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Glenn T. Cunningham
- US DOE Steam System Instructor
- US DOE Qualified Specialist in Process Heating Systems
- US DOE Qualified Specialist in Steam Systems
- US DOE Qualified Specialist in Pumping Systems
- US DOE Qualified Specialist in Fan Systems
Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan
Dr. Gopalakrishnan is a Professor of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at the West Virginia University and Director of the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) funded by the US DOE. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is the President and Member of Pro-Plus Engineering, PLLC. He obtained his B.E (Hons) in Production Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, University of Madras, India, MS in Operations Research from Southern Methodist University, and PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in West Virginia and is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), certified LEED Green Associate, and DOE Qualified Specialist Expert in Compressed Air, Process Heating, Fans, Pumps, and Steam Systems. Dr. Gopalakrishnan has conducted numerous energy and industrial assessments for manufacturing facilities, water treatment facilities, and commercial buildings.
Frank Moskowitz
Mr. Frank Moskowitz has an extensive background with over 40 years’ experience in plant engineering. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and education, including the refrigeration, electrical, plumbing trades. For the past 30 years, Frank has been an associate of Draw Professional Services primarily in the auditing, consulting, training and system design fields. His specialty consists of Compressed Air Systems (oil flooded and oil free), Vacuum Systems, Contaminate Removal, System Design and Energy Management.
Frank is a Compressed Air Challenge instructor for the Fundamentals and Advanced level of training, an AIRMaster+ instructor and a Department of Energy and CAGI expert on compressed air systems. Frank is also Vice-Chair for ASME Standard EA-4-2010 “Energy Assessment for Compressed Air Systems”; and is a member of International Standards Organization (ISO) technical committee for Air Compressors and compressed air systems energy management; TC118/SC6/WG4
Sachin Nimbalkar
Dr. Nimbalkar is the group leader of ORNL’s Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research and Analysis Group. Dr. Nimbalkar has more than ten years of professional experience which includes working as a R&D Staff at ORNL. Dr. Nimbalkar provides technical support to DOE’s Better Buildings, Better Plants Partners through energy road map development, baselining analysis, in-plant trainings, field visits to investigate feasible measures to reduce process energy requirements. Dr. Nimbalkar assists DOE’s international activities through technical program management support, planning and development of tools and materials. Dr. Nimbalkar held several training workshops and webinars throughout Brazil, China, Costa Rica, India, Turkey, and covering energy efficiency in process heat systems, waste heat recovery from industrial process heating equipment and DOE’s Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST). Dr. Nimbalkar is actively involved in research activities in industrial process heating, waste heat management (reduce, recover, and recycle), smart manufacturing, and water-energy nexus areas. He is also conducting research in life cycle energy and emissions analysis, modeling, and projection of energy efficient technologies and innovative manufacturing processes. Dr. Nimbalkar is an active member of Sigma Xi since 2010. He has achieved the “Qualified Specialist” recognition in using three key DOE energy efficiency software tools – the Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST), the Pump System Assessment Tool (PSAT), and the Steam System Assessment Tool (SSAT). These are comprehensive tools used to evaluate energy savings improvements in pump, process heating, and steam systems. Dr. Nimbalkar received his PhD and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Riyaz Papar
Mr. Riyaz Papar is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Energy Manager and a Fellow of ASME and ASHRAE. He is the CEO of C2A Sustainable Solutions, a company based in The Woodlands, Texas. Mr. Papar is a US DOE Senior Instructor and a US DOE Qualified Specialist (Steam). Mr. Papar is also an Industrial Heating and Cooling System International Expert at United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
Mr. Papar has spent almost three decades in energy efficiency consulting for thermal systems – steam, cogeneration, waste heat recovery, chilled water and refrigeration. Using a systems approach methodology in thermal systems, he has completed ~150 energy assessments both in the US and internationally. Several of these energy assessments have resulted in implemented projects that have continued to save millions of dollars, valuable energy resources and reduced greenhouse gas emissions world-wide.
Mr. Papar has trained more than 7,500 industry personnel internationally. He has worked as Lead Instructor/Facilitator with multinational government and industrial agencies in South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, China, India, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Myanmar and Mauritius to disseminate this capacity building effort.
Mr. Papar has been an author of more than 50 Technical Publications in Journals, Conference Proceedings & Trade Magazines. Mr. Papar has also been an “Energy Saver” columnist for the Chemical Processing magazine published by Putman Media.
Mr. Papar has a Master’s (ME) from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Bachelor’s (ME) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
Ron Wroblewski
Ron Wroblewski, PE, is the President of Productive Energy Solutions, LLC, in Madison, Wisconsin. His consulting and training business helps industrial plants and commercial facilities increase productivity and profitability by making more effective use of their fan, pump, and blower systems.Ron has over thirty-eight years of experience designing, analyzing, specifying, and optimizing industrial and commercial fan, pump, blower, and HVAC systems. One of his specialties is in-situ measurement of fan system performance.
A highly rated professional trainer, Ron is senior industrial fan systems optimization trainer for the US DOE and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and he develops and conducts courses for the Air Movement and Control Association International (AMCA International). As part of his work for the DOE, UNIDO, and AMCA, Ron has designed and presented seminars on a national and international basis, including: Using the Fan Energy Index; Applying VFDs in Fan and Pump Systems; Optimizing Fan, Pump and Blower Systems; Fan Systems Optimization Expert level training; and Motor Systems Management
Ron is a licensed Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the International society of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He earned his B.S.M.E. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico.
