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LEDs Magazine 40 Under 40 Profile: Jake Engle

July 24, 2020

Working as lighting application specialist at ESCO Energy Systems Group, Jake Engle helps to perform lighting and energy audits that can identify energy savings for customers.

Carrie Meadows,

Maury Wright

JAKE ENGLE. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Energy Systems Group.)

Working for an energy services company (ESCO) is unique in that much of the work is undertaken at the direct benefit of the customer. The ESCO makes money by providing systems and services, but the front line is engaged to ensure the customer return on investment (ROI).

Jake Engle is on that front line at Energy Systems Group, working with K‒12 schools, universities, and municipalities providing lighting system and energy audits that can pinpoint opportunities for customer savings.

About Engle, a colleague said, “Jake defines being a team player. He’s a quick study and more than willing to stretch for the betterment of the team, company, and customers.”

Engle has progressed in his career both learning on the job and through continuing education. He earned a Certificate of Measurement Verification (CMVP) from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and is also an AEE Certified Energy Manager (EM-IT). Further, he has an OSHA 30 Certification. Engle earned a degree in agricultural finance from Purdue University. He has volunteered outside of his professional life including leading a Haiti Mission that involved installing a solar energy project.

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About the Author

Carrie Meadows | Editor-in-Chief, LEDs Magazine

Carrie Meadows has more than 20 years of experience in the publishing and media industry. She worked with the PennWell Technology Group for more than 17 years, having been part of the editorial staff at Solid State Technology, Microlithography World, Lightwave, Portable Design, CleanRooms, Laser Focus World, and Vision Systems Design before the group was acquired by current parent company Endeavor Business Media.

Meadows has received finalist recognition for LEDs Magazine in the FOLIO Eddie Awards, and has volunteered as a judge on several B2B editorial awards committees. She received a BA in English literature from Saint Anselm College, and earned thesis honors in the college's Geisel Library. Without the patience to sit down and write a book of her own, she has gladly undertaken the role of editor for the writings of friends and family.

Meadows enjoys living in the beautiful but sometimes unpredictable four seasons of the New England region, volunteering with an animal shelter, reading (of course), and walking with friends and extended "dog family" in her spare time.

About the Author

Maury Wright | Editor in Chief

Maury Wright is an electronics engineer turned technology journalist, who has focused specifically on the LED & Lighting industry for the past decade. Wright first wrote for LEDs Magazine as a contractor in 2010, and took over as Editor-in-Chief in 2012. He has broad experience in technology areas ranging from microprocessors to digital media to wireless networks that he gained over 30 years in the trade press. Wright has experience running global editorial operations, such as during his tenure as worldwide editorial director of EDN Magazine, and has been instrumental in launching publication websites going back to the earliest days of the Internet. Wright has won numerous industry awards, including multiple ASBPE national awards for B2B journalism excellence, and has received finalist recognition for LEDs Magazine in the FOLIO Eddie Awards. He received a BS in electrical engineering from Auburn University.