Derek Laclair

About Derek Laclair

I’m an efficiency hawk who is helplessly addicted to facts, numbers, and statistics without ever forgetting that life invariably has room for the intangible. Driven by a never-ending quest for understanding and a desire to leave the world better off than I found it. Always looking for common ground.After Herbert Dwyer and I founded EMPEQ, our company became a professional outlet for my love of process efficiency - a passion that drives me every day.

Experience

1. COO Founder

   Empeq

   Aug 2016 — Present · Ithaca, NY, US

   Responsible for management and coordination of startup team, business model generation, and attraction of company equity investments. If there\'s a job in a startup, I\'ve done it for EMPEQ. • Raised >$2M in company equity investments• Drafted RFP responses that resulted in >$3M in revenues• Managed process for third party certification of EMPEQ\'s flagship SaaS product as compliant with NIST 800-171 cybersecurity standards.• Drafted proposals that resulted in EMPEQ being awarded NYSERDA \"Ignition\" and \"Novel Business Model\" grants - totaling Drafted a proposal that resulted in EMPEQ being selected for inclusion in Con Edison\'s Clean Heat Program• Closed and utilized a $1.6M structured debt facility for energy efficient projects• Financially evaluated >$120M in Energy Efficiency projects for potential funding• Arranged financing for >$20M in commercial efficiency projects• Managed build of EMPEQ\'s cloud-based platform MVP• Featured Speaker at the Energy Solutions Center September 2016 TAMF, 2016 & 2017 Cornell Energy Connection, and 2018 Ithaca College Impact conference• Led the EMPEQ team through the Cleantech Open Northeast accelerator, Cornell\'s Life Changing Labs accelerator, NYSERDA\'s 76West Competition, the Founder Institute / Plug and Play / Vet Tech Funding Lab Accelerator, and the BRIIA Intelligent Accelerator

Education

• Canisius University

  Master of Science (MS), Secondary Education

  2007 — 2009

• Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Managerial Finance / Real Estate Finance

  2012 — 2014

• Canisius University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Honors History / Religious Studies

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Project Planning
• Analytical Skills
• Marketing
• Financial Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Finance
• Leadership
• Research
• Investments
• Sales
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Strategic Planning
• Economics
• Public Speaking
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Analysis
• Management