Leadership

Andy McMillan is President and Managing Director of BACnet International, where he works with users and suppliers to expand and enhance the BACnet community. Formerly he served as president and general manager of a building automation unit of Philips Lighting. McMillan’s background includes broad open systems industry development and marketing experience, as well as strong technical knowledge of distributed automation and information management systems. McMillan has co-founded several companies and has been a featured speaker on open systems and automation at conferences in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia. McMillan co-authored a book on open systems networking and holds a dozen patents in sensors, automation, and software. He has MBA and BSEE degrees from the University of Michigan and is a member of ASHRAE, AEE, IEEE.

Paul L. Bartunek, III is the Chief Development and Marketing Officer for Mechanical Sales, Inc. With over 25+ years of experience in the electronic manufacturing industry and a demonstrated history of successful relationship building, Bartunek is a skilled development professional.  As Vice President of HVAC Sales and Marketing for ABB Drives USA, Bartunek led the sales and marketing initiatives for the commercial family of variable frequency drive products. He also had impact with mergers and acquisitions, new product development, team building, and creating energy efficient solutions for customers.

James Burke is the Vice President of HVAC Construction Sales, North America and is responsible for the strategic and executive leadership to achieve market share growth and secured results. Burke has been with Johnson Controls for more than 18 years. He started his career in the Controls product engineering business before transitioning to the NA Branch Organization where he took on increasing responsibility within the HVAC & Controls businesses, serving in roles such as Construction Account Executive, Branch General Manager and Area Construction Sales Manager. Most recently, Burke served as Vice President and General Manager, Building Automation Systems, Global Products, where he was responsible for the product roadmap and execution of the product strategy for the Metasys, Verasys, and other BAS Global Brands.

Brad Hill is currently working as the Senior Director of Engineering Operations and Transformation for Honeywell Building Technologies where he is involved in progressing the advancement of the new product development organization. Hill has over 30 years’ experience in the building controls industry, beginning with Honeywell in 1990 where he was involved in the design and programming of complex integrated control solutions for large projects, and commenced involvement with BACnet in 1996. He has worked in a variety of roles relating to R&D, solutions delivery, program management, product management, and portfolio governance; and has worked in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Hill holds an MBA, MES (Sustainable Energy), and a Bachelor of Computer Science.

Erica Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer at QA Cafe, a dynamic software company providing test and analysis solutions to the broadband, consumer, and enterprise networking communities. In this position she utilizes her industry experience in networking and data communications to oversee the operations of the company as well as deliver on strategies for continued growth. Prior to joining QA Cafe, she was the Director of the University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in Durham, NH, for over 10 years. In recognition of her ability to drive technical innovation, Johnson has been recognized by NH Business Review as a recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Women in Business award, Fierce Telecom’s list of “Women in Wireline”, and was awarded, by the University of New Hampshire, the UNH Women’s Commission’s Stephanie Thomas Staff Award in honor of her achievements in promoting and embodying the advancement of women in the sciences. She received her Bachelor of Computer Science and MBA from the University of New Hampshire in 2001 and 2011, respectively.

Todd Lash is the Segment Head for Siemens Building Automation Products in the Americas region and is responsible for growth, profitability, and innovation of the automation products business. Todd has over 32 years of experience in the building automation industry, beginning at Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories supporting the development of the ASHRAE 90.1 energy standard technical committees with digital models of building and equipment performance. In 1994, Todd made the transition to Siemens (Landis and Gyr Powers) to start up Siemens building performance and energy services/contracting business. Since then, he has held multiple positions in business segment leadership, product and portfolio management, marketing, service and channel development throughout the Americas and Asia Pacific regions. He is currently responsible for all major Siemens product automation lines in the Americas including APOGEE, Desigo, Talon and Climatix. Todd is currently a Project Haystack board member and holds MBA, MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering.

Raymond Rae is an active principal in CopperTree Analytics. He also co-founded ESC Automation, Delta Connects, and Delta Controls, a full line manufacturer of native BACnet Direct Digital Control (DDC) systems for building automation systems, which is now a part of the Delta Group under Delta Electronics Inc. Rae has been an active supporter of BACnet since its inception, serving on the board of directors and/or contributing to BMA, BIG-NA, BIG-CA, BIG-CN and BACnet International. He has enjoyed more than 45 years in the HVAC industry and has an extensive background, which includes: energy auditing, computerized building simulations, system commissioning, controls, engineering, product certifications, design and marketing. Rae has been a member of ASHRAE since 1984.

Dennis Swoboda is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Blue Ridge Technologies, a manufacturer of native BACnet lighting control solutions designed for open communication with most building automation systems. In his role, Swoboda oversees global sales and marketing initiatives for the sale and installation of Blue Ridge Technologies lighting control systems. In addition, he works with engineers, end users, owners and controls contractors to help lower life cycle costs, increase energy savings, and reduce carbon emissions by taking control of the largest energy loads in a building. Swoboda has over 20 years of lighting control experience, and gives frequent talks and presentations on energy codes, lighting, and BACnet. He has been a member of BACnet International for over a decade and has previously served as the BACnet International marketing committee chair.

Michael is the Director of Marketing for Nlyte Software. He is responsible for marketing strategy and execution to ensure that Nlyte retains its global market leadership position for data centers. He orchestrates Nlyte’s market messaging, plans and executes SEO/SEM, administers lead generation, conducts product launches, and manages Nlyte’s social media presence. Michael has volunteered at BACnet International for over 14 years, serving as the marketing committee chair, a steering committee member, and on the Board of Directors.