Barry Abramson, PE

Principal

Barry has spent the past 40 years improving the energy efficiency, environmental impact, and economic performance of buildings. He has provided energy and sustainability consulting for many government and private sector organizations throughout the country. Barry joined Servidyne in 1981 and has been Principal of Servidyne, LLC since 2014. He leads Servidyne’s partnership with ENERGY STAR® and has been involved in the program since its inception. He is a former Chair of the USGBC’s LEED Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group and serves on the ASHRAE committee that wrote the Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits. He was Principal Investigator for an ASHRAE research project on HVAC equipment service life, with results published in the ASHRAE Handbook and cited as a primary source throughout the building industry. Barry has delivered numerous webinars on HVAC and water system building readiness and energy efficiency, attended by several thousand real estate industry professionals. Barry graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, LEED AP O+M, and ASHRAE Building Energy Assessment Professional.

Jim Gieselman, PE

Principal
Jim has spent most of his 45-plus year career in the HVAC space concentrating on energy efficiency. Jim first joined Servidyne in 2006 and returned as Principal of Servidyne, LLC in 2019 after a 5-year stint as principal with Emeritus Consulting LLC. Previously he managed the operation of Servidyne’s engineering group, providing energy and sustainability consulting services for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. He has served as the corporate energy consultant to The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, advising their hotel properties throughout North America in the areas of energy efficiency and HVAC infrastructure. He was also instrumental in enhancing the functionality of fault detection / diagnostics software. He began his career with The Trane Company where he rose to the level of Manager, Industrial Sales and Application Engineering. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from The Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer, a member of ASHRAE, and an ASHRAE certified Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP). Jim is also an instructor at Chattahoochee Technical College where he teaches an advanced HVAC course for BOMA Atlanta.

Lung-Sing Wong, PE

Principal (retired)
Lung-Sing specializes in investigative and analytical engineering services, performing energy analyses, and engineering troubleshooting in existing buildings. He joined Servidyne in 2004 and has been Principal of Servidyne, LLC since 2014. With 38 years in the field, he is a sought-after expert in energy simulation and modeling. His experience with energy survey and analysis projects includes military bases, government complexes, health care centers, laboratory facilities, college campuses, and public school systems. He has developed in-house energy analysis spreadsheets including energy savings calculations for complex HVAC system and energy project implementation cost estimates. He is an expert in the use of energy simulation tools, including DOE-2.1, eQUEST, HAP, System Analyzer and Trane Trace. Lung-Sing holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and member of ASHRAE.

Jim Poulos, PE

Principal (retired)
Jim is a nationally recognized expert on building energy efficiency and system optimization with over 35 years’ experience performing energy analyses and modeling, design services and construction supervision, commissioning, retro-commissioning, and troubleshooting in both new construction and existing buildings. Jim first joined Servidyne in 1988 and was Principal of Servidyne, LLC from 2014 to 2018. Jim holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Architecture degrees from Georgia Tech and a Master of Business Administration from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in several states, a LEED® Accredited Professional, and an ASHRAE certified Building Energy Modeling Professional. Jim is a long-time member of ASHRAE and is Past-Chair of the Technical Committee for Owning and Operating Costs and Past-Vice-Chair of the Project Guideline Committee that developed the ASHRAE Guideline for Existing Building Commissioning.