Key Personnel
 

Joseph J. Deringer, AIA, LEED-AP

Architect, building energy consultant, software developer

President, The Deringer Group, Inc.

Joseph has worked on projects throughout the US and in more than a dozen countries to reduce greenhouse gases, to improve building sustainability and energy efficiency, and to develop energy efficiency building codes. Joe is a member of AIA, IESNA, USGBC, and ASHRAE (voting member of Standards 55 and 90.1).  He is the AIA Liaison to ASHRAE's 90.1 energy standard and Chair of ASHRAE 90.1 Envelope Subcommittee. Joe is an Advisor to the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE). Joe holds a LEED-AP certification from the US Green Building Council.
 

M.S. in Operations Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
B. Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
B.A. in History (Honors), University of Pittsburgh, PA

Pam Boyle, MS

Specialist in Project and Office Management, with a focus on financial administration

Pam has been a consultant to small-businesses, non-profits and international organizations for over 12 years. She established Peace Corps offices in two countries, administering the financial sections for five years. During this service, Pam managed the financial section of the Peace Corps Cape Verde office and maintained cashier operations with five currencies. Served as liaison with the Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome Departments of Labor. Served as a Peace Corps Volunteer 2.5 years in Zaire, teaching high school level Math and Physics. Pam has nearly completed a Masters degree in Accounting from CSU Hayward.
 

M.S. in Statistical Analysis, University of Surrey, Surrey England
Accounting, Current Student in the Accounting program, CSU Hayward, Hayward CA
Second Degree Black Belt, Cuong Nhu Oriental Martial Arts, Berkeley CA 6th Kyu Aikido, Aikido Institute, Oakland CA
B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice, Creighton University, Omaha NE