Ray is the Master Trainer for US Solar Institute and UL University and known as an enthusiastic and dynamic engineering minded instructor who brings the best out of students regardless of their background, education and capabilities.

Ray has been involved in large building construction, design and programming for 20 years. His portfolio includes over $1 billion, designing professionally engineered building systems such as: commercial, industrial and institutional hydronic air conditioning, advanced building automation control systems, detailed energy audits with performance contracting solutions, financing, retail development, photovoltaic power production, distribution, training and commissioning, domestic solar thermal system installation and performance contracting.

Projects include: CNN Headquarters, TBS studios, Duracell Battery, Coca Cola, UPS, Miami International Airport, Quad Graphics, Print Pak, Mayo Clinic, Broward Medical Center, JFK Medical Center, Palms West Hospital, Ave Maria University, 1996 Atlanta Olympic games (all construction), Georgia Tech’s aquatics center (solar and thermal), West Point Stevens (16 locations), .

Education

Ray received a diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Economics from the Ohio State University.

He routinely provides facility owners, managers and the solar community, assistance in the development, design, acquisition, construction, and installation of solar energy systems. He has developed low cost designs for process heating and diagnosed problems with, corrected and returned service to poorly performing or inoperative solar systems cost effectively.

He specializes in the design of cost effective systems for commercial and industrial applications and has developed training programs and associated manuals for architects, engineers, contractors, facility managers and maintenance staff. Mr. Healey has been actively involved in solar applications since the-mid 70′s and recently commissioned solar projects at NASA (KSC), DOS and NPS. He assisted NASA (MSFC) in evaluation of projects in the National Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration program.

He directed the Solar Facilities program for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the agencies Photovoltaic program. Mr. Healey served on the Solar Federal Buildings Editorial Review Board and the US Dept of Energy Federal Photovoltaic Program Advisory Committee. He was a consultant to USDOE (ETEC) and ASHRAE for the Solar Federal Buildings Program and assisted in the development of ASHRAE’s Solar Design, Installation and O & M manuals. He serves as a consultant and trainer for ASHRAE, the Florida Solar Energy Center and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Mr. Healey has assisted in the development of training programs and publications for ASHRAE, NREL and FSEC including the FEMP Solar Water Heating & FSEC’s Commercial Solar System Operation and Maintenance publications.

Education

Mr. Healey received a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Masters of Mechanical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania and began to pursue a doctorate from the George Washington University.

Achievements

• Florida Department of Community Affairs Award for Outstanding Contribution to Florida’s Solar Industry, 1995. Based on a combination of Solar (thermal & PV) Applications at a Recreation Complex)
• ASHRAE International Technology Award, 1994, First Place, Alternative and/or Renewable Energy Use. The project recognized was a site built, large volume (30,000 gal/day), ICS system at an agricultural facility with a payback of five years.
• Engineer of the Year, 1992 Canaveral Council of Technical Societies and Florida Engineering Society. Award recognized work developing an Energy & Environmental educational program for the Business community entitled “Investing in the Environment is Good Business” in conjunction with Rotary that distributed the program to Rotary Clubs throughout the state and selected it for display at their International meeting. The program was selected by Carol Browner, then Director of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, for use in training DEP Personnel
• Florida Department of Community Affairs Award for Outstanding Contribution to Florida’s
• Solar Industry, 1995. Based on a combination of Solar (thermal & PV) Applications at a Recreation Complex)
• ASHRAE International Technology Award, 1994, First Place, Alternative and/or Renewable Energy Use. The project recognized was a site built, large volume (30,000 gal/day), ICS system at an agricultural facility with a payback of five years.
• Engineer of the Year, 1992 Canaveral Council of Technical Societies and Florida Engineering
• Society. Award recognized work developing an Energy & Environmental educational program for the Business community entitled “Investing in the Environment is Good Business” in conjunction with Rotary that distributed the program to Rotary Clubs throughout the state and selected it for display at their International meeting. The program was selected by Carol Browner, then Director of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, for use in training DEP Personnel
• Mr. Healey has developed, designed and commissioned more than a hundred of solar projects, including solar heating, cooling and electric (PV) for Federal, Commercial and Industrial (C&I) facilities.
• He received ASHRAE’s Technology Award for Renewable Energy Use in 1994 for a low cost site built solar process water heating in an agricultural application, an award from the Florida Department of Commerce and the Florida Solar Energy Industry Association for a combination of Solar Water Heating and PV projects at a Recreational Complex in 1995.
• He personally designed and commissioned the majority of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) projects as well as the four kW PV exhibit installed on the converted coal barge for the Worlds Fair in Knoxville. The Worlds Fair PV installation, viewed by millions, powered the exhibits as well as a pumping system on one of the two coal barges demonstrating to all the viability of PV.
• Mr Healey has provided solar designs, evaluations and technical assistance to organizations such as the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Tennessee Valley Authority, NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, the United Nations and numerous professional, commercial and industrial concerns.

Marc came to USSI to learn the industry over two years ago and we never let him leave.  He has worked every position at the college starting as an intern all the way to the Operations Manager position in short order.  As one of the most valuable teammates at USSolar, Marc is responsible for the day to day operation of multiple departments.

Marc is a USSolar Certified Solar Associate and the administrator for the Department of Education Diploma Program, Department of Business and Professional Regulation and Construction Industry Licensing Board Continuing Education Administrator.

He is a former staff liaison and secretary to the NFPA Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres Committee. He was the Executive Secretary for the NFPA Electrical Section and editor of the Electrical Section news bulletin, Current Flashes.

Prior to joining NFPA, Mr. Ode worked for over 27 years as a licensed electrician and a licensed electrical contractor. He was a licensed electrician in the State of Massachusetts. He has taught the National Electrical Code throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He also taught the NEC for 10 years at Maricopa County Community College in Phoenix, Arizona.

He is certified for electrical inspection for one and two family dwellings, general electrical installations, and for electrical plan review by the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI), and is certified as a general electrical inspector by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).

He is certified as an electrical instructor for the States of Wyoming, New Jersey, North Carolina, Michigan, and Massachusetts, as well as others. He was Vice-President of Field Operations for an engineering firm for two years and was President of Ode Electric for 15 years. He has been an electrical code columnist for Electrical Contractor magazine since January of 2000.

He was a principle member of NEC Panel 20 for the 1990 NEC. He was an alternate member of NEC Panel 3 for the 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011 NEC and was principle member of Panel 4 for the 2002, 2005, 2008 NEC. He is a principle member of Panel 13 for the 2011 NEC. He was an alternate on the NEC Technical Correlating Committee for the 2005 and 2008 NEC and is an alternate member of the NEC TCC for the 2011 NEC. He has been a member of IAEI since September 15, 1975.

He represents entrepreneurs involved in diverse enterprises and advises them on various business issues including risk management, partnership and employment agreements as well as other contractual matters.

Eric is also a trial and appellate lawyer who has argued cases in the Michigan Supreme Court and various other federal and state courts around the country.

Education

He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from the University of Detroit where he served as managing editor of the Michigan Business Law Journal.

Eric continues to enjoy writing and maintains a blog called “Legal Trickery.”

Achievements

• Listed in Top Lawyers of 2010 by Business Magazine
• Highest Rating of AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Peer Review Ratings

Current clients include:

• Jupiter Medical Center
• Miami Children’s Hospital
• University of Miami
• Cleveland Clinic, Florida
• Memorial Healthcare Systems
• Wellington Regional Medical Center
• Lynn University

In addition, during Chris’s impressive career, he has provided real world engineering support for nearly 100 hospitals in the last 20 years alone.  Some of these include:

• Broward General
• North Broward
• Jackson Memorial Hospital
• Good Samaritan Hospital
• Martin Memorial Medical Center
• Aventura Medical Center
• Westside Regional Medical Center
• University Hospital
• Baptist Hospital of Florida
• South Miami Hospital
• Mount Sinai Hospital
• Bay Front Hospital
• Lee Memorial Hospital
• Lakeland Regional Medical Center
• Boca Raton Memorial Hospital

Education

Chris Freyer, PE earned his diploma from the University of Pittsburgh in Electrical Engineering.

He regularly consults medical campus facility owners, design professionals and contractors while directing them to achieve cost effective facility management and construction solutions, improving patient welfare while reducing energy consumption in all aspects of the health care environment.

Achievements

Chris states that his greatest achievements include:

• Playing with his 7 grandchildren
• Writing / recording / performing rock n roll music
• Chasing the white ball on a field of green and
• Being the biggest Steelers and Penguins fan in all of south Florida.