Dave Palen

Dave Palen has extensive work experience in the utility industry. Dave started their career at RTE Corporation as a Production Control Coordinator and later worked as a Sr. Marketing Application Technician and Sr. Sales Engineer. At Cooper Power Systems, they served as a Sr. Sales Representative. Dave then joined Fisher-Pierce Corporation as a Regional Sales Manager before moving to Border States Industries where they held the position of Corporate Utility Sales Manager & BSE Agency Manager. Later, they worked at General Cable as a National Account Manager & Regional Manager. Prior to their current role, they worked at WESCO Distribution as the Director of Sales, Midwest Region. Currently, Dave Palen is Vice President at Environmental Consultants, Inc. (ECI), where they are responsible for managing ECI's Field Services business unit and the Business Development group.

Dave Palen attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from 1974 to 1978, where they earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus on Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services.