20 to Watch: Women in HVAC – Emmillee Hogan | 2021-01-01 [Video]

Name:Emmillee Hogan

Title: Manager, Commissioning and Building Automation, Federal Reserve Board

Age: 53

Educational Experience: Bachelor’s degree in communications; bachelors in mechanical engineering; and an executive MBA

Professional Credentials/Accreditations: Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI); Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA), AABC Commissioning Group (ACG); Energy Management Professional (EMP), Energy Management Association (EMA); and LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)

Organizational Affiliations/Achievements/Awards: Corporate member of ACG and vice president of the EMA

What caused you to/when did you fall in love with engineering?

When I was in high school, my dad walked me through a construction site and showed me how to read blueprints and “as-builts” for a job. It was like a backstage pass for a concert. I loved being behind the scenes and seeing how the systems worked.

What has been the most rewarding aspect of working in the skilled trades?

Seeing something I imagined or designed being built and operating in …