Success Stories
BOC graduates across the country are working hard, using their training to improve the performance of their facilities. Read about their progress in the profiles below. Also available are case studies which give a broader picture of energy efficiency measures at various organizations. Related conference papers are also listed below on this page.
Graduate Profiles
Education
Paul Caron, Brunswick School Department, Maine
Bryan Visscher, Wenatchee School District, Washington
Mark Deming, Branford School District, Connecticut
Angelo Vescio, Fulton County Schools, New York
Michael Bergeron, Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts
Jeff Tweeten, Bellevue School District, Washington
Jeff Monahan, Unit Five District, Illinois
Robert Daley, Cypress School District, Southern California
Healthcare
David Bird, A. O. Fox Hospital, Oneonta, New York
Nicolas Lee, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
Dino Gonzales, Philips Healthcare, Bothell, Washington
Todd Simkins, Providence Health & Services, Everett, Washington
Municipalities & Government
Rick Gideon, King County, Washington
Jeff Krohn, Cedar Rapids Public Library, Iowa
John C. Dold, Town of Boxford, MA
Kelly Prutch, City of Eugene in Oregon
Steve Shadrick, Beltrami County in Bemidji, Minnesota
Duncan Crump, Washington State General Administration, Olympia, Washington
Chuck Eddington, General Services Administration, Seattle, Washington
David Gilmore, Kitsap County Courthouse, Port Orchard, Washington
Earl Meldahl and team, City of Bellevue, Bellevue, Washington
Hospitality
Noreen McKinley, Marriott Santa Clara, California
Richard Rudder and Duane Place, Mills Casino, Coos Bay, Oregon
Rodney Schauf, Westin Seattle Hotel, Washington
Facilities Services
Rick Meinking, Seventy Five State Street, Portland, Maine
Luke Hutchins, Parker Ridge Retirement Community in Blue Hill, Maine
Paul Nibblett, Ya-Po-Ah Terrace Retirement Housing, Eugene, Oregon
Military
Shannon Blas, Bangor Naval Submarine Base, Bremerton, Washington
Dale Brigham, Fort Lewis Army Base, Fort Lewis, Washington
Darcy Sullivan, Whidbey Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington
Manufacturing & Retail
Alfred Maierle, Tiffany & Company, New York, New York
Ron Chase, L-3 Communication, San Carlos, California
Jeff Madigan, University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors (UMEC, an EMCOR Company) in El Cajon, California
Lenny Hintze, Berlex Laboratories, Bothell, Washington
Chris Mozian, Bayer Corporation, Berlin, CT (Case Study below)
Services & Other
John Guthrie, Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance, Grinnell, Iowa
Dale Chastagner, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Matt Thomson, Gunderson Dettmer, Menlo Park, California
Victor “Bill” Boyd, Goodwill Industries, Portland, Oregon
Joe McPherson, Portsmouth International Airport, Portsmouth, NH (see Case Study below)
Graduates featured in the article:
The Changing Face(s) of Facilities Management (PDF 116k):
Teresa Rodgers, ID Biomedical, Bothell, Washington
Elaine Robbins, Pacific Sunwear, Irvine CA
Judy Johnson, Washington State DSHS, Olympia, Washington
Christian Crowell, Weyerhaeuser, Federal Way, Washington
Case Studies
Education
Energy Programs: Saving Begets More Savings, (PDF 336k) Lake Stevens School District, Washington. Originally published in the WAMOA Journal Spring 2012 edition
No-Cost/Low-Cost Solutions at Schools (PDF 156k) Cranston, RI & Vancouver, WA Public School Districts
Partnering for Energy Efficiency Benchmarking in Wisconsin’s Schools (PDF 131k)
Kern High School District (PDF 388k) Kern County, California
Pleasant Valley School District (PDF 720k) Ventura County, California
Waubonsie Valley High School (PDF 180k) Aurora, Illinois
Riddle Elementary School (PDF 173k) Mattoon, Illinois
Eastern Illinois University (PDF 306k) Charleston, Illinois
Healthcare
Tackling Sustainability (PDF 193k) Affinity Healthcare Systems, Wisconsin
Strategic Energy Management Plans – Blueprints for Energy Savings (PDF 188k) PeaceHealth, Alaska, Washington & Oregon
Hospitals Operating In Harder Times (PDF 180k) Cedars Sinai & Providence Health Services
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (PDF 177k) Mattoon, Illinois
Facilities Services
Equity Office Properties (PDF 68k)
Military
CSU, Camp Pendleton, Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary, and Fair Issac (PDF 292k) California
Fort Lewis Army Base (PDF 480k) Fort Lewis, Washington
Manufacturing & Retail
Central Energy Control for Hundreds of Locations, (PDF 152k) Yankee Candle, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
Raytheon Company (PDF 192k) El Segundo, California
Bayer Corporation (PDF 608k) Berlin, Connecticut
Services & Other
LEED Gold Certification for a New and Not-so-new Complex (PDF 201k) First Unitarian Church Portland, Oregon
Pease International Airport (PDF 604k) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
ACEEE Conference Papers
The following papers were presented August 13, 2012 at 2012 ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings "Fueling Our Future with Efficiency" by Cynthia Putnam (BOC Project Director) and Olga Gazman (BOC Manager of Training).
Leveraging National Guidelines for Building Operator Credentialing (PDF 373k)
Job Placement for the Unemployed through Partnerships with Industry-recognized Credential Programs (PDF 111k)
Updated 10-12-2012
