Sustainable, Innovative
Engineering Solutions

About Us

Our name says it all. When Phillip Pickett founded Advanced Energy Engineering & Desing, Inc. (AEED, Inc.) in 2001, he was passionate about creating a firm that utilized energy systems and innovative technology and designs that would help clients realize the energy efficiency and reduction, or carbon neutrality, that he believed was the future. Since then, we have been leading the way in sustainable building technology and design solutions in the Chattanooga area and across the United States. Our team combines multiple engineering and design skills under one roof allowing us to fully integrate multiple systems while maintaining our focus on energy-efficient, green designs, balanced with our customers’ needs and budget. Our firm believes that success is grounded in strong relationships between our employees and with our clients. We strive to steward our business as a way for our employees to lead financially secure lives and maintain their families, and we want our clients to be able to pursue the same thing. The fruit of our work is not only what we create but also the lives we are able to build.

Our Services

AEED is Licensed in:

  • Alabama
  • Colorado
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia

“Frankly, this business started me. It was born from an opportunity that came at the encouragement of a close colleague and friend who was looking for an engineering firm that wasn’t just interested in making money but in building a long-standing relationship. Business is about living. We work to live, to feed our families, as a means to survive. We don’t live to work. My goal is that our business provides a way for our employees to lead financially secure lives and maintain their families, and we want our clients to be able to pursue the same thing. When you can consider your employees and clients friends and work together to live fruitful lives – that to me, is success.”

-Phillip Pickett, President

Meet Our Team

W. Phillip Pickett
P.E., CEM, CxA, GBE, EMP
PRESIDENT

Joe Meadows
P.E., CxA,
FIRE PROTECTION DEPARTMENT HEAD

Aaron Wilburn
P.E., LEED AP
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT HEAD

Carolyn Ritchie
P.E.
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT HEAD

Harsh Desai
SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Helge Nestler
P.E., PMP, SCPM, CxA
PROJECT MANAGER/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Dustin Bass
MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Erik Kvaven
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Garron Thomasson
SENIOR ELECTRICAL DESIGNER

Jake Curtis
EIT
SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Jason Foley
P.E.
SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Stephen Pickett
ENVIRONMENTAL/ENERGY SPECIALIST

TJ Laws
MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Christy Lewis
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Erika Morgan
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Little Star Wilburn
ACCOUNTING & HR MANAGER

Mary Watson
PROJECT MANAGER

Gary Nichols
P.E.

Johnny Sullivan
MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Dottie McSpadden
MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Javaris Russell
CAD TECHNICIAN