AutomatedBuildings content is created by many voices. These knowledgeable industry experts, including engineers, consultants, and facility managers, regularly share their diverse perspectives and practical insights on building automation, energy efficiency, and emerging technologies. Their consistent contributions provide readers with credible, authoritative content, fostering a vibrant community dedicated to advancing the field through shared knowledge and engaging discussions. Click on the editor’s name to learn more about specific editors and their expertise and read their current posts
* Contributing Editors are in random order.
Kimon Onuma
Kimon Onuma
A recognized leader in BIM and Digital Twins, Kimon has over three decades of experience Building Informed Environments. His work focuses on open standards, interoperability, and innovative lifecycle management solutions, including the ONUMA System, BIMgenie, and BIMStorm. Kimon also leads the development of industry standards, contributing to the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Digital Twin Integration Subcommittee and advancing AI integration in building processes.
Danielle Radden - Director of Growth at Falci.ai
Daneille Radden
I've found a deep-seeded passion for building operations that stems from a strong love for being inside. Yes, I live in Colorado and it's beautiful and I enjoy a good hike as much as any Coloradan, but there's a special place in my heart for climate-controlled comfort.I'm growing this budding passion for facilities operations by developing my career around intelligent building technology and the people behind it.That puts me in a curious spot:
Am I a marketing expert? Yes, with a specialty in storytelling and copywriting. BUT I don't want to be limited to marketing. Do I know all the details of building engineering? No, but I learn fast AND I can elevate the voices of those who do know.
Thomas Trang - Facilities Maintenance Technician at American University
Thomas Trang
With over 30 years of hands-on experience in facility maintenance and a burgeoning passion for Building Automation Systems (BAS), Thomas Trang stands out as a practical problem-solver and a forward-thinker in the field of facility management. His journey began in Vietnam, and since moving to the United States in 1993, he has honed his skills across multiple disciplines within the building services sector
Keith Gipson - CEO & CTO of facil.ai Corp
Keith Gipson - CEO/CTO of facil.ai
Keith Gipson brings over 25 years of experience to the Buildings IoT and Enterprise Energy Management (EEM) industries. His career includes roles at Honeywell and Johnson Controls, co-founding Silicon Energy Corp. (the first EEM company), and serving as CTO of Phoenix Energy Technologies, where he developed a large-scale EEM platform.
Anto Budiardjo - Founding Member @ C4SB & the IBB Project | Host of Monday Live! | CEO at Padi.io
Anto Budiardjo
At Padi.io, our team is redefining Facility Management by pioneering collaborative platforms that simplify the complexities of modern systems and devices. With a deep commitment to cybersecurity and interoperability, we are at the forefront of protecting building automation systems while fostering industry-wide thought leadership. Our innovative approach is empowering Facility practitioners to work together more effectively, ensuring the security and efficiency of their operations.
As a founding member of the IBB Project, I've been instrumental in shaping interoperable solutions that address the pressing challenges within the built environment. Leveraging my expertise in new business development, CRM, and event management, we're breaking new ground in digital twin technology, providing valuable insights and guidance to our clients and the wider industry. Our goal is to enable a seamless integration of technology that offers tangible benefits to all stakeholders.
Brian Collins - Marketing Manager for OpSys Solutions
Brian Collins - Marketing Manager for OpSys Solutions
LinkedIn Profile
Brian Collins is a new contributing editor for automatedbuildings.com. His writing focuses on educating the industry on effective marketing strategies, environmental impacts, workforce shortages and the need for changes to the traditional approach to hospital controls. Brian is Marketing Manager for OpSys Solutions, an Auckland-based startup that specializes in hardware and software development for the smart buildings industry. He’s a seasoned digital marketer and content creator with over 15 years of experience.
Rick Justis - Executive Director - C4SB Foundation (LINUX Foundation)
Rick Justis
At C4SB, we believe that great things come about when small groups of passionate people dedicate themselves to changing the status quo. And changing an industry set in its ways for over a hundred years will take a lot of work so we are coming together to accelerate adoptions of smart building technologies in order to realize a dramatic impact on the cost, comfort and carbon footprint of commercial buildings.
Lenny Joseph - Founder of Greenole,Founder of KLPD Globa, Chief Strategy at Bidtracer
Lenny Joseph - Founder of Greenole,Founder of KLPD Globa, Chief Strategy at Bidtracer
Lenny is the Founder of Greenole, a cloud native serverless building operating system that ties in a single pane of glass the traditional building systems and IoT devices. He is also a Founder of KLPD Global, a smart building master system integrator, that provides controls and power management building solutions, as well as hardware and software engineering services for system integrators globally. He is also the Chief Strategy and Commercialization officer for Bidtracer, that provides an all-in-one sales and operations tool for system integrators and contractors. Prior to his entrepreneurial journey, Lenny’s career spans construction, product innovation, manufacturing, import/export, training, and research in a myriad of countries and cultures. He has also held numerous roles of increasing responsibility at Johnson Controls, the most recent one being the Global Vice President for Smart Buildings and BMS Commercialization. Lenny has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Ilorin, Nigeria; a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University; an MBA from University of Michigan; and Executive Education in Big Data and Analytics from Northwestern University – Kellog.
David Gallagher - P.Eng.
David Gallagher, P.Eng.
My passion is in creating a more sustainable future for society, today. Most of the tools and technology required to do this are already at our fingertips, it is just a matter of assembling them and deploying them correctly. That's where I come in. I'm an engineer and business professional with global experience in developing and managing large scale, portfolio-wide technology programs, and leading teams to successful transformation.
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Paul Ehrlich - Consultant focused on energy efficiency and building to-grid integration
Paul Ehrlich Consultant focused on energy efficiency and building to-grid integration
Paul Ehrlich Consultant focused on energy efficiency and building integration
Paul is the founder and President of Building Intelligence Group. He is a licensed engineer and is actively involved in efforts to improve building efficiency both on a project-by-project basis as well as programs to elevate the performance of the industry. Throughout his career, Paul has been actively involved with industry groups focused on the creation of new automation standards and technologies. Previous roles include chairing the BACnet sub-committee on interoperability and acting as the inaugural chair for the oBIX committee to establish XML standards for building controls. He currently is chairing a project to develop a new ASHRAE standard for a “Control Description Language”. Before forming Building Intelligence Group, Paul spent 20 + years working for industry-leading firms including Johnson Controls and Trane. Paul has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas.
Michael Wilson - Director of Marketing for Nlyte Software
Michael Wilson - Director of Marketing for Nlyte Software
Michael is the Director of Marketing for Nlyte Software, a Carrier company. He is responsible for marketing strategy and execution to ensure that Nlyte retains its market leadership position for data center infrastructure management, globally. Michael has worked in the building automation and controls industry for 18+ years and serves as a member of the board of directors of BACnet International. Connect with Mike on LinkedIn:
Stephanie - Senior Decarbonization Engineer with SES Consulting
Stephanie - Senior Decarbonization Engineer with SES Consulting
LinkedIn Profile
Stephanie is a professional engineer with a wide range of project experience including performing energy efficiency audits, coordinating project implementations, and commissioning. She has a wide range of project experience including energy efficiency and decarbonization studies, implementations, commissioning, project management and strategic planning support. She also teaches decarbonization courses through the Canadian Institute for Energy Efficiency (CIET) and BC Hydro.
Bill Lydon - Digital Manufacturing Transformation Consultant
Bill Lydon - Digital Manufacturing Transformation Consultant
Bill has deep controls & automation experience designing and leveraging technology controls & automation in nonresidential buildings, industrial manufacturing, and process industry applications. He spent a number of years at Johnson Controls (JCI) in Building Automation in roles including application engineer, design, skunk works designing the JC/85, and Building Automation Product Manager. Subsequently Bill was primarily involved in industrial & process manufacturing including co-founder and president of an industrial control software company, industrial applications, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). In 2003 he became an independent consultant and in addition was editor in chief of the International Society of Automation publications Automation.com and InTech Magazine. In July 2023 he retired from editor roles with the title of Editor Emeritus and continues to write the Automation.com annual Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report.
Brad White - President of SES Consulting
Brad White - President of SES Consulting
President of SES Consulting and a Professional Engineer with over 15 years of experience in energy efficiency, low carbon technologies, and smart building systems. He has demonstrated his passion for the sustainable use of energy throughout his professional career and this continues to be a driving force in his work. Brad works closely with clients to integrate leading edge technologies and energy conservation strategies into existing buildings; these can include fault detection and analytics, electrification of heating systems, and advanced controls. Brad is a Contributing Editor to AutomatedBuildings.com and a member of the City of Vancouver’s Technical Advisory Committee on Existing Multi-Unit Residential and Commercial Buildings.
Nicolas Waern - Digital Twin Specialist
Nicolas Waern - Digital Twin Specialist
Nicolas is THE one to ask about anything related to Digital Twins. He is an impact-focused founder, reality researcher & CEO of a Digital Twin consulting and platform company, WINNIIO AB. Before, he had CTO, CEO, and CSO roles for several scale-ups, creating multi-million dollar valuation increases in months. His unique skill set is getting leaders/AI/tech/researchers to agree to a shared reality and developing go-to-market strategies and digital business models for 100s companies. Nicolas is as comfortable leading daily standups with developers and AI engineers as he is being a board advisor, and speaking in front of thousands of people. He truly likes crafting strategies and utilizing his network to accelerate impact-driven solutions on a global scale.
Julie Petrone, MBA - 1st Global Product Marketing Building Automation HVAC – IoT, Electrification
Julie Petrone, MBA - 1st Global Product Marketing Building Automation HVAC – IoT, Electrification
Julie Petrone is the Director of Marketing & Strategy Building Home & Automation Segment, Electrification, Americas at ABB. With over 10 years in Building Automation and the IoT, she is passionate about sustainability, ESG, and driving circular economies.
Scott Cochrane - President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering
Scott Cochrane is President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering
Scott Cochrane is President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering, a leading Smart Building Controls Supplier with locations throughout Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Texas, as well as an affiliate in Ontario called Canada Controls. Scott earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business with minors in Marketing and Finance from Eastern Michigan University and holds an additional minor in HVAC Technologies from Macomb Community College. In 2000, he took over the business from his father, Donald Cochrane, Sr., who founded the company in 1967. Scott is an IBcon Digital Impact Award Winner for going above and beyond to positively impact the smart building industry, as well as a winner of the ControlTrends Impact Person of the Year Award and Distributor Executive of the Year Award for his contributions to the industry.
Ken Sinclair - Founder and Editor AutomatedBuildings.com
Ken Sinclair - Founder and Editor AutomatedBuildings.com
Ken Sinclair, a captivating storyteller at heart, envisions a future shaped by intelligent, self-learning building automation systems. These systems will be cutting-edge, innovative, and highly sophisticated. To create, manage, and continuously improve these systems, the industry needs to invest in its most valuable asset: its young talent. Ken believes our industry can attract the next generation by showcasing the dynamic, vital, and rewarding career paths available. By sharing compelling stories, we can inspire young minds to join us in building the future of smart and sustainable buildings. Follow Ken Sinclair on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-sinclair-8246965/
Kelly Sinclair - Brand Manager AutomatedBuildings
Kelly Sinclair - Brand Manager
I’m fascinated by the world of automated and smarter buildings, even though I’m not an industry expert. My background is in sales, onboarding, and support, honed through years of experience at Shopify and Functionfox Systems. My connection to this industry comes from my family and my passion for learning. To contribute to the conversation, I actively research and create content based on insights from industry sponsors and the valuable resources available on AutomatedBuildings.com. It’s a constant learning process, but I’m excited to explore this evolving landscape and contribute to its growth. I look forward to connecting with our sponsors and contributors and creating a community around AutomatedBuildings.com.
Ellie - Associate Editor for Revolutionized
Ellie - Associate Editor for Revolutionized
Ellie is a freelance writer who covers the latest innovations and advancements in science and technology for an audience of industry professionals. She’s also an associate editor for Revolutionized.
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