Smart Building Integrator Summit (SBIS)

Scott Cochrane is President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering, overseeing six branches throughout three states and one in Canada. He is an advisory council member for multiple industry manufacturers such as Honeywell, Johnson Controls, and Tridium.

Craig Stevenson is President of AUROS Group, who pioneered the use of technology to bridge the gap between building science and data science. Craig is co-author of the recently released book, “The Power of Existing Buildings—Save Money, Improve Health and Reduce Environmental Impacts” and the often-referenced ASTM article, “Project Case Studies and the Lessons they Teach about Whole Building Envelope Air Leakage Testing.” Finally, Craig holds two United States’ patents in the field of data science for the built environment.

Donny Walker leads Newcomb Boyd's Intelligent Building Systems group. He has over 20 years of engineering, project management, and partner-in-charge responsibilities in communications, security and integrated building automation systems. His experience includes aviation facilities, health care buildings, judicial facilities, advanced technology developments, military installations, data centers, mixed-use developments, performing arts facilities and college campuses. With prowess designing technologically sophisticated campuses, his background encompasses over 150 projects specializing in an integrated design with network-enabled systems.

Frank Durso has 25+ years experience with building automation, energy efficiency, commercial/ industrial utility program management, business development and operations management. He is currently the Associate Director for the Stanford Facilities Automation Center. The FAC is responsible for the Operation and Maintenance of all of the University’s building automation assets.

Roxette Mancero Sanchez has been in the BAS/HVAC industry for a decade starting in distribution of HVAC and BAS to now sales for the software manufacturer Tridium. Roxette is also a participant in her local community college advisory board for HVAC, and has had the opportunity to be present in TEMA & ASHRAE events.

Brian Oswald is Managing Director for CBRE focused on professional services, remote facility operation and system integration. He is responsible for daily business operations of CBRE and assist account teams and clients with identifying and implementing portfolio-wide smart building technology solutions. Brian brings more than a decade of smart building technology and implementation experience to his role, including a proven record of delivering multi-site applications.

Jonathan Spooner brings a trove of experience in technology, innovation and marketing to the Stacks+Joules team. Having led innovation teams at Intersection (a division of Alphabet) and launching multiple high-tech businesses, he has a wide breadth of knowledge. His entrepreneurial passion has led him to plan, budget, oversee and lead all sizes of businesses across the span of his career.

Phil Zito is the founder and CEO of Smart Buildings Academy (SBA), the world’s largest independent smart buildings training company. SBA has provided online training to well over 13,000+ students across 2,000+ companies since 2017. He has held roles in operations, sales, partner management, and engineering.

With more than 27 years of industry experience, Chris is an invaluable leader at Aptitude, helping clients identify the right systems and technologies for their unique needs. As the Design and Preconstruction Director, he is responsible for developing technologically sound integration solutions and their implementation on schedule and within budget.

Paul Maximuk is currently Senior Intelligent Building Consultant at Newcomb & Boyd. He has deep experience in building controls, commissioning, and intelligent buildings implementation. Previously worked at Ford Land where he managed smart building programs, innovation and construction projects. Paul is eager to apply his experience as an owner to help others on the path to Intelligent Buildings and successful Operation Technology projects.

Doug Plumley is a Software Architect in Dartmouth College's Campus Services Technology Services (CSTS) team. In this role, he provides IT/OT support to Dartmouth’s growing portfolio of smart buildings, applications, and services. His responsibilities include writing software and integrations for Dartmouth’s various software platforms (i.e. IWMS, CEMS, CMMS, etc.) and providing monitoring and management of Dartmouth’s BACnet networks and BAS applications. Doug is a key member of Dartmouth’s Smart Campus Steering Committee and a champion of Smart Campus design and system integration.

Daniel Quant, Vice President of Strategic Development is responsible for identifying emerging business opportunities, while working closely with ecosystem partners & industry associations to accelerate these opportunities into defined vertical and geographical markets. He represents MultiTech in various standardization organizations and has more than 25 years of wireless & telecom experience.

Mike Smithis the product manager for the Tridium hardware portfolio. He also manages the Niagara Framework platform and Niagara Enterprise Security products. Mike works closely with our OEM partners, distributers, and end customers to bring new products to the building automation space. He has been with Tridium over 3 years but has been working in the IoT space for most of the last decade. His previous role was in wireless cybersecurity developing products for researching and pen-testing IoT protocols.

Jeff Guy is an accomplished professional in the field of construction and development. As the Vice President of Construction at Petra Development, he holds responsibility for managing the design, construction management, and general contracting functions across the firm’s portfolio, where his current focus is on pre-fabricated, panelized affordable housing and mass timber projects across multiple-use types. With a background encompassing development and construction delivery, Jeff has completed 3.5M square feet across several product types, including museums, hotels, multifamily residential, commercial office, and corporate interiors.

Lauren Scott is the Vice President of Marketing & Sustainability at Acuity Brands' Intelligent Spaces Group. Scott specializes in translating climate initiatives into meaningful action to deliver on commitments to the building and renewables sectors. Her marketing and communications background is leveraged to promote social and environmental responsibility as an approachable, yet critical part of business operations.

John Turner has built his career around the use of technology to transform organizations. John has built a team of architects, civil engineers, technologists, data scientists and project execution specialists that all want to transform the digital building lifecycle, from the perspective of an owner. He has applied and continually develops this through engagement with multi-billion-dollar building lifecycle programs for real estate owners.

McGee is the Founder and CEO of WattCarbon. Prior to WattCarbon, McGee was the CTO at Recurve, an energy efficiency startup. McGee founded two previous companies, MeterHero and H2OScore while also earning tenure in the Political Science department at Marquette University. He is the author of Developing Interests: Organizational Change and the Politics of Advocacy.

Anto Budiardjo is CEO of Padi.io. He has been a veteran in the connected building space since 1989, having developed numerous integration platforms for buildings focused on interoperability. Today, Anto focuses on system integration in the Internet era with an online platform Padi.io. Core to Padi is the advocacy of CNS/CP (Connection Profiles), an interoperation mechanism being adopted as the open mechanism by Digital Twin communities.

Chris is an experienced engineer and solution architect focused on the convergence of physical and digital solutions across a variety of industries. He has extensive experience helping clients innovate and overcome challenges relating to intelligent buildings, IoT, sustainability, digital transformation, and smart connected products. Chris is currently Willow’s lead solution architect helping clients understand and deploy digital twins across their built assets.

Shaun Cooley is the Founder and CEO of Mapped, the independent data layer for commercial real estate powering the future of PropTech. With over 25 years of industry experience, he previously served as Vice President & CTO for Cisco’s Internet of Things (IoT) Business, responsible for Cisco’s long-term IoT technology strategy. Prior to that, he was a Distinguished Engineer for Norton, by Symantec, contributing to the creation and advancement of offerings in the Norton portfolio. Shaun holds a master’s degree in computer science from University of Illinois and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He is an active angel investor and a start-up mentor through Forum Ventures. Shaun is named inventor on over 125 issued United States patents and was previously a director of the Open Connectivity Foundation and former board member of Attivo Networks.

Paul Zoby is President & CEO of American Energy Assets, a Denver-based healthcare energy conservation company celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023. Conservation in the healthcare space involves a fairly high bar for understanding how to implement opportunities in a particularly demanding environment. PZ has 30 years of experience in this space, with the last 15 years entirely focused on hospitals. He has prior experience in mechanical contracting and consulting before concentrating entirely on energy conservation in 1993.

Ed Merwin has over 46 years of experience in the building automation industry in field operations, sales, marketing, and management. Ed is currently the Director of Strategic Business working with Tridium marketing, engineering, and sales teams to support Tridium’s long term business strategy in various markets. He also works with end users, owners, consultants, and system integrators daily to help understand the technology needs of these valued customers.

As a member of Dartmouth College’s Energy Management team, Betsy oversees and maintains Dartmouth’s energy monitoring infrastructure and campus energy management system (CEMS), actions energy efficiency strategies on campus, and supports the College’s decarbonization initiatives. She is also a member of Dartmouth’s Smart Campus Steering Committee, which provides strategic guidance to Dartmouth’s leadership on the design and operation of the College’s operational technology (OT) systems.

Leroy Walden has worked in various leadership positions in the Building Controls and Automation industry for forty years. He is passionate in the pursuit of the growing uses of technology in sustainable building operations. Leroy bring specific insights to smart devices and equipment and how open source integration platforms will transform building maintenance in the coming decades.

Scott Cochrane is President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering, overseeing six branches throughout three states and one in Canada. He is an advisory council member for multiple industry manufacturers such as Honeywell, Johnson Controls, and Tridium.

Craig Stevenson is President of AUROS Group, who pioneered the use of technology to bridge the gap between building science and data science. Craig is co-author of the recently released book, “The Power of Existing Buildings—Save Money, Improve Health and Reduce Environmental Impacts” and the often-referenced ASTM article, “Project Case Studies and the Lessons they Teach about Whole Building Envelope Air Leakage Testing.” Finally, Craig holds two United States’ patents in the field of data science for the built environment.

Donny Walker leads Newcomb Boyd's Intelligent Building Systems group. He has over 20 years of engineering, project management, and partner-in-charge responsibilities in communications, security and integrated building automation systems. His experience includes aviation facilities, health care buildings, judicial facilities, advanced technology developments, military installations, data centers, mixed-use developments, performing arts facilities and college campuses. With prowess designing technologically sophisticated campuses, his background encompasses over 150 projects specializing in an integrated design with network-enabled systems.