Colin Brennan, E.I.T.

Senior Engineer

I’m happy to say that I work in an industry where there are always problems to fix. If there weren’t challenges, what would I do all day? The limitless opportunities of critical thinking and the immediate gratification of problem solving have allowed me to enjoy the work I do in an industry I love – saving energy!

Colin joined the Michaels team in the Fall of 2019. He started on the Research and Evaluation team where he was involved in two studies in Michigan and California. Shortly after returning home from California, Colin took on a new role for the Programs team as the lead engineer for the Xcel Energy Information Systems (EIS) Program in Minnesota. In this program, Colin works directly with customers over a three year period to implement energy saving measures while also helping them build an energy team and tools to track and improve their energy usage. He is also involved in various recommissioning studies and product development for upcoming energy saving equipment and controls.

After finding interests in chemistry during his freshman year of college, Colin pursued a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University. During his time at Iowa State, Colin was heavily involved in Engineers for a Sustainable World where he served as the chapter president for three semesters. His main career interest was environmental or green engineering. At the career fair his freshman year, Colin discovered Michaels Energy and received an internship the following summer. He enjoyed it so much, he wanted to come back!

In his spare time, Colin enjoys playing his many instruments or traveling to new places and breweries. Every fall, you can find him down in Ames at Iowa State football games and the tailgating lots with his friends and family.