2026 Employee Promotions
April 2, 2026
Promotions Across Cypress Creek
We are pleased to recognize a group of team members across Cypress Creek who have earned promotions this cycle.
As we continue to build Cypress Creek as an energy solutions provider – delivering power that is fast, firm, and reliable – our ability to execute depends on the strength of our people. The individuals recognized here are helping move that work forward every day.
Each promotion reflects both individual contribution and the collective effort of teams working together to deliver results. That shared commitment is what enables us to grow, execute, and operate at a high level.
Please take a moment to review the full list of promotions and join us in congratulating those recognized.
As we scale, we remain focused on creating opportunities for our people and building a team that delivers for our partners, communities, and the markets we serve.
Capital Markets
Arti Batta -Senior Vice President, M&A
Ryan Heaton – Associate, Capital Markets
Development
Ryan Anderson – Senior Developer
Samuel Davis -Associate Director, Community & Stakeholder Engagement
John Eskew – Project Developer II
Sohini Hathiramani – Senior Project Developer
Taqui Mahmood – Project Developer II
Andres Maynez Menendez – Director, Grid Integration
Jess Mosleh – Associate Director, Project Sourcing
Megan Ng – Senior Development Business Administrator
Jennifer Nguyen – Senior Project Developer
Aniket Shah – Senior Engineer, Development
Mike Storch, Jr. – Associate Director, Sustainability, Agrivoltaics & Community Benefit Programs
Engineering
Junaid Aamer – Senior Manager, Engineering
Nicholas Hawvermale – Senior Project Manager, Preconstruction
Finance and Accounting
Sonja Beam – Senior Accountant
Tracy Van Duzen – Senior Director, Accounting
Fleet and HSSE
John Gottshall – Director, Fleet
El Mendoza – Director, Compliance
Steven Self – HSSE Senior Manager
Daelane Shackleford – Safety Coordinator
Legal and Revenue
David Kuwabara – Associate General Counsel
Valeria Balza Pineda – Senior Analyst, Revenue, Digital Solutions
Grace Guidotti – Senior Analyst, Revenue, Data Center and Utility
Emil Mikkelsen – Manager, Revenue, Quantitative Modeling
Solutions
James Adams – Field Service Technician II
Pete Adams – Field Service Technician II
Alberto Alfonso – Manager, Quality Control
Calab Barrier – Junior Operator
Kelsey Bobrinskoy – Vice President, Field Services
David Burns – Field Service Technician II
Mitch Durant – Director, Reliability and Quality Control
Payton Eaton – Field Service Technician II
Katherin Elliott – Manager, Performance Engineering
Rodney Ellis – Field Service Technician III
Colby Ferrell – Manager, Array Services
Elizabeth Harper – Lead Buyer
Joshua Hawkins – Field Service Technician III
Tyler Higgins – Senior Manager, Quality Control
Blake Hudson – Manager, Array Services
CJ Jordan – Senior Director, Product and Strategy
Cole LaFave – Planner II
Luke Lewis – Field Service Technician III
Brentana Locklear – Field Service Technician II
Michael Ludwig – Director, Operations
Rich Mack – Vice President, Business Development
Ryan Martin – Field Service Technician II
Bradley Roberts – Field Service Technician III
Steven Roldan – Field Service Technician II
Sean Scott – Field Service Technician III
Tony Segura – Field Service Technician III
Mike Segura – Field Service Technician II
Jacob Seyle – Warranty Manager
Austin Smith – Senior Field Service Technician
Sklyer Starling – Safety Coordinator
Nick Szymanki – Field Service Technician III
Patrick Tolan – Planner II
Christian Zuniga – Quality Control Technician III
Kimer Ward – HSSE Coordinator
Jason Kimball – Senior QC Technician
Steve Faris – Senior Field Service Technician
Jonathan Kienzle – Senior Director, Product and Strategy
Structured Finance
Lily Dinkins – Director, Structured Finance
Yana Kachenyuk – Senior Analyst, CIA
Supply Chain
Jake Jones – Vice President, Supply Chain
Stephanie Chieng – Manager, Tax
Neil Scott – Manager, Tax
About Cypress Creek Energy
Cypress Creek Energy is a U.S. independent power producer and developer of energy infrastructure designed to meet the nation’s rapidly growing demand for reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable electricity. Built on more than a decade of experience developing, financing, owning, and operating energy assets, the company delivers integrated solar, storage, and firm capacity solutions that serve utilities, communities, and large-load customers.
Cypress Creek believes energy infrastructure should create lasting value beyond generating affordable, sustainable electricity. Through responsible development, long-term ownership, and meaningful community partnerships, the company is committed to strengthening the places where it lives, works, and builds. Since inception, Cypress Creek has commercialized 19 GW of projects and today has more than 6.8 GW of assets operating or under construction, along with a 19 GW development pipeline. Through Cypress Creek Solutions, its in-house operations and maintenance platform, their experienced team manages more than 8.6 GW of energy assets for both Cypress Creek and third-party owners across 24 states.