•  The Management Course, The American Management Association (AMA), 1995
•  Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,    New York, 1975
•  Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,    New York, 1974

Professional Affiliations

The Cool Solutions staff has long been active in various professional and industry societies, including:

•  ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), including service on its Technical Committees for District Energy (chair from 1999 to 2001), Thermal Storage, Cogeneration Systems, Energy Resources, and Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling
•  IDEA (International District Energy Association), including service on its Board of Directors (for 5 years), on the Executive Committee (for 2 years), and as co-chair of 3 annual Cooling Conferences
•  TICA (Turbine Inlet Cooling Association), including service as a founder, Director, Vice President, Vice Chairman, and Chairman, as well as service chairing the Information Development Committee
•  ARI (Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute), including service as Vice Chair and Chair of the Thermal Storage section, as well as service on the ARI Board of Directors and a leading role in the development of ARI's performance rating standard for Thermal Storage equipment

Presentations have often been prepared and delivered by the Cool Solutions staff, as an invited lecturer, for seminars and workshops on District Energy and Thermal Energy Storage (TES). Some recent examples include:

•  Thermal Energy Storage Seminar - Countryside (Chicago), Illinois, U.S.A. (November    2003)
•  District Cooling and Distributed Generation (DG) Seminar - Sao Paulo, Brazil (June    2002)
•  District Cooling and Thermal Energy Storage Seminar - CLIMA Rio 2002 - Rio de    Janeiro, Brazil (May 2002)
•  District Cooling and Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Seminar - Sao Paulo, Brazil    (October 2000)
•  District Energy Overview and Technology Presentation - Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.    (September 2000)
•  District Cooling and Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Seminar - Recife, Brazil (April    2000)
•  District Energy Overview and Technology Seminar- Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. (April    2000)
•  District Cooling Case Studies and Issues Seminar - Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. (May    1999)
•  Thermal Energy Storage Workshop - Bangkok, Thailand (January 1996)