Our Story
Essex Consulting Group
Founded in 1998 in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Essex was built on a foundation of enhancing occupant comfort, energy efficiency, and a return on investment for our clients. Today, Essex is a leader in advanced building automation and data analytics.
We are committed to driving portfolio performance through AI-driven solutions that provide our clients a return on their investment. Supported by a team of highly skilled engineers, Essex continues to innovate, adapting to industry trends to deliver leading-edge building technology solutions.
Company Leadership
Anne Boudreau,
President and CEO
Since joining Essex in 2022, Anne has focused her energy on rebranding the company and positioning it as a leader in the Sustainability and Energy Conservation niche. To be a good steward of the environment is no longer a choice. It is an absolute necessity, one which requires change in thought and change in behavior. Understanding the gravity of the climate issues we face is an important first step, however, creating innovative technology and implementing multifarious programs to effectuate concrete, actionable, and sustainable energy reduction with real, measurable results is quintessential. For Essex, this tenet is the heart and soul of our business model and our intrinsic vision and mission. As President, Anne oversees and works closely with the Essex engineering team as we expand the breadth of who we serve within the commercial, educational, healthcare, industrial, and manufacturing industry sectors. An area in which she is deeply immersed is working with current and new clients to ensure they receive prompt and effective responsiveness as well as unwavering service excellence. Anne has written a nonfiction book named, A Human Mosaic: Heal, Renew & Develop Self-Worth which is based on neuroplasticity and the ability to transform the way one feels about their inner worth. This was a labor of love for her that was a six year-long endeavor. Prior to this, Anne spent thirty years as a management and marketing executive with global corporations and has traveled extensively. Anne attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Writing and English. She also attended The University of Bonn, and earned a degree in German language and culture. Anne is fluent in Spanish and conversant in German and was born and lived in Santiago, Chile, grew up in Europe, and resided in Germany and Belgium. She has been on the board of several nonprofits and is an art enthusiast, a lover of music, plants, and exercise, and she and her husband have three children and a few wonderful pets.
Garrett Harvey,
Director of Research & Innovation, Energy Technology Engineer
Since joining Essex in 2021, Garrett has worked on several projects ranging in scope from multi-campus submeter retrofits to reprogramming legacy controls software. He has a passion for solving problems and believes that some of today’s most potent problems lie in the built environment. Like Essex, Garrett plans to attack those issues with the effective combination of innovative technology and real-world data. Garret has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree with a concentration in Thermal, Fluid, and Energy Systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Garrett has experience with HVAC&R systems, renewable energy systems, programming, air sampling, and manufacturing. Always looking for a challenge, Garrett loves to apply engineering tools and principles to solve meaningful, everyday issues. When he’s not in the office, Garrett enjoys playing saxophone and traveling with his wife.
James Graber,
Director of Technology
Jim is inspired by the imminent need for energy saving advancements in the built environment. Now more than ever, innovation is needed to change our energy usage and consumption habits. Jim currently holds the role of Director of Technology at Essex, and is excited to contribute to energy conservation efforts in facilities across the country. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. While at Georgia Tech, Jim was a member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band, where he played the snare drum. Jim holds certifications in Niagara, SkySpark, and FIN Stack and is currently pursuing his PE after recently passing the FE Exam. When not at work, he can be found playing his drum set, walking along The BeltLine in Atlanta, or combing racks of second-hand clothing for vintage Levi’s.