Celtic Energy Team

Christopher F. Halpin, PE, CEM, CEP, CMVP, LEED™AP, President

Chris Halpin is the President of Celtic Energy, Inc. an independent energy consulting firm specializing in energy efficiency policy, program management, energy engineering, energy efficiency, and sustainable/green building design. Celtic Energy assists clients in reducing energy costs locally, nationally, and internationally... More >>

Agostino Dell’Oso, CEM, CDSM,CMVP, Manager of Engineering Services

Mr. Dell’Oso has 20-plus years of energy engineering, project development, and domestic & international performance contracting consulting experience. As Manager of Engineering Services, he maintains budgeting and P&L responsibility for various technical engagements; supervises, directs and motivates engineering resources to promote the successful delivery of customer centered solutions... More >>

Jess J. Franco, Colonel, USA (Ret), Western Region Manager,

Jess Franco, has been providing consulting and management services in the areas of performance contracting, energy and operational conservation services, Government contracting, and general procurement for the past twelve years. Mr. Franco has over 38 years in general construction and procurement... More >>

James Pagliaro, LEED AP, CMVP, Energy Engineer

Mr. Pagliaro performs as an energy engineer for Celtic Energy. With this position comes the responsibility of energy efficiency analysis, research, and development. He analyzes existing energy systems and their performance, surveys mechanical equipment and lighting, constructs baseline models with utility history and Trane Trace... More >>

Margaret V. Selig, PE, CMVP, LEEDTM AP

Ms. Selig has over 24 years experience in the energy services industry. Her career started in the mechanical design and construction field then moved into the energy consulting and project development arena in the late ‘80s to focus primarily on energy efficiency. Her experience covers a wide range of the energy services field: Technical energy auditing and master plan development; Design and implementation of mechanical and electrical retrofit projects; More >>

Thomas Coughlin, P.E., CEM, CMVP, LEED AP, Energy Engineer

Mr. Coughlin performs as an energy engineer for Celtic Energy. With this position comes the responsibility of energy efficiency analysis, research, and development. He analyzes existing energy systems and their performance, surveys mechanical equipment and lighting, constructs baseline models with utility history, and completes savings calculations for energy conservation projects. Mr. Coughlin has recently attended training on eQuest Energy Modeling software and is familiar with Trane TRACE... More >>

Christian Michel, EIT CMVP-IT, Energy Engineer

Mr. Michel performs as an energy engineer for Celtic Energy. With this position comes the responsibility of energy efficiency analysis, research and development. He analyzes existing energy systems and their performance, surveys mechanical equipment and lighting, constructs baseline models with utility history and Trane TRACE and completes savings calculations for the energy conservation projects a facility may be qualified for... More >>

Paul B. Popinchalk, PE, LEED™AP, CMVP, Director of Engineering

Mr. Popinchalk has extensive experience in energy engineering, facilities management, power system design and analysis, energy conservation and demand-side management analysis and applications, distributed generation applications, green building design and renewable resource utilization. More >>

David Tine, LEED-AP, MBA, Business Development Manager

David has over 10 years of marketing and business development experience in the construction industry. Prior to his role with Celtic Energy, David worked for Trane, a Business of Ingersoll Rand. David is a LEED-AP and recently completed his MBA from the University of Connecticut. He is the Marketing/Communications Chairperson for the Connecticut Green Building Council and is a member of University of Hartford’s Construction Institute. More >>