ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter - Chapter Officers

2011 - 2012 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

Kristin DeMartini President	Kristin DeMartini [kdemartini@enernoc.com] Kristin's involvement with ASHRAE began in 2004 when she served as the Raffle Chair for the San Francisco Chapter. In 2006 Kristin became the Golden Gate chapter Membership Promotion Chair. She has enjoyed getting new members involved, especially the young engineers that are the future of our industry and ASHRAE. Kristin graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2003 with a BSME. She has worked with consultants, contractors, and building owners as a Sales Engineer for Johnson Controls and York. Kristin now supports building owners and facility managers get more from energy through her Business Development work at EnerNOC. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son.

Thomas Weaver President Elect	Tom Weaver [tomggashrae@comcast.net] Tom Weaver began his profession career in 1984 after graduating from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. Tom's early involvement was as a field engineer on a 130 MW geothermal power plant located in northern Sonoma County. After completing that assignment, he was a project manager for multiple large construction projects most notably the 9th District Court of Appeals in San Francis'o. More recently he enjoy working as a manufacturer representative and have joined Conservation Mechanical Systems as partner. Tom began his involvement with ASHRAE in 2000 and was past president of the Redwood Empire Section of our Golden Gate Chapter and corresponding member of ASHRAE TC-5.7 Evaporative Cooling Committee. One of the great benefits from serving is the association with other engineers and industry professional who share a common passion and interest.

Isabelle Lavedrine Secretary	Isabelle Lavedrine [isabelle.lavedrine@arup.com] Isabelle Lavedrine obtained a Diplome d'Ingénieur en Génie Mathématique in 1994 as well as a Masters degree in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Since joining Arup in London in 1998, Isabelle has been involved mainly with CFD studies in the built environment. Isabelle came to San Francisco in October 2002, where she is now leading the CFD business for Arup North America. She has worked on a wide variety of projects internationally and in the US, including museums, large atria, airports, parking garages and hospitals. Isabelle is keen on getting involved with her local professional community in order to promote the sustainability and green aspects of design she believes in, and also to learn more from her fellow professionals. Isabelle's most proud personal achievement is her participation in the 2006 SF Avon Walk, which consisted of walking 39 miles over 2 days, and raised $2,500.

Annie Foster Treasurer	Annie Foster Courtney [Annie.Foster@wspfk.com] Annie Foster Courtney graduated from Duke University with a BSE in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. She never thought she would end up working in the construction industry, but two amazing summer internships at Frank M. Booth Design Build (Granite Bay, CA) opened her eyes to this complex and challenging field. After graduating in 2007, Annie joined the San Francisco office of WSP Flack + Kurtz, where she currently works as a consulting engineer. She encourages all young engineers and those new to the area to get involved in the Golden Gate Chapter. Two fun years as Marble Draw Person forced Annie out of her "shy, quiet engineer" comfort zone and she ended up meeting a chapter full of great people, several of which have become personal friends. Join a committee, give it a try!

Erik Kolderup 2nd Year Board Member	Erik Kolderup, P.E. [erik@kolderupconsulting.com] Erik has provided building energy consulting services since 1990, when he joined Eley Associates as an energy engineer. He became an owner in 1994 and served as vice president until the firm's merger with Architectural Energy Corporation in 2004. After three years as Associate Principal, sharing management of AEC's San Francisco office, Erik started Kolderup Consulting in 2007. Since 2008 he has also served as a consulting faculty member at Stanford University where he teaches a class on energy efficient building systems. Erik is an ASHRAE certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and industrial engineering from Stanford University.

Tyler Bradshaw 1st Year Board Member	Tyler Bradshaw [tbradshaw@integralgroup.com] Tyler serves as Associate Principal at Integral Group, where he manages the Education, Corporate & Civic design team. He is an industry expert in innovative energy efficient strategies and specializes in LEED Platinum and Net Zero mechanical designs. Tyler has overseen the design of 6 LEED Platinum projects and his team is expecting to complete LEED Platinum certification on 8 additional projects this year. Tyler consistently strives to deliver the lowest energy buildings possible for his clients, challenging "rules of thumb" and design constraints. Tyler received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University. He have been involved with local ASHRAE chapters since 1997 and is a current Board Member of ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter.

Gary Harbison Past-President	Gary Harbison [gharbison@calhydro.com] Gary received a BSME from University of Missouri in 1973, and began his career designing process-heat-transfer equipment for The Marley Company in Kansas City. He became a member of ASHRAE in 1977 and moved to San Francisco in 1981. He joined the Golden Gate Chapter at that time, and served as Education Committee Chair from 1984 to 1989, Vice-Chair for CRC in 1986-1987, and Student Activities Chair from 2003 to 2006. Gary worked as a Facility Department Manager for the US Army-Presidio of San Francisco during its transition to the US Park Service, was the Western Region Manager for Marley Cooling Technologies and currently works in Business Development for California Hydronics Corp. He teaches Basic Hydronics and Condenser Water System Seminars for CHC School House and to the building trades. He is also a member of the San Francisco Choral Society and has been a US Sailing certified sailing instructor since 1986.