Energy Matters LLC
Scott Cronk
Mr. Cronk is Vice President of Technology Solutions for Clean Power Finance Inc.
Scott Cronk also leads Energy Matters LLC. Mr. Cronk brings a unique blend of experiences from large multi-national corporations, innovative small companies, and nonprofits. In addition to leading Energy Matters, Mr Cronk teaches Operations Management at Dominican University`s GreenMBA program. He and his company were the top grant recipients from the California Energy Commission`s Renewable Energy Consumer Education program. In those programs he produced Calenergy.org (the precursor to Findsolar.com) and the television programs "This Renewable House", "Sunny & Friends", and a series of renewable energy public service announcements featuring Lee Iacocca (pictured here with Scott).
Lee Iacocca & Scott Cronk (9/11/2001)
Scott was the Development Director for Home Energy magazine, a 20-year old nonprofit publisher that advances home performance practices. Mr. Cronk also held a variety of positions within General Motors Corporation, including European Service Manager and International Manufacturing Planning Manager. He left GM in 1994 to pursue entrepreneurial ventures in the electric vehicle industry. As Director of Business Development for eNova Systems he was instrumental in the formation of several technology and manufacturing joint ventures for new electric vehicle programs. In 1996 Mr. Cronk founded Electric Motorbike Inc. (EMB), a designer and manufacturer of electric-powered motorcycles. EMB’s talents were recognized in international press and EMB was chosen by Lee Iacocca to engineer drive systems for EV Global Motors, a maker of electric-powered bicycles. EMB was acquired by ZAP in 1999, and Mr. Cronk went on to serve as Vice President and Chief Engineer for ZAP. In 2001 he became Chief Operating Officer of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) Inc. EVI was a manufacturer of charging stations for electric vehicles, and a Tier 1 supplier to Ford Motor Company.
Mr. Cronk is a cited author and recognized expert in the electric vehicle and renewable energy industries. His perspectives have been featured on numerous television and radio shows, and in newspapers and magazines. He has authored and presented a number of professional papers and his book, Building the E-Motive Industry, is published by the International Society of Automotive Engineers.
He holds degrees in electrical engineering from Kettering University (Flint, MI) and an MBA from Sir John Cass Business School at the City University (London, England)
He lives in a grid-tied solar home.
