Mike Aimone
Vice President of Strategy Development
Battelle
Mike Aimone is the Vice President for Strategy Development for Battelle's National Security Global Business. In this capacity he leads energy and infrastructure strategy and market planning for Battelle's world-class science and technology support for Federal clients. Mr. Aimone is a former member Senior Executive Service, and retired from the U.S. Air Force.
Session:
Renewable Mandates (Session 9)
Abbas Akhil
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Akhil Akhil has been involved in Distributed Generation for the last eight years and co-authored the CERTS Microgrid Concept paper. Mr. Akhil initiated the Ft. Sill Microgrid Project in partnership with CERL, and is currently managing the Maxwell AFB Microgrid Demonstration Project to prove the autonomous operability of new fast acting engine gensets with legacy backup generators. He is also the technical lead for the US DOE/State of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative for Kauai and Lanai islands.
Session:
Energy Security Solutions (Session 5)
The Honorable William C. Anderson
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics
William Anderson is the former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics and Senior Energy Executive, Pentagon. As Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Mr. Anderson was the primary spokesman on energy and environmental stewardship. Mr. Anderson also developed and drove the comprehensive energy program for the Federal government's largest energy consumer. He directed policy and execution in a portfolio covering military installations, energy strategy, supply chain management and environment, safety and occupational health.
Session:
Demystifying the Concept of Sustainability and Greenhouse Gases (GHG) (Session 1)
David Asiello
Chemical & Material Risk Management Directorate
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment)
David Asiello currently provides technical and policy support to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) where he is part of the Chemical and Material Risk Management Directorate. Mr. Asiello's areas of responsibility include overseeing Environmental Technology Programs, developing and implementing Green Procurement Policy, overseeing development and implementation of the DoD sustainability plan, and integrating Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health considerations into the Weapon Systems Acquisition process.
Session:
Evaluating Energy and Sustainability Compliance (Session 2)
Eliot Assimakopoulos
Business Development Manager, Global Technology Development
General Electric (GE)
Session:
Structured Solutions: Case Studies for Security Solutions (Session 8)
Bill Balek
Director of Environmental Services
ISSA Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association
Bill Balek is the Director of Environmental Services for ISSA, the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association. Mr. Balek is engaged in the development of policies and programs designed to help companies succeed in the green cleaning marketplace. Currently, he is involved in a number of initiatives designed to promote the broad adoption of green cleaning in the marketplace including managing ISSA's Alliance with the U.S. EPA Design for the Environment to promote the development and proliferation of green cleaning products.
Jeff Barglof
Facilities Manager
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Jeff Barglof is a twenty-year Bureau of Prison veteran who has worked at four different institutions.Currently, he is the Facilities Manager at FCC Petersburg Virginia, a prison complex consisting of two Medium level institutions and one Prison Camp. Mr Barglof oversees all the maintenance and construction at the complex, which consists of buildings totaling one million sq. ft. under roof sitting on 560 acres. The complex has a staff compliment of 460 and averages 3,800 inmates.
Session:
Justice and Corrections Facilities: Scared Straight for Energy Savings (Session 3)
Leslie Barkemeyer
Assistant General Counsel
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
Leslie Barkemeyer is an Assistant General Counsel at Federal Prison Industries, Inc. where she is dedicated to the FPI/UNICOR Renewable Energy Program. She serves as the lead legal negotiator and chief advisor on long term Energy Savings Contracts for the provisioning of large scale renewable projects on behalf of the various agencies served by FPI. Prior to FPI, Ms. Barkemeyer was a civil litigator at a boutique firm in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. Barkemeyer has also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County, New York. She graduated from Cornell University and The Beasley School of Law of Temple University. She is admitted to practice in New York and Illinois.
Jesse Barker
Carolinas Federal Program Mangager
AMEC
Jesse Barker is the Carolinas Federal Program Manager for AMEC. Mr. Barker has managed a broad range of large complex projects both as military officer and as a private sector consulting civil engineer. His experience includes implementing the reconstruction effort in Iraq for the United States Marine Corps as well as major civil design efforts in the continental United States.
Session:
Execution is Everything (Session 7)
Michael Barton
Senior Policy Advisor
SunPower, Corporation
Michael Barton is the senior policy advisor at SunPower Corp., a U.S. based publicly traded company that manufactures the most efficient solar panels on the market today. Drawing on his government experience on Capitol Hill, the White House and the Pentagon, Mr. Barton works with energy stakeholders to implement efficient solar energy solutions at federal facilities and military bases.
Jamey Bedenbaugh
Servidyne
Jamey Bedenbaugh is responsible for designing and developing complex energy efficient projects at Servidyne and has also been intimately involved in the selling and managing of large successful lighting projects.
Session:
Facility Audits and Evaluations: What I Have, What I Need, and Where am I Going (Session 2)
Lidia Berger
Primary Developer
HDR
Lidia Berger is a Primary Developer of HDR's unique SROI computer modeling for monetizing health impacts on hospital facilities. Ms. Berger is a reknowned speaker for Practice Greenhealth, USGBC Webinar Series, USGBC Federal Summit, EcoBuild, EcoBuild Federal, and Tradeline.
Session:
Hospitals: Cures for Hospital Energy Ills (Session 5)
John Bethea
Federal Account Executive
Honeywell
John Bethea is a Federal Account Executive for Honeywell. In this capacity, Mr. Bethea leads a team of engineers and financial specialists dedicated to improving the energy and operational efficiency of federal facilities. Mr. Bethea holds a BS and MS in Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Energy Manager and LEED Accredited Professional.
Sessions:
Outside the Fence (Session 6)
Industry Roundtable (Session 7)
David Bigler
Principal Landscape Architect and Irrigation Consultant
David Bigler Associates
David Bigler is the principal Landscape Architect and Irrigation Consultant for David Bigler Associates and has been in the industry for over fifteen years. Mr. Bigler specializes in xeriscape design as well as the design of high efficient water conserving irrigation systems. Mr. Bigler has completed projects at Lemoore Naval Air Station, Naval Base Ventura County, Los Angeles Air Force Base & Fort MacArthur, Monterey Naval Post-Graduate School, and Naval Air weapons Station, China Lake.
Session:
Outdoor Water Use (Session 6)
Paul Bollinger
General Manager of Government Solutions
Boeing Energy
Paul Bollinger Jr. became General Manager of Government Solutions for Boeing Energy in August 2010. Boeing Energy is a division of Global Services & Support within Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). Mr. Bollinger is responsible for Boeing Energy's development of energy programs and services for federal, state and municipal government agencies, as well as other public entities.
Session:
Enabling the Energy Security Solution: Resources, Governance, and Integration (Session 9)
Jason Bondra
Senior Organizational Efficiency Specialist
NORESCO
Jason Bondra is a Senior Organizational Efficiency Specialist with more than ten years of experience in research, marketing, and organizational consulting. Mr. Bondra is widely acknowledged as an environmental change leader. His consulting and training expertise helps organizations increase employee engagement, drive behavior change, and create cultures of sustainability. He has presented at numerous sustainability events and is recognized as a passionate leader of pro-environmental change.
Session:
Cultural Change in the Workplace (Session 9)
Paul Bony
Director of Residential Market Development
ClimateMaster
Paul Bony has been active in the geothermal heat pump industry for over 25 years at the national, regional, and local level. Mr. Bony joined ClimateMaster to manage equipment and loop installation training, utility relations, and other market development efforts. He is the recipient of many energy program awards and has served on numerous boards and committees. He is an International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA ) certified instructor and he serves on the IGSHPA Training Committee.
Session:
Geothermal and Ground Source Applications (Session 8)
Rear Admiral David Boone
Director, Shore Readiness (OPNAV N46),
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Fleet Readiness and Logistics)
Rear Admiral David Boone reported as the Director of Shore Readiness, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Fleet Readiness and Logistics) in May 2010. Previously, Mr. Boone served as commanding officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia. Boone has served in a variety of sea and shore assignments to include: officer in charge of a Seabee unit (CBU-402) in Pensacola, Fla.; aide to Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC); FPO-1 (now Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center); assistant public works officer at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan; officer in charge of Construction in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and on the Joint Task Force in Haiti.
Session:
Structured Solutions: Case Studies for Security Solutions (Session 8)
Brent Bowker
Customer Success Specialist
Pulse Energy
Brent Bowker is a Customer Success Specialist at Pulse Energy.
Session:
Behavioral Economics: It's all About the "Benjamins" (Session 6)
Brian Boyd
Research Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Brian Boyd is a Research Engineer for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Prior to joining PNNL in 2009, Mr. Boyd spent seven years as a water application and water resource specialist working with industry and municipalities in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Mr. Boyd's work included water quality analysis, environmental compliance, remediation, heating and cooling system performance audits, and plant performance analysis.
Session:
Water Efficient Technologies (Session 2)
Session:
Structured Solutions: Case Studies for Security Solutions (Session 8)
Tom Bruursema
General Manager, Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Unit Programs
NSF
Tom Bruursema is the General Manager of Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Unit Programs at NSF. He has been employed by NSF for over 25 years, serving in a number of technical and administrative positions. Mr. Bruursema is a former Board Member of National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), Controlled Environment Testing Association, and an Honorary Member of the Water Quality Association (WQA). He has primary responsibility for all of NSF's residential drinking water and wastewater treatment unit testing, auditing, monitoring, verification and certification services, and associated NSF/ANSI Standards.
Session:
Water Reclaim and Recycling Systems (Session 3)
Thomas Buckley
Senior Manager
Deloitte
Thomas Buckley is a Senior Manager within Deloitte Consulting's Energy Management and Sustainability Consulting practice. Mr. Buckley has more than sixteen years of professional experience with an emphasis on strategic planning, complex program implementation, strategic change management, and marketing. His strategy consulting work includes deep experience in scenario planning and enterprise strategy development for large organizations; design of workforce strategies; development of new business channels; and strategic positioning, communications, and performance measurement related to large, complex programs.
Session:
Enabling the Energy Security Solution: Resources, Governance, and Integration (Session 9)
Kim Burke
Managing Director, Public Institutions Group
Jones Lang LaSalle
Kim Burke is a Managing Director in Jones Lang LaSalle's Public Institutions Group in Washington, D.C. specializing in privatization programs, real estate, and strategic capital planning and budgeting. Ms. Burke's experience includes enhanced use leasing, federal budgeting and financial management, budgetary scoring, and legislative/regulatory issues.
Session:
Budgeting, Funding, and Scoring (Session 8)
Chuck Butchee
Asset Management Flight Chief
Altus Air Force Base
Chuck Butchee serves as the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, Asset Management Flight Chief for Altus AFB in Altus, Oklahoma. In this capacity Mr. Butchee oversees asset capitalization optimization and regulatory compliance for the base, including energy infrastructure, consumption, and conservation. He went to work for the Air Force at Altus AFB in 2003 working in environmental compliance and restoration, transitioning to his current position as the Asset Management Flight Chief in January 2008. During this time Altus AFB has continually emerged as a leader in the Air Education Training Command for asset management, space optimization and energy conservation.
Session:
Case Studies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Session 8)
Nate Butler
Renewable Energy Program Office
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest
Nate Butler is head of the Renewable Energy Program Office at Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest in San Diego, California. Mr. Butler oversees the development of large-scale renewable and alternative energy projects on over 1.5 million acres that make up the ten Navy installations in the six-state southwest region. In 2009, Mr. Butler led the effort to award the first multiple-award contract for solar power purchase agreements in federal government. This groundbreaking contract leverages private investment and expertise to enable the construction of up to 40 megawatts of solar energy at Navy and Marine Corps installations with no capital investment from the Government.
Session:
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) (Session 6)
Karen Butterfield
Director of Federal Programs
SunPower
Karen Butterfield is Director of Federal Programs for SunPower. Ms. Butterfield leads the Federal Systems team in developing large scale, grid-connected PV systems on U.S. Government property. Ms. Butterfield is a twenty-year veteran of the Energy Industry with experience in developing energy efficiency, demand response, advanced metering and solar PV projects.
Session:
Renewable Project Economics: Strategies to Financial Viability with Renewable (Session 5)
Richard Butterworth
Senior Assistant General Counsel
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Richard Butterworth is the Lead Counsel within GSA's Office of General Counsel for Energy and Sustainability Matters. In this capacity, Mr. Butterworth is responsible for assisting in the establishment of policies and procedures for regulatory and statutory drafting and interpretation as well as acquisition planning and execution.
Session:
Energy Lawyers and Contracting Officers Working Group (Session 8)
Becky Bye
Attorney
U.S. Department of Energy
Becky Bye is an attorney with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Golden Field Office. She provides legal support to the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), the industrial technologies program (ITP), and the wind and hydropower technologies program, amongst others. Before her work at DOE, Ms. Bye served as commission counsel to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and worked at a private law firm. Overall, her legal experience ranges from regulatory and utility law to government contracts and environmental law.
Session:
Energy Lawyers and Contracting Officers Working Group (Session 8)
Millard Carr
Sensior Vice President
Sain Engineering Associates (SEA)
Millard E. Carr, PE, CEM, has over 45 years of mechanical and energy efficiency engineering experience. He served as the senior mechanical engineer and Director of Energy and Engineering in the Office of the Secretary of Defense his responsibilities included all aspects of DoD facility construction, energy and utility programs. As Senior Vice President for Sain Engineering Associates (SEA) since 1997, he has supports the Federal energy program through assistance of SEA Resource Efficiency Managers at Major Commands and installations in all matters of policy implementation and project identification, development, coordination and implementation issues.
Session:
Introduction to Energy Management (Session 1)
Allan Carroll
Chief, Real Property Master Planning Branch
U.S Army Installation Management Command
Allan Carroll was assigned as the Chief, Real Property Master Planning Branch, for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command in July 2009. He is responsible for ensuring Real Property, Master Planning and MILCON programming meet all mission support requirements. Since August of 1976, he has been involved as an engineer. He has served as a Project Engineer, District Engineer and Deputy Division Engineer for USACE, in the DCSENG for USAREUR and as the DCSENG for USARPAC, and most recently as the Public Works Chief for Pacific Region. He is currently responsible for ensuring that RPLANS is a system that accurately captures facility assets and requirements for the purpose of more accurately allocating SRM and validating MILCON requirements.
Session:
Master Planning (Session 6)
Raja Chirumamilla
Vice-President
Sain Engineering Associates, Inc.
Raja Chirumamilla is the Vice President of Engineering at Sain Engineering. Mr. Chirumamilla has over twenty years of experience in energy management specifically comprehensive energy audits and energy project development. Mr. Chirumamilla taught undergrad engineering economics classes numerous times at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Session:
Life-Cycle Cost Methodology (Session 6)
Ted Chopin
Chief Operations Officer
CALIBRE
Ted Chopin is the Chief Operations Officer at CALIBRE. In this capacity, Mr. Chopin is responsible for delivering superior quality products and services to all of CALIBRE's many Government customers. Previously, Mr. Chopin served as Vice President for Installations and Land Management at CALIBRE where he led several systems through the Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) and a Certificate of Networthiness (CoN), including the Army's Meter Data Management System.
Steven Chuslo
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Hannon Armstrong Capital, LLC
Steven Chuslo has more than 20 years experience in the field of commercial and project finance and is currently the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Hannon Armstrong Capital, LLC. Hannon Armstrong is a specialty investment firm that offers a broad range of contract and project finance solutions to companies required to integrate financing into their sales offer to government and commercial clients worldwide.
Session:
Energy Lawyers & Contracting Officers Working Group (Session 8)
David Claridge
Director of Energy Systems, Laboratory
Texas A&M University
David Claridge is the Director of the Energy Systems Laboratory and also serves as the Leland Jordan Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Dr. Claridge is internationally known for his work on energy efficiency, particularly for leading out in development and implementation of the Continuous Commissioning® approach.
Session:
To Renew or not to Renew: That is the Eternal Question (Session 6)
John Coho
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
John Coho is responsible for the sustainability initiative for USACE Civil Works owned facilities. Mr. Coho heads USACE's energy and water initiatives now that USACE is independent from the Army with regards to reporting.
Session:
Project Identification: Let's Get Started (Session 4)
Jeff Coles
Senior Project Manager
Schneider Electric
Jeff Coles is a Senior Project Manager for Schneider Electric. Mr. Coles is responsible for energy, mechanical and plumbing engineering as well as HVAC, building commissioning and project management.
Session:
Project Identification: Let's Get Started (Session 4)
Linda Collins
Contracting Officer & Director of the Natural Gas Acquisition Program
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Linda Collins is a Contracting Officer and Director of the Natural Gas Acquisition Program at the General Services Administration (GSA). Ms. Collins is a Certified Energy Procurement Professional through the Association of Energy Engineers and holds a certificate from the University of Virginia in Acquisition Management.
Session:
Energy Lawyers & Contracting Officers Working Group Panel Discussion (Session 8)
Blaine Collison
Director, Green Power Partnership
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Blaine Collison is the Director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership. Since joining the EPA in 1996, Mr. Collison has managed energy efficiency efforts in residential new construction, consumer product performance labeling, commercial and institutional building management, and engagement of institutional investors.
Session:
Renewable Project Economics: Strategies to Financial Viability with Renewables (Session 5)
Robert Consalvo
Lead Engineering Project Manager
HDR, Inc.
Rob Consalvo manages the planning and design of complex laboratories for both public and private industry, and is HDR's Lead Engineering Project Manager for the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Mr. Consalvo is the Technical Representative for Army's Medical Countermeasures Test & Evaluation Facility, the Project Manager for Army's Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense and their Medical Research Institute of Environmental Medicine.
Session:
Laboratories (Session 1)
Elizabeth Cook
Project Manager
HDR, Inc.
Elizabeth Cook has 20 years of experience leading planning and design of complex laboratories for both public and private industry. She is an expert on the National Biodefense Strategy and the National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC) at Ft. Detrick, and is Project Manager for the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). In addition, Ms. Cook is Project Director for the Medical Countermeasures Test & Evaluation Facility. Ms. Cook also serves as project consultant for Army's scientific missions' realignment, and for Army's National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center.
Session:
Laboratories (Session 1)
Leslie Cook
EPA ENERGY STAR Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Leslie Cook is the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR Program Manager for the Public Sector. She works with states, local governments, schools, and federal agencies to help them improve their energy performance through the use of ENERGY STAR tools and resources. Ms. Cook joined ENERGY STAR in 2008, and prior to that she worked as an Associate with a private energy and environment consulting firm and participated with the EPA Green Building Workgroup as a National Environmental Management Studies Fellow.
CJ Cordova
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Energy, Environment and Fleet Management
Energy Team Lead
CJ Cordova works for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Energy, Environment and Fleet Management Program. Before joining Veteran's Affairs in 2004, she was active in combined cooling, heating, and power market development, supporting DOE and industry initiatives.
Session:
Civilian Agency Roundtable (Session 1)
Mile Corrigan
IT Manager
Noblis
Mile Corrigan is an IT Manager in Noblis' Center for Sustainability – Earth, Energy & Climate. She provides leadership and direction for Noblis' suite of sustainability-driven tools focused on GHG accounting and management, green building strategies, sustainability performance tracking, and energy efficiency. Ms. Corrigan's federal green IT client portfolio includes the GSA Carbon Footprint Tool, the GSA Sustainable Facilities (SF) Tool, SF Mobile, the DoD Sustainability Evaluation Tracking System, and the GSA LEED EB+OM Volume Certification Tool. She has extensive knowledge of the requirements set forth in Executive Order (EO) 13514, EO 13423, and integrating GHG accounting protocols and standards published by the World Resources Institute Reporting Standards, the International Standards Organization 14064-1, and the Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).
Session:
GSA Carbon Footprint Tool (Session 7)
Carl Costello
President
Greening America
Carl Costello is president and founder of Greening America, a 501c3 non-for-profit organization that educates the public about energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies that benefit society. He has worked on energy outreach and education programs for federal agencies since 1994.
Session:
Branding and Messaging: Getting the Biggest Bang from Outreach (Session 4)
Chip Cotton
Program Manager Energy R&D
General Electric (GE) Global Research
Chip Cotton is the Program Manager for Energy R&D with GE Global Research. Mr. Cotton coordinates strategic energy R&D programs for its Global Research Center. Previously, Mr. Cotton concluded a 23-year career in the U.S. Navy as the Director of the Navy Energy Coordination Office. GE is engaged with Federal, State, and local governments on several Smart Grid initiatives that include technologies spanning renewable power generation, demand management optimization, and advanced metering technologies.
Session:
Leadership Perspectives: View From the Top (Session 1)
Rick Counihan
Vice President of Government Affairs
EnerNOC, Inc.
Rick Counihan is Vice President of Government Affairs for EnerNOC, Inc., a leader in demand response and energy management services for the commercial and industrial sectors. Mr. Counihan has twenty five years of experience in the energy and utility fields, with employment stints in state, local and federal government, as well as the electric industry.
Session:
Demand Response Programs and Utility Non-Firm Rate Options (Session 3)
Daryl Cox
Research Staff Member
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Daryl Cox has been a member of the research staff at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) since 1990. Mr. Cox is heavily involved in the Save Energy Now LEADER program for the Department of Energy (DOE) and has been assessing pumping systems for energy optimization for over twelve years.
Session:
Industrial Operations (Session 9)
Anne Sprunt Crawley
Renewable Technology Manager, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Anne Crawley manages the Renewable Energy Technologies Program Element for the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). The FEMP Renewables Program promotes Federal facilities' use of renewable energy by providing guidance and information to agencies working to use renewable energy, and technical assistance to renewable projects.
Session:
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Compliance (Session 8)
Angela Crooks
Technology Development Manager
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Angela Crooks is a Technology Development Manager with the U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal program in Washington, D.C. Ms. Crooks oversees projects in policy, finance and workforce development. Ms. Crooks also provides analytical support in metrics development and strategic planning. Prior to joining DOE, Ms. Crooks specialized in using carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates as mechanisms for project financing.
Session:
Geothermal and Ground Source Applications (Session 8)
Donovan Cunningham
Assistant Director Executive Officer of the U.S. Attorney (retired)
U.S. Department of Justice
Donovan Cunningham has over twenty five years of experience in federal government contracting. Mr. Cunningham is recently retired from the position of Assistant Director, Executive Officer of the U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice. During his career, Mr. Cunningham was Chief of Procurement for the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons where he was responsible for an agency-level procurement division including a multi-billion dollar construction program.
Session:
MAC Contracting (Session 5)
Jack Curran
President
LED Transformations, LLC
Jack Curran, President of LED Transformations, LLC, serves as a contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy's Solid-State Lighting program. Dr. Curran provides vendor-neutral educational training to architects, lighting designers, utilities and municipalities of the basics of LED technology. He has given biannual full-day seminars to Pacific Gas & Electric on LED technology and applications, as well as presentations at similar industry events such as Lightfair and the SSL Design Summit.
Session:
Cutting-Edge Lighting Technologies (Session 9)
Karen Curran
Mechanical Engineer, Energy Division
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Karen Curran is a Mechanical Engineer for the Energy Division in GSA's Public Building Service and is responsible for agency coordination and reporting for the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), Section 432 compliance.
Session:
EISA 432: A Web-Based Tracking System (Session 3)
Doug Dahle
Principal Program Manager
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Doug Dahle is Principal Program Manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colordo. Since 1992, Mr. Dahle has provided advice, consultation and technical policy support to the Department of Energy's Office of Federal Energy Management Programs (FEMP). He has key expertise in assisting Federal agency implementation of Energy Savings Performance Contracts and other innovative financing mechanisms for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Session:
Contracting: Identifying and Overcoming the Toughest Challenges (Session 1)
Jimalee Dakin
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Visa Lighting
Jimalee is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Visa Lighting. Ms. Dakin's responsibilities include creating the product development roadmap and timing of new technology integration. This leadership resulted in DOE "Next Generation Recognized" products in 2009 and 2010. She brings more than twenty-five years lighting industry experience across design, distribution, manufacturing and lighting education.
Session:
Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting (Session 8)
Todd Davis
Business Development Manager for International Government Solutions
Schneider Electric
Todd Davis is the is the Business Development Manager for International Government Solutions at Schneider Electric. Mr. Davis has 15 years of experience integrating disparate Control & Automation systems from industries as diverse as Water/Wastewater, Oil & Gas, Electric Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Factory Automation, and special Government projects. Mr. Davis' service as a Certified Information Security System Professional (CISSP) for the past 10 years has allowed Todd to bring a perspective to integrated systems often overlooked with traditional approaches to Systems Integration.
Session:
Holistic Building Management (Session 5)
Cedreck Davis
Energy and Water Program Manager, Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA
Todd Davis is the Energy and Water Program Manager for the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center near Huntsville, Alabama. He is responsible for the development and implementation of energy-efficiency and water conservation for over 4.5 million square feet of property. Mr. Davis has been instrumental in the design and construction of four LEED office buildings, a LEED Laboratory of the 21st Century, upgrading a 68 year old building to LEED NC, and three LEED EBOM projects.
Session:
Converting Audit and Commissioning Reports into Actions (Session 2)
Lance Davis
Program Manager, Design Excellence Architecture Public Buildings Service (PBS)
General Service Administration (GSA)
Lance Davis is the Program Manager for Design Excellence Architecture for the Chief Architect's Office within GSA's Public Buildings Service (PBS). Mr. Davis' sustainable expertise focuses on gaining knowledge, educating GSA and its client agencies on best practices and a broader concept of sustainability. He helped author and publish Sustainability Matters that provides examples of GSA's progress toward sustainability to date.
Session:
Developing Water Management Plans and Understanding the Executive Orders (Session 4)
Bob Demyanovich
President
RJO Technologies, Inc.
Bob Demyanovich is President of RJD Technologies, Inc., an energy efficiency firm specializing in resource efficiency management, energy and water efficiency project development, energy auditing and innovative energy management software for federal facilities. Mr. Demyanovich has over sixteen years of experience in energy auditing and developing energy and water efficiency projects from initial idea through the design phase. He currently serves as the Resource Efficiency Manager Program Manager for NAVFAC Northwest.
Session:
Outdoor Water Use (Session 6)
Bob DeVault
Senior Research Engineer, Energy and Transportation Science Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (LBNL)
Bob DeVault has been at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for 34 years where he is a Senior Research Engineer in the Energy and Transportation Science Division. Early in his career, he worked on siting nuclear and synthetic fuel plants, before becoming involved in developing advanced energy efficient technologies for buildings and industry. Most recently, Mr. DeVault has worked on plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technology. .
Session:
Mitigating Energy Security Risks at Your Installation (Session 5)
Peter Devlin
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Program
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Peter Devlin is the Market Transformation and Intergovernmental Coordination Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Program. Mr. Devlin directs activities for fostering fuel cell technology adoption by government and industry. He is also responsible for managing the resulting projects and providing the input to R & D Programs.
Session:
Leveraging Fuel Cell and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technologies (Session 2)
Michael Dixon
National Sales Director, Electric Transportation Infrastructure, Electrical Sector
Eaton Corporation
Mike Dixon is the National Sales Director for Eaton's Electric Transportation Infrastructure business. He is an active proponent of electric vehicle (EV) technology, a voting member of SAE industry committees and has participated as an expert panelist in media and legislative briefing sessions for the Electric Drive Transportation Association.
Session:
Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure: Getting Ready for the Perfect Electrical Storm (Session 7)
E.W. Dovel
Vice President of Public Sector Sales
Harris Lighting
E.W. Dovel is the Vice President of Public Sector Sales at Harris Lighting. Mr. Dovel is a CEM and BOC 104 Instructor. He has over ten years of experience and has executed over 500 projects. The energy saving measures in these projects saves customers over $150 million annually.
Sessions:
Overview of GSA Contracts (Session1)
Technologies: Tomorrow is Too Late—GO!! (Session 5)
Michael DuCharme
Director of Product Marketing
Carlisle Construction Materials
Michael DuCharme is the Director of Product Marketing for Carlisle Construction Materials. In this capacity, he is actively involved in the product development for roofing systems and energy efficient building envelope components. Mr. DuCharme also serves as the Chairman of the EPDM Roofing Association an organization that focuses on original research on sustainability and life cycle analysis.
Session:
Building Envelope (Session 3)
Beverly Dyer
U.S. Department of Energy
Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
Beverly Dyer joined FEMP in October 2000, following her position as the EPA ENERGY STAR Buildings program manager for federal agencies. Her current duties include coordinating an interagency working group on sustainable design, developing a business case for sustainable design and construction, coordinating FEMP state grants, performing analysis of Federal sector needs and opportunities, and facilitating Energy Star bench marking and labeling of Federal buildings.
Session:
Behavior and the Link to Project Identification: Future Success Driven by Bad Behaviors (Session 7)
Amanda Eamich
Director of New Media
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Amanda Eamich is the Director of New Media for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this capacity, she provides strategic guidance to the Office of the Secretary and coordinates efforts of the Department's seven mission areas and 17 agencies. Ms. Eamich has helped enhance the relationship between public affairs, web and IT professionals to collaboratively design and implement new media programs and products.
Session:
Media Strategies: New Ways to Get the Word Out (Session 3)
Bill Eisele
Account Manager
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G)
Bill Eisele is an account manager in the Large Customer Group (LCG) of SCE&G. Mr. Eisele has 28 years of experience in the utility industry in marketing, generation, operations and customer service. He manages the corporate relationship with SCE&G's largest commercial, industrial and federal customers handling service connections, new construction, energy management, power quality, billing issues and contracts.
Session:
Assessing Utility Infrastructure (Session 4)
Sheri Eisert
Senior Research Scienteist
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Center for Occupational Health and Infection
Sheri Eisert is Senior Research Scientist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Occupational Health and Infection Control. Dr. Eisert is an expert in cost and comparative effectiveness related to health care interventions.
Session:
Hospitals: Cures for Hospital Energy Ills (Session 5)
Jennifer Elmore
Facility Energy Awareness and Communication Coordinator
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA)
Jennifer Elmore joined the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, known as AFCESA, home to the Air Force Facility Energy Center in October 2008. As the communication coordinator at AFCESA, Ms. Elmore works with more than 100 energy engineers at the major commands and installations to collect energy success stories and best practices and share them with the rest of the Air Force and media outlets.
Session:
Agency Awareness Campaigns (Session 8)
Dick Eppley
Managing Director
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
Dick Eppley leads Guggenheim Securities' Energy Funding Group, bringing nearly forty years of experience in investment banking, consulting, and banking to the enterprise. Prior to joining Guggenheim, Mr. Eppley was President of Hayes & Co, where he originated ESPC financings and executed the largest structured secondary transaction of ESPC contracts.
Session:
Energy Security Economics (Session 7)
Dwight Etheridge
Principal
Exeter Associates
Dwight Etheridge is a principal of Exeter Associates with twenty three years of wide ranging experience in the electric utility industry. Mr. Etheridge's areas of expertise include: retail competition, energy markets, risk management and control, distributed generation,telecommunications, contract rate negotiations, rate design, cost allocation and forecasting.
Major John Evans
Program Manager - Southwestern United States.
United States Army Health Facility Planning Agency (USAHFPA)
Major John Evans is the Program Manager for the Southwestern United States in the United States Army Health Facility Planning Agency. His assignments include Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Joint Guard and Operation Iraqi Freedom II.
Session:
Hospitals: Cures for Hospital Energy Ills (Session 5)
Mark Ewing
Director, Energy Division
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Mark Ewing is the Director of GSA's Energy Division. Mr. Ewing manages GSA's building inventory to achieve annual energy reduction targets, procures regulated utility services, implements advanced metering technology, and offers contract services for deregulated natural gas, electricity and renewable power.
Ed Faircloth
NASA
Ed Faircloth is an expert in building commissioning's application and lessons learned. Mr. Faircloth will draw on real life examples from his experience with NASA and the U.S. Army.
Session:
Excellence in O&M: Case Studies (Session 9)
Catherine Fairlie
Chief, Energy Management Branch
U.S. Air Force
Catherine A. Fairlie is the Chief, Energy Management Branch for the Air Force Civil Engineer. Her mission is to ensure an enduring and viable energy strategy that meets conservation mandates, establishes energy independence, and provides the pathway to acquire the resources necessary to make installation's energy efficient by reducing demand, increasing supply, and changing culture.
Scott Finlinson
NORESCO
Scott Finlinson designs and conducts program evaluation and validation research to demonstrate the effectiveness of a unique behavioral change process tailored to a specific organization. From these endeavors, he has conducted numerous energy-related workshops, published multiple scholarly articles and co-authored a book chapter. As the creator of Energy Conservation Through Behavior Change®, Dr. Finlinson has personally implemented and managed custom, sustainable behavior change programs at Universities, Colleges, K-12 School Districts, State and County Governments.
Holger Fischer
Staff Engineer
NASA Headquarters
Holger Fischer is a Staff Engineer at NASA Headquarters. Mr. Fischer has been with NASA HQ since October 2009. He is responsible for energy management, strategic planning, and policy at the agency level for NASA. Previously, Mr. Fischer was the Chief of Facility Engineering Design and Operations at the Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility.
Session:
Evaluating Energy and Sustainability Compliance (Session 2)
Peter Flynn
Managing Partner - Executive Vice President
Bostonia Partners
Peter Flynn is a Managing Partner and Executive Vice President of Bostonia Partners. Mr. Flynn has approximately 20 years of experience in law and finance. Mr. Flynn is experienced in the financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, as well as project finance, real estate finance, securitization and public private partnerships. At Bostonia, Mr. Flynn has structured and placed almost $1 billion in federal, municipal and commercial energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Session:
Financing: Identifying the Unique Risks of Financing Energy Projects, and How They Can be Reduced (Session 4)
Advanced Alternative Financing (Session 9)
Larry Fratis
DLA Energy
Larry Fratis has been procuring competitive electricity for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) since 1999. Mr. Fratis began the Demand Response program for the DOD in 2008.
Session:
Demand Response Programs and Utility Non-Firm Rate Options (Session 3)
Will Garvey
Deputy Associate Director
Office of the Federal Environmental Executive at the Council on Environmental Quality
Will Garvey is the Deputy Associate Director in the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive at the Council on Environmental Quality, a position he has held since August, 2009. Mr. Garvey lead the drafting of several past environmental Executive Orders and helped coordinate preparation of E.O. 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance signed in October of 2009. He has worked on implementation of Federal agency sustainability issues since the early 1990s.
Session:
Demystifying the Concept of Sustainability and Greenhouse Gases (GHG) (Session 1)
Kendra Gastright
Associate Director of the Systems Engineering Division, Office of Facilities Management and Reliability
Smithsonian Institute
Kendra Gastright is the Associate Director of the Systems Engineering Division where she manages the centralized maintenance program for the Office of Facilities Management and Reliability at the Smithsonian Institute. Previsouly, Ms. Gastright was an engineer in the Navy and served at several facilities most recently, the Naval Air Facility at Andrews Air Force Base, Bancroft Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy and the Navy Command Center at the Pentagon.
Session:
How to Incentivize Your Maintenance Staff (Session 7)
Michael Gayle
SkyBuilt Power, Inc.
Michael Gayle has over thirty years of experience in building and directing major programs, operations, sales, marketing, and new business development the public and private sectors. Mr. Gayle brings to SkyBuilt a unique "total picture" perspective and expertise in assessing competitive government markets in order to develop and implement successful business sector penetration strategies for maximum revenue generation.
Session:
Energy Efficiency in Remote Operations and Locations (Session 7)
Kevin Geiss
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics
U.S. Air Force
Kevin Geiss, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics. Dr. Geiss is responsible for providing oversight and direction for all matters pertaining to the formulation, review, and execution of plans, policies, programs, and budgets for the effective and efficient use of energy to support the global Air Force mission.
Session:
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Roundtable (Session 2)
Elisabeth Giever
Water Efficiency Team Member
Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)
Elisabeth Giever is a member of the Water Efficiency Team at Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL). Ms. Giever works closely with the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Water Efficiency program. Ms. Giever's work includes the developing FEMP's online water management training website, writing case studies of water efficiency best practices, and analyzing national water rate escalation and national drought risk.
Session:
Water and Our Future: 2030 Roundtable (Session 8)
Mark Gillem
Principal
The Urban Collaborative LLC
Mark Gillem is a Principal of The Urban Collaborative LLC, an interdisciplinary urban design firm that has prepared plans for military bases in the US, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Gillem is also an Associate Professor in Architecture at the University of Oregon. He is a primary instructor for introductory and advanced master planning courses for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, and his firm developed and teaches the planning visualization course for the U.S. Army.
Session:
Integrating Energy and Master Planning Using an Enterprise Approach (Session 9)
Brian Gilligan
National Program Manager, Office of Client Solutions
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Brian Gilligan is a National Program Manager for the General Services Administration in the Office of Client Solutions. Mr. Gilligan helps client agencies incorporate sustainability criteria into their strategic portfolio planning and decision making and guide their building tenants to take the actions needed to support GSA and client Agency sustainability goals.
Session:
Green is an Attitude: Not Just a Job (Session 2)
Michel Gelobter
Chief Green Officer
Hara
Michel Gelobter is Chief Green Officer at Hara and one of the country's leading sustainability and climate strategists. Mr. Gelobter has worked for more than twenty-five years in business, policy, research, and advocacy on energy, environmental, and social policy. He is Founder and Chairman of the Board of Cooler, a for-profit social venture whose mission is to connect every consumer purchase to a solution for global warming.
Danny Gore
Energy Program Manager
U.S. Coast Guard
Session:
Keys to Success: Who, What, When, and Where (Session 2)
Ken Gray
Renewable Energy and Utility Management Program
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency
Ken Gray currently heads the Air Force renewable energy and utility management program that leads the Department of Defense in the use and development of renewable energy. Mr. Gray brings a wide background in facility management, program and construction management, Naval Construction Force (Seabees) and contracting gained in a twenty-year career as a Civil Engineer Corps officer with the U.S. Navy and ten years in the private sector.
Session:
Renewable Mandates (Session 9)
Alan Greenberg
Vice Chair, Smart Grid Cyber Security Working Group (CSWG)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Alan Greenberg currently serves s the Vice Chair for the NIST Smart Grid Cyber Security Working Group (CSWG). In addition, Mr. Greenberg is the Technical Director for Boeing's Cyber and Information Solutions Business. He has supported SMART Grid efforts and assists cyber technology development, integration and certification-accreditation across the different business units throughout Boeing.
Session:
Energy Security Threats and Risks (Session 2)
Teri Harris
Chief Information Officer, Golden Field Office
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Teri Harris is the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Energy's Golden Field Office. Ms. Harris is responsible for managing the Information Technology division in support of over 400 Federal and Contractor employees. The focus for the last two years has been to promote energy efficiency and sustainability in the data center and at the desktop level at a time when Golden grew more than 150% in a matter of one year due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Session:
Energy Efficiency in Remote Operations and Locations (Session 8)
Jennifer Hazelman
Program Analyst
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Jennifer Hazelman is a Program Analyst with the U.S. General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, Acquisition Management Program Analysis Division. Ms. Hazelman is the Program Manager for the GSA Carbon Footprint Tool, a free tool offered to federal agencies to assist them in developing a comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
Session:
GSA Carbon Footprint Tool (Session 7)
Barbara Heller
President and CEO
DC Strategies
Barbara Heller is President and CEO of DC Strategies. Ms. Heller is an Architect who has participated in more than 500 large-scale construction projects, She is a leading authority on architectural and construction specifications, information management and facilitating business process improvements through technology integration and organizational change.
Session:
Enabling the Energy Security Solution: Resources, Governance, and Integration (Session 9)
James Heller
Product Line Coordinator
Department of Navy
James Heller is the Utilities and Energy Product Line Coordinator, at the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center. Mr. Heller leads engineers, computer specialists and program analysts who execute the Navy energy program.. His team assists with energy project execution, validates new technology, assesses feasibility of renewable energy, improves energy awareness, and manages the SECNAV awards program. Mr. Heller has twenty nine years of energy engineering experience, is a registered professional mechanical engineer in the state of California, and a member of ASME and AEE. In 2011 he received FEMP's individual exceptional service award, he is a prior FEMP Energy Champion and part of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command team that won a Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management in 2003.
Session:
Data Rich, Information Poor: Facility Data Challenges (Session 7)
Mel Hendricks
Corporate Energy Program Manager
Army-Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
Mel Hendricks is the Corporate Energy Program Manager for the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). In his more than 20 years of experience in Sustainability, Energy, and Controls management at Texas Instruments and AAFES Mr. Hendricks led conversions of isolated existing building systems at multiple sites to connected, seamless, standardized, well-documented, cost-effective energy saving solutions.
Session:
Overview of the Navy and AAFES (Session 2)
Jonathan Herrmann
Director
National Homeland Security Research Center
Jonathan Herrmann is the Director of the National Homeland Security Research Center. Mr. Herrmann is involved with the White House Homeland Security Council ensuring the Center's research addresses the most pressing needs of the federal government with respect to terrorist threats and attacks. He holds an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters Degree in Business Administration and is a Professional Engineer and Board Certified with the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
Session:
Water and Our Future: 2030 Roundtable (Session 8)
John Hickey
Commanding Officer
U.S. Coast Guard
John Hickey is in his 25th year with the U.S. Coast Guard and is currently stationed in Seattle. Captain Hickey is leading the services efforts on energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability for assets ashore. He is Professional Engineer, LEED AP and Certified Facility Manager.
Tom Hicks
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
U.S. Navy
Tom Hicks was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy in March 2010. Mr. Hicks serves as the Secretariat focal point on all matters pertaining to the Department of Navy's energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy sources, and green initiatives. Mr. Hicks joined the Department of the Navy from the U.S. Green Building Council where he held several executive roles. As Vice President of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, Mr. Hicks led the development and implementation of all LEED rating systems.
Session:
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Roundtable (Session 2)
Warren High
Senior Principal Scientist
AMEC
Warren High is a Senior Principal Scientist at AMEC where he plans, designs, and reviews water resource projects throughout the eastern half of the United States. Mr. High has worked for a wide range of clients including developers, national chains, non-profit organizations, municipalities, state and federal governments. He is particularly adept at working with contractors to get measures on the ground that perform as planned.
Session:
Sustainability is Also Water (Session 8)
JP Hoffman
Business Development Manager
Siemens Industry, Inc.
JP Hoffman is Business Development Manager for Siemens Industry, Inc. In this position, Mr. Hoffman helps customers develop solutions to conserve energy and implement renewable energy generation for their facilities through Performance Contracting. He has over fifteen years of experience ranging from traditional to non-traditional energy conservation measures.
Session:
Utility Teaming (Session 4)
Michael Holda
Program Manager
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Mike Holda supports the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program's Project Funding Program, where he assists federal agencies develop alternatively financed projects. Mr. Holda has over 25 years experience in facility design, engineering, project, and program management at Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories.
Sessions:
Keys to Success: Who, What, When, and Where (Session 2)
Technology Evaluation Programs (Session 6)
Frank Hollifield
Attorney
U.S. Air Force
Major Hollifield has extensive practice experience in Federal Procurement Law, Federal Procurement Litigation, Utility Litigation, Utility Contract Negotiation, Real Property Transactions, and as in-house counsel, facilitating sound, practical solutions for procurement, utility service transactions, and real property transactions. Major Hollifield's experience has provided a useful knowledge base of the regulatory, litigation, and practical considerations that impact the development and execution of energy projects in aid of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other programs designed to reach Federal energy management goals. Major Hollifield is an attorney licensed to practice law by the State of Alabama.
Session:
Energy Lawyers & Contracting Officers Working Group Panel Discussion (Session 8)
Matthew Holtry
Lead, Center for Sustainability
Noblis
Matthew Holtry is a Lead in Noblis' Center for Sustainability. He provides subject matter expertise in the development and implementation of federal Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans (SSPP) including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, sustainable acquisition (green procurement), and solid waste management. He delivered sustainability training or assistance to more than a dozen federal agencies to assist with Executive Order (EO) 13423 and EO 13514 implementation. Mr. Holtry recently worked collaboratively with GSA, CEQ, DOE FEMP, and DOT to develop the Scope 3 Employee Commuter Survey as a solution that can be used by any federal agency to fulfill EO 13514 GHG reporting requirements.
Session:
GSA Carbon Footprint Tool (Session 7)
Ben Hough
Senior Consultant
Redhorse
Ben Hough is a Senior Consultant with more than twenty years of experience delivering solutions to save money, reduce resource consumption, and help the environment. Mr. Hough has broad-based technical skills in energy, environmental, and transportation services applied across federal, state, local, private, and international projects.
Session:
The Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Connection (Session 6)
Russell Hume
Engineer
U.S. Air Force Academy
Russell Hume is an engineer at the Air Force Academy. Mr. Hume develops and executes design and construction projects at the Academy and manages the energy program from conservation to renewable energy deployment.
Session:
Go Big with Renewables: The Cheaper, Faster, and More Impactful Way (Session 2)
Dave Hunt
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Dave Hunt currently supports the Deparment of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program's (FEMP) Operations and Maintenance ()&M) program with emphasis in the areas of best practices, site audit, and retrocommissioning assistance. Mr. Hunt has also worked as an alternative financing program analyst, and led efforts to identify new technologies. Prior to joining PNNL, he served as the energy manager for the U.S. Marine Corps and engineer for GSA's energy program.
Session:
Common Solutions to Common Problems in Federal Buildings (Session 1)
Linda Hunter
Director, Energy Management Services
Tetra Tech EM Inc
Session:
The Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Connection (Session 6)
Craig Hustwit
Project Manager
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
Craig Hustwit works for U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Mr. Hustwit leads the Federal Energy Management Program's (FEMP) efforts in developing biomass and alternative methane fuels power plants at federal facilities around the country.
Session:
Bio-Mass, Bio-Gas, and Waste to Energy Applications (Session 6)
Will Irby
Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center
Will Irby is an ESPC Project Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center. Mr. Irby's duties include new-start ESPC's, ESPC's in construction, and ESPC's in the measuremtn and verification (M&V) stage. He is also responsible for running the Resource Efficiency Manager Program for the Corps.
Session:
Advanced Alternative Financing (Session 9)
Jay Johnson
Chevron
Jay Johnson directs business operations management, infrastructure, and planning for overall execution of activities associated with energy-related federal programs with the federal government at Chevron. Mr. Johnson began his professional career as an Army officer commanding artillery units, managing operations and logistics in various world-wide assignments, as well as serving as the Contingency Contracting Officer.
Session:
Contracting: Identifying and Overcoming the Toughest Challenges (Session 1)
Melanie Johnson
Electrical Engineer
General Dynamics Information Technology
Melanie Johnson is an Electrical Engineer in the Energy Branch of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL).
Tyler Johnson
Manager, Federal Sales and Business Development Division
FLS Energy
Tyler Johnson leads FLS Energy's Federal Sales and Business Development Division. Mr. Johnson helps federal agencies achieve their renewable energy mandates while improving energy security, reducing energy costs, and reducing environmental impact. Mr. Johnson brings over twenty years of experience in sales, marketing and business development.
Session:
Steam 101 (Session 8)
Steven Johnson
Mechanical Engineer
Peterson Engineering
Steven Johnson is a Mechanical Engineer at Peterson Engineering, Inc. Mr. Johnson has over thirteen years of experience providing mechanical, electrical, and communications engineering services for a diverse client base throughout the southeastern United States. For the past four years, he has focused on mechanical designs for primarily Federal Government facilities. He is experienced in project management, design, energy analysis, and construction administration for both design-bid-build and design-build contracts.
Session:
Guidelines for Achieving Net-Zero/High-Performance Sustainable (Session 1)
Bill Johnston
Schneider Electric
Bill Johnston has more than twenty two years of industry experience, including fifteen years as a manager for commercial and government energy efficiency, renewable energy solutions, supply and demand management programs. During this career, Mr. Johnston has helped develop more than 89 Energy Service Performance Contract (ESPC) projects — totaling nearly $900 million— with the U.S. State Department and Local Government, Utilities, and commercial clients.
Kathleen Judd
Senior Research Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Kathleen Judd is a Senior Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Ms. Judd has experience conducting greenhouse gas inventories. Ms. Judd is currently leading an effort to develop a roadmap to a climate neutral federal government and plan for climate neutral federal campuses.
Session:
Success is in the Details: Why Invest in a High-Quality GHG Inventory? (Session 4)
Don Juhasz
Director Energy Resource Management
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Don Juhasz currently serves as the Director for Energy Resource Management for the Defense Logistics Agency and received the 2009 Federal Energy Management Meritorious Service Award. A Cum Laude Engineering graduate with a Masters of Engineering Degree from Brigham Young University, he is a former Army test pilot and flight test engineer. He is a Certified Energy Manager with 19 years active involvement performing energy audits and energy reduction project development.
Session:
Life-Cycle Cost Methodology (Session 6)
Ron Kamen
Founder
EarthKind Energy
Ron Kamen is currently a founding partner of EarthKind Energy, a New York company that provides solar heat and hot water systems to residents, businesses, and institutions throughout the northeast U.S.
Session:
Solar Thermal Technology Overview (Session 7)
Kevin Kampschroer
Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Kevin Kampschroer is the Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Mr. Kampschroer has created the framework for which GSA responds to the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's mandate to move GSA's Federal building inventory toward high-performance green buildings.
Session:
High-Performance Buildings Compliance (Session 4)
Alicen Kandt
Senior Mechanical Engineer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Alicen Kandt is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the Integrated Applications Office (IAO). Ms. Kandt provides assistance in assessing technical and economic potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency opportunities as well as technical support of projects. She also maintains and improves spreadsheet screening tools and teaches workshops detailing how to use screening and design tools for renewable technologies.
Session:
Historic Buildings: Savings of Historic Proportions (Session 2)
Tony Karwoski
Resource Efficiency Manager at Ft. Meade, MD
Sain Engineering Associates
Tony Karwoski is the Resource Efficiency Manager at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, a BRAC+ Army post with over 400 buildings. He joined Sain Engineering in January 2010 with over thirty years as an architect, building energy advocate, and site representative for construction/renovation projects valued from 60 to 400 million dollars for leading AE firms in the Washington, DC area. Mr. Karwoski is working on consumption optimization strategies through advanced energy micro-grid design for complex campus operations in highly congested utility service areas.
Session:
Holistic Building Management (Session 5)
Calvin Kawamura
Project Manager
NAVFAC SW
Calvin Kawamura is part of the Renewable Program Office at NAVFAC SW. His current focus is on developing renewable generation projects throughout the NAVFAC SW area of operations. Specifically, current emphasis has been on awarding a Solar Multiple Award Contract (MAC) which is in place to allow for onsite Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for Navy and Marine Corps facilities in CA, AZ, NV, and other western states.
Session:
Building the Business Case: How to Get Dollars and Make Sense (Session 6)
Richard Kidd
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Energy & Sustainability)Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy & Environment
U.S. Army
Richard Kidd is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Energy & Sustainability)Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy & Environment. In this position he is responsible for overall program direction, establishment of policies, development and refinement of strategies, and oversight for implementation of all programs and initiatives related to Energy Security and Sustainability within the Army. As the Army's Senior Energy Executive, Mr. Kidd coordinates and integrates both installation (traditional as well as expeditionary) and operational energy programs and strategies.
Session:
Leadership Perspectives: View From the Top (Session 1)
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Roundtable (Session 2)
Alan King
Director of Energy Partnerships
U.S. Army
Alan King is the Director Energy Partnerships in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installation and Environment). In this role he provides oversight for all renewable and alternative energy projects in the Army. Mr King has over 30 years of leadership experience in Army installations programs while working in both the public and private sector.
Session:
Budgeting, Funding, and Scoring (Session 8)
Paul Kistler
Team Leader, Navy Energy Technology Validation (Techval) Program
U.S. Navy
Paul Kistler is the Team Leader for the Navy Energy Technology Validation (Techval) Program. The Navy Techval Program evaluates and validates newer energy saving technologies that have just been introduced to the commercial market place. Once these technologies are validated, Techval works to transition them into Navy-wide use.
Sessions:
Overview of the Navy and AAFES (Session 2)
Technology Evaluation Programs (Session 6)
Rob Kittel
Chief Business Analyst
CTC
Rob Kittel is the Chief Business Analyst at CTC. In addition to working as a part-time employee of CTC, Mr. Kittel also performs consulting services on behalf of private and Federal clients relating to Federal acquisition and energy and utility program issues. He has provided legal and project development support to the utility and energy programs of the military from 1979 until his retirement from the Federal service in 2009. Throughout his Federal career Mr. Kittel focused on providing not only headquarters-level energy and utility program support, but project-specific support to Navy and Army installations in planning and executing energy and utility projects.
Session:
Energy Lawyers & Contracting Officers Working Group Panel Discussion (Session 8)
Robert Knoedler
Vice President
Hanson Professional Services
Robert Knoedler is a Vice President for Hanson Professional Services Inc. and serves as the Principal-in-Charge of their Energy Practice. Mr. Knoedler has degrees in both electrical and mechanical engineering and is registered in both disciplines in 10 states. His work has included energy projects for Federal Agencies such as NASA, the U.S. Navy, the USDA, the GSA, and the Dept. of Energy. His experience focuses on analyzing, benchmarking and improving existing building performance for both new and existing construction.
Brian Lally
President
Lally Energy Saving Solutions, Inc. (LESS)
Brian Lally is President of Lally Energy Saving Solutions (LESS), Inc. an energy consulting company. Mr. Lally is the former Facilities Energy and Utilities Privatization Director for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment. He is a Professional Engineer, a Certified Energy Manager and Class-A Contractor in Virginia.
Jennifer Languell
Trifecta Construction Solutions, Inc.
Jennifer Languell has championed the integration of green building principles and sustainable design within the construction industry for over fifteen years. As a pre-eminent sustainability consultant, she is called upon by leading contractors and developers to help them create more efficient and sustainable projects. She is a subject matter expert on sustainability for such outlets as Business Week, CNN Headline News, HGTV and CNBC.
Session:
Technologies for Net-Zero Buildings (Session 3)
Tammie Learned
Program Manager, Environmental Engineering Analysis Program (EEAP)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tammie Learned is the Program Manager of the Environmental Engineering Analysis Program (EEAP) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ms. Learned manages the three-phased EEAP process with a team of Energy subject matter experts (SMEs). Ms. Learned's work experience is spread across multiple disciplines including oil and gas, medical, ordnance, safety, logistics, missile defense, quality, and chemical demilitarization.
Sessions:
Project Identification: Let's Get Started (Session 4)
MAC Contracting (Session 5)
Stan Lee
Chief, Energy Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Stan Lee is the Chief of the Energy Division where several Army-wide Energy Programs are centrally managed for execution; notably, Energy Savings and Performance Contracting (ESPC), Army Metering, Energy Engineering and Analysis Program, Commercial Utilities, Resource Efficiency Management; and support of the Energy Conservation and Investment Program. He has supervised or personally managed a wide variety of projects and programs involving construction, design, operations and maintenance, centralized procurement, explosives safety, and environmental remediation.
Stephen Leeds
Senior Counselor to the Administrator
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Stephen Leeds was appointed as Senior Counselor to the Administrator for the U.S. General Services Administration on August 10, 2009. As Senior Counselor, Mr. Leeds is the Agency Senior Sustainability Officer, leading GSA's efforts under Executive Orders 13423 and 13514 to fulfill GSA's responsibilities and opportunities under those EOs as well as assisting GSA's federal agency customers with solutions to help them integrate sustainability throughout their agencies and achieve their sustainability goals.
Session:
Civilian Agency Roundtable (Session 1)
Kate Lewis
Deputy Program Manager, BioPreferred Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Kate Lewis is the Deputy Program Manager of BioPreferred for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In this capacity, Ms. Lewis co-manages the development, marketing, sales, purchasing and evaluation of biobased products for the Federal, commercial and consumer sectors in an effort to advance the market for renewable bioproducts made from agricultural materials.
Sessions:
Branding and Messaging: Getting the Biggest Bang from Outreach (Session 4)
Green Procurement Matters: Reducing Your Environmental Footprint for a Sustainable Future (Session 9)
Bernie Lindsey
Utilities & Energy Program Manager
U.S. Navy, Navy Region Southwest
Bernie Lindsey is the Utilities and Energy Program Manager for the U.S. Navy Region Southwest.
Session:
How Metering Data Impacts Human Behavior (Session 7)
Tracy Logan
Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Tracy Logan is a Program Analyst in the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). In this role, she manages the Federal On-Site Renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Renewable Power Purchase (RPP) Programs and is responsible for review and concurrence on public utility contracts for the Department of Energy. Ms. Logan helps agencies meet their renewable energy goals under EPAct 2005 section 203 by providing support to Federal agencies interested in hosting non-appropriated, on-site renewable resources; additionally, she provides support to agencies interested in purchasing renewable energy certificates.
Tom Lowery
AMEC
Tom Lowery has over twenty five years of experience as a lead engineer, project manager, and program manager in energy engineering projects. He is well-recognized in the energy and renewable energy market where he promotes opportunities for renewable energy and energy conservation projects.
Session:
Facility Audits and Evaluations: What I Have, What I Need, and Where am I Going (Session 2)
Carl Lundstrom
Federal Solutions Manager
Eaton
Carl Lundstrom is a Federal Solutions Manager with Eaton Corporation.
Session:
The Business Case for Metering (Session 5)
Jennifer MacDonald
Acting Director, Sustainability Performance Office
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Jennifer MacDonald is the Acting Director, Sustainability Performance Office at the Department of Energy. Prior to joining DOE, Ms. MacDonald worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She holds an MPA in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from Columbia University, a B.A. in Political Science focusing in Public Policy from The George Washington University and is certified in Legislative Studies by Georgetown University.
Session:
Evaluating Energy and Sustainability Compliance (Session 2)
Jeff Marqusee
Executive Director of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Director of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
Jeff Marqusee is currently the Executive Director of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Director of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). SERDP is a tri-agency (DoD, DOE, and EPA) environmental research and development program managed by the Department of Defense. SERDP supports research and development to solve environmental issues of relevance to DoD. ESTCP is a DoD-wide program designed to demonstrate innovative environmental technologies at DoD facilities. ESTCP provides for rigorous validation of the cost and performance of new environmental technologies in cooperation with the regulatory and end-user communities.
Session:
Technology Evaluation Programs (Session 6)
David Martinez
Corporate Computing Facilities Coordinator
Sandia National Laboratories
David Martinez has worked in the Sandia National Laboratories Corporate Computing Facilities (CCF) for over twenty five years in a variety of capacities. Currently, Mr. Martinez is the CCF Facilities Coordinator. During his tenure, he seen the data center operations move from 20,000 sq. ft. to over 77,000 sq. ft. comprised of four unique data center environments. Mr. Martinez is considered the power and cooling subject matter expert for Sandia's CCF.
Session:
Achieving Energy Efficiency in New or Existing Data Centers (Session 4)
Simon Matthews
Senior Project Manager
Tetra Tech
Simon Matthews is a Senior Project Manager for Tetra Tech EMI. He is a Mechanical Engineer, Certified Energy Manager, Certified Energy Auditor, Certified Building Commissioning Professional, and LEED Accredited Professional with over twenty years of experience and technical expertise in the areas of energy efficiency, energy auditing and retrocommissioning. Mr. Matthews has performed comprehensive energy auditing and commissioning services for a wide range of clients which include the United States Air Force, Air National Guard, and Navy.
Session:
Commissioning: Are You Getting What You Paid For? (Session 9)
Tony Mayfield
Program Manager
SRA
Tony Mayfield is a Program Manager with SRA. Mr. Mayfielf has twenty-three years of experience in information systems, process analysis/re-engineering and training with both commercial and government with a primary focus on process and systems improvement projects. He has provided oversight, coordination and leadership in contract development, scope determination, conflict/issue resolution, while keeping a proper balance by utilizing best management practices.
Session:
Contracting: Identifying and Overcoming the Toughest Challenges
Keith McAllister
Resource Efficiency Manager (REM), Fort Bragg
Sain Engineering Associates
Keith McAllister is currently contracted with Sain Engineering where he is serving Fort Bragg as a Resource Efficiency Manager. In this capacity, Mr. McAllister focuses on Renewable Energy, Energy Independence and Security and Micro-grid applications. Mr. McAllister holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. While attending Graduate School, Mr. McAllister began working for the Research Department of Progress Energy - Carolinas (PEC), where he focused on demand side management and distributed generation technologies.
Session:
Mitigating Energy Security Risks at Your Installation (Session 5)
David McAndrew
Utility Program Lead, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
David McAndrew is the project lead for Utility Energy Service Contracts and state energy efficiency incentive programs. Mr. McAndrew is responsible for technical review and approval of energy contracts and regulatory actions at DOE facilities. Mr. McAndrew also assists with FEMP's efforts to assist agencies in purchasing renewable energy and credits.
Luke McAuliffe
Vice President, Demand Response Services
World Energy
Luke McAuliffe is Vice President for Demand Response services at World Energy. Mr. McAuliffe has an intimate knowledge of demand response offerings incnluding broad experience with enrolling and managing companies that wish to participate in demand response programs. He works with clients from the public, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing sectors.
Session:
Industrial Operations (Session 9)
David McGeown
Project Developer
SRA International
David McGeown, is a Project Developer for SRA International for Federal government energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Mr. McGeown's current assignments include support to the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Army and US Air Force. Mr. McGeown is an expert in project financing and is a lead contributor to the Fort Bliss NetZero program.
Session:
Developing the Scope of Work: Getting Focused (Session 5)
Kate McMordie Stoughton
Water Resources Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Kate McMordie Stoughton is a Water Resources Engineer with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, specializing in Federal water management and plumbing efficiency. Ms. McMordie currently leads the water efficiency team for PNNL, including initiatives in the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Water Efficiency program, Army, and Building Energy Codes. As part of this work, Ms. McMordie has provides water management training, technical assistance, and site level assessments.
Sessions:
Developing Water Management Plans and Understanding the Executive Orders (Session 4)
Sustainability is Also Water (Session 8)
Bill McMullen
Regional Vice President
EMC Engineers, Inc.
Bill McMullen is a Regional Vice President for EMC Engineers, Inc and has more than twenty years of experience in the area of building operations, facility engineering and commissioning and energy engineering. He has been the principal Commissioning Authority on more than 25 projects in the Southeastern United States and also has many years of experience in building automation and controls, system integration and building maintenance.
Session:
Converting Audit and Commissioning Reports into Actions (Session 2)
Maureen McNulty
SRA
Maureen McNulty has more than 20 years experience in the field of communications, nine of which have focused on issues of sustainable building, environmental awareness and energy efficiency. Ms. McNulty's expertise includes strategic communications planning, behavior change programs, project coordination and management, creative direction and market research.
Sessions:
Branding and Messaging: Getting the Biggest Bang from Outreach (Session 4)
Behavior: Noting and Leveraging Factors that Motivate People Act on Energy and Sustainability (Session 8)
Bill McQuaid
Senior Analyst for DOD's Energy Conservation Programs
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
Bill McQuaid is a Senior Program Analyst in the Investment Branch, National Security Division, Office of Management and Budget. Bill is the budget and program examiner for DOD's energy conservation programs including the Energy Conservation Investment Program; Energy Savings Procurement Contracts; Alternative Energy Financing Vehicles; and Operational Energy. He is OMB's contact for DOD's Priority Program to "Increase Energy Efficiencies." Bill holds Master's Degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (Economics), and San Francisco State University (Social Science). He is a member of the American Economic Association and the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis. He has been a graduate class lecturer at George Mason University, George Washington University, and the National Defense University, and an OPM Trainer in Colorado, Washington and West Virginia.
Session:
Outside the Fence (Session 7)
Bill Meathe
Johnson Controls
Bill Meathe has over thirty years of experience with Johnson Controls in the federal government market. Currently, Mr. Meathe is responsible for the management of all Johnson Controls business in the West and Northwest regions. Previously, he managed major government programs and responsible for the business development of the federal marketplace.
Session:
Industry Roundtable (Session 3)
Jack Menninger
Federal Team
Constellation Energy
Jack Menninger has over thirty five years of experience in the energy services industry. Mr. Menninger works with customers to creatively structure projects and contracts that satisfy their needs. He is a member of the Federal Team at Constellation Energy that is responsible for the development and implementation of energy projects with the Federal government.
Session:
Utility Teaming (Session 4)
Karen Messmer
Senior Project Manager
Washington State University (WSU) Extension Energy Program
Karen Messmer is a Senior Project Manager at the Washington State University (WSU) Extension Energy Program. For over thirty years, Ms. Messmer has worked at the local and state level to research, coordinate and manage energy programs. Her efforts in both the residential and nonresidential sectors resulted in significant savings of public and consumer funds. Ms. Messmer currently manages support for Resource Conservation Managers at the WSU Extension Energy Program. She also works with the WSU Energy Program Industrial Services team.
Session:
The Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Connection (Session 6)
Jim Miller
Mechanical Engineer, Energy Branch, Facilities Division
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center (USA ERDC-CERL)
Jim Miller is a Mechanical Engineer in the Energy Branch, Facilities Division, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center (USA ERDC-CERL) in Champaign, IL. His current work is aimed at improving energy efficiency, avoiding mold and mildew problems in new and existing military facilities and improving building commissioning in military construction projects. Previously, Mr. Miller has been involved with improving facility maintenance and in protecting military facilities from chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) attacks.
Session:
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technologies (Session 4)
Melanie Miller
Senior Project Manager
Duke Energy
Melanie Miller is a Senior Project Manager in Duke Energy's Global Technology Office. Ms. Miller is responsible for evaluating and testing new products that can cause significant impacts to the utility industry. She has a BS in Computer Engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a MBA from Wingate University.
Session:
Interconnection Control Issues for Connecting Large Scale Utility Systems to the Grid (Session 6)
Mark Miller
Principal
Stategic Building Solutions, LLC
Mark Miller is a principal at Strategic Building Solutions, LLC and has an extensive background in both building commissioning and energy management with large institutional and commercial buildings. He is the current President of the Building Commissioning Association (BCA). His work includes leading commissioning and energy efficiency efforts for large commercial and institutional clients across the United States. He has also served as chair of the New and Existing Building Commissioning Best Practices Committee, and was instrumental in the publication of the Existing Building Commissioning Best Practices document. He also serves as a subcommittee chair for ASHRAE Guideline 0.2.
Session:
Best Practices in Energy and Water Auditing and Existing Building Commissioning (Session 4)
Anita Molino
Principal
Bostonia Partners, LLC
Anita Molino is a Principal with Bostonia Partners LLC, a financial services and investment banking firm. Ms. Molino has extensive capital markets experience and has pioneered the introduction of a variety of credits into the capital market. Ms. Molino has also served in the capacity of Financial Advisor to several States, Municipal and US Government agencies on a variety of privatizations and public/private partnerships involving securitizations.
Session:
Renewable Financing Vehicles in the Federal Sector (Session 1)
Michael Mondshine
Vice President and Senior Policy Analyst
SAIC
Michael Mondshine is Vice President and Senior Policy Analyst at SAIC. In this capacity, Mr. Mondshine is responsible for integrating delivery of strategic risk management services associated with water, waste, energy and climate change. From 1993 through 2009, he led all climate change policy and management consulting activities at SAIC. Mr. Mondshine has been named to the UNFCCC Roster of Experts on greenhouse gas emissions inventory preparation and baseline methods for JI and CDM projects. He was recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for his contributions to their receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize. He serves on the board of the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) and is a member of the Council of Graduate School's advisory panel on the Professional Science Master's degree.
Session:
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Compliance (Session 8)
Michael Murray
CEO
Lucid Design Group
Michael Murray is CEO and co-founder at Lucid Design Group. Lucid's mission is to bring real-time environmental performance data to building occupants to engage, educate, motivate and empower resource conservation. Mr. Murray is a frequent speaker on metering and behavior-based conservation programs. Previously, Mr. Murray served as project manager for Global Footprint Network, a nonprofit think-tank focused on the Ecological Footprint, a measure of ecosystem services and environmental impact.
Session:
Behavioral Economics: It's all About the "Benjamins" (Session 6)
Frank Napoli
Regional Energy Manager, Region 3 (VISN 3)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Frank Napoli is a Regional Energy Manager responsible for VA's Region 3 (VISN 3) Energy/Water and Fleet Management Programs. In this position, Mr. Napoli functions as the Lead Energy and Fleet Manager and is the principle liaison between VA Central Office, Regional Management, and the facilities. He reports on progress in meeting mandated targets regarding reduction of energy, water and fuel consumption to the Regional leadership and to Central Office in Washington DC.
Session:
Green is an Attitude: Not Just a Job (Session 2)
Patricia Nardone
Energy Services Manager
Georgia Power Company
Patricia Nardone currently serves as the Energy Service Manager for Georgia Power Company. Mrs. Nardone leads her team in all aspects of UESC project development and implementation. She has over 15 years experience in developing, evaluating, financing, negotiating, and managing large scale energy projects for Southern Company. Projects/Contracts include awards with all Branches of Service and with multiple non-DOD Federal Agencies. Mrs. Nardone holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business from Auburn University.
Session:
Industry Roundtable (Session 3)
Les Nelson
Renewable Energy Researcher and Technical Program Manager
Western Renewables Group
Les Nelson is a Renewable Energy Researcher and Technical Program Manager at Western Renewables Group. Mr. Nelson's specialties in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies include solar thermal systems, photovoltaics, heating and cooling applications, and residential or commercial building technologies with a concentration in the computer aided analysis of heat transfer and fluid flow.
Session:
Solar Thermal Technology Overview (Session 7)
Les Norman
Vice President and Technical Director
Industrial Water Engineering (IWE)
Les Norman is the Vice President and Technical Director for Industrial Water Engineering. He is a Professional Engineer and Certified Water Technologist (CWT) and has been in water treatment for 38 years. Mr. Norman was involved in implementing a zero discharge program for the San Juan Power Plant. With IWE, he has been involved in numerous water recycling projects with industrial customers.
Session:
Water Use and Conservation in Central Utility Buildings (Session 5)
Mark Nunnelly
Mechanical Engineer
Bell South
Mark Nunnelly is a mechanical engineering, a registered professional engineer, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He has been involved in the construction, engineering and HVAC industry for over 29 years. Over the last thirteen years, his involvement with projects has primarily pertained to Commissioning, Retro-commissioning, humidity control, and energy management for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. Mr. Nunnelly is certified as a Commissioning Authority (CxA) through the AABC Commissioning Group. He has been a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for over 25 years. Mr. Nunnelly is recognized as one of ASHRAE's Distinguished Lecturers.
Session:
Moving Toward Continuous Building Commissioning (Session 8)
Eric Nyenhuis
Senior Project Developer
AECOM
Eric Nyenjuis is a Senior Project Developer with over seventeen years of experience in developing and implementing design/build mechanical and energy retrofit projects in biotechresearch and processing, food processing, education, and government facilities. His experience includes feasibility studies and investment grade audits, facility masterplanning, HVAC and central plant optimization, building commissioning, and measurement and verification. Before joining AECOM, Mr. Nyenhuis was a Project Development Engineer at Siemens Building Technologies and a Sr. Project Engineer at Onsite Energy Corporation.
Session:
Keys to Success: Who, What, When, and Where (Session 3)
Murat Okandan
Technical Staff Principal Member
Sandia National Lab
Murat Okandan is a Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, and has been involved in microelectronics and microsystems arena with expertise in solid state device physics, microelectronics processing and sensors. He has been contributing to and leads several projects ranging from biomedical (DOE Artificial Retina Program, NIH-R01 Actuated Neural Probes) to extreme environment/highly sensitive physical sensors (shock sensors for energetic materials, optical magnetometer, micro-seismometer, gravimeter) and microsystems enabled renewable energy (MEPV), all leveraging the unique capabilities provided by microsystems. He received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University and has been with Sandia National Laboratories since 1999. Dr. Okandan is a member of the IEEE and has authored and co-authored over 30 publications, holds 14 patents, has 8 patents pending along with numerous invention disclosures.
Session:
What is New in Renewable Technologies (Session 3)
Matthew Ossi
Project Developer
Chevron Energy Solutions
Matthew Ossi is a Project Developer with Chevron Energy Solutions' Federal Business Unit. Mr. Ossi has over 18 years experience in the energy engineering field and has developed a number of Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) and Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC).
Session:
Energy Economics: The Cash Cow is Out of Milk, Now What? (Session 3)
Anthonly Outley
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Anthony Outley is a certified architect, advanced facilitator, management trainer, and strategic planner. Mr. Outley joined GSA in 1988 as an architect and has held various positions within the agency including financial management, business development, portfolio management, federal protective services and other administrative outreach efforts.
Session:
Overview of GSA Contracts (Session 1)
Tom Overman
Boeing
Tom Overman has more than thirty years of combined enlisted and commissioned service in the Navy and Navy Reserve. Prior to joining Boeing, Mr. Overman worked as a software product manager and Program Manager at firms such as ROLM and Applied Materials. After 9/11 Mr. Overman spent most of the next three years on Active Duty. He served as Defensive Information Operations staff officer for the military task force supporting the 2002 Olympics.
Session:
Energy Security Threats and Risks (Session 2)
Greg Palko
Energy Efficiency Program Manager
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Greg Palko has more than twenty years of experience with facility operations and management at the Department of Energy's East Tennessee Technology Park and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, TN. Currently, Mr. Palko is the Energy Efficiency Program Manager in ORNL's Facilities Management Division. In this position he is implementing process improvements and energy efficiency projects to achieve cost savings and streamline facility operations.
Session:
Overview: Setting a Strategic Direction (Session 1)
Diana. Pape
Vice President
ICF International
Diana Pape is a Vice President at ICF International. Ms. Pape has over twenty-five years of experience providing a broad range of support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), IEA Greenhouse Gas Programme, U.S. Department of Energy, state governments, and U.S. Department of Defense. Since 1998 she has served as ICF's Program Manager for one of our multi-year EPA contracts on Climate Change involving development of the U.S. inventory and support of voluntary programs. Her research includes evaluating the opportunities to save both energy and water via water and energy efficiency programs.
Session:
Water and Energy Nexus (Session 7)
John Park
Energy and Green Building Program Team Lead
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
John Park is the Energy and Green Building Program Team Lead for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Mr. Park provides energy related policies and guidance, manages energy projects including on-site renewable energy system installations, ECM implementations, advanced meter installations, Energy Star benchmarking, energy assessments, and retro-commissioning projects.
Sung-Jin Park
Vice President
Eden Park Illumination, Inc.
Sung-Jin Park is a co-founder and vice president of science at Eden Park Illumination, Inc. Dr. Park is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois. Prior to founding Eden Park Illumination, he devoted twelve years to research on the microplasma phenomenon and device materials. He has been involved in a number of collaborations with international research institutions and companies on microplasma applications for the next generation.
Session:
Cutting-Edge Lighting Technologies (Session 9)
Christopher Payne
Research Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Christopher Payne leads Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Washington, D.C. Projects Office, which provides technical analysis and policy support for federal energy efficiency and sustainability efforts.
Session:
What's in it for me?: Raising Federal Employees' Energy Awareness (Session 1)
Evaluating Behavior's Impacts on Energy Consumption: Setting Benchmarks, Using Metering, and Leading by Example (Session 5)
Brian Peters
North American Indirect Sales Lead
GE Power & Water
Brian Peters is the North American Indirect Sales Leader for GE Power & Water. He is responsible for managing the sales of chemical and monitoring solutions through third-party partners operating in the United States and Canada. Throughout his career, Mr. Peters has worked with mid-market customers to investigate and solve water-related issues by developing and implementing chemical, monitoring, filtration and membrane solutions.
Session:
Water Use and Conservation in Central Utility Buildings (Session 5)
Karen Petraska
Service Executive for Data Centers, Office of the Chief Information Officer
National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)
Karen Petraska is currently serving as the Service Executive for Data Centers in the NASA Office of the Chief Information Officer . In this capacity, Ms. Petraska leads NASA's response to the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative. She has worked in several areas of enterprise IT infrastructure services including messaging, directories, authentication/authorization, networks, data centers and IT security and has a significant interest in the challenges of technology and policy integration in large organizations.
Session:
Federal IT in a Post-Consolidation Environment (Session 8)
Mark Phillips
Principle Solutions Architect
General Dynamics Information Technology
Mark Phillips is a Principle Solutions Architect for General Dynamics Information Technology focusing on CyberSecurity solutions for the Department of Defense, energy sectors, and state and local governments. Mr. Phillips has over eighteen years of experience in the information technology sector in a multitude of roles both in the Federal and commercial marketplace.
Session:
Industrial Operations (Session 9)
Roman Piaskoski
Energy Coordinator
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Roman Piaskoski has been the regional energy coordinator for GSA New England since 1995. During his tenure, the New England Region has consistently reduced energy consumption and achieved mandated goals for energy performance. The region has also implemented several award winning renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Session:
Wind Technologies in the Federal Sector (Session 9)
Frank Pierce
Senior R&D Staff, Engineering Science & Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Frank Pierce is a member of the Senior R&D Staff of the Engineering Science & Technology Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Mr. Pierce has over thirty-nine years of mechanical engineering experience in the fields of thermal analysis, energy analysis, CHP system analysis, energy auditing, and HVAC and Energy system engineering.
Session:
Central Utilities Plant: My C.U.P. Runneth Over with Energy Savings Challenges (Session 6)
Tony Pizzo
Government Sales & Marketing, Certified PV Installer, LEED for Homes Builder, DAWIA Certified Acquisition Professional Level II
DLA Energy
Tony Pizzo has been a DOD employee for over thirty years and has extensive experience working in the following areas: shipbuilding, clothing and textile, construction & equipment with a focus on design, technical, contracting, R&D, construction materials & services, and sales & marketing.
Session:
Other Avenues (Session 3)
Jim Plourde
National Business Development Manager
Schneider Electric
James Plourde is National Business Development Manager for Schneider Electric's Energy Solutions business. As an international business leader, entrepreneur, and public speaker, Mr. Plourde has been involved with energy management, data networking, and related intellectual property for over fifteen years. He is a thought leader in the field integrating energy management tools with human behavior to develop technologies that provide engaging, actionable energy information.
Phil Pohl
Sandia National Laboratories
Phil Pohl studies risk on many subjects in Sandia National Laboratories' Energy, Non-Proliferation and High-Consequence Security Division. Mr. Pohl leads projects in software development for food defense (CARVER) and building security (RAMPART) and has also researched Controlled Environment Agriculture for water conservation, efficient food and biofuel (algae) production and gas separating membranes.
Session:
Water and Our Future: 2030 Roundtable (Session 8)
Lara Polansky
Sustainable Operations/Climate Change Coordiantor
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Lara Polansky is a Sustainable Operations/Climate Change Coordinator with the US Forest Service (USFS) Region 5 Regional Office in Vallejo, CA. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing Sustainable Operations programs at California's 18 National Forests, as well as serving as the Sustainable Operations liaison from the Washington Office to Region 5. Originally hired as a USFS Presidential Management Fellow, Ms. Polansky has worked on Sustainable Operations initiatives through assignments at all levels of the Agency from the Washington Office to the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Kevin Powell
Director of Research, Public Building Service
U. S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Kevin Powell is the Director of Research for the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service (PBS), and program manager for PBS's Green Proving Ground. Mr. Powell focuses on identifying innovative technologies, practices and process that optimize how PBS designs, delivers and operates Federal buildings. He brings two decades of experience in design research and policy analysis, and is an expert in office acoustics. Mr. Powell manages a portfolio of over twenty green proving ground projects in the areas of high performance building envelope, HVAC, and lighting systems and on-site power generation.
Session:
Technology Evaluation Programs (Session 6)
Jacqueline "Jack" Powell
Customer Relationship Manager
General Dynamics Information Technology
Jacqueline Powell is a Customer Relationship Manager for General Dynamics Information Technology focused on IT, Communications, and Cyber Security support to Energy infrastructure efforts both commercial and federal.
Jonathan Powers
Special Advisor on Energy
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy, and Environment)
Jonathan Powers is a Special Advisor on Energy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy, and Environment) where he develops forward leaning energy policy and build relationships with industry. Previously, Mr. Powers served as the Chief Operating Officer at the Truman National Security Project an directed an energy security program, Operation Free. He also served as an Officer in the U.S. Army, including a 15 month tour in Iraq as part of Operation Iraq Freedom I.
Session:
Holistic Building Management (Session 5)
Joe Price
Manager of Business Development
Ameresco
Joe Price is the Manager of Business Development with Ameresco. Mr. Price has over twenty three years of experience in the energy field in both the public and private sectors. His energy experience includes policy development, program management and project implementation. Mr. Price is a retired Air Force officer where he served on a number of Air Force, DOD and Federal committees involving the development of energy program policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Session:
Bio-Mass, Bio-Gas, and Waste to Energy Applications (Session 6)
Ray Prosise
Vice President of Operations
Denali Energy
Ray Prosise is Vice President of Operations for Denali Energy. Mr. Prosise is responsible for all oversight of all division operations including project development and implementation, customer accounts and P&L at Denali. He has a proven track record with over seventeen years of working within the government space providing turnkey solutions to improve building operations and energy management services.
Session:
Moving Toward Continuous Building Commissioning (Session 8)
Scott Provinse
Director of Government Programs
SunEdison
Scott Provinse is the Director of Government Programs at SunEdison. Mr. Provinse plays a key role in SunEdison's efforts to develop and deploy innovative strategies that deliver solar-generated energy at or below current retail utility rates to a broad and diverse client base. He actively negotiated all of SunEdison's Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Department of Labor PPAs.He is currently working with the Navy, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, and the Air Force, among others, on innovative programs to provide cost effective solar energy to federal clients.
Session:
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) (Session 6)
Don Rainey
Resource Efficiency Manager, Kirtland AFB
Sain Engineering Associates
Don Rainey is a Resource Efficiency Manager at Kirtland Air Force Base. He has extensive experience in assessing and optimizing HVAC, lighting and water systems in mostly large campus type facilities. Mr. Rainey has had a primary influence in improving efficiency in about 50,000,000 square feet of facilities and has documented more than $15,000,000 per year in utility savings.
Session:
What's in it for me?: Raising Federal Employees' Energy Awareness (Session 1)
Rebecca Ranich
Director
Deloitte
Rebecca Ranich is a Director in Deloitte Consulting LLP and is the co-lead of Deloitte's Federal Government Energy Management/Sustainability initiative. She is an energy industry specialist and commercial strategist with more than twenty five years of experience. She has focused on energy infrastructure investments, and more recently on alternative and renewable energy deployment, climate change issues, and project finance. In addition to oil and gas investment Ms.Ranich advises on energy efficiency / energy management strategies, alternative and renewable energy investments and issues, with a special focus on the commercial integration of efficiency improvements and new energy sources with existing infrastructure. Ms. Ranich also advises on the impact of U.S. policy and regulatory initiatives at the State and Federal levels.
Session:
Developing the Energy Security Project Portfolio (Session 4)
Ab Ream
Energy Technology Program Specialist, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
U.S. Department of Energy
Ab Ream is an Energy Technology Program Specialist with the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program. He is a former chair of GovEnergy and former Facilities Energy Program Manager for the U.S. Coast Guard. Mr. Ream has over twenty-five years of experience in energy, including hydro-electric, solar, and natural gas. His primary areas of responsibility include operations and maintenance, energy audits, retro-commissioning, metering, and Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) quality assurance.
Eleni Reed
Chief Greening Officer
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Eleni Reed is Chief Greening Officer at GSA's Public Buildings Service. Ms. Reed leads the Green Proving Ground initiative, a program aimed at demonstrating the viability of innovative green technologies and practices. She also chairs a national council tasked with the implementation of sustainability practices across PBS's business lines and regions.
Jeff Reed
Spirax Sarco
Jeff Reed honorably served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1982-1988 and has over nineteen years of experience in the steam industry. He was the original driver in the first Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) between a small business and Government entity (Hill Air Force Base) to study the effects of open loop -vs- closed loop steam systems.
Session:
Steam 101
Session:
Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure: Getting Ready for the Perfect Electrical Storm (Session 7)
Matt Riethmiller
Energy Program Action Officer
CNO Staff in the Shore Readiness Division
LCDR Matt Riethmiller currently serves as the Energy Program Action Officer on the CNO Staff in the Shore Readiness Division (OPNAV N46). LCDR Riethmiller has played key roles in developing the Navy's Shore Energy Program for President's Budget FY11, FY12 and FY13, the Navy Shore Energy Baseline Study and the Navy Energy Return on Investment decision tool.
Michael Rits
Utility Energy Program Manager
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA)
Michael Rits is the utility energy program manager for the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA).
Session:
Funding Infrastructure Upgrades: From Utilities Privatization to Appropriated Funds (Session 5)
Alan Roark
KEMA
At KEMA, Mr. Roark helps clients ranging from end users, utilities, transmission and pipeline companies to measure market impacts and reduce risks in energy markets. He has specific experience in identifying, measuring and managing wholesale energy portfolios and in forecasting wholesale energy market prices and impacts. In addition to designing and approving models to measure unbundled energy, ancillary services and congestion portfolios across five RTOs, Mr. Roark led his company's involvement with the Committee of Chief Risk Officers and ethics and regulatory training.
Dave Robau
Environmental Scientist
U.S. Air Force
Dave Robau is an Environmental Scientist with the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Robau's work involves developing Environmental Management Systems for the Department of Defense, HQ Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, FL. In this capacity, he develops innovative solutions that enable military planners to reduce costs, conserve natural resources, streamline operations, and promote sustainability. Mr. Robau serves on the Headquarters level Energy Management Steering Group and he is instrumental is drafting the Strategic Energy Plan for Air Force Special Operations Command.
Sessions:
Guidelines for Achieving Net-Zero/High-Performance Sustainable Building (Session 1)
Technologies for Net-Zero Buildings (Session 3)
Paul Roberts
CEO
HydraMetrics
Paul Roberts is a founding member and the CEO of HydraMetrics, a turn-key contractor that assists Energy Service Company (ESCo) partners and owners of many different building types to efficiently reduce unnecessary consumption of water and energy. He is a mechanical engineer with over twenty years of experience in Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) and other utility savings work. Mr. Roberts has successfully designed and implemented water savings measures in thousands of federal buildings.
Session:
Water 101: Where to Begin (Session 1)
Robi Robichaud
Senior Engineer, Federal Wind Program
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Robi Robichaud is a Senior Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) where he leads the Federal Wind Program. Mr. Robichaud's team conducts wind resource assessments, economic feasibility analyses and provides technical advice for wind projects in the Federal sector. He has authored numerous technical project reports for federal agencies in a wide range of renewable technologies.
Session:
Wind Technologies in the Federal Sector (Session 9)
Lee Robinson
Electric Transportation Market Specialist
Lee Robinson heads up the Electric Transportation efforts at Gulf Power, and also across Southern Company regarding their Military and Federal Accounts. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Management from the University of Alabama, and has worked with Residential, Commercial, and Industrial customers to improve their energy efficiency during his thirty years with Gulf Power.
Session:
Commissioning and Retro-Commissioning: Who, Where, What, When and Why? (Session 8)
Paul Rode
Business Development Director
Johnson Controls
Paul Rode is a Business Development Director for the Solutions Division of the Building Efficiency unit of Johnson Controls where he is responsible for working with Johnson's commercial clients to develop and deliver an array of energy services. Based in New York City, and covering a national footprint he leads a team of engineers, and project managers applying innovative techniques to develop retrofit strategies that yield deep energy savings, and managing the implementation of energy savings projects through performance contracting. The projects typically include retro–commissioning, energy savings guarantees, smart building technologies, lighting, distributed generation, and operational studies.
Session:
Lessons from the Private Sector (Sesison 5)
Ross Roley
Senior Military Analyst for Cubic Applications,
U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Innovation and Experimentation Division
Ross Roley is a Senior Military Analyst for Cubic Applications, working in support of U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Innovation and Experimentation Division developing energy strategies and conducting energy experiments. He is a retired Air Force Colonel with thirty-five years of experience in the federal government.
Session:
Outside the Fence (Session 6)
Rudy Romijn
Regional Sales and Training Manager, Residential Commercial Sales
Carrier
Rudy Romijn is the Regional Sales and Training Manager for Carrier Residential Commercial Sales with a focus on Commercial Systems Marketing in the Western Region United States and has been associated with Carrier since 1988. Mr. Romijn has been in the HVAC industry since 1973 in numerous capacities. His focus for the past 15 years is on the training and development of the Carrier E20-II Engineering Software Suite, Training materials, Technical Development Programs and the E-Cat selection/performance software.
Session:
Building Envelope (Session 3)
Robert Rubin
Emeritus Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Robert Rubin is an Emeritus Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at North Carolina State University and is currently a Senior Environmental Consultant and principal with his firm, A. R. Rubin and Associates. Previously, Dr. Rubin was a visiting scientist with the U.S. EPA in Washington, DC. where he assisted with development of the onsite and decentralized wastewater management program.
Session:
Water Reclaim and Recycling Systems (Session 3)
Joe Sabel
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Joe Sabel has spent a number of years working in the energy and environmental industries. Currently, Mr. Sabel has a policy position at the U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs (VA) and is working at the nexus of energy and environment in sustainability, climate change adaptation and culture change. Mr. Sabel has advanced degrees in Geology and National Security and Strategic Studies. He previously worked for Gulf Oil, Chevron, Sinclair Oil, Bureau of Land Management, Golder Associates, Coast Guard, and independently consulted.
Session:
Achieving Long-Term Sustainability (Session 2)
Amanda Sahl
Lead, Fleet Program
U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
Amanda Sahl leads the fleet program within the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). In this role she is responsible for overseeing Federal fleet reporting and drafting of Federal fleet management guidance. Prior to joining the Fedearl Energy Management Program (FEMP) in 2007, Ms. Sahl completed her Masters of Environmental Science and held positions with the Global Environment Facility and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Sessions:
Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure: Getting Ready for the Perfect Electrical Storm (Session 7)
Behavior: You Can Lead a Horse to Water, but You Can't Make Him Drink (Session 9)
Bill Sandusky
Laboratory Lead, Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Bill Sandusky is the Laboratory Lead for work completed at for the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). In this capacity, he oversees all funded activities as well as providing technical contributions in a variety of the assigned FEMP activities. Mr. Sandusky has served on a variety working groups under the Interagency Energy Management Task Force (IATF) to develop guidance documents, best practice guides, web-enabled training courses, case studies, and other information to assist agencies in achieving the variety of the energy efficiency and water conservation goals established by legislation and executive order.
Session:
Compliance Overview (Session 1)
Tom Santoianni
Energy Manager
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)
Tom Santoianni is the Energy Manager for Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC). Mr. Santoianni's duties include promoting energy conservation and awareness to the NBVC and surrounding communities, implementing energy conservation projects on each of three sites (Port Hueneme, Point Mugu and San Nicolas Island), and keeping NBVC in line with current Federal energy consumption guidelines.
Session:
Outdoor Water Use (Session 6)
Dale Sartor
Lead, Building Technologies Applications Team
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Dale Sartor heads the Building Technologies Applications Team (A-Team) at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Mr. Sartor has an A.B. in Architecture, and a Masters in Business Administration. He is a licensed Mechanical Engineer, and a licensed General Building Contractor. Mr. Sartor oversees LBNL's work in efficiency of high-tech buildings (laboratories and data centers).
Session:
Achieving Energy Efficiency in New or Existing Data Centers (Session 4)
Len Saurs
Proctor and Gamble (P&G)
Len Saurs has been employed at Proctor and Gamble for twenty years and has a PhD in toxicology. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Saurs held senior management positions in human & environmental safety, biotechnology, regulatory affairs, and technical external relations.
Jennifer Schafer
Consultant
Cascade Associates/FPCC
Jennifer Schafer is the President of Cascade Associates, governmental affairs consulting firm located in Washington, DC, representing energy efficiency and distributed generation companies and organizations. She has represented the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition since 1996, an organization advocating on behalf of Federal ESPC contract holders to advance performance contracting with the Federal government.
Sessions:
Policy and Regulation: Sharing Your Thoughts with Congress (Session 3)
Legislative Session (Session 4)
Carla Schnitker
Change Management Consultant
Leadership Beyond
Carla Schnitker is a Change Management Consultant for Leadership Beyond. Taping her twenty years of hands-on, executive and consultant experience, Ms. Schnitkerconsults and facilitates on change management and leadership with mostly government organizations in the U.S. and Europe. Her work has repeatedly led to dramatically stronger organizations with more effective employees.
Session:
Cultural Change in the Workplace (Session 9)
Rick Schuett
Encelium
Rick Schuett has been involved with reducing energy consumption and renewable energy generation since the mid 1970's when he first learned how to install solar hot water heaters for his father's New England based company called The Energy Center. Mr. Schuett graduated with a BSME from Rensselaer with a concentration in Energy Systems, during which time he was part of a startup company (Power Kinetics) that commercialized one of the world's first large-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) implementations for several projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Session:
Lighting Controls (Session 7)
The Honorable Ronald M. Sega
Former Under Secretary of the Air Force
Ron Sega is the Vice President for Energy and the Environment and Woodward Professor of Systems Engineering. In 2006, Dr. Sega, as Under Secretary of the Air Force led the Air Force team that received the overall "Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management". As the Woodward Professor of Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering, Dr. Sega is working to build a systems engineering program in collaboration with industry and other universities in the state.
Session:
Energy Efficiency in Remote Operations and Locations (Session 7)
Kyle Seiling
Energy and Environmental Engineer
Defense Commissary Agency (DECA)
Kyle Seiling is an Energy and Environmental Engineer for the Defense Commissary Agency, headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia. Mr. Seiling serves as project manager and advisor to the DeCA Director on energy and environmental matters for a wide variety of energy efficiency and environmental management projects.
Session:
Operation and Maintenance: When They Pass the Torch, How do I Keep it from Going Out? (Session 4)
Peter Serian
Development Engineer
Constellation Energy
Peter Serian is a Development Engineer at Constellation Energy and has an extensive background in developing large scale energy efficiency and renewable projects for commercial and federal facilities across the United States. His work includes roof top and ground mounted solar PV systems, WECS, geothermal, cogeneration and biomass systems, central plant and HVAC upgrades, retrocommissioning, control system strategies, lighting and water conservation, utility tariff improvements, and demand response.
Session:
Best Practices in Energy and Water Auditing and Existing Building Commissioning (Session 4)
Jeff Setterman
Auditing and Commissioning Field Manager
Tetra Tech
Jeff Setterman is an auditing and commissioning field manager for Tetra Tech EM Inc. He has been involved with facilities operations and maintenance since 1991 serving first as an equipment operator/mechanic, graduating to a facility engineer, commissioning agent, energy auditor and RCx manager. Mr. Setterman has extensive experience supporting many industries; including universities, high volume manufacturing, military installations and private sector businesses.
Session:
Commissioning: Are You Getting What You Paid For? (Session 9)
Chandra Shah
Senior Project Leader
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Chandra Shah is a Senior Project Leader with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Ms. Shah has supported the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) program for over 13 years. As the laboratory lead for the FEMP renewable purchasing program, Ms. Shah has assisted numerous federal agencies with renewable power and renewable energy credit (REC) purchases across the country.
Sessions:
Renewable Financing Vehicles in the Federal Sector (Session 1)
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) (Session 6)
Richard Shaw
Stationary Fuel Cells, Northeast Sales
UTC Power
Richard Shaw is responsible for northeast sales for UTC Power's stationary fuel cell business. He is a licensed engineer with more than fifteen years of experience in the power generation industry. Mr. Shaw joined UTC Power in 2010 after nine years with FuelCell Energy. During his tenure at FuelCell Energy, he held several positions of increasing responsibility, including manager of applications engineering and director of applications engineering. He most recently served as director of business development, leading teams that launched advanced fuel cell power plant technology into worldwide markets.
Session:
Leveraging Fuel Cell and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technologies (Session 2)
Beth Shearer
President
Beth Shearer & Associates, Inc.
Beth Shearer is the President of Beth Shearer & Associates, Inc. and the CFO of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories. Ms. Shearer retired from the Department of Energy as the Director of the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and served previously as the Director of the GSA Energy Center of Expertise.
Session:
Introduction to Energy Management (Session 1)
Leslie Shepherd
Chief Architect
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Leslie Shepherd is the Chief Architect of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Mr. Shepherd has worked throughout his career to raise the bar on federal facility design. He oversees $12 billion of GSA building projects. A graduate of Texas Tech University, Mr. Shepherd previously served as project manager for several local GSA projects.
Session:
Historic Buildings: Savings of Historic Proportions (Session 2)
Steve Shoaf
U.S. Air Force
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA)
Steve Shoaf has over thirty-two years of experience in cost engineering with the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Previously, Mr. Shoaf served a structural engineer, engineering field division (EFD) project manager, deputy base civil engineer at MCRD Parris Island, and Chief of Military Construction EFD South. He has participated on numerous working groups developing the Navy's Web-based 1391 project generator, establishing design-build templates for project programs.
John Shonder
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
John Shonder is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As a member of ORNL's Engineering Science and Technology Division, Mr. Shonder has more than 25 years of experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of energy conservation projects at federal government sites.
Session:
Energy Economics: The Cash Cow is Out of Milk, Now What? (Session 3)
Ken Shutika
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Ken Shutika joined the General Services Administration in 1987 and has worked on public utility and energy-related matters since that time. Mr. Shutika primarily focuses on competitive electricity procurements and assists in energy policy development for GSA and its 11 regions with a particular focus on the impacts of energy deregulation on GSA and renewable energy purchasing.
Roy Sieber
Program Manager of Technical Support to EPA's WaterSense Program
ERG
Roy Sieber has twenty-five years of water efficiency consulting experience. Currently, he is the program manager of technical support to EPA's WaterSense Program, and has helped develop product specifications and a water use best management practices guide. His experience includes helping federal agencies develop and implement water efficiency and conservation initiatives. Mr. Sieber specializes in all phases of program implementation, including strategic planning, assessments, technology evaluation, monitoring, and field studies.
Session:
Water 101: Where to Begin (Session 1)
Frank Silva
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Carrier Coporation
Frank Silva is the Senior Product Marketing Manager responsible for special projects for Carrier Corporation, including the Microsteam Power System, Absorption Chillers and Special Order Chillers. Mr. Silva has over eighteen years of industrial equipment experience, including three years within Carrier Corporation. Prior to his current role, Mr. Silva held the position of Global Portfolio Manager with Ingersoll Rand.
Session:
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technologies (Session 4)
Harry Sim
Chief Executive Officer
Cypress Envirosystems
Harry Sim is the founder of Cypress Envirosystems, and is actively involved in developing products to improve existing facilities. Before starting Cypress Envirosystems, Mr. Sim was a Vice President at Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions, where he worked in the Building Automation, Industrial Automation, and Wireless and Sensing businesses. Prior to Honeywell, he was a Payload Director at National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Mission Control Center in Houston for Space Shuttle mission STS-40.
Session:
Holistic Building Management (Session 5)
John Simpson
Program Manager, Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
John Simpson is the Program Manager for the General Services Administration's implementation of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act. This legislation is designed to ensure that personnel involved in facilities management for the federal government possess the core competencies and credentials to optimize the performance of these facilities.
Session:
High-Performance Buildings Compliance (Session 4)
Lisa Skumatz
Principal
Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. (SERA)
Lisa Skumatz is an economist with more than 25 years of experience in energy utility and resource economics analysis. Her interests include both quantitative and policy issues for utilities. In her work for energy utilities, she specializes in measurement and evaluation, forecasting and modeling, and customer survey and market research.
Mike Smith
Adjunct Instructor, GE Institute
General Electric (GE)
Mike Smith is an adjunct instructor at GE Institute at NELA Park, Cleveland. He is on the University of Dayton Advisory Board for Engineering, & Adams Wealth Group board. Prior to joining GE, Mr. SMith spent fourteen years with GM as a Facilities Engineer. He provided new building designs & retrofitting of existing electrical & lighting systems.
Session:
Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting (Session 8)
Jim Snook
Energy Engineer
Sain Engineering Associates
James Snook is an Energy Engineer with Sain Engineering Associates. Mr. Snook has expertise in renewable energy, Utility Energy Servcie Contracts (UESC) and acquisition of electric, natural gas, water and wastewater services. Mr. Snook recently lead the AFCESA technical team in purchase, identification and development of renewable energy for the U.S. Air Force.
Session:
Go Big with Renewables: The Cheaper, Faster, and More Impactful Way (Session 2)
Advanced Contracting for Renewable Projects (Session 4)
Jonathan Soper
Principal, Utility Energy Efficiency Program
Enovity
Jonathan Soper is the Principal-in-Charge of Enovity's Utility Energy Efficiency Program, including the Monitoring-Based Persistence Commissioning (MBPCx) Programs for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE), Comprehensive Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program for the City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU), and Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) Program for SCE.
Session:
Excellence in O&M: Case Studies (Session 9)
Fred Speece
Resource Efficiency Manager (REM)
Fred Speece has more than thirty-three years of professional experience developing, guiding, and managing programs within federal facilities. Mr. Speece's experiene includes serving as a Resource Efficiency Manager for Naval Base Coronado, Naval Base San Diego, and other bases, project management over seeing energy efficiency improvements. For eleven years Mr. Speece has provided on-site energy-consulting services for the Navy Public Works Officer and staff.
Session:
How Metering Data Impacts Human Behavior (Session 7)
Ed St. Germain
Senior Engineer
EMR, Inc.
Ed St. Germain is a Senior Engineer at EMR, Inc. EMR offers a full array of environmental consulting, testing, engineering and construction services.
Session:
Common Solutions to Common Problems in Federal Buildings (Session 1)
Bob St. Thomas
Supply Chain Solution Development Executive
IBM Global Business Services
Bob St. Thomas is a Supply Chain Solution Development Executive for IBM Global Business Services. He has thirty-seven years of experience in the business of defense including: wholesale logistics performance assessment, strategic planning, supply chain integration, and process reengineering. Operationally, he has extensive experience with global deployment activities where he specialized in readiness and performance analysis. He has led numerous public sector projects to: assist in cost management, develop strategic materiel sourcing programs, and implement balanced scorecard strategies.
Session:
Outside the Fence (Session 6)
Nick Stecky
Resource Efficiency Manager, Picatinny Arsenal
Sain Engineering Associates
Nick Stecky is currently the Sain Engineering Associates' Resource Efficiency Manager at Picatinny Arsenal in NJ. Mr. Stecky has forty years of experience in the construction, operation and management of various facilities including DoD, DOE, industrial, corporate headquarters and R & D Facilities. He has given lectures on LEED, energy efficiency, and ASHRAE Standards such as 189, 62.1 and 90.1.
Mitch Stein
Director of U.S. Sales
Quadlogic
As Director of U.S. Sales, Mitch Stein is responsible for the strategic growth of Quadlogic's Advanced Smart Meter System with Reading, Billing & Service and Electrical Distribution. Mr. Stein has twenty five years of experience in bringing advanced new product technology into existing markets such as: hospitals, commercial and industrial facilities, aerospace, water and education.
Session:
The Business Case for Metering (Session 5)
Chris Steuer
ICF International
For over a decade, Chris Steuer has assisted organizations, agencies, and governments in developing the tools and resources needed to inventory and mitigate GHG emissions. Mr. Steuer prepared the National Park Service's GHG emission inventory and mitigation tool and has used it to prepare over 100 GHG national park GHG emission inventories. Currently, Mr. Steuer is assisting the Fish and Wildlife Service with estimating GHG emissions from visitor travel.
Session:
Success is in the Details: Why Invest in a High-Quality GHG Inventory? (Session 4)
Ryan Stroupe
Building Performance Program Coordinator, Pacific Energy Center (PEC)
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Ryan Stroupe is the Building Performance Program Coordinator at the Pacific Energy Center (PEC), a publicly-funded facility in San Francisco operated by Pacific Gas & Electric. Mr. Stroupe teaches classes and consults with building professionals on a variety of issues including architectural design, energy audits, building commissioning, monitoring protocols and measurement tool applications. He oversees the PEC's Tool Lending Library, a free service that loans monitoring equipment to California energy customers.
Session:
Keys to Success: Who, What, When, and Where (Session 3)
Rae Sullivan
Renewable Energy Program Specialist
UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries (FPI)
Rae Sullivan is the Renewable Energy Program Specialist for UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries (FPI). Ms. Sullivan's program focuses on incorporating FPI manufactured photovoltaic solar panels into Turnkey renewable energy projects for the federal government. While primarily responsible for solar project development and sales, Ms. Sullivan oversees factory operations, investigates contract manufacturing opportunities, and works in the development of new renewable energy and energy savings product lines.
Session:
Other Avenues (Session 3)
Dave Swanson
Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton
Dave Swanson is an engineer with fourteen years of Department of Defense experience and six years in energy development, generation, execution, and consulting. Mr. Swanson provides technical analysis and management guidance for energy development for the Air Force and the Army including a 440 Megawatt solar project at Edwards Air Force Base. He currently leads the energy business development team that includes full feasibility studies, financial analysis and arrangements for solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, storage, and waste to energy projects that have led to over 50 projects identified at Air Force and Army installations.
Session:
Funding Infrastructure Upgrades: From Utilities Privatization to Appropriated Funds (Session 5)
Reed Tarkington
Vice President
Four Seasons Environmental, Inc.
Reed Tarkington is a Vice President for Four Seasons Environmental, Inc. Mr. Reed is a Certified Facility Manger (CFM), a LEED AP, a Certified Commissioning Manager with ASHRAE (CPMP), and a Certified Operations and Maintenance Manager with ASHRAE (OPMP). He has been with Four Seasons Environmental since 1998.
Session:
Efficiency Focused Operations, Maintenance, and Building Management (Session 3)
Justin Taylor
Southern Energy Management (SEM)
Justin Taylor manages all of Souther Energy Management's (SEM) commercial and residential solar operations. He has spent over eleven years as an electrician, electrical supervisor and electrical contractor/business owner. Mr. Taylor was a Project Manager with SEM where he designed, managed and installed multiple PV projects ranging from 2 KW to 2.2 MW. In 2010, he managed 12 projects totaling over 5.5 MW and worth more than $22 million.
Session:
Interconnection Control Issues for Connecting Large Scale Utility Systems to the Grid (Session 6)
Woody Thompson
RS&H
Woody Thompson has more than sixteen years of experience in the HVAC industry. Mr. Thompson's experience includes HVAC design, project management assistance, and energy analysis for LEED certification and construction administration.
Session:
To Renew or not to Renew: That is the Eternal Question (Session 6)
Chris Tindal
Director for Operational Energy
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy
Chris Tindal joined Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) in Charleston, South Carolina in 1988 working in Facilities Management, Operations, and Energy Management. Currenlty, Mr. Tindal is the Director for Operational Energy working for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy. In this position, he is in charge of setting energy policy and direction for the Department of the Navy, and promoting alternative fuels and renewable energy resources.
Session:
Agency Awareness Campaigns (Session 8)
DoD Biofuel Initiatives (Session 9)
Jeff Touringy
CCI
Jeff Touringy has over twenty five years experience in energy conservation and facility operations. For the past ten years, Mr. Touringy has focused on the development and execution of federal Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) and private sector healthcare and institutional Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC).
Session:
Operation and Maintenance: When They Pass the Torch, How do I Keep it from Going Out? (Session 4)
Brent Tracy
Director of Project Development
Servidyne
Brent Tracy is the Director of Project Development for Servidyne. Mr. Tracy brings over twenty years of experience in direct building control, mechanical and construction related industry experience. He has been involved with all phases of design build, performance contracts, new construction, service and energy related projects. Mr. Tracy has held Operations Management positions in areas related to Performance Contracting, Energy Management, and Service.
Session:
Technologies: Tomorrow is Too Late—GO!! (Session 5)
Chris Tremper
Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
Chris Tremper is a program analyst with the Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) responsible for interagency coordination and reporting and has drafted numerous guidance documents implementing Federal facility energy management requirements. He has supported FEMP is this capacity since 1987. Most recently, he has supported the White House Council on Environmental Quality in implementing Executive Order 13514 and associated greenhouse gas accounting and reporting requirements.
Session:
Compilance Overview (Session 1)
EISA 432: A Web-Based Tracking System (Session 3)
Bob Triana
Energy Smart Florida Operations Manager
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
Bob Triana is the Energy Smart Florida Operations Manager for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). Mr. Triana provides oversight for the FPL Smart Grid program portfolio and assurance for the integration of the Transmission, Distribution and Smart Meter projects. He has over thirty years of Generation and T&D experience.
Session:
Strategies for Infrastructure Reliability (Session 8)
Cynthia Vallina
Deputy Associate Administrator for Procurement & Senior Budget Analyst
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Cynthia Vallina is Deputy Associate Administrator for procurement and a Senior Budget Analyst at the Office of Management and Budget where she oversees implementation of Executive Orders on energy management, recycling and fleet management. Ms. Vallina developed the Energy Scorecard concept and the Presidential Energy Management Awards.
Session:
Scorecards and Reporting (Session 7)
Otto Van Geet
Senior Engineer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Otto Van Geet is a Senior Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Mr. Van Geet's work is in support of the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). Prior to this assignment, Mr. Van Geet was the Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Site Operations group at NREL, and a Mechanical Engineer at Sandia National Labs. Mr. Van Geet has been involved in the design, construction, and operation of energy efficient research facilities such as labs and data centers as well as office and general use facilities.
Session:
Achieving Energy Efficiency in New or Existing Data Centers (Session 4)
Marian Van Pelt
Vice President
ICF International
Marian Van Pelt is a Vice President with ICF International. Ms. Van Pelt has fourteen years of sustainability and climate change experience including: estimating greenhouse gas emissions, serving as the lead contractor for the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for the U.S. and supporting EO13514-related projects. Ms Van Pelt specializes in quantifying the energy and greenhouse gas impacts of sustainable choices, developing tools to help encourage and track behavioral change.
Session:
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Compliance (Session 8)
Mark Wagner
Vice President of Government Relations
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Mark Wagner is the Vice President of Government Relations for Johnson Controls, Inc. where he has been instrumental in developing energy efficiency policy and programs with the federal government. Mr. Wagner has also worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and for three Members of Congress.
Sessions:
Policy and Regulation: Sharing Your Thoughts with Congress (Session 3)
Legislative Session (Session 4)
Ken Walters
Chief, Energy Conservation Branch
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA)
Ken Walters is the Conservation Branch Chief at the Air Force Facility Energy Center (Tyndall AFB). He is responsible for the gathering, compiling, reporting and analysis of AF facility energy & water consumption data. (The AF reports on over 500M square feet of facility space.) Mr. Walters and his staff of 5 professionals manage advanced metering, implementation of the new Air Force Energy Reporting System (AFERS), compiling and issuing the AF Annual Energy Management Report to Congress and developing and interpreting metrics and key performance indicators across the facility energy program.
Session:
Data Rich, Information Poor: Facility Data Challenges (Session 7)
Mike Warwick
Senior Staff Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Mike Warwick is a Senior Staff Engineer with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Mr. Warwick has over thirty five years of experience in the energy industry. For the past ten years, Mr. Warwick has primarily supported DOD agencies in their quest to better manage energy costs through power purchases and renewable resource development.
Session:
Renewable Project Economics: Strategies to Financial Viability with Renewables (Session 5)
Thomas Wenning
Research Staff Member
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Thomas Wenning is a staff member at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As a member of the Energy and Transportation Science Division, Mr. Wenning supports the Save Energy Now LEADER initiative and the Federal Energy Management Program by providing industrial sites with technical assistance, energy assessments, and energy management guidance. Mr. Wenning also helps manage the DOE's Industrial Assessment Center program.
Session:
Assessing Utility Infrastructure (Session 4)
Bob Westby
Laboratory Program Manager, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Robert Westby is currently the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Laboratory Program Manager for FEMP. NREL provides primary support to FEMP and DoD for Net Zero Energy Installaton (NZEI) projects. Mr. Westby has thirty years of experience in the energy business including the public sector at the national, state and local level and the private sector at the corporate and small business level. He is currently the chair of the DoD-DOE NZEI task force.
Session:
Energy Security Solutions (Session 5)
Curt Wexel
Utilities Privatization Program Manager
U.S. Army
Curt Wexel manages Utilities Privatization (UP) for the Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Public-Private Initiatives Division. Mr. Wexel is a registered professional engineer, a DAWIA-certified acquisition professional, and holds EPA Level 4 operator licenses for water and wastewater systems.
Session:
Case Studies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Session 6)
Chris Wheeler
Vice President of Development
H2O Applied Technologies LLC
Chris Wheeler has over 15 years experience in the water and energy conservation industry. Mr. Wheeler has extensive knowledge of the development and implementation of water conservation projects as well as site conditions and operational issues at federal facilities. A case study on a VA Hospital water conservation project will be presented.
Sessions:
Water: Implementing Successful Water Projects When Water is "Free" (Session 7)
Healthcare Water Applications (Session 9)
Francis Wheeler
President
Water Savers, LLC
Francis Wheeler is an established industry expert who has worked in executive leadership positions for multiple water conservation companies. He has over 10 years of experience in project development and installation of performance based water conservation projects.
Session:
Kevin Whitt
Utilities and Energy Product Line Manager
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic
Kevin B. Whitt, P.E. MBA is the Utilities and Energy Product Line Manager for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic engaged in managing a broad range of issues related to energy procurement, production, utilization and conservation across the continental United States, Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. He has extensive experience in special acquisition processes such as utilities privatization, purchase power agreements, enhanced use leases, and financed energy projects. He has a BSME from Virginia Tech and a MBA from the College of William and Mary.
Session:
Renewable Project Economics: Strategies to Financial Viability with Renewables (Session 5)
Clark Wiedetz
Lead, Building Technologies Business Group
Siemsens Industry
Clark Wiedetz leads the Siemens Industry Building Technologies Business Group, which utilizes alternative fuels and renewable energy technologies across the country to drive down costs for their clients and reduce their fuel cost risk. Additionally, Mr. Wiedetz's team provides similar solutions in water management and water/ wastewater treatment plants. Mr. Wiedetz has over 13 years experience in the Energy Services business working with industrial, commercial, government, city and county organizations on ways to conserve energy or produce it using alternative fuels.
Session:
Lessons from the Private Sector (Session 5)
Scott Wolf
Federal Finance Specialist
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Scott Wolf is a Federal Finance Specialist for the western states. Mr. Wolf provides technical and outreach support to the Office of Federal Energy Management (FEMP) within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Mr. Wolf has over twenty five years of energy technology and engineering experience, including performing technical analysis and energy program development in the government sector.
Session:
Contracting: The Devil is in the Details (Session 8)
Jim Woods
Vice President, Business Development
Sain Engineering Associates
Jim Woods is Vice President of Sain Engineering Associates, Inc. providing energy engineering and consulting services for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of commercial facilities.
Session:
Policy and Regulation: Sharing Your Thoughts with Congress (Session 3)
Jake Wooley
Director of IT Sustainability Programs
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Jake Wooley is the Department of Energy's Office of the Chief Information Officer's IT Sustainability Program Manager. Mr. Wooley is responsible for developing and managing the OCIO's Green IT initiatives and is the OCIO Technical Lead on the DOE Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan and the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative.
Session:
Federal IT in a Post-Consolidation Environment (Session 8)
Jerry Zekert
Chief U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Installation Master Planning Team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Jerry Zekert is the Chief U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Installation Master Planning Team. Leads the USACE worldwide Army/DoD Installation Master Planning. Mr. Zekert hosts the Army's Master Planning professional development and training program, a AICP certified education program that provides state of the art professional training on planning practices such as visioning, sustainable planning, mixed use development and form-based coding.
Session:
Master Planning (Session 6)
Integrating Energy and Master Planning Using an Enterprise Approach (Session 9)
Alexander Zhivov
Senior Principal Investigator
Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center
Alexander Zhivov is a Senior Principal Investigator of the Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center. Dr. Zhivov is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers and holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Central Research and Experimental Design Institute for Industrial Buildings, Moscow and the Research Institute for Labor Protection, Leningrad.
Session:
Central Utilities Plant: My C.U.P. Runneth Over with Energy Savings Challenges (Session 6)
Audrey Zibelman
President and CEO
Viridity Energy
As President and CEO and Founder of Viridity Energy, Inc., Audrey Zibelmen has led the company's strategic vision since its founding in 2008. Under Ms. Zibelman's leadership, Viridity Energy has grown its operations, offerings and customer footprint across the United States. Viridity Energy has seenits strategic energy solutions and VPowerâ„¢ software platform spread to exciting projects in theMunicipal, Higher Eduction, Public Transportation, Healthcare and Commercial/Industrialmarkets, enabling customers to dynamically shift and balance energy load.
Session:
Structured Solutions: Case Studies for Security Solutions (Session 8)
Don Zimmerman
Executive Vice President
ICF International
Don Zimmerman is an Executive Vice President with ICF International and has over twenty-five years of experience—the majority of which encompasses strategy and concept development, public policy, applied defense analysis, program management, and corporate leadership. As a recognized expert in Air Force Command and Control, Lean Logistics, Joint Sense & Respond Logistics, capability assessment, and Defense Energy and Environment, he has consistently demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility—from project analyst, to program manager of multimillion-dollar programs, to President and Chief Executive Officer—while remaining extremely active in leading-edge DoD issues. Mr. Zimmerman leads ICF's Defense and Intelligence Group, which delivers professional services in the Defense Sector, the Intelligence Community and the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Ardra Zinkon
Director of Lighting Design
Tex, Inc.
Ardra Zinkon is the Director of Lighting Design, at Tec Inc. Engineering & Design. In 2005, she established the Columbus, Ohio branch office. Ms. Zinkon is a 2011 Edison Award Winner for her energy efficient design of the new School of Business at Miami University. She has served as past president of the Columbus IES section and serves nationally on the IES Progress Committee and the IALD Energy & Sustainability Committee. Her recent speaking engagements include:, IALD Enlighten Americas 2009, Lightfair 2010, and NeoCon 2011.