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I speak, coach, and consult on professional development topics, focusing on the practical rather than the aspirational. It’s the “How To” and not the “Why”. The knowledge AND the know-how. My audiences are generally technical groups like engineers, researchers, and scientists.

Helping small business owners grow through digital marketing, business operations, and employee development. Think websites, social media, case studies, award applications, sales quoting tools, RFQs, business development, operational streamlining, and soft skills training. My clients are SMB + B2B companies in the commercial HVACR world - engineering firms, manufacturer reps, specialty consultants, mechanical contractors, distributors, HVACR podcasters and influencers, and other similar companies.

Added responsibility of Mini-Splits and DOAS product line.

As the Sr. VRF Product Manager within Lennox International, my key responsibility is managing the VRF product portfolio, including VRF equipment, VRF accessories, and VRF controls. As a part of this role, I am the owner of the product development strategy and roadmap, and ultimately executing that plan via product launches and sunsets. I use my knowledge of the market, along with input from many internal teams, to build consensus on the best strategic path forward on the product line. I am responsible for the project schedules and for making executive-level presentations at monthly marketing and engineering decision point meetings. On the marketing side, I work with our commercial marketing manager to develop excellent collateral, such as videos, brochures, catalogs, websites, and other exciting special projects. My team is responsible for assisting with trade shows as needed, and our involvement varies depending on the size of the show. For larger shows, such as the AHR Expo, my team is a key participant in booth creative, product marketing, and execution. For smaller shows, my team will assist in procuring any equipment for display. My team is also a key participant in the Lennox Sales meeting, our biggest internal event of the year. In 2016, VRF supported 4 programs resulting in a total of 9 individual presentations. My team will also provide and review any special content to be used only for the sales meeting. My team supports the sales organization in the form of creating, developing, or reviewing sales tools. This includes technical literature, guide specifications, product application guides, mobile apps, training courses, Revit and AutoCAD tools, energy modeling libraries, and supplying competitor or market intelligence. If information is missing from our documents, I am responsible for finding and publishing that information, or supporting the creation of that data - for example, championing new ways to test equipment.

In this role as the Product Manager for our Commercial Equipment, I served as the technical subject matter expert for the entire commercial HVAC product line, which includes 20 unique products. The product line included air-source and water-source condensing equipment, 11 styles of fan-coil units, refrigerant-to-water heat exchangers, and solutions for ventilation applications. I served as the lead for technical content in all marketing materials, training classes, and documentation on our commercial products. I was responsible for our product strategy in the U.S. market, which included keeping close relationships with our US sales force and inventory specialists, along with our factory, to determine next steps. I was responsible for all commercial line product launches and product sunsets, which included project management and collaboration across several internal teams. In addition, I maintained all responsibilities of a previous role in the Application Support team. I continued to develop and maintain tools to encourage the application of our products. Articles Written and Bylines:"Water-source VRF Zoning 101: Combining geothermal with variable refrigerant flow"​, The Construction Specifier, October 2014 (http://www.constructionspecifier.com/water-source-vrf-zoning-101-combining-geothermal-with-variable-refrigerant-flow/)"Is VRF Zoning Right for your Building?"​, Facility Care, May 2014 (https://www.facilitycare.com/building-blocks/hvaciaq/vrf-zoning-right-your-building)"Maryland's Union Mill Makes a High-Performance Comeback"​ , Home Energy Magazine, December 2013 (http://www.homeenergy.org/show/article/id/1930)“VRF Zoning Energy-efficiency Data – Five Questions Specifiers Should Ask”, The Construction Specifier, September 2013 (Pages 78-84: http://www.kenilworth.com/publications/cs/de/201309/index.html)(Promoted from Product Manager to Senior Product Manager in October 2014)

My job was to provide the very best engineering expertise on Mitsubishi Electric's commercial product line. Internally, this meant being a consultant to other groups (Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Customer Service, Training, and more) and maintaining all engineering-related tools and literature. Externally, I supported distributors, engineers, contractors, architects, and other customers by providing solutions to application questions, facilitating training courses, and generally getting them the answers they needed in a timely fashion. Utilizing input from our sales managers, I developed and updated tools such as application notes, design software, and self-driven training modules that drive the application of commercial product on projects. I also maintained our Revit and AutoCAD libraries, and ensured our products were able to be applied in energy modeling tools such as EnergyPro, eQuest, Trace, and EnergyPlus. Also, I supported the successful education of both employees and customers through development of training programs, and subsequently functioning as a trainer for those programs. I covered our entire geographical business: 5 business units covering the United Stated and 1 additional business unit covering international territories. Because of this I traveled about 50% of my time, for training classes, meetings, and conferences. I enjoyed getting to meet my colleagues and customers face-to-face and have the opportunity to develop relationships with them.

I worked on HVAC design for commercial buildings, including university buildings, healthcare facilities, and laboratories. Below is a list of design-related tasks I completed during my tenure at Newcomb & Boyd:-Load Calculations (in Trace)-Energy Modeling (proposed and ASHRAE 90.1 baseline buildings in Trace)-Ductwork & Mechanical Room layouts in AutoCAD-Ductwork Sizing-Zoning-Equipment Selections-Airflow pressurization for laboratory facilitiesSome new technologies I worked with included chilled beams, geothermal (ground source heat pump) systems, water-to-water heat pumps, radiant floor, and energy recovery units.Trained in AutoCAD, Revit, and Microsoft Project.

As a teaching assistant for the Introduction to Engineering class, I taught two to three teaching labs per week. I taught lessons in AutoCAD, Matlab Mathcad, and SolidWorks. I also helped students as they designed their final projects for each class, which varied each semester from a marshmallow tossing device, to a orange-carrying boat.

Washington Internship for Students in Engineering (http://www.wise-intern.org)

Company formerly named Siemens Power Generation