Associate Coordinator

White House Task Force on Energy Security and Climate Change

Council on Environmental Quality

Executive Office of the President

Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland

Previous Position

Project Leader/Acting Group Leader

Building Environment Division

Building and Fire Research Laboratory

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Professional Engineer, State of Maryland

Education

B.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University , 1974

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland , 1983

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland , 1987

•  Energy systems design and analysis, renewable energy technologies, distributed generation, cogeneration, systems integration and interoperability of subsystems and components

•  Economic analysis and life-cycle costing of energy systems and applications

•  Energy conservation and performance policy, regulations and standards

•  Sustainability and energy efficiency in the built environment

•  Building energy systems, including design, analysis and optimization of HVAC, daylighting, lighting and control systems, building automation systems

•  Air and water quality measurement, analysis, modeling and control

•  Measurements and modeling of sky and solar conditions, daylight utilization and fenestration performance, solar and thermal calorimetry, thermal, heat transfer, electrical and mass flow measurements

•  Measurement and evaluation of the performance of building control, mechanical, electrical, water and air distribution systems and thermal performance

•  Development of sampling, testing and rating procedures and standards for equipment and systems

•  Advanced control system communication protocols and interoperability

•  Building thermal loads calculations, and energy modeling and simulation

•  Building HVAC system commissioning and monitoring

Committee Activities Current:

W108- Climate Change and the Built Environment

SSPC 135 BACnet

Lighting Applications Working Group

Life Safety and Security Working Group

Performance Measurement Protocols Special Project

IESNA

Controls Protocols Committee

Security Industry Association

Access Control Standards Committee

Interagency Advisory Board

Smart Card Alliance

Physical Access Control Council

ASHRAE

TC 4.5 Fenestration

Handbook Subcommittee Chairman

Long Range Planning Subcommittee

Project Monitoring Committees

IESNA

Testing Procedures Committee

ASME

Standards Committee A112

A112.19.6 Hydraulic Performance Requirements for Water Closets and Urinals

A112.19.2 Vitreous China Plumbing Fixtures

A112.18.1 Plumbing Fixture Fittings

North American Trilateral Harmonized Plumbing Standards Committee