Rebecca Ellis, PE
Ms. Ellis is Founder and President of QSE. She is responsible for project delivery, professional staff development, and client relationships.
BS Mechanical Engineering: University of Minnesota
MS Mechanical Engineering: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
She is a nationally recognized leader in the commissioning industry. She has helped define mainstream commissioning services and is a much sought-after speaker, author, and trainer. Ms. Ellis wrote a monthly column about commissioning for Engineered Systems magazine for more than 20 years and was named one of the 2019 “20 to Watch: Women in HVAC” by Engineered Systems magazine.
Ms. Ellis has more than 35 years of experience engineering and managing a variety of HVAC system projects. Ms. Ellis is a specialist in the design, analysis, and commissioning of intricate temperature and humidity control systems. She has also been active in performing energy conservation studies and providing resultant implementation project support.
She is a licensed professional engineer in 16 states and maintains certifications from:
- United States Green Building Council (LEED AP BD+C)
- Building Commissioning Association (CCP)
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (BCxP)
- Associated Air Balance Council’s Commissioning Group (CxA).
Craig Ellis
Mr. Ellis is Founder and Chief Operating Officer of QSE. He is responsible for QSE’s technology systems, information security, business administration, and human resources.
BSE Industrial Engineering and Managerial Science: Northwestern University
BSE Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Northwestern University
After more than 20 years in the software engineering and product development world, Mr. Ellis has combined that expertise with his industrial engineering and management capabilities to keep QSE systems and personnel on-line, productive, and focused on serving our clients.
Matt Malinosky, PE
Mr. Malinosky is responsible for developing mechanical commissioning engineers and overseeing new construction and existing building commissioning projects at QSE.
BS Mechanical Engineering: University of Minnesota
He has more than 15 years of experience in executing and managing commissioning and retro-commissioning projects. His specialties include building systems data trending and analysis, systems functional performance testing and test procedure development, and operations and maintenance training planning.
Mr. Malinosky is a licensed professional engineer and maintains certifications from:
- United States Green Building Council (LEED AP BC+C)
- Building Commissioning Association (CCP)
Catherine Newkold, PE
Ms. Newkold leads QSE’s electrical systems commissioning team which focuses on electrical power, lighting controls, life safety systems, communications and security systems, etc.
BS Electrical Engineering: University of Dayton
She has more than 37 years of engineering and project management experience. Ms. Newkold is an experienced commissioning professional, having provided project management, design review, functional test procedure development, and field testing for a variety of systems commissioning assignments. Ms. Newkold has experience with commissioning of electrical systems, including incoming medium and low voltage power, emergency power, mission critical power, and material handling systems. She also has experience with low power systems and building-wide “Loss of Power Response” testing.
Ms. Newkold is a licensed professional engineer and maintains certifications from:
- United States Green Building Council (LEED AP BD+C)
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (BCxP).
Molly Meyer, PE
Ms. Meyer is QSE’s healthcare commissioning specialist, responsible for developing healthcare commissioning engineers and overseeing new construction and renovations of hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic facilities.
BS Mechanical Engineering: Marquette University
She has been assisting owners in both the technical details of building systems operations and commissioning process fundamentals for more than 21 years. She works with design teams, construction teams, and facility operators to document and test integrated building systems controls. Ms. Meyer works with both existing buildings and new construction to document system operation and train facility operators to maintain efficient and effective systems performance over the life of the systems.
Ms. Meyer is a licensed professional engineer and maintains certifications from:
- United States Green Building Council (LEED AP BC+C)
- Association of Energy Engineers (CEM)
- Building Commissioning Association (CCP)
- American Hospital Association Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM)
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