About

Natek 

Natek’s recruiting efforts began in 1990, with the founder Mark Dillon. He started in targeting the power generation industry, including Independent Power Producers (IPP’s). Mark worked with major companies like General Electric, Westinghouse, and Bechtel recruiting and placing engineers, project managers, sales professionals, managers/ directors, and executives in many of its national and international divisions. Several years later, as stronger environmental regulations were being implemented to address growing pollution problems, there was increasing pressure on power producers to curb emissions.

Utility companies began offering incentives to reduce energy demand which slowed power producers’ business for the short-term, and Mark decided that it was an appropriate time to shift Natek’s recruiting efforts towards the Demand Side Management (DSM) side of the industry. Acting on this instinct was well-rewarded, as emerging industry emphasis on DSM programs gave rise to the beginning of the performance contracting/ guaranteed savings wave, and Natek caught and rode this wave with tremendous success.

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Major controls companies launched performance contracting initiatives in the Northeast where utility rates were particularly high and savings opportunities strong. Strong success in the Northeast led to the guaranteed energy savings model spreading across the U.S. Recruiting the necessary talent for this major effort was very difficult as the business model was new, the path was uncharted, and there was not a readily identifiable list of staffing sources to draw from. Engineering firms were the early best candidate sources, and hiring managers had to be educated about how to successfully recruit and transition people from related but different types of businesses. With Mark’s expertise in both the engineering field and recruiting, he strategically led Natek to become one of the first and most successful retained search firms to staff this burgeoning new industry, and he made more than a thousand successful placements during that decade.

Importantly, Natek formed strong and lasting relationships with, and continues to assist in the career progression of many of the key pioneers and players in the efficiency industry. As the early ESCO’s grew and matured, their leaders, managers, directors, engineers, salespeople, project managers, and operations staff moved into roles with new and emerging energy-related companies of all shapes and sizes. Many of these people continue to rely on Natek for help with their critical staffing needs and/or their own career development. And, when we reach out to them for networking assistance and referrals, our calls are answered because we are remembered and respected for providing outstanding value and service, both as hiring authorities and job seekers. Our longstanding and extensive relationships with top career professionals in the industry continues to fuel Natek’s extraordinary success.

Andrew Bloom joined Natek at the end of 2017. With extensive experience in developing energy efficiency and renewable power projects including some of the first commercial solar projects in New England, as well as five years of previous experience recruiting in these industries, Andrew brings a strong complimentary skill set to Natek and now serves in a leadership role as Vice President of Recruiting Services.

Today Natek serves a broad and expanding range of energy efficiency, renewable power, and other cleantech energy-related industries. Our ability to provide exceptional value to organizations in these industries is unparalleled, and we remain 100% committed to excellence, integrity, and reliability.

Leadership

Mark Dillon

Mark Dillon is the President of Natek Corporation, where he manages the firm’s recruiting practice. Mark focuses on providing over 30+ years of recruiting solutions and consulting services to clients within the Energy and related industries. Mark has led all Energy recruiting activities for one of the largest Global Energy service providers. Mark is also a member and speaker for the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and has been the Career Advisor and Coach at the World Energy Congress Show for many years. Mark has also been involved in the acquisition and mergers of two ESCO's, as well as owning and operating his own Energy Consulting Firm.

Email: mdillon@natek.com
Call: (518) 583-0456

Andrew Bloom

Andrew Bloom,  Vice President of Recruitment Services, has nineteen years of experience developing commercial & industrial energy efficiency and renewable power projects. His clients included Becton Dickinson, Georgia Pacific, Stanley Bostitch, Unilever, United Technologies, Perkin Elmer, Saatchi & Saatchi, Allegheny Technologies, Danaher Corp., St. Francis Hospital, Smith College, Wesleyan University, and many more. He is now in his eleventh year of successfully recruiting and placing top-caliber sales, engineering, operations, management, and leadership professionals in energy efficiency and related cleantech energy industries.

Email: andrew@natek.com
Call: (413) 930-4440