Management Team

Mark A. Ascolese, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Mark Ascolese brings more than 30 years of executive-level operations, marketing, and sales management experience to EDSA, much of it in the electrical and electronics field. Throughout his career, he has held top-level posts with industry leaders such as General Electric, Eaton, Powerware, and others.

Mark was named Chairman & Chief Executive Officer in March 2008, having served on the Company's Board since 2006. He is recognized as a leading figure in the electrical power industry, having co-founded the Washington D.C.-based Critical Power Coalition, and serving on numerous industry and corporate boards.

Mark is a graduate of the University of Louisville, as well as General Electric’s Crotonville Executive Management Training program and Duke University's Fuqua School of Executive Education.

Mark P. Mills, Board Member & Advisor
Mark P. Mills, a co-founding partner in Digital Power Capital, is Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board of ICx Technologies. An avid writer, who has co-authored the book The Bottomless Well with colleague Peter Huber, Mark has been published in various popular publications, including Forbes, Wall Street Journal and the New York Times Magazine, as well as numerous professional publications. He has testified before and briefed many state public service commissions, legislative groups, state legislators, and the U.S. Congress.

Before co-founding Digital Power Capital, Mark operated his own consultancy, and served as a staff consultant to The White House Science Office (under President Reagan), a number of the Federal Research Laboratories, the (former) Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Mark holds a degree in physics from Queen’s University, Canada, and is a member of numerous professional societies including the American Physical Society, and Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

Silviu Darie, PhD, EE, PE, Vice President of Consulting & Engineering
Prof. Dr. Darie has more than 15 years experience with EDSA products, and nearly 40 years of University-level electrical engineering instruction and industry consultancy in power system analysis computer applications, electrical energy distribution, electrical energy management, demand side management, power quality, transmission pricing, embedded generation, computer aided power system analysis and design. In addition to earning both his Doctorate and Masters degrees in electrical engineering, he has authored or co-authored hundreds of technical books, student manuals, technical papers, and research projects.

Dr. Darie led nearly 180 electrical power projects; he constructed 18 prototypes designed for mass production, holds three patents, and is experienced in most leading software programs for electrical engineering. He has provided services to clients worldwide, and is a registered professional engineer in Romania, South Africa, and New Zealand.

Michael Draper, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
Michael Draper is responsible for all EDSA financial, corporate, and adminstrative affairs, helping the Company to sustain its high levels of growth. He brings a wealth of international fnancial experience to EDSA, with both start-up and established multi-million dollar operations throughout Europe, Asia and the United States.

Michael began his career and earned his CPA at KPMG in the United Kingdom, and subsequently held senior management positions at Storage Technology Corporation and Invensys Plc’s Lambda and Powerware Divisions.

Kevin Meagher, Chief Technology Officer
Kevin Meagher is responsible for a wide range of product direction, business development and strategic planning. As the creator of the Power Analytics concept and definition, Kevin leads the Company’s technology development and strategy as well as critical strategic relationships in emerging technologies. Recently named to the “100 People You Must Know in Smart Grid” list by GreenTech Media, Kevin is recognized as an industry expert in the areas of data acquisition, data analysis, expert systems and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining EDSA, Kevin was president of a boutique business consulting company that worked closely in product planning, strategic planning and business valuation for public companies such as Eaton, Invensys General Electric, and Alpha Technology, as well as leading venture capital and private equity firms from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Kevin has authored numerous technology works and has been a frequent speaker on power and energy management and related technologies.

Kevin has undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Business, and an Executive MBA from the University of Colorado as well as doctoral work in Knowledge Management. Kevin also holds a Master Captain's License from the USCG and has a current commission in the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Jim Neumann, Vice President of Marketing
Jim Neumann oversees EDSA's marketing programs activities, bringing a wide range of large- and small-company software experience to the Company. Prior to joining EDSA, he was vice president of IBM’s Technology Group and director of IBM’s Networking division, overseeing marketing and communications programs. Previously, he held similar roles with NCR/AT&T Global Information Solutions, SDRC, and Gensym Corporation.

Jim received his MS in business communications from Boston University, and his BA in communication arts from the University of Dayton. He also earned his executive MBA from the Wharton School of Business/AT&T School of Business.

Joe Yeagley, Executive Vice President
Joe Yeagley joined EDSA as executive vice president with more than 20 years of executive-level experience in power systems sales and operations. Throughout his career he has garnered experience with market leaders such as Eaton Corp., Powerware/Exide Electronics, and Liebert Corporation.

Joe received his BS in manufacturing engineering from Miami University (Ohio), and has completed executive post graduate programs in business administration at Babson College and international business at Cranfield University (UK).

Wei Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President of System Design
Wei Zhang leads EDSA's system development, implementation and maintenance of software development projects, as well as implementation of EDSA’s QA/QC and Software Development Standard. He is an IEEE member and a Registered Professional Engineer. Prior to joining EDSA, he was involved in university-level research and instruction on electrical power system analyses for more than 10 years.

Wei obtained his B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from Chongqing University, Chongqing, P. R. China, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.