Dr. Kamel is the founder and CEO of MelRok, LLC, a leading developer of real time energy monitoring and demand response technologies for tomorrow’s smart grid. He received his Ph.D. from the Mechanical Engineering department at Stanford University. Michel has more than 14 years of executive experience with energy and high technology companies. His expertise and focus is in using real time information to assess and optimize a building’s energy efficiency. He is the author of several research publications and technology patents in aerospace and the emerging field of energy optimization. Michel has made presentations at more than two dozen national and international conferences, and was invited to private meetings by the White House, California Energy Commission, California Public Utility Commission, and other leading energy organizations. Michel is a member of the Engineering Leadership Council for the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine, and sits on the Board of three high technology companies.