Don Beaty Email & Phone Number

What Retirement Means to Me: . . . . I surprised many, including myself, by deciding to retire.. . . . Even more surprising, being happy in retirement. . . . I am never bored & am never in the need to find activities to stimulate, challenge, or energize myself.. . . . If you can say that, you have successfully retired from Work but NOT retired from Life.What I Have Stopped Doing . . . . DLB has 3 Managing Principals (John Lanni, Neil Chauhan, Dave Quirk).. . . . They are exceptional at the culture / philosophies / traditions of DLB.. . . . I have no concern, temptation, or desire to be involved; DLB is in great hands.What I Have Started Doing . . . . I have always been very family oriented including now having 4 grandchildren.. . . . Retired enables me to spend more time with my family and readily available for family activities.What I Will Keep Doing - DATA CENTERS / TECHNOLOGY. . . . Roger Schmidt and I co-founded ASHRAE TC9.9 in 2003.. . . . We see major disruption developing in hardware causing data center design disruption. . . . . We both remain very passionate & active with TC9.9 and consider the disruption very challenging.What I Will Keep Doing - TECHNICAL / NONTECHNICAL COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY. . . . Since the inception of DLB, communication has been a major passion.. . . . Learning & pushing the practical limits of technology energizes me.. . . . Technology evolution continues to positively & negatively impact communication.. . . . I apply my evolving "technology / graphic centric communication" to Ashrae & daily activities.

Listed skills include Construction, Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Project Management, and 14 others.

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  University Of Rhode Island

  Engineering