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Speakers

The speakers who will be presenting at NFMT, are the industry’s Rock Stars! They have been hand-picked by an educational committee based on expertise and experience. Ask questions, get engaged, and when you leave NFMT, you will be more of an expert yourself.

Here is just a sampling of the speakers who will be sharing their wisdom at NFMT 2009:

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Sean Ahrens, CPP, CSC
Project Manager, Security Consulting and Design Services, Schirmer Engineering

Session R2.43 "Access Control: New Technologies, New Opportunities"

Session GS2 "Gun Control in America: Are we Losing Control of Our Facilities?"

Richard D. Alaniz
Senior Partner, Alaniz and Schraeder

Session W1.39 "Understanding - and Complying with - Labor and Employment Laws"

Susan Isenhour Anderson
Manager Energy Relations, OSRAM SYLVANIA

Session T3.41 "Lighting Upgrades Save 30% or More: NEMA's enLIGHTen America Tells You How"

Michael D. Arny
President , Leonardo Academy, Inc.

Session W2.21 "The Economics of LEED-EB"

Cheryl Baldwin, Ph.D.
Vice President of Science and Standards , Green Seal

Session R1.21 "New Developments in Green Facilities Management"

James E. Barbush
Facilities Contracts Manager, Pennsylvania State System Of Higher Education

Session R1.27 "Implementing Leadership: Transforming You and Your Atmosphere"

George Barnes
Director of Business Development, Mid Atlantic, Energy Connect, Inc.

Session T2.24 "Demand Response: The Future is Now"

Nancy Bechtol
Director, Office of Facilities Management and Reliability, The Smithsonian Institution

Session GS1 "The Changing Face of the FM Workforce"

Michael Betsch
President, GreenTech Energy Services, Inc.

Session R3.49 "How Solar Tri-Generation Saves Energy Dollars and Helps the Environment"

Brad Binning
Cooling Systems Business Development, American Power Conversion Corporation

Session R1.49 "New Solutions for Data Center Cooling: InRow vs. Perimeter"

Scott Bowman, PE, LEED AP
Principal, KJWW Engineering Consultants

Session R1.24 "Early and Often: The Need to Collaborate on Energy-Efficient Design"

Randy Burke
CEO, DCS Daylight Cleaning Systems, Inc.

Session R2.21 "Enhancing Sustainability & Savings with Daylight Cleaning"

Allison Buttel
Director of Clean Energy Markets, Think Energy

Session W4.24 "Renewable Energy Options and Strategies for Commercial Facilities"

Anja S. Caldwell
Principal , Ecoipso LLC

Session R3.18 "Green Facilities Management for Schools"

James H. Cantrell, CPM
President , Cantrell, Harris and Associates

Session T2.43 "Be Prepared: Developing and Implementing a Solid Emergency Plan"

Stuart J. Carron, P.E.
Director, Global Facilities & Real Estate , JohnsonDiversity, Inc.

Session R2.21 "Enhancing Sustainability & Savings with Daylight Cleaning"

David A. Casavant
President, Carlyle Consulting Group,

Session R3.37 "The ABCs of OSHA Compliance"

Session R2.37 "Establishing Safety Goals that will Reduce your Workers Comp"

Christine Chase
Environmental Scientist , Green Seal

Session R1.21 "New Developments in Green Facilities Management"

Marty Chobot
Vice President , FM: Systems

Session R2.49 "Using Data to Establish Best Practices"

Mike Coberley
Business Development Manager, KBR

Session R1.41 "Repair and Renovation Construction...A Better Way"

James F. Cooke
National Facilities Operations Manager , Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.

Session R2.18 "Toyota Motor Sales: Becoming a Green Power Leader"

Michael B. Cowley, CPMM
President, CE Maintenance Solutions

Session W3.27 "Outsourcing and Out-Tasking Your Maintenance Responsibilities"

Session PC1 "Smarter Asset Management: Keys to Profitability"

Session R2.39 "Maintenance without Money: How to Make it Work"

Geoff Craighead
Vice President High Rise & Real Estate Services, Securitas Security Services

Session T3.43 "Skyscraper Security and Life Safety"

Skai Dancey
Director of Facilities Operations, Oregon Health and Science University

Session W3.45 "Transforming an FM Organization"

Robert Dehne
Architectural Manager for Sustainable Communities, Owens Corning

Session R4.24 "Prepare Today for the Energy Codes of the Future"

Martin Denholm, AIA
Vice-President , Smith Group

Session R1.43 "Building Security Ratings: Measuring and Managing Risk"

Glenn Dettloff
President, Choice Restoration Services, Inc.

Session R2.41 "Parking Strucutre Protocol: Repair and Maintenance Musts"

Peter Doo
President , Doo Consulting

Session R4.18 "Greening Existing Buildings: Effective Approaches for Successful LEED-EB O&M Projects"

Joshua Early
Product Manager- Architectural Products, TRACO

Session R3.21 "Next Generation in Energy Efficient Window Design"

William East, PhD
Research Civil Engineer, ERDC, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Session T2.47 "COBIE: A Foundation to Sustain Facilities"

David Eijadi
Prinicipal , The Weidt Group

Session R1.24 "Early and Often: The Need to Collaborate on Energy-Efficient Design"

Vince Elliott
President, Elliott Affiliates, Ltd.

Session W2.27 "A Roadmap to Extraordinary Savings from Cleaning Outsourcing"

Ben Erpelding, P.E.
Director of Engineering, OptimumEnergy

Session T1.39 "Ultra-Efficient HVAC Systems"

Jonathan M. Estes
Senior Consultant, Strategic Measures, Inc.

Session T3.18 "Get Your Metrics Right: The ROI for FM Sustainability Strategies"

Mark Falzarano, AIA
BIM Leader, AE Services Group,, Barton Malow Company

Session W4.41 "BIM Opportunities for CMMS"

Mark Feist
Assistant Director of Grounds, Vehicle Maintenance and Support Services, American University

Session W2.39 "Grounds Management, Sustainability and the Bottom Line"

Marc Fischer, CPM, RPA, CCIM
Senior Vice President & Director, Management Services, Transwestern

Session T2.27 "Facilities Management in a Down Economy"

Kevin Folsom
Director of Facilities & Plant Operations, Dallas Theological Seminary

Session W2.18 "The Sustainable Movement... Where's the Beef?"

Tom Forshee
Director, Sustainability and Special Projects , SiteStuff

Session T2.49 "Green Purchasing: It's All in the Numbers"

Kevin Frasier
Project Delivery Professional , Global Knowledge Management, Inc.

Session W2.37 "Boosting Productivity with Total Asset Verification"

Matt Freije
President, HC Information Resources Inc.

Session W1.47 "Eight Ways to Minimize the Risk for Legionella in Cooling Towers"

Stormy Friday
President, The Friday Group,

Session W1.27 "Who Will Walk in Your Shoes? Succession Planning for FMs"

Session W3.45 "Transforming an FM Organization"

Lesley Fritz, CFM
Facility Manager, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

Session W1.45 "Women in Facilities Management"

Robert Gair
Principal, R.S. Means

Session R4.39 "Indoor Air and Environmental Quality and Employee Productivity"

Laurie Gilmer, P.E., CFM, LEED AP
Senior Project Manager, Office Manager, Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.

Session W3.24 "Benchmarking Energy Use with Energy Star: What's Your Score?"

Charles Goulding, Esq.
President, Energy Tax Savers, Inc.

Session T3.45 "Tax Deductions for LEED"

Session T1.24 "EPAct Update"

Sheila Gregg, AIA
President, Sol Agua Terra

Session R4.39 "Indoor Air and Environmental Quality and Employee Productivity"

Mike HIckey
President, Hickey and Associates, LLC

Session R1.45 "Tapping into Public Incentives: Higher Revenues, Lower Costs and Greater Sustainability"

James Huber
President, Complete Commissioning, Inc.

Session T1.21 "An Introduction to Retro-Commissioning"

Gregory Hughel, EIT, LEED AP
Project Engineer, Facility Engineering Associates

Session W3.24 "Benchmarking Energy Use with Energy Star: What's Your Score?"

Glenn D. Hughes
President, Glenn D. Hughes Consulting Associates, LLC

Session R1.18 "Saving Energy in Your Facility with Total Light Management"

Frank Kaleba
Senior Engineer, R&K Engineering

Session R2.45 "Portfolio O&M Cost Projections: A Lesson from the Defense Department"

Stuart D. Kaplow
Principal, Stuart D Kaplow, P.A.

Session R4.18 "Greening Existing Buildings: Effective Approaches for Successful LEED-EB O&M Projects"

Chris Keller
Managing Director, Facilities Solutions Group

Session R1.47 "Building Information Modeling Overview"

Earle Kennett
Vice President, National Institute of Building Sciences

Session W3.47 "Whole Building Design Guide"

Michael Keough
President , E-Structures, Inc.

Session W4.18 "Implementing a Cost and Environmentally Friendly Electronic Waste Program"

Jeffrey D. Kerr
Senior Engineer , Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Session T2.18 "Four Keys to Sustainable Building Enclosures"

Patrick C. Kerr, MAI, MRICS, SRA
Managing Director , Integra Realty Resourcse

Session T2.45 "Best Practices in Asset Valuation"

Doug Kincaid, PE
President and General Manager, Applied Management Engineering

Session W3.45 "Transforming an FM Organization"

Ed Kochanek
Regional Manager, FLIR Systems, Inc.

Session W4.37 "Picture This: Infrared Cameras Boost Energy Conservation"

Nick Krassy
Regional Business Developer, KONE

Session R3.47 "Escalator 101"

Scott Kriner
Technical Advisor, The Metal Initiative

Session W1.21 "Building Green with Metal"

Alan Kruglak
Senior Vice President, Genesis Security Systems LLC

Session T1.43 "Security Systems 101"

Session W4.39 "Security Systems 101 (Repeat)"

Robert Lang
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Security and Safety, Kennesaw State University

Session GS2 "Gun Control in America: Are we Losing Control of Our Facilities?"

Larry Lenhardt
Instructor , National Technology Transfer

Session W1.41 "NFPA 70-E and Arc Flash Updates"

Joel Leonard
Host, SkillTV.net

Session W3.41 "Fighting The Maintenance Crisis"

Chuck Levine, EdD
President, Instructional Design Associates

Session T2.37 "Is it a Training Problem? Why Some Employees Don't Perform Their Job Correctly"

Robert J. Libby, P.E., FSFPE
Executive Vice President, Rolf Jensen and Associates, Inc.

Session W1.43 "Mass Notification Systems: How to Communicate Effectively"

Pete Little
President, MPACT Learning Center LLC

Session T1.41 "Maintenance Scheduling"

Richard G. Lubinski, CEM, CDSM, CSDP, CEMSC, BEP
President, Think Energy Management LLC

Session W1.24 "Energy Management: From Audit to Action"

Neil Maldeis
Energy Engineering Manager , Trane Commerical Systems

Session T3.49 "Riding the Next Wave of New Energy Technologies for High Performance Buildings"

Mike Mangiaruga
Eastern Regional Sales Director, CentiMark Corp.

Session R3.41 "Is your Roof an Expense or an Asset?"

Chris Matt
Associate Editor , Maintenance Solutions Magazine

Session W2.39 "Grounds Management, Sustainability and the Bottom Line"

Christina Mayhew
President , Preferred Construction, Inc.

Session R4.39 "Indoor Air and Environmental Quality and Employee Productivity"

Rick Meinking
Plant Operations Director , Seventy Five State Street

Session R2.24 "How to Be an Energy Bean Counter"

Bob Mellinger
President, Attainium Corp.

Session PC4 "The Disaster Experience 2009"

N. Dean Meyer
President , NDMA, Inc.

Session T1.27 "You Cost Too Much! Defending Your Role in the Organization"

W. Kirtley (Kirt) Miller, Jr.
Academic and Industry Liaison, Facility Management Certificate Program, George Mason University

Session GS1 "The Changing Face of the FM Workforce"

F. Joshua Millman, AIA
Principal, Facilities Planners & Architects, Inc.

Session T3.24 "From Green to Black- and -White: The International Energy Conservation Code"

Larry Morgan, RPA, FMA, SMA
Senior Facilities Manager, SAP Labs, LLC

Session GS1 "The Changing Face of the FM Workforce"

Chris Muhly
, The Move Team

Session R3.27 "Relocation: Critical Considerations Before you Move"

Frank Murphy
President, Inventory Management Services, Inc.

Session T1.37 "Setting Up an Accurate and Functional Spare Parts Database"

Jim Nauen
Sr. Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Planon, Inc.

Session R4.27 "Building the Business Case for FM Automation"

C. Paul Oberg
President and Chief Executive Officer , EPAC Software Technologies, Inc.

Session R4.37 "Prioritizing Maintenance Work for Maximum Effectiveness (REPEAT)"

Session T3.39 "Prioritizing Maintenance Work for Maximum Effectiveness"

Sandra S. Oliver, CFM
Chief, Real Estate Section , International Monetary Fund

Session W1.45 "Women in Facilities Management"

Robert Otterstatter
President , Community Development and Crime Prevention Institute

Session W2.43 "Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design"

Sergio E. Pages
Vice President , StructureTec

Session R3.39 "Construction Project Delivery Systems"

Jim Peduto
Chief Operating Officer, American Institute for Cleaning Sciences

Session R1.39 "Removing the Guesswork from the Contract Cleaning Equation"

David Pratt
Principal , Lorax Partnerships

Session R4.18 "Greening Existing Buildings: Effective Approaches for Successful LEED-EB O&M Projects"

Jeff Raimo
Product Manager, Siemens Building Technologies

Session W3.49 "What's New in Wireless: A BAS Update"

Linda Reed Friedman, DTM, ASID
President , Advanta Training, LLC

Session T3.27 "Preparing for Successful Negotiations"

Mark Rentschler, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Greening Programs, Green Seal

Session R1.21 "New Developments in Green Facilities Management"

Vincent Resor
Vice President , Chardon Laboratories

Session R3.24 "Green Cooling Towers Impact on an Organization"

Charles Restivo
Senior Director of Operations, UGL Unicco

Session R1.21 "New Developments in Green Facilities Management"

Jamshed Rivetna
President, Ensoft Consulting, Inc.

Session W1.49 "Just Ask: The CMMS Town Hall Session"

Jane Rohde, AIA, FIIDA, ACHA, AAHID
Principal , JSR Associates, Inc.

Session W3.18 "A Practical Tool for the Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings"

Maureen K. Roskoski, LEED AP, REPA
Senior Project Manager, Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.

Session PC3 "Going Green: A Roadmap for Existing Buildings"

Howdy Russell
Director of Mitigation Services, Paul Davis National

Session T3.37 "A Hospital Under Water: The Columbus Regional Hospital Story"

Munther Salim, Ph.D.
Senior Mechanical Engineer, EYP Mission Critical Facilities

Session T3.47 "Energy Savings Opportunities in Data Centers"

Douglas Sandberg
Director, Field Service Sales & Operations, ASCO Services, Inc.

Session T1.49 "Increasing the Life Expectancy of Mission Critical Systems"

Mark Sekula, CFM, LEED-AP
Senior Facility Engineering Consultant , Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.

Session R2.27 "Developing a Facilities Management Vision for the Future"

Mark Selivan
Manager of Grounds, Johns Hopkins University

Session W2.39 "Grounds Management, Sustainability and the Bottom Line"

Craig Sheehy, CPM, LEED AP
President/CEO, Envision Realty Services

Session T3.21 "LEED-EB O&M Update"

Teena Shouse
Senior FM Consultant, Facility Engineering Associates

Session PC3 "Going Green: A Roadmap for Existing Buildings"

Andrew Singer
Senior Vice President, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc.

Session R2.47 "Impacts and Opportunities in the New Energy World"

David Slick
Associate Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

Session T2.18 "Four Keys to Sustainable Building Enclosures"

Dana "Deke" Smith, FAIA
Executive Director , buildingSMART alliance

Session T1.47 "Introduction to BIM and buildingSMART Alliance"

Mary L. Snodderly
GSA Center for Facilities Maintenance and Hardware, Business Management Division,

Session W3.39 "GSA's Energy Management Service Contract"

Ken E. Stack, P.E.
Director of Facility Management Solutions, UGL Unicco

Session T1.18 "Making a Shift to a Carbon Footprint Metric"

Joan W. Stein
President & CEO, Accessibility Development Associates, Inc.

Session W2.41 "ADA: Keys to Compliance"

Tim Stickler
Vice-President, ICx Technologies

Session W3.43 "Assessing the Threat: Chemical, Biological and Radiological Agents"

Kevin Stover, PE
Commercial Programs Consultant, Green Building Initiative

Session W3.18 "A Practical Tool for the Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings"

Jeanette Strainic
Marketing Manager, GE Lighting

Session T3.41 "Lighting Upgrades Save 30% or More: NEMA's enLIGHTen America Tells You How"

John Studebaker, PhD
President, Studebaker Energy Consulting LLC

Session W2.24 "Understanding the True Cost of Sustainability and Alternative Energy"

Asif Syed, PE, LEED AP
Partner, AKF Engineers

Session R4.21 "Carbon Footprint Reduction in New and Existing Buildings"

Kathryn P. Thibeault, CFM
Director, Facilities - New England, Pearson

Session W1.45 "Women in Facilities Management"

Paul Totten
Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

Session T2.18 "Four Keys to Sustainable Building Enclosures"

Jim Turner
Senior Associate, DMJM Consulting

Session T1.45 "A New Leader's Guide to a High Performing Facilities Organization"

Keith Vandenbussche, FMA
Director, Facilities Services , Barton Malow Company

Session W4.41 "BIM Opportunities for CMMS"

Cory Vanderpool
Executive Director, Greenlink Conservation Alliance

Session R3.43 "The Role of Government Tax Incentives and Smart Building Retrofits"

Michael Violette, P.E.
Senior Consultant, Gardner James

Session R2.41 "Parking Strucutre Protocol: Repair and Maintenance Musts"

Paul von Paumgartten
Director, Energy and Environmental Affairs, Johnson Controls, Inc.

Session W3.21 "Going Green for Less: Green Performance Contracting"

Bill Warren
Manager, Training and Development , UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Session GS1 "The Changing Face of the FM Workforce"

Karen L. Warseck, AIA
President, Building Diagnostics Associates,

Session W4.21 "Green Roofs: An Overview"

Joe Watson
Senior Project Engineer, E3 Designs,

Session W1.37 "Performing Effective Building System Re-Commissioning Studies"

Jason Wells
Business Development Manager, CFI

Session W4.41 "BIM Opportunities for CMMS"

Bruce Wesner
Managing Principal , Life Cycle Engineering

Session T2.41 "All Together Now: The Importance of Reliability in any Building Type"

John White
Director, Energy Management and Sustainability Solutions, Eaton Corporation

Session T2.21 "The Vision Project: Collaborating on a Carbon-Neutral Facility"

James P. Whittaker, P.E., CFM, FRICS
President , Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.

Session R2.27 "Developing a Facilities Management Vision for the Future"

Terry Wireman, CPMM
Senior Vice President, Vesta Partners, LLC

Session R3.45 "The Business of Maintenance"

Rich Wurzbach
Reliability Engineer, Maintenance Reliability Group

Session R1.37 "Conditioned-Based Maintenance: A NIH Success Story"

Brian Zarbrocki
Director, Maintenance Systems, CE Maintenance Solutions

Session T2.39 "Troubleshooting Your CMMS System"