Tuesday, October 26 | 1:00-1:45 PM ET
Energy Resilience
Panel session led by Mr. Jedediah Alvey
USACE, Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
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USACE, Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
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Jedediah (Jed) B. Alvey
Chief, Energy Branch Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Engineer Research and Development Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jedediah.B.Alvey@usace.army.mil Mr. Jed Alvey has been chief of the Energy Branch at the Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) since March of 2021. Prior to his current position, Mr. Alvey was a research mechanical engineer in the Energy branch for 5 years, with terms as acting branch chief in both the Energy Branch and the Land and Heritage Conservation Branch. His research areas included large scale additive construction, thermal analysis and design, atmospheric water generation, and demonstrations of various energy and water related technologies. Mr. Alvey holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and an M.S. degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois. Mr. Alvey was raised in Salt Lake City, UT, and currently lives in Champaign, IL with his wife, Aubrey, and their four children. |
Paul L. McCarty
Mechanical Engineer for Energy Programs U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Huntsville (HNC) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Paul.L.McCarty@usace.army.mil Mr. Paul McCarty is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at USACE Huntsville Support Center, actively engaged in support of multiple energy programs to include large scale campus wide energy modeling initiatives and multiple in-house designs focused on cutting edge energy technologies, with a special emphasis on heat pumps. Prior to his career at USACE-HNC, Mr. McCarty was a Chief Wing Facilities Engineer 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base and was in charge of all facility design/construction/operations/maintenance for the entire campus with over 1 million square feet of buildings and multiple aircraft parking areas. Mr. McCarty received a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama (1989). Follow on master level engineering courses through the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) along with Squadron Officer’s School in residence at Maxwell AFB. |
Matthew M. Swanson
Research Materials Engineer Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Engineer Research and Development Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Matthew.M.Swanson@usace.army.mil Dr. Swanson is the Installation Planning lead for the Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) and has worked on 90+ energy planning efforts for federal organizations. He was a part of the NZP/SMPL Tool development team and has been the energy team lead for more than 30 Installation Energy and Water Planning efforts in the last three years. He was a DoD SMART Scholar from 2007 until 2010 and holds a doctoral degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Michigan Technological. |
Paul M. Volkman
Energy Program Manager Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy & Environment Paul.m.volkman.civ@mail.mi Mr. Volkman is a senior Energy Program Manager in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy & Environment) in Washington DC. He develops policy and oversees execution of the Army’s energy and utilities programs for installations around the world. Mr. Volkman has 39 years’ experience working in the Facilities Engineering and Energy career fields at the installation, Command and Secretariat levels. He has worked in the Public Works arena for both the Navy and Army at military bases in Germany, Japan and the United States. Mr. Volkman earned a BS degree in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University and a MS in Management from the University of Maryland. He is a Certified Energy Manger, Demand Side Energy Manager, Energy Auditor, Sustainable Design Professional, Lighting Efficiency Professional, Business Energy Professional, and Water Efficiency Professional. Mr. Volkman is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). |