About

Nick Behling is a licensed mechanical (HVAC/R) engineer (Arizona, California); a Certified Energy Manager (CEM®) and an individual member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE); and a Senior Energy and Data Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories. He obtained a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Energy and Sustainability, from Northwestern University; and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and a certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Sustainable Energy Systems), from The University of Texas at Austin.

Nick's interests in engineering lie at the intersection of energy, water, and the environment. He caught the “energy bug” after studying abroad in Paris, France, where he learned of the intricate and ever-growing world that is the energy sector. His previous internships in the water- and environmental-related engineering sectors and research with Webber Energy Group are at the junction of the "Water-Energy Nexus", the concept that water and energy are interrelated. He strives to work around this concept at a higher level, whose significance touches numerous industries.

When Nick is not obsessing over energy management, he enjoys spending his time playing tennis; hiking; biking; camping; rock climbing; listening to indie-alternative music on repeat; going to concerts; and playing guitar. He was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up only 30 miles away in Georgetown, Texas, only to come back to the Live Music Capital of the World once more for his undergraduate career. Following graduation, he left the Lone Star State and spent the next year-and-a-half in Evanston, Illinois, for his graduate career. Realizing he was not a fan of below-zero temperatures, he left the Windy City (Suburbs) and migrated down to Tucson, Arizona, after graduation, for his tenure as a Facilities Energy and Water Engineer at Raytheon Technologies. He now resides in the East Bay Area of Northern California.