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Date: August 18, 2010
Time: 11:30
Place: C::B Plaza, 26th Floor
Speaker: TBD
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Fort Worth Chapter of ASHRAE

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Leadership

President

Ian Bost Ian Bost, P.E.
Associate Mechanical Engineer
Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc.
6300 Ridglea Pl., Ste. 700
Fort Worth, Texas 76113
(817) 338-1277
ian.bost @ mail.ashrae.org
As Project Manager and Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, Mr. Bost has provided complete HVAC, Plumbing and Medical Gas designs for new or renovations to existing facilities. He has led the mechanical and plumbing design of educational facilities (lower & higher ed), medical facilities, churches, courthouses, YMCA’s and industrial, commercial, and retail facilities. He is currently the lead mechanical design engineer working with the Architect of Record on the Scharbauer Hall – Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, which is being designed to achieve a LEED Silver rating. Mr. Bost performs site investigations to confirm the existing project conditions and to verify that the project is built per the Contract Documents. Mr. Bost is also skilled in the REVIT 3D Modeling System.

President-Elect

Richard Watters Richard Watters, P.E.
Associate Mechanical Engineer
Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc.
6300 Ridglea Pl., Ste. 700
Fort Worth, Texas 76113
(817) 338-1277
richard.watters @ mail.ashrae.org
Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine honored Richard Watters as one of the recipients of its 40 Under 40 award given to 40 building industry engineers under the age of 40 who stand out in their academic, professional, personal, and community achievements.
As an Associate and Mechanical Engineer for the Fort Worth office of Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc. (BHB), Richard successfully manages the firm’s multiple long-term mechanical engineering projects for medical facilities, commercial, retail, and municipal buildings. In addition to leading the mechanical engineering portion of the Architectural Exam Review Course at the University of Texas at Arlington last year, he supported a capstone graduate project at Texas A&M University for a construction science class, as well as guest lecturing.
Richard is proud to be a founding board member of the Paul Schulte Foundation, a non-profit organization whose goal is to empower, inspire and facilitate individuals with disabilities and to assist in providing programs that provide leadership, education and growth opportunities through sports and other activities.
He holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Secretary

Dan Merkel Dan Merkel, M.B.A., E.I.T.
VFD Specialist
Texas AirSystems, Inc.
2951 Northern Cross Blvd.,
Suite. 201
Fort Worth, Texas 76137
(817) 838-7400
Daniel.Merkel @ mail.ashrae.org
Daniel C. Merkel, M.B.A., E.I.T. Is currently a VFD Sales Specialist for Texas Air Systems, supporting Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.  Previous work included specializing in control(s) and systems and solutions integration. Mr. Merkel has also worked in the printing industry developing solutions in the industrial processes. Mr. Merkel has a Masters of Business Administration from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University. Mr. Merkel is also involved in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Treasurer

Tony Finch
Sales Engineer
Texas AirSystems, Inc.
2951 Northern Cross Blvd.,
Suite. 201
Fort Worth, Texas 76137
(817) 838-7400
Tony.Finch @ mail.ashrae.org

Board of Governors

Jay Martin Jay Martin, P.E.
Director of Mechanical Engineering
Brandt Engineering
1728 Briercroft Court
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 395-6184
jay.martin @ mail.ashrae.org
Jay Martin, P.E. is the immediate Past President and Golden Gavel winner for the Fort Worth Chapter. Jay is also the Director of Mechanical Engineering at Brandt Engineering, specializing in district energy system analysis and design. Mr. Martin has performed numerous studies focused on utility planning and plant optimization with a focus on long-term economic benefit to the client. His clients have included many major universities, airports, and other district energy providers. Mr. Martin earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Texas Christian University. He is a Certified Energy Manager and a LEED Accredited Professional. In addition to his ASHRAE involvement he is also a Senior Member of the North Texas AEE chapter.
Jay Sullivan
McMillan James Equipment Co.
1010 Mustang Drive, Suite 100
Grapevine, Texas 76051
(817) 912-0800
John C. Rhodes, C.E.M.
Enviromatic Systems, Inc.
2337 West Warrior Trail
Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
(972) 206-2590

Committee Chairpersons

Auditing

By-Laws

Phil Farco
2833 Willow Bend
Bedford, Texas 76021-3723
(817) 267-8653
phil_farco @ mason-dallas.com
John C. Rhodes, CEM
2337 West Warrior Tr.
Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
(972) 206-2590
jrhodes @ enviromaticsystems.com

Student Activities

Chapter Technology Transfer

Nick Schroeder
1225 W/ Mitchell St. ,Ste. 205
Arlington, Texas 76019
(817) 272-9075
nschroeder@uta.edu
Clif Upham
3740 North Josey Lane, Ste. 140
Carrollton, Texas 75007
(214) 483-5000
clif.upham @ engineeredair.com

Historian

Membership Promotion

Patty Parrish
131 Honeysuckle Dr.
Justin, Texas 76247-5804
(817) 791-3227
patty.parrish @ us.belimo.com
Brandon Jarrett
777 Main St., 24th Floor
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 735-6000
brandon.jarrett @ jacobs.com

Research Promotion

Newsletter Editor

Jay Martin, P.E.
1728 Briercroft Court
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 395-6184
jay.martin @ mail.ashrae.org
Richard Watters, P.E.
6300 Ridglea Pl., Ste. 700
Fort Worth, Texas 76113
(817) 338-1277
richard.watters @ mail.ashrae.org

Refrigeration

Webmaster

Richard Long, P.E.
12933 Chittamwood Trail
Euless, Texas 76040
(817) 354-2898
rjdklong @ juno.com
Cody W. Pace, P.E.
P.O. Box 186
Fort Worth, Texas 76101-0186
(817) 907-6675
cody.pace @ mail.ashrae.org

Honors & Awards

Larry Akers
P.O. Box 2080
Fort Worth, Texas 76113-2080
(817) 360-2900
lakers @ fribergassociates.com