Michael Reynolds
Energy Program Manager, McKinstry
Friday, March 21, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. | From Data to Decisions: Building Leadership Consensus for Smarter, Energy-Focused Facility Upgrades
Michael Reynolds was one of the first undergraduates hired as a student energy auditor by the University of Utah Industrial Assessment Center (IIAC) when it was reestablished by Dr. Kody Powell at the University of Utah in 2016. Working with the IIAC ignited a passion for energy efficiency and led to a role with Nexant (now Resource Innovations) after graduating in 2018. Michael was with Nexant for 2 ½ years providing custom energy analysis for utility incentive and demand-side management programs, then returned to the University of Utah for a Master’s degree in 2021.
During his Master’s program, he helped launch the Stepwise program, a collaboration between the IIAC and Dominion Energy to promote energy efficiency in extremely large industrial natural gas users and expand the IIAC's scope to include reporting on the air quality benefits of electricity and natural gas savings. Michael’s other research partnerships focused on energy modeling of all-electric multifamily housing and the multifaceted impact electrification can have on affordability and sustainability.
He graduated with a Master’s degree in 2022 and now works as an Energy Program Manager for McKinstry in Salt Lake City. McKinstry provides best-in-class expertise across the design, build, optimization and maintenance of high-performing buildings, partnering with clients to advance their decarbonization and energy efficiency goals. Michael manages the engineering and development of guaranteed energy performance contracts and high-performance design-build projects.
Michael lives in Kearns with his wife, Emily, a newborn son Jackson born in January 2025, and two Brittany Spaniels named Autumn and Aspen. He is a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho.