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Andy Leon leads Quantica’s Engineering practice, managing our relationships with EPC firms and other partners to support the delivery of integrated solutions spanning renewable generation, storage, and large-scale electrical infrastructure.
Andy brings more than 15 years of experience in the engineering, procurement, and construction of complex energy projects, including utility-scale renewables, battery storage, thermal generation, and high-voltage transmission and interconnection. Prior to joining Quantica, he held senior leadership roles at IOWN Renewable and BayWa r.e., following more than a decade in power systems engineering, project development, and construction at Invenergy and GE. Across these roles, he has led multidisciplinary teams, managed gigawatt-scale project portfolios, and overseen execution from early design through commercial operation.
Andy holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer. He is also a Senior Member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society, where he has contributed to technical working groups and standards development.
David has over 15 years of experience in the acquisition, entitlement, and construction of data centers, as well as utility-scale wind and solar projects. His previous leadership roles include Managing Director of Development at Rowan Digital Infrastructure, Director of Development at Birch Infrastructure, and Michigan Project Manager for National Grid Renewables.
He also served for eight years as a County Commissioner in Leelanau County, Michigan, where he developed budget and labor relations policies. Additionally, David served as chair of the Michigan working group of Clean Grid Alliance, where he developed energy policy.
Keith Navidi has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, with a focus on network, dark fiber, colo, and data center solutions for hyperscale and cloud customers. His work drove annual revenues from $0 to $600 million between 2001 and 2023 and generated over $1 billion in total contract value (TCV) from dark fiber sales to hyperscale clients.
Keith began as a sales and engineering architect and later led teams focused on network, dark fiber, colo, and data center services at Global Crossing, Level 3, and CenturyLink. He consistently ranked among the top business development performers, closing some of the largest TCV contracts in company history.
He also architected the first four-way MNDA with AWS, Google, and Microsoft, which led to the creation of Exa-Switch, the first automated, self-provisioned optical interconnect platform.
Jeff has over 25 years of experience in Internet Infrastructure, with more than a decade focused on leading sales efforts for data center operators and advising capital sponsors on go-to-market strategies in M&A contexts.
Most recently, Jeff served as SVP of Hyperscale Sales and Site Selection at Evoque Data Center Solutions (now CenterSquare), backed by Brookfield Infrastructure. In this role, he had full P&L responsibility, developed the Green Powered Shell product, and led his team to sell out over 100MW of contiguous capacity to major Hyperscale clients.
Throughout his career Jeff has also held senior sales leadership roles at global data center platforms, securing large-scale deployments and building lasting relationships with hyperscale clients across North America.
Lawrence heads Quantica’s Development team, managing all facets of project development, commercial, project finance, pre-construction, M&A, and regulatory operations. He is responsible for executing Quantica’s development portfolio and driving pipeline expansion.
Prior to Quantica, Lawrence held multiple roles at Convergent Energy + Power (acquired by Energy Capital Partners), most recently serving as SVP of Corporate Development, where he led partnerships, strategy, and M&A functions. While at Convergent, he was an early leader in developing and securing financing for one of the first standalone storage and solar-plus-storage hybrid projects in the United States. Previously, Lawrence held leadership positions at Blue Planet Funding and OCI Energy in roles expanding across project development, strategy, M&A, and capital markets in the United States, Mexico, India, and South Africa. He began his career as a management and strategy consultant focused on energy and utilities at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Lawrence holds a BSc. in Biology from Concordia University (Canada) and a Masters in Environmental Management from Harvard University.
Lorin Dorco has over 20 years of experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale networks worldwide. He has successfully delivered new long-haul, metro, and subsea fiber projects for a range of clients, including some of the world’s largest carriers, hyperscalers, and governmental and financial institutions.
Previously, Lorin served as a consultant in the field of low-latency networks and worked with McKay Brothers, a global leader in microwave technology. He designed the fastest fiber network from Chicago (CME) to Japan (JPX), as well as other routes through Japan, Korea, Singapore, and China.
Before McKay Brothers, Lorin served as CTO of Sidera, a precursor to Crown Castle, and was the founder and CTO of Mox Networks, a leading provider of diverse networks for hyperscalers and a carriers’ carrier. In his role at Mox Networks, he secured the first anchor contracts with Meta, Rogers, and Pick Two.
Dave Crowley has more than 30 years of experience and in-depth knowledge of network design, architecture, capacity management, traffic engineering, deployment, scheduling, and support for some of the world’s largest network infrastructures.
Dave has expertise in network infrastructure, including terrestrial and submarine cable systems, metro and long-haul dark fiber, and lit services, as well as content distribution networks, data center relations and design, and internet peering/transit.
Prior to joining Quantica, Dave held leadership roles at Birch Infrastructure, Telcopedia Consulting, DP Global Assets, F2Suit, Microsoft, Limelight Networks, Accessline Communications, Global Crossing, and AT&T.
Sheryl is a Butte, MT native and has nearly four decades of experience with the Montana electric generation assets working with Montana Power, Montana Power Trading and Marketing, PPL and Talen Energy. Additionally, Sheryl negotiated operating and tolling agreements for two PPL gas assets in Arizona.
Sheryl has focused on Power Origination for more than 35 years and was an Officer of WSPP. She is an expert on standard power contracts (WSPP, ISDA-P, and EEI) and development of complex transactions for Natural Gas, Thermal and Hydroelectric assets.
Sheryl has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University.
A seasoned finance executive with 20+ years of experience, Kelly Walker specializes in financial planning, risk management, and business transformation, optimizing profitability and capital management for multi-billion-dollar portfolios.
Before joining Quantica, Kelly held senior leadership roles at Talen Energy, Nextera Energy Resources, Sunnova, Dynegy, and The Shaw Group, leading corporate forecasting, capital budgeting, trading risk management, and financial planning. At Talen, he developed strategic forecast models, supported $1.7 billion in new debt financing, and led financial planning for a $3 billion revenue, $1 billion EBITDA portfolio.
Kelly holds Master of Finance and MBA degrees from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of New Orleans. He is a Six Sigma Green Belt, proficient in Power BI, SQL, and Python, using data-driven insights to drive sustainable growth and profitability.
Tom is an executive support professional with decades of experience partnering with senior leaders in the finance, automotive, and technology industries.
Most recently, Tom was the Business Operations Manager for BrightDrop, General Motors EV-based delivery business. Reporting to the CEO, he helped establish the brand, build the support team, and manage the facilities portfolio. Prior to BrightDrop, he supported the CEO of Cruise, GM’s driverless ride service and delivery business.
Tom has also supported GM’s Treasurer, CFO and President, where he partnered with leadership to support the post-bankruptcy restructuring, 2010 IPO, investor relations, communications, real estate and public events.
Tom studied Education and History at Manhattan College and New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
A Montana native, Charlie was the Controller for Sibanye-Stillwater’s US PGM operations, a leading source of platinum and palladium and one of the largest industrial operations in Montana.
Previously, he was the CEO of PPL Montana and its subsequent spinoff into Talen Montana, overseeing almost 3GW of operating assets. During his 15 year tenure he oversaw the operations of a 2GW coal plant, the sale of two natural gas plants, and the sale of their Montana hydro assets for $900mn.
Charlie has a B.S. in Accounting & Finance from the University of Montana and is a certified public accountant.
A Montana native and a veteran legal counselor, Damon has over 20 years of experience in clean energy and power infrastructure.
As General Counsel of Talen Energy Corporation’s Montana subsidiary, he oversaw mergers & acquisitions, regulatory and environmental compliance, commercial growth and real estate development, as well as litigation and corporate governance.
Damon also oversaw the Colstrip Power Plant co-owner relationships, working closely with the government affairs and corporate communications teams, and supported Talen’s legal and regulatory efforts to build a nuclear powered cryptomining facility.
In addition to a JD from the University of Montana, Damon also holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University.
A veteran executive, John has led major platform developments across multiple sectors, including auto finance, renewable energy, nuclear power, and digital infrastructure, including data storage and mining.
Most recently, he was CFO of Talen Energy Corporation and Cumulus Growth, leading the development of the Cumulus 475MW data center (acquired by AWS) and a 150MW bitcoin mining facility. With 13GW of nuclear and fossil power assets in five markets, his team increased profits by over $500 million.
Before Talen, John served as treasurer of TerraForm Power Inc., a 3GW renewables platform (acquired by Brookfield). At General Motors during the 2008 financial crisis, he helped drive their restructuring and eventual IPO, including the formation of General Motors Financial.
John holds degrees in Accounting and Taxation from the University of Alabama, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.