Gerry directs the activities of the Facilities Energy Management (FEM) team, which includes the operation of campus energy management and control systems and management of the university's energy retrofit programs. Gerry and his team ensure that buildings and associated processes are operated efficiently and that new facilities incorporate best practices for energy use. Gerry also serves as the Chair of the Integrated Controls & Analytics Program (iCAP) steering committee, which oversees the planning and implementation of the University’s “smart campus” strategy.

Gerry led a team of engineers and economists specializing in the application of new and emerging end-use technologies for residential, commercial, and industrial processes. He guided support services for utility and industrial clients that focused on energy use, water use, air emissions, and other environmental benefits linked to the adoption of more efficient technologies. Typical services included technology assessments and field demonstrations, facility audits, technical and market potential studies, and workshops and training.

Gerry worked as part of the Customer Energy Efficiency team helping to develop innovative energy efficiency and demand response programs. Most notable, he served as the project manager for the development of the water embedded energy pilot program. He also served as PG&E’s representative on the statewide Water Energy Partnership.

Gerry served in both engineering and marketing roles for Coen Company, Inc., a leading combustion engineering and manufacturing company. He was involved with the sale, design, installation, and maintenance of major energy systems within commercial and industrial facilities. He has extensive experience with boilers, heat exchangers, kilns, dryers, pumps, fans, valves, and controls and instrumentation. He also has significant working knowledge of environmental air quality requirements and permitting, as well as firsthand experience monitoring and compiling airborne emissions data from stationary sources. He worked closely with a broad variety of end use customers, including power plants, refineries, chemical plants, paper mills, pharmaceutical facilities, food processors, manufactures, hospitals, and universities.