Gareth Evans

CEO at VECKTA | Helping business teams reduce costs and take control of their energy future

Bend, Oregon, United States

About

I’m Gareth — an energy project consultant turned founder. Today, I lead VECKTA as CEO, where we’ve built the platform enterprises use to buy onsite energy at scale. Our mission is to turn energy from a cost center into a competitive edge. Backed by dynamic data, a vetted supplier marketplace, and billions in modeled project value, VECKTA maximizes energy savings, minimizes risks, and accelerates timelines. Enterprise teams can act with more confidence by automating site assessments, system design, and supplier selection, slashing months of manual planning. Our advisory team supports customers from planning through to contract negotiation, ensuring customers focus on the right projects and the right time with the right partner. Onsite energy protects against bloated energy costs, strengthens resilience against outages and grid volatility, and aligns financial outcomes with sustainability goals — giving companies more control over their energy future. I’ve worked across oil fields in Iraq, blackout zones in Chile, and on global consulting projects for coal, gas, and multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects. That frontline experience is what drives VECKTA: we’ve seen how traditional consultants deliver reports, not results. Our technology platform bridges the gap between strategy and execution by providing enterprises with the tools, data, and supplier access they need to deploy onsite energy with confidence, speed, and precision. - - - For my latest thoughts on energy, infrastructure, and where we’re headed, you can read my articles on Substack: https://gareth889.substack.com

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at VECKTA
    Nov 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

    VECKTA is the enterprise tech platform and advisory built to simplify onsite energy deployment at scale. We help global companies turn energy from a cost center into a competitive edge — faster, smarter, and with total control. Our platform combines company-wide strategy, site-level data, automated system design, and a supplier marketplace into one seamless solution. Trusted by Fortune 500s, high-growth industrials, and multi-site operators around the world.

  • Advisian (8 yrs)
    • Vice President & Managing Consultant - Global Power Networks & Systems
      Jan 2019 - Nov 2019 · 11 mos

      Responsible for leading the Advisian Power Network & Systems team globally. We deliver energy solutions to benefit our clients and communities alike. We are experts in Smart and Distributed Energy solutions and planning and designing the Grid and Utility of the Future. The WorleyParsons Group excels in the planning, building and operation of your energy assets.

    • VP Power & New Energy - Advisian Americas (WorleyParsons Group)
      Mar 2018 - Jan 2019 · 11 mos

    • Director Business Development
      Jul 2016 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Responsible for identifying, pursuing and closing opportunities worth hundreds of millions of dollars for WorleyParsons and Advisian within the Power Sector.

  • Business Mentor at Futurpreneur Canada
    Feb 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Gareth is a mentor to a passionate and highly motivated young entrepreneur, Carmen Pang. Carmen is the proud owner of Forever Homestead. Forever Homestead is dedicated to providing nothing but the best quality products to local customers and takes great pride in eliminating all refined sugars, artificial ingredients, and dyes from its products. Along with this, all products are made with Organic, Non-GMO, and local ingredients. Carmen’s goal is to ensure that everyone has access to local, sustainable and organic produce. In addition, Carmen is committed to educating and promoting the value and benefits of organic local farming. She is providing opportunities for schools and other organisations to either visit the farm or have Carmen come to them. Check out this fantastic start-up company, buy some awesome products and support Carmen and the local economy: - http://www.foreverhomestead.ca - https://www.facebook.com/foreverhomestead In addition, if you love everything that is bees and honey, check out the family business, fantastic people and awesome products: - https://foreverbee.ca/

  • Contaminated Lands Lead at WorleyParsons UAE
    May 2010 - Dec 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Gareth was responsible for growing and developing a team of environmental professionals and managing all aspects of environmental project delivery throughout the Region. His primary expertise became project delivery in Iraq.

  • Environmental Scientist at WorleyParsons Komex
    Sep 2005 - May 2010 · 4 yrs 9 mos