Leadership

Kody Calkins

Co-Founder & Principal, Technical Strategy and Sales Enablement

Kody brings 20+ years of experience spanning utility-scale energy storage, renewables, DERMS, and grid-edge software. He has led technical strategy, product development, and commercialization efforts for OEMs, IPPs, and grid operators. Known for translating complex engineering into actionable value, Kody drives alignment between technology, market needs, and regulatory expectations.

Core Strengths: Technical sales, utility engagement, OEM/IPP relations, market development, technology matchmaking, EMS and SCADA integration.

Stephanie Cox

Co-Founder & Principal, Business Strategy and Innovation

Stephanie brings 15+ years in the cleantech industry driving growth across software, infrastructure, and innovation ecosystems. She has scaled GTM and BD strategies for grid-edge solutions, advised investors and founders on commercialization, and shaped public-private partnerships. Known for bridging technical depth with systems thinking, she specializes in aligning vision, value, and velocity to unlock real-world impact.

Core Strengths: Business development, commercial strategy, stakeholder alignment, circular economy innovation.

Our Subcontractor & Expert Network

GridEQ maintains a flexible bench of vetted experts and partner firms who expand our capabilities across our technical service offerings.

Our curated subcontractor and specialist bench allows us to rapidly assemble agile, cross-functional teams tailored to the exact needs of your project—with zero bloat and maximum precision.

Our extended team members:

● Average 15+ years of industry experience, with leadership backgrounds at top-tier OEMs, IPPs, software firms, utilities, and consulting practices.

● Bring software expertise across SCADA, EMS, BMS, and DERMS platforms—spanning development, integration, cybersecurity, and operational support.

● Include advisors with deep energy storage, power markets, PV, wind, circular economy, and regulatory policy knowledge.

● Have extensive knowledge in power systems & controls engineering, grid modeling, software optimization, and a true understanding of the big picture.

A Scalable Advantage

This subcontractor model allows GridEQ to stay lean while delivering the depth and execution capacity of a much larger firm. Whether your project needs a SCADA engineer or an energy storage modeling expert, we can activate the right talent instantly and seamlessly integrate them into our delivery model.

When you hire GridEQ, you’re not just hiring two principals.
You’re tapping into a high-trust, high-talent ecosystem built for today’s energy transition.

Leadership

Our Subcontractor & Expert Network

Our extended team members:

A Scalable Advantage

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