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Our management understands that our staff is the company's most important asset. We strive to make working at G/BA an exciting and important part of life - not "just a job". Providing high quality consulting services requires people that are well trained and educated. Many staff members have been hired directly out of engineering school, and continuing their education and training is a high priority. We establish annual training goals for all personnel including formal out-of-office training sessions, recommended reading lists, and in-house training, often in our new on-site training facility. Experienced senior staff/mentors are paired with younger employees for on the job coaching.
Keeping up with state-of-the-art developments has long been an important part of the G/BA culture. The firm actively supports participation in professional societies such as ASHRAE, ASPE, and IEEE. Several firm members have served in leadership positions and on technical committees at both the local and higher levels in each of these organizations and in community-level organizations promoting conservation issues.
Mr. Grumman founded Grumman/Butkus Associates (formerly Enercon, Ltd.) in 1973. He retired from full-time employment at G/BA in 1996 but continues to chair G/BA's board of directors and to consult part-time for the firm. His technical specialties include energy conservation, indoor air quality, chilled water distribution systems, and thermal storage.
He has been and continues to be very active in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) of which he is a fellow and life member. He acted as an editor and a contributing author for the ASHRAE GreenGuide, was a member of the Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on Multi-Disciplinary Standards (which included oversight of two of ASHRAE's most important and widely used standards, Standard 62.1-Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Standard 90.1-2004 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings), was the 1990 recipient of the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award, and holds an ASHRAE High-Performing Buidling Design Professional Certification. He has also utilized his knowledge of energy serving on the Evanston Energy Commission, of which he is a past Chairman.
Mr. Grumman received his BME from Cornell University, and is a registered professional engineer in Illinois.
Al has been with G/BA for over 30 years and was the President of the firm for 13 of those years. His experience with existing facilities (particularly hotels and health care facilities) includes infrastructure surveys, master planning, analysis of plant operation problems, building commissioning, energy management, facility renovations, and systems upgrades. His first-hand experience with energy-using systems coupled with his unique ability to see things from both owner's and operator's point of view, allow him to assist clients in making facility engineering decisions that make economic and operating sense.
In addition to the numerous other projects that received Excellence in Engineering awards from the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE, Al was involved with two projects that received the prestigious 1st Place Technology Awards from ASHRAE in 2003: the Laundry Water Recovery System at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort and Casino and the Heat Recovery for Domestic Hot Water and Pool Heating at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa.
Al holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master of Management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a member of ASHRAE, an emeritus member of the University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Alumni Board and a past chairman of the Evanston McGaw YMCA Board of Directors. Al is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois and twenty-six other states.
Dan has been with G/BA since 1980 and has been its President since 2000. Dan's technical areas of expertise include energy management, MEP facility infrastructure, central chiller and boiler plants, temperature controls, and laboratoris and other specialized ventilation system applications. He developed and has administered G/BA's annual Hospital Energy/Water Benchmarking Survey since its inception which provides valuable information to healthcare facility managers regarding energy consumption and costs. He has been responsible for many projects recognized with energy and technology awards by ASHRAE, the United States Department of Energy, and the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources and has published numerous articles regarding energy and engineering topics. Under Dan's leadership, G/BA has leveraged its history of energy and resource management and conservation to offer expanded “green” and “sustainable” building consulting including involvement in numerous LEED certified projects.
Dan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) and a supporter of Laboratories for the 21st Century (LABS21). He is a past President of the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE and is an emeritus member of the Alumni Board for the University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering. Dan is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois and four additional states as well as a LEED accredited professional.
Jean has been with G/BA since 1989 and has been a Vice President since 1996. Her experience includes an emphasis on design and troubleshooting of HVAC systems serving critical environments such as hospitals, laboratories, and clean rooms. Jean enjoys the challenge of working on indoor environments in which the systems provide for occupant safety and health as well as comfort. She also relishes the opportunity to incorporate energy conserving and other green features into these resource intensive types of building. Jean has been responsible for numerous projects which received ASHRAE Excellence in Engineering Awards.
Jean holds a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. While obtaining her master's degree, Jean worked in the BLAST Support office; BLAST was a building energy analysis program that was a predecessor to the current EnergyPlus program.
Jean is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois and a LEED accredited professional. Jean served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE and was a member of ASHRAE TC1.5 Technical Committee on Computer Applications and is a corresponding member to ASHRAE TC9.10 Technical Committee for Laboratory Systems. She is a member of the Alumni Board for the University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering.
Chad has been with G/BA since 1991 and became a Vice President in 2000. He has been a leader for G/BA's commissioning efforts since G/BA has offered this service. He has completed numerous commissioning projects for hospitals, laboratories, and assisted living facilities. Chad is very involved with G/BA's services to higher education, adult care and hotel facilities for which he has performed master planning, MEP design, and energy studies in addition to commissioning.
Chad holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke University and a Masters of Management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a member of ASHRAE, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), and the Building Commissioning Association (the BCA). Chad is a licensed professional engineer in Arizona, Illinois and Wisconsin.
During his more than fifteen years at G/BA, Gerry has been primarily focused on projects related to healthcare facilities, including infrastructure studies, hospital renovation projects and new construction. Gerry has extensive knowledge of hospital codes and standards; this knowledge, coupled with a practical design approach, has resulted in a high level of client satisfaction and many successful healthcare projects. Gerry has been at the forefront of applying green design to healthcare facilities; he led GBA's effort on the Lutheran General Bed Replacement Tower which obtained a LEED Gold certification. Gerry was responsible for the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa Heat Recovery project which received the prestigious 1st Place Technology Awards from ASHRAE in 2003.
Gerry holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois and Hawaii, a LEED accredited professional and a Healthcare Facility Design Professional.
Jim's primary engineering focus and experience for more than twenty years has been problem solving for healthcare and industrial facilities. Services rendered include master planning, troubleshooting, survey and code compliance in addition to design for renovated and new spaces. His hospital experience covers virtually every hospital department. Renovation work has accounted for the majority of Jim's efforts, leading him to gain insight of the existing operational challenges facing facility staffs.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, is a member of ASHRAE and is a licensed professional Engineer in Illinois.
John has been with G/BA since 2007. His primary specialties involve the design of mechanical and electrical systems for institutional and commercial buildings with a particular focus on HVAC system design for both new and existing facilities (including field inspections of existing conditions, heating and cooling load calculations, equipment selection, and system layout). He has designed mechanical systems and administered construction for a variety of projects.
John holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the University of Illinois. He is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois, a LEED-accredited professional, and a certified Data Center Engineer Practitioner (DCEP).
John joined the G/BA team in 2008 and became an Associate Vice President in 2012. His primary engineering focus and experience for the past ten years has been in commissioning and retro-commissioning mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems within healthcare, higher education, commercial and industrial facilities. John leads all aspects of the firm's commissioning and retro-commissioning services. John's past experience as an owner and contractor helps bring a strong client focus to all of our commissioning projects.
John holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Marine Engineering and in Naval Architecture from the State University of New York Maritime College. He is currently the President of the Building Commissioning Association's Central Chapter, is a licensed professional engineer in three states, a certified energy manager, a LEED accredited professional, and qualified commissioning professional.
From 1984 until 2002 Jeff served as President and managing principal of G/BA – Wisconsin.
Jeff's areas of specialization include renovation/retrofit analysis, mechanical system design, facility energy management, building environmental control/alarm systems and building systems commissioning. He has developed energy management programs for multiple corporations including more than 4000 buildings. Jeff has been the principal commissioning authority for LEED projects encompassing more than 2.5 miilion square feet of space and has provided engineering consulting services to governmental, hospital, hotel, laboratory, pharmaceutical and telecommunications clients during his 35 year career.
Jeff has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University. He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Association of Energy Engineers, the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Building Commissioning Association. He is currently the Chairman of the Professional Development Committee of the Building Commissioning Association (BCA). Jeff is a licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin, Illinois, California, Puerto Rico, and eight other states as well as a LEED accredited professional.
Bob has been with G/BA since 1988. After spending his first nine years with the Illinois office Bob moved to Wisconsin as a Vice President and has been the president of G/BA's Wisconsin office since 2002. Bob is the principal-in-charge for work with state governments, laboratories, and healthcare facilities and is an Energy Advisor for the Wisconsin Focus on Energy healthcare sector.
Bob has been involved with numerous ASHRAE award winning projects including the Heartland Community College Workforce Development Center in Normal, Illinois which received an Excellence in Engineering award from the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE. Bob participated in a presentation highlighting this project at the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers' Boot Camp for Professional Development.
Bob holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He is a licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin, Illinois, California, and Texas and is an emeritus member of the Alumni Board for the University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering.
Rick joined in 1988 and has been a Vice President since 2000. A significant portion of his system design experience has involved both retrofit and new building design for mission critical facilities. He has also completed numerous design, energy, and facility infrastructure study projects for state and local governments. Rick is also heavily involved with commissioning projects for mission critical facilities.
Rick has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of ASHRAE, a licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin and four other states, and is a certified Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP).
Laurence joined G/BA in 1992 and was promoted to Associate Vice President in January, 2008. Lor is responsible for the day to day activities in our Madison office and is principal in-charge for healthcare clients. Lor is a LEED accredited professional and has been LEED consultant on numerous projects. Lor is an Energy Advisor for the Wisconsin Focus on Energy healthcare sector.
Lor has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of ASHRAE, is licensed in Wisconsin as a professional engineer, and is a LEED accredited professional.