Sempa is led by Ron Dizy. A veteran of high-growth technology companies, Mr. Dizy most recently served as a partner at Celtic House Venture Partners, one of Canada's leading venture capital firms. Prior to joining Celtic House, Mr. Dizy served as a portfolio manager in the venture capital group at the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and co-founded Altera Systems, a consulting firm focused on business applications of artificial intelligence.
Malcolm Metcalfe LVO, P. Eng Founder, Chief Technical Officer
Malcolm Metcalfe is a Professional Engineer with almost forty years of experience in energy and related systems. Malcolm attended UBC between 1963 and 1970, graduating with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Electrical Engineering, the latter specialized in Power Systems.
Malcolm worked in a variety of management positions for BC Hydro, Shell Canada and CP/Canadian Airlines. In 1999, he set up a consulting business and later was a founder of Sempa, where he is currently the CTO.
Malcolm was named in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List for 1999 and was inducted as a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in October 1999.
Harik Nijjar CA Controller
Harik Nijjar joined Sempa as Controller with 6 years of experience, three in the accounting and finance field and three in the engineering field. Harik is responsible for all aspects of the business related to finance, accounting and human resources. Previously, Harik was a Senior in the Assurance and Advisory practice at Deloitte & Touché LLP and prior to that he was an Applications/Customer Solutions Engineer at PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Carlos Silva Executive Vice President, Operations
Carlos is the Executive Vice President of Operations in charge of developing and implementing Sempa's hybrid heating solution, overseeing engineering, procurement, construction and customer service. He draws on extensive experience as an operations executive, most recently as Director of Operations with Biorem Technology and as Global Sourcing Manager with GE Water Technologies among others.
Carlos has a proven track record in building motivated teams and effective processes aligned with business strategy, objectives and values.
He received his BA degree in Architectural Technology at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology in Hamilton, Ontario.
Todd Sankey Director, Software Development and IT
In his role as Director of Software Development for Sempa, Todd is responsible for translating the corporate product goals into a successful software engineering program. This includes planning, building, and managing the software team while working closely with the rest of the senior management. By building an optimizing software engineering process, and leading the software architecture activities, Todd is insuring that the software produced at Sempa is best in class.
Previously, Todd was a founder and CTO at Dyaptive Systems, a company offering unique and powerful performance measurement products for the wireless telecommunications industry. Prior to that, Todd led software product teams at Philips Semiconductor and Honeywell. Todd has also co-authored several patents.
He received his Bachelor and Master of Applied Science in Engineering Physics from the University of British Columbia.
Chris Witney Director, Sales & Marketing
Chris is responsible for sales and integrated marketing management of Sempa’s multi-faceted green technology solutions. He is also responsible for product development, sales tool design and external marketing/distribution management.
Before joining Sempa Power, Chris worked with TELUS Communications, his roles including Solutions Marketing Manager, Account Manager and Client Solutions Engineer among others.
Chris specialized in Strategic Leadership at the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business and received Business Management and Internetworking & IP Technologies degrees from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Gavin Hume Vice President, Technical Services
Gavin Hume joined Sempa with eight years of experience in the building automation industry. He is a LEED Accredited Professional responsible for all aspects of project pricing, contract management and hybrid heating implementation. At ESC Gavin worked in a variety of positions in their Vancouver office including Project/Sales Manager for the Whistler Howe Sound region. He brings technical expertise in Direct Digital Controls and building mechanical systems, as well as business development and management.
Sempa Power | Management Team
