Bio of J. Thomas Foster, JR., PE, CBCP, LEED ™ Accredited Professional
Senior Mechanical Engineer/Commissioning Authority
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EDUCATION
North Carolina State University, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, 1972 w/high honors
Trane Commercial AC Division School
BCA Commissioning Training
AEE Commissioning Training
ASHRAE Humidity & Mold Training
Pumping/Cooling Tower Applications
Steam System Optimization
Nat'l. Bldg. Commissioning Conference
SE Regional BCA Commissioning Training
LEED Technical Review
LEED Application in Practice Training
LEED commissioning training- Univ of Wisc-Madison
EXPERIENCE
Tom's experience is wide-ranging and includes design, installation and commissioning oversight and review responsibility for over 1,000 projects totaling more than 25 million square feet.
His practical approach has been demonstrated from system startup through operation and maintenance programs.
He has worked with outside commissioning agents as well as on-staff personnel to provide test and balance and clean room certification to the satisfaction of the client.
His expertise includes designing, installing, and/or troubleshooting HVAC, DDC and EMCS control systems, understanding testing instrumentation, air/water testing and balancing, and writing and executing functional performance-test plans.
Tom has retained long-term relationships and repeat business from a large number of owner/clients through good communication skills.
Tom has significant service engineering experience working with commercial and industrial service technicians on hard to solve problems.
Extensive design and estimating experience allow him to quickly evaluate cost effectiveness of alternative solutions.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING REGISTRATIONS
North Carolina, South Carolina
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers
Professional Engineers of North Carolina
National Society of Professional Engineers
Building Commissioning Association
Association of Energy Engineers
Certified Building Commissioning Professional
LEED AP ™ Accredited Professional
Member NC State Commissioning Committee
Member PENC Commissioning Committee
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