List of Instructors

Salvatore Cali is an instructor and senior research specialist and project coordinator for industrial hygiene (IH) projects at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Mr. Cali’s IH practice and research has focused on occupational and environmental exposure evaluation and indoor air quality (IAQ) investigations. He has managed projects and authored reports on investigations of police department firing ranges, infectious disease outbreaks, research on Aspergillus exposure in transplant units of a large hospital, occupational tuberculosis evaluations, occupational lead exposure, and an assessment of multi-family inspection and risk assessment report data for a large housing authority. Mr. Cali also managed a mold and moisture pilot research project for UIC in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Healthy Homes Initiative. Mr. Cali has been an instructor in environmental health and safety short courses since 1993 and is currently the instructor of a graduate-level industrial hygiene course. He has served as a primary instructor in Lead-based Paint Inspection and Risk Assessment remediation courses, and Respiratory Protection, IAQ, Hearing Protection, and Confined Spaces courses. He also served as a primary author on a Lockout/Tagout interactive training CD-ROM for a large oil refinery and assisted with web-based training for air pollution data statistics courses.

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Chris Philbrick is a senior engineer at ComEd and has 15 years of experience in the design operation and maintenance of HVAC systems. His expertise includes the commissioning of HVAC control systems and building energy analysis. He has spent the last seven years providing commissioning in the Chicago area. Activities include the commissioning on several LEED projects including: the Pharmacia “Q” Building, The Chicago Marine Safety Station, Exelon Headquarters, ShoreBank Branch Office, and the Chicago Public School’s Tarkington Elementary School and Albany Park Middle School. He also plays an advisory role on the task force that develops the Direct Digital Control Standards for the Chicago Public Schools. Mr. Philbrick received both a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University Illinois at Chicago. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois, a City of Chicago Registered Energy Professional, a LEED Accredited Professional and is the past Chapter Chairman of the Chicago Chapter of the USGBC as well as an active member. Mr. Philbrick teaches BOC 102 “Energy Conservation Techniques”, 204, “HVAC Controls and Optimization” and 214, “ Introduction to Building Commissioning” in Illinois.

Mike Hader retired as a Commander from the US Navy in 2009.  He started his naval career as a submarine nuclear trained Machinist Mate and gained over 31 years of extensive experience in the operation, maintenance and quality assurance of nuclear power plants and the training of nuclear power operators.  Among his many tours he was Director of Nuclear Field “A” School the Navy’s most technically demanding engineering “A” school.  Here he was responsible for the training of Sailors in the fundamentals of their engineering rate.  He is currently employed by Johnson Controls as the Senior Operations Manager for BNSF Railway’s Critical Facilities across the country.  Here he is responsible for all facets of the facilities operations and maintenance.   Mike has a BS in nuclear technology and a Masters Degree in education.  

Bruce Huffer is a facilities consultant with The Institute for Environmental Assessment (IEA) where he provides facility solutions in the areas of systems, construction, management, and environmental initiatives. Bruce has a background in facilities management, water treatment, construction issues and schools. Bruce has B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from St. Cloud State University, is a LEED AP and has been certified in several other environmental areas. He teaches BOC 106 in Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. He is slated to teach our new BOC 105 operation & maintenance practices for sustainable buildings. Mr. Huffer also conducts a 30 hour class on steam engineering at a southern MN technical college

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Richard has over 30 years of experience in the electric and gas utility industry specifically in utility marketing and energy efficiency consulting and management. He has twice received the Environmental Protection Agency’s “ENERGY STAR” award for exemplary utility energy efficiency programs. He also has several years of operations experience at a large electric power generating station in Pennsylvania. Before joining Associated, Richard worked for an international consulting firm specializing in services relating to energy, the environment, national defense, and economic development. Richard has a bachelor’s degree in industrial management and business administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pa., and a master’s degree in public administration from Gannon University in Erie, Pa.

Mr. Murphy is a Research Associate with Washington University in St. Louis. He has over 20 years experience in energy and environmental project development, management and execution. He was worked with a variety of commercial and industrial clients on energy efficiency and environmental compliance. Prior to working at Washington University, he was an energy engineer with a St. Louis-area mechanical contractor managing energy efficiency projects. In addition, he spent nearly 10 years working for the Electric Power Research Institute where he assisted electric utility staff in addressing the energy and process needs of their industrial customers. Mr. Murphy received a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a professional engineering in Missouri and a Certified Energy Manager. He teaches BOC 101, 102, 105, and 211 in Missouri and Kansas.

Thomas Hand is a certified facility manager and a University of Dayton graduate, earning his B.A. in Communications. He spent most of his career with the City of Dayton in facility, retiring in 2001. He was with the Dayton Fire Department (DFD) as the civilian manager for fire facilities. In 1988, he was selected by the City and the University of Dayton as an Urban Fellow to study facility management in 24 U.S. cities. In 1991, he was selected for the City Managers Leadership program. In 1996, he was selected to manage Support Services for the DFD. In 1999, he was selected to chair the City Quality Service Team. In 2001, he joined CJ High School to create the Department of Facility and Fleet. In 2003, he left CJ to focus on consulting and research and lecture on Leadership, Succession Planning and Professional Development. He wrote “Managing Facilities” for the Dayton Business Journal from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, he won the International Facility Management Association Award of Excellence for his article, “Inside the Den of the Smoke Eaters”.

Craig Kasper creates alternative and renewable energy opportunities in the public and private sectors; identifies, designs and implements energy efficiency improvements for commercial and industrial customers; and works with electric utilities on various infrastructure upgrades. Craig founded K&H Energy Services (K&H) in May 1999 to help industrial customers maintain a competitive position in their market place by identifying and acting upon energy efficiency opportunities. K&H has operated as a division of Hull since 2005 and became a fully-integrated brand of Hull in 2009, continuing to offer the same quality electrical engineering, control systems automation and electrical safety services, as well as development of alternative and renewable energy projects. Craig spent over 38 years with Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Centerior Energy Co. and FirstEnergy Co. in both supervisory and executive management positions in field operations and corporate engineering. (FirstEnergy is an investor-owned electric utility holding company serving 4.0 million electric customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.) Before he retired from FirstEnergy, he was responsible for construction, operation and maintenance of large power substations, both company-owned and customer-owned. He also served as Director of Transmission, Distribution and Fossil Plant Engineering for Centerior Energy Service Company. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University and a Master of Business Administration from Kent State University.

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