The Demand Logic story
Our Founders met in a pub, frustrated by the fact that most buildings are broken. They waste energy, cause people discomfort, and need fixing. They thought that this waste of time and money was insane. Joe, Mike and Dan wanted to change the way we run buildings. Make them smarter and easier to manage.
We have over the last few years combined practical experience in building engineering and software development, with gurus in embedded devices and physics. The innovation kindling of a tech start-up. Add in some bright young things willing to think differently about the world, to make it more sustainable, and you have the fire started under an exciting new business.
We are now transforming the way buildings are managed. Simplifying how to measure and improve property performance. Our customers agree and are fanning the flames of our fast-growing business. Using digital intelligence to act. If you share a passion for smart, sustainable buildings and using software technology to change the real estate market then come and have a chat with the Demand Logic team. You’ll always be welcomed at our office in Plexal City, Here East. Going to the pub (downstairs) is still part of what we do.
Executive management
Mike is a leading expert in building services engineering, and
has worked in the field for over 20 years. He has designed and
delivered controls systems for multi-million pound
installations, including for major banks, covering
business-critical systems. Mike leads all our engineering and
energy efficiency work and provides consultancy support for
clients.
Sonny is a business leader and engineer who has worked in the
sustainable energy sector for 20 years. His experience has
included leading teams and companies at a variety of scales
including public corporations, SMEs and startups. Over the past
5 years his focus has been on business growth at the
intersection between clean technology and web technology. Sonny
has a Masters in Sustainable Development and a first class
degree in Management and Design in Engineering from City
University. He leads on Demand Logic's business planning and
commercial strategy.
Dan is an experienced developer of enterprise information and
ecommerce systems and has an MSc in Information Systems from
City University for which he won a departmental award. Dan
leads on the development of Demand Logic's core software, from
the underlying data management engines to the front-end web
application.
Joe is a clean-tech innovator and advocate who has worked for
over 25 years in the sustainability sector, both in campaign
organisations and start-ups. He has a degree in
physics/philosophy from York University, trained in journalism
at Reuters, has an MSc in renewable energy technology and a
masters in sustainable development. Before co-founding Demand
Logic, he successfully promoted demand response in policy and
Parliament. At Demand Logic he leads on innovation, science and
machine learning, as well as working on design, communications
and development.
Nils has been building and running Open-Source based IT
infrastructure for more than 20 years. He worked as a network
engineer, software maintainer, server administrator,
cryptographer, protocol analyst, Linux instructor and more.
He finds pattern in noise and brings structure to
chaos. At Demand Logic, Nils is responsible for our cloud
infrastructure, embedded devices and data acquisition. He also
helps Joe with our number crunching engine.
The team
Ian Armitage
Head of UK operations
Ian has over 30 years' experience in operational and strategic
estates and facilities management in large organisations, which
has given him a deep understanding of how buildings work to
support the strategic objectives of the organisation and the
needs of the people working in them. He is a Chartered Manager
and Incorporated Engineer, with an MSc in Facilities Management
and a Post-graduate Diploma in Strategic Management. His role
is to guide and support the Operations team.
Dal Mauger
Finance and HR manager
Dal is a part qualified (CIMA) Management Accountant with a
background spanning 20+ years in the NHS, with roles in credit
control, patient admissions, and for the most part, a lengthy
career in accounting (at Barts and later UCLH). Dal has a BA
(Hons) in Accounting, and has joined the DL team as a Finance
Manager providing HR and admin support.
Phil Mauger
Software developer
Phil has been working in the IT Industry for over 30 years,
being involved in large scale banking operations through to
smaller mobile apps. Phil has worked on software development,
and also project and program management for both software and
IT infrastructure teams. In addition he has worked as a
management and business consultant for small to medium sized
businesses.
Steve has been developing software in the environmental, social
and governance sector for over 5 years with a special interest
in energy and environmental sustainability, holding first class
degrees in both BSc Computer Science and MSc Environmental
Conservation Management. Steve is primarily focussed on
enhancing and increasing Demand Logic's suite of data
visualisation tools.
Christie Polonia
Business development
Christie is undergoing a year long apprenticeship at Demand
Logic, before going to university to study Law with Spanish.
Alan Rashid
Senior technical account manager
Alan graduated from BEng Mechanical Engineering and went on to
complete an MSc in Structural Integrity which has allowed him
to gain both academic and industrial experience through
research and industrial work. Through an active interest in
energy efficiency and carbon reduction he went on to work as a
graduate Energy Consultant focusing on energy conservation,
consumption and analysis through desktop calculations and
simulations. Alan is a technical account manager and works on
day to day operational support assisting with technical support
and energy consumption analysis.
Ian Shaw
Senior technical account manager
Ian has over 20 years experience in building services
engineering, predominantly with electrical and control systems,
for organisations and projects across many sectors. Ian
supports Demand Logics clients and the internal technical and
business teams.
After studying for a BEng in Electronics Engineering with
Computer Science, Chris gained an MRes in Human Computer
Interaction and became interested in the green tech sector.
Since then he has worked for Cambridge University and startups
within the sustainability and energy saving sector, developing
multiple data visualisation, processing and storage systems for
energy and behaviour information. Chris works on the platform
and services infrastructure at Demand Logic.
Gareth Williams
Senior technical account manager
Gareth specialises in systems and controls engineering with
more than 10 years experience in the buildings industry.
Previously working for Schneider Electric commissioning and
managing multimillion pound projects, he has a passion for
energy conservation. Gareth’s role at Demand Logic is to
provide technical support to our teams and implement energy
optimisation strategies with our key accounts.