Lightning Round of High Energy Use Facilities  

Zao Huang is currently the cleanroom operations, purge and pressure vessel systems team lead for the integration and testing complex at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He currently operates and manages the largest ISO7 cleanroom in the US, a 30G centrifuge, and many other high-energy use test equipment. Previous, he was the deputy I&T manager for NASA's On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing-1 (OSAM-1) robot arm subsystem. He holds a BS in biochemistry from University of Maryland and a MS in Space Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Suzy DiMont is the Energy and Sustainability Manger in the Intelligent Campus group out of Site Operations at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). She has a BA in Mathematics and Anthropology from Hamilton College and a MS in Civil Engineering with a focus in Civil Systems from CU Boulder. Suzy has been with NREL for over nine years and in her current role, she leads the Smart Labs Program and manages energy, water, fuels, and other laboratory consumption to develop improved processes of operations. She also works on climate resilience planning and manages NREL sustainability reporting requirements. Her Intelligent Campus group incorporates research from the laboratory itself to ensure operations are on the cutting edge of efficiency, safety, resiliency and sustainability.

Jofrey Quintanar serves as a Sustainability and Strategic Planning Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory. As a licensed architect and a native of Queretaro, Mexico, Jofrey brings a unique perspective and 20 years of experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects with a strong focus in sustainable design. He obtained a master's degree from Northwestern University in project management specialized in construction, and holds the LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential, the CDT (Construction Document Technologist) certification, and the PMP (Project Management Professional) certification. Whenever he has the opportunity, he enjoys traveling abroad and within the United States, playing music and spending time with his wife and two sons.

John Palmer has spent the past 18 months as the first Energy Engineer in the Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campuses in Gaithersburg MD and Boulder CO. Prior to NIST, John Palmer managed a team focused on Engineering and Energy related services for GSA Region 9 Facilities. Earlier in his career, he worked on a variety of technical and engineering teams in both the private sector and the federal government to include stints as a Systems Engineer for the USMC Systems Command, a Manager and Consultant for the USMC Logistics Command IT operations, a Performance Contracting Energy Engineer for an ESCO, and as a mechanical design consultant with an M&E design firm. John has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Univ. of South Florida and a Masters in Business Administration from Auburn University. He was nominated to the DOC 2023 Class of Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental Ambassadors.

Steve has over 20 years of experience in the energy performance contracting industry and has background expertise in industrial building science, energy management, and project financing. As a Vice President for ESG's Federal Business Unit (FBU), Steve oversees all business activity for the Federal Business. Steve administers over a team of business development professionals, engineering professionals, construction management professionals, administrative staff, and other personnel. He is also responsible for all of the ESG's enduring service projects. He and his team of managers supervise the development of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) and utility energy service contracts (UESCs) in support of the federal government's energy conservation, electrification, carbon reduction and infrastructure modernization needs. Steve received his MBA from Baldwin Wallace University and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton.