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WES POOLER `99 RECEIVES
NEHES AWARD
TheNewEnglandHealthcareEngineer's facilitiesmanagementforFletcherAllenHealth
Society (NEHES) recently recognized the
Care, a Level I Trauma and Academic Medical
outstanding work of Wes Pooler '99 in ad-
Center. He now manages 1.5 million square feet
vancing the profession of engineers in healthcare
and a staff of 250.
settings. Pooler, CHFM, is Director of Facilities
In 2013, Pooler and his team successful y re-
at Fletcher Allen Health Care Medical center
duced the hospital's energy consumption through
in Burlington, VT. A nautical science major at
retro-commissioning as wel as innovative
MMA, he sailed as a deck officer for four years
projects such as using heatwheel technology for
prior to becoming a field engineer and eventual y
energy recovery, updating air-handler controls,
a facilities engineer with Cianbro Corp. After six
and retrofitting lighting fixtures with LEDs. He
years at Cianbro, he moved into healthcare engi-
is currently participating in a study researching
neering as Director of Facilities Management for
the feasibility for utilizing the municipal utility's
a smal rural hospital in Farmington, Maine and
biomass plant to provide district heating as wel
from there relocated to Burlington to take over
as other energy conservation projects.
Captain O'Reilly Shares Ship
Handling Expertise
I
ber 25, 2013. O"Reil y, who works for OSG and
by pilots to operate safely, the use of assist tugs,
nvited by Captain Sam Teel '77, Captain
has recently completed working in their lighter-
and the use of currents and wind when doing
John O'Reilly '72 was a guest lecturer in 4
ing operations in the Delaware River, described
unassisted dockings and undockings. After his
sections of the Ship Handling Class in the
operations from a ship handling perspective.
presentations, O'Reil y answered many questions
Marine Transportation Department on Septem-
He also covered the basic information needed
raised by students.
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