New York Real Estate Journal

Donna Miele 2012

September 24, 2012 - Green Buildings
Name: Donna Miele Title: President Company: UtiliSave, LLC Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. Place of birth: Long Island City, N.Y. Family: Husband and two sons College: B.S. in Accounting and MBA in Finance, St. John's University First job unrelated to your current field: Budget analyst at the New York Times. First job in current field: SVP operations at UtiliSave What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Over 22 years providing forensic utility audits and cost recovery services for commercial clients in many industries including healthcare, education and commercial and residential real estate. A component of our successful cost recovery service is our auditing technology that can analyze years of data for an unlimited number of accounts and uncover errors in historical billing. Our staff has the expertise to study utility tariffs and rules and regulations to uncover exemptions and savings on a continuous basis. UtiliSave is now poised to leverage its expertise in utility auditing by expanding its products and services with a focus on benchmarking, energy efficiency and consumption optimization. Hobbies: Golf Favorite novel: "The Notebook" Favorite film: "Scent of a Woman" Keys to success: Ability to rally people around a common goal, passion and a desire to learn. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): A former boss who was Executive VP of Operations at the New York Times - he was a great mentor and charismatic leader who brought significant change to the Times. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Executive Coach - implementing strategy and leadership.