Gerrit Reinders joined Telkonet in 2011 as the Executive Vice President for Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Telkonet, he was the Vice President of Sales at Energy Focus for two years, where he helped the firm grow its sales by 280% from $12 million per year to over $35 million. Prior to his recruitment to Energy Focus, Mr. Reinders held the position of Director of Global Energy and Sustainability Programs at Johnson Controls, a leading supplier of control systems and services for non-residential facilities. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.
He has lived in Holland, England, Peru and Costa Rica for a combined 21 years, and is considered fluent in English, Dutch, and Spanish with conversational skills in a few other languages.