John B. Grapsas, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer/ |
- Company Roles:
- Executive Committee
Member
Director of Business Development
Personnel Officer
Principal Mechanical Engineer - Education:
- Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Mechanical Engineering (1983)
- Professional Registration:
- New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Texas, and Wyoming
- Affiliations:
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (Past President NM Chapter)
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Albuquerque Economic Forum 2003
- Leadership Albuquerque Class of 1997
- Experience:
- 27 Years
- John Grapsas joined Bridgers & Paxton in May 1984, became a member of the Board of Directors in December 1986, President in 2004, and Chief Executive Officer in 2006.
- Experience Summary:
- In
his many roles at B&P, Mr. Grapsas's responsibilities are divided
between directing the operations of the firm, chairing the Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors, and participating as Principal
Mechanical Engineer for a variety of design projects. In his
over 20 year career, he has a broad range of experience working on projects
of varying types and sizes throughout the United States, Puerto Rico,
Canada, and Mexico. As
a result of this experience, he successfully works for both architectural
clients and directly with facility owners.
He has significant experience performing energy studies, investigating state-of-the-art energy conservation techniques such as thermal energy storage, cogeneration, heat recovery, and application of direct digital energy management, and control systems for a variety of building types.
Mr. Grapsas has extensive experience in the design of HVAC, process piping, controls for industrial, manufacturing, medical, high technology, educational, animal, aquarium, laboratory, cleanroom, office, commercial, and retail facilities.
He is B&P's Principal/Project Manager for major semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturing clients throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Consequently, he can effectively manage projects outside of New Mexico and understand many of the unique codes and construction issues to each project location. Many of these manufacturing projects have been produced under a design/build delivery system.
He is also specializes at B&P in the design of mechanical systems for plant and animal environments at aquariums, zoos, and biological parks. -