HVAC & R Advisory board
Our Mission
The objective of the Cal Poly HVAC&R Industry Advisory Board is to assist the Mechanical Engineering Department in maintaining the excellence of the HVAC&R program and to encourage it to continue it’s traditional “hands-on” approach to engineering education. The goals of the HVAC&R Industry Advisory Board are:
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- To help keep the Mechanical Engineering Department up-to-date on current and future needs of engineering graduates planning to enter the HVAC&R industry;
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- To assist the Mechanical Engineering Department in developing and implementing goals related to the HVAC&R curriculum, laboratories and student activities;
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- To create an opportunity for faculty to exchange ideas with people in the HVAC&R industry;
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- To help HVAC&R industry leaders better understand the goals of the Mechanical Engineering Department;
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- To assist the Mechanical Engineering Department in seeking public and private support for the HVAC&R curriculum, laboratories and student activities.
Dear Fellow Supporters of Cal Poly HVAC&R,
Our endowment was created to specifically support the HVAC&R program at Cal Poly, which means that all proceeds can only be used for the betterment of the program and do not go into the general fund.
As most of you know, our program was suspended for over a decade from the late 80s through 2000. By building a strong endowment, we are making it possible to sustain the program for the long-haul. Your contributions will provide:
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- Enhanced instructional activities and expansion of the program’s reach.
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- Student field trips to visit job sites and meet with HVAC&R professionals – the students currently make two of these trips per year in Northern and Southern California.
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- Student trips to the national ASHRAE convention.
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- Funds to keep our new HVAC&R Laboratory functional and state-of-the-art.
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- Equipment and supplies for the students to participate in Cal Poly’s Open House and showcase our industry.
The students and faculty at Cal Poly – along with all of us in the HVAC&R profession who benefit by the caliber of engineers that Cal Poly graduates – thank you for your generous support.
Sincerely,
Joe Chin, Western Allied Mechanical, Current Co-Chair
Doug Scott, VaCom Technologies, Current Co-Chair
Steffen Peuker, Professor, HVAC&R Director
Jesse Maddren, Professor
Jennifer Mott, Professor
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- January 27-29, 2023, Net-Zero-Design and Construction-A-Thon
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- April 21, 2023, HVAC&R Networking Event
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- October 6, 2023, HVAC&R Career Fair
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- October 7, 2023, Event 2023: Golf, Wine Tour, Mountain biking, and Mixer
| Alyse Falconer Point Energy Innovations 220 Montgomery Street Suite 321San Francisco, CA 94101 (415) 663-6340 Email: alyse@pointenergyinnovations.com |
John Boncich ACCO Engineered Systems 6265 San Fernando Rd. Glendale, CA 91201 (818) 244-6571 Ext. 2314 Email: jboncich@accoes.com |
| Blair Boyce Vertical Systems Inc. 7113 Telegraph Road Montebello, CA 90640 (310) 451-0630 Email: blair@vertisys.net |
Joe Chin Western Allied Mechanical 1180 O’Brien Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 326-0750 Email: jchin@westernallied.com |
| Will Clark DMG Corp. 1110 W. Taft Ave. Orange, CA 92865 (562) 692-1277 Email: will.clark@dmghvac.com |
Vic Critchfield Critchfield Mechanical Inc. 1901 Junction Ave San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 437-7000 Email: vic@cmihvac.com |
| Blake Cunningham ACCO Engineered Systems 9290 Beatty Drive Sacramento, CA 95826 (916) 520-2123 Email:bcunningham@accoes.com |
Adrian Giovenco 237 Kearny Street #9230 |
| Paul Duckworth Norman S. Wright – Duckworth 7320 N. Remington Avenue Fresno, CA 93711-5750 (559) 449-8701 Email: pduckworth@nsw-duckworth.com |
Andrew Hatfield DMG North Inc. 8231 Alpine Ave. Suite 7 Sacramento, Ca. 95826 (916) 451-3730 Email: andrew@dmgn.com |
| Jon Gundersen United Mechanical Inc. 2185 Oakland Road San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 232-9000 Email: JGundersen@UMI1.com |
Richard Holzer ACCO Engineered Systems 265 McCormick Ave Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 793-7141 Email: rholzer@accoes.com |
| John Helm DeBella Mechanical 625 Nuttman Street Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 980-8741 Email: john@debellamech.com |
Travis Hudson Air Treatment Corp. 640 N. Puente Street Brea, CA 92821 (909) 869-7975 Email: thudson@airtreatment.com |
| Wayne Howerton P.O. Box 214 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (770) 963-0902 Email: whowerton4@msn.com |
Ken Mozek Air Treatment Corp. 214 Dupont Street San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 295-5000 Email: kmozek@airtreatment.com |
| Wayne Kimmel Key Refrigeration 747 Enterprise Court Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 294 8111 Email: wpk3414@yahoo.com |
Kelly Robinson 3C Engineering, Inc. PO Box 14823 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 (805) 540-3363 Email: krobinson@3ceng.com |
| Steve Murphy Blach Construction Co. 2020 Fortune Drive, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 869-8326 Email:steve.murphy@blach.com |
Doug Scott VaCom Technologies PO Box 1569 Atascadero, CA 93423 (909) 392-6704 Email: dscott@vacomtech.com |
| Joe Ross tk1sc 15231 Laguna Canyon Road, Ste 100 Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 751-5800 Email: jross@tk1sc.com |
Kevin Stillman Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc. 11020 Sun Center Drive, Suite 100 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (916) 851-3500 Email: kstillman@capital-engineering.com |
| Mike Shepherd Email: smargmshep@gmail.com |
Ron Sweet DMG Corp. 1110 W. Taft Ave. Orange, CA 92865 (562) 692-1277 Email: ron.sweet@dmghvac.com |
| Larry Sun tk1sc 15231 Laguna Canyon Road, Ste 100 Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 751-5800 Email: lsun@tk1sc.com |
Dennis Thompson Siemens Building Technologies 25821 Industrial Blvd Ste 300 Hayward, CA 94070 (510) 723-7708 Email: dennis.thompson@siemens.com |
| Rick Taipale Email: ricktaipale@yahoo.com |
Aimee Warner Southland Industries 33225 Western Avenue Union City, CA 94587 (510) 477-3300 Email: AWarner@southlandind.com |
| Ryan Wall Silicon Valley Mechanical 2115 Ringwood Ave San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 943-0380 Email: rwall@svminc.com |
Dale White The Trane Company 4145 Del Mar Avenue Rocklin, CA 95677 (916) 577-1100 Email: djwhite@trane.com |
| Richard Wells Glumac 150 California Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-4525 (415) 398-7667 Email: Rwells@glumac.com |
Peter Thomas Resource Compliance Inc. |
| Brad Young Wittler Young Co. Inc. 2400 Forney St. Los Angeles, CA 90031 (213) 225-5678 Email: brad@wyhvac.com |
Corresponding Members: Thomas Duval |
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Our endowment was created to specifically support the HVAC&R program at Cal Poly, which means that all proceeds can only be used for the betterment of the program and do not go into the general fund. Our program was suspended for over a decade from the late 80s through 2000. By building a strong endowment, we are making it possible to sustain the program for the long-haul. Your contributions will support our state-of-the-art HVAC&R lab, industry tours, national ASHRAE convention, and participation in Cal Poly’s Open House.
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