Abe McKay

Abe McKay is a mechanical engineer who currently works at 219 Design. Prior to working at 219 Design, Abe McKay worked as a Mission Critical & Solar Maintenance Manager at BASS Electric from November 2014 to June 2016. In this role, McKay was responsible for managing and administering all maintenance tasks for 13 industrial-scale solar arrays. Abe also oversaw three project coordinators, two local and one off-site, and was responsible for prioritizing, generating, and organizing all communication, scheduling, and documentation for a nationwide portfolio of 70+ sites.

Before working at BASS Electric, McKay was the Center Manager at GreenCitizen from August 2013 to October 2014. In this role, they analyzed sales data to identify likely customer sectors, nearly tripling cold-call success rates. Abe also oversaw commercial partnerships and customer relationships with 60+ clients.

From April 2017 to June 2018, McKay worked as an Engineering Graduate Student Researcher at UC Davis in the Energy Conservation Office. In this role, they started and lead a program to install internet-capable thermostats in small buildings. Abe completed a pilot phase in 3 buildings, expanded to 10 buildings, and integrated the program into University ‘new construction’ protocol. For their work on this project, McKay was awarded Best Practice by the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference.

Abe McKay has a MS in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Davis with a focus on Design and Manufacturing. Abe also has a BA in Environmental Analysis: Physics and Engineering from Pomona College. Abe McKay also has certification from Onshape as a Certified Onshape Professional and from AVO Training Institute, Inc. as a Themographer, Level 1.