVAC PPL Electrical Distribution

Penn State High Voltage Maintenance

JCI Pneumatic and Metasys DDC control systems with Global Energy Management

Project Management for System installations of HVAC, Fire, Security, and Emergency Call Systems

Technical Crew Supervision

Installer of Residential Heating and Cooling Systems: Oil and Gas Fired Boilers, Split D/X, Heat Pumps to SEER 16


Michel Musser

Residential Energy Auditor

BPI Building Analyst Certified

Consultant and Project Manager for a Home Performance and sustainable systems business, The Village Green

14 years residential contracting

6 years commercial contracting

Presents Home Performance Contracting at Skillshare and Row Home Retrofitter workshops

Presents water conservation and storm water management workshops

BPI Building Analyst Certified

Certificates in Green Build Technologies


Philip Schilling

Residential Weatherization Energy Educator and QA Final Inspector

Weatherization Contractor QA Evaluator and Assessor

BA in Philosophy and English Composition from Montana State University

Masters in Counseling Psychology from Kutztown University

QA Final Inspector for Utility Weatherization Programs since 1999

BPI Building Analyst Certified

BPI Heating Professional Certified

PA Certified Residential Photovoltaic and Solar Hot Water System Design and Installation






 A. Tamasin Sterner 

President and Chief Coach, Pure Energy

BA Economics, Psychology, Art

Energy Auditor and Final Inspector since 1980

Started Pure Energy in 1987

BPI Building Analyst Certified

BPI Envelope Professional Certified

BPI Heating Professional Certified

BPI Multifamily Building Analyst Certified

BPI Proctor - Certified for both written and field certification tests

BPI Test Center

Presents often at National Conferences

Briefed President Obama in person, December 2009

For full resume, click here