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.

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.  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 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.

Adib Nasle, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Adib is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at EDSA and is responsible for the Company’s technology and product strategies, and third-party alliances. 

Under his leadership, Adib realized the Company’s real-time power analytics strategy while also leading EDSA’s successful compliance efforts with the International Standards Organization (ISO), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Nuclear Procurement Issues Committee (NUPIC), the Department of Defense (DoD), NATO, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and others. 

Adib is a member and alumni of the Stanford University Directors Forum and FANFE, a Fellow of the Aspen Institute, and is currently obtaining his PKE MBA from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management.  Adib also holds a BA from Michigan State University.  Adib also served as legislative aide to US Senator Carl Levin (D) Michigan, during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  He currently serves as co-Chair of the San Diego CleanTECH SIG, and is a steering committee member of San Diego’s CleanTECH Venture Roundtable. Adib actively supports various charitable organizations and also serves as an ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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 of Global Sales
Joe Yeagley joined EDSA as vice president of global sales 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.