Management Team

Our mission is to be the recognized leader in decision support software driving excellence in pipeline safety, operational efficiency and throughput management.

infoJo Webber, PhD.
Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Webber is an experienced software executive who has spent her career providing enterprise software solutions to many of the world’s leading corporations. Prior to joining EnergySolutions in 2006, Dr. Webber served as president and CEO of InnaPhase Corporation. When the company was sold to Thermo Electron (TMO) in 2004, she became vice president of Thermo Informatics. She earned a doctorate in quantum physics and a Bachelor of Science degree in applied chemistry from the University of Nottingham Trent in the United Kingdom. Dr. Webber is a Chartered Chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. She serves on the boards of Maxwell Systems, a provider of construction accounting software applications, and Octagon Research, a clinical R&D software and services provider.

infoTodd Pittman
Chief Financial Officer

Todd joins EnergySolutions with over 17 years financial and accounting expertise, with the last 10 years spent working with software or technology companies. Prior to EnergySolutions, Todd was Chief Financial Officer of Epitome Systems, a provider of workflow, document management, and image capturing software. During this time, Todd also served as interim Chief Operating Officer and played a key role in multiple equity raises for this privately held entity. Todd also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sanchez Computer Associates (Nasdaq: SCAI) until the company was acquired by Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF).  Todd is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelors of business administration from Baylor University and a masters of business administration from Duke University.

infoAnn Casaday
Vice President for Global Sales

Ann joined EnergySolutions in 2006 and is responsible for managing the global sales organization. Ann brings a wealth of experience to the sales organization, previously serving as director of North American Sales for Thermo Informatics and vice president of North American Sales for InnaPhase Corporation. Prior to that, she worked for 10 years in the oil and gas industry in both engineering and technology sales. Ann holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.

infoPradeep Ittycheria
Vice President, Development

Pradeep is an experienced technology professional with extensive experience managing software product development teams in industries such as Life sciences, Insurance and Financial services. In his previous role as Director LIMS Development at Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) he was responsible for managing the development of their LIMS products worldwide. Prior to that he managed projects across technologies and industries at AppLabs a global IT services company specializing in quality management, testing, and certification solutions. Pradeep has also worked in India with an IT services firm helping establish their Data warehousing practice and securing early business with customers such as Unilever. Pradeep holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and an MBA in Marketing and Information systems.

infoJulie Hatfield. PMP
Vice President, Global Services

Julie joined Energy Solutions in 2005 and served as Product Manager for Commercial Applications and, later, Director of Operations and Service Delivery in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia before taking her current position. Julie has over 15 years of experience in the energy industry. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Julie worked in the Koch Industries family of companies, managing a variety of enterprise pipeline and energy trading projects and organizations. Julie began her career at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in the Energy Business Unit, managing, implementing, and supporting pipeline operational and business applications for a variety of clients. Julie is a Project Management Professional (PMP), holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems Management from St. Mary's University, and an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University.

infoJonathan Mefferd
General Counsel

Jon joined EnergySolutions in 2004 after serving as Counsel for Aspen Technology, Inc., where he was responsible for drafting and negotiating software license, implementation, alliance, partner, reseller and joint venture agreements for the company's Asia/Pacific and Latin America regions. Mefferd started his legal career as an attorney with the boutique defense firm of Womble & Spain in 1996. In addition, he has served as in-house counsel for a number of software companies prior to joining EnergySolutions, including TransEnergy, a Houston-based energy software developer, Severn Trent Systems, Inc., an electric utility software company and Aspen Technology, Inc. Mefferd received the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston. Jon is a licensed attorney under the State Bar of Texas.

infoJacquie Ballesteros
Director Global Administration & Human Resources

Jacquie has more than 20 years of experience in human resources management with EnergySolutions and its predecessor companies. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Professional in Human Resources certification from the HRCI.

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