Location: Taix French Restaurant, 1911 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca 90026
Dinner Choices: Roast Chicken or Tuna Steak

Mike Gallagher, P.E.
Partner & Service Manager, Western Allied Corporation
Santa Fe Springs, CA

A 1980 graduate of Washington State University with a Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Engineering, Mike has 31 years of HVAC experience. After joining Carrier in 1980, he spent 14 years in commercial sales with Carrier in Oklahoma, Texas and California, the last four years in charge of commercial sales for Southern California. He has spent the last 17 years as a mechanical contractor and currently serves as Partner & Service Manager. Current work responsibilities are service and retrofit work for existing buildings, as well as sharing in management responsibilities with his partners. During his career, he has spent time working in four major cities across the United States.

Mike's ASHRAE involvement has included Past President of the North East Oklahoma chapter, past member of the Board of Governors for the South Texas chapter; and currently is an active member of the Southern California Chapter. In the SoCal chapter he has served on the Board of Governors, as Research chair, and twice organized and taught a spring seminar in Psychrometrics. Mike has written a column every month in the Sol Air for the past 10 years.

Mike is a past member of TC (Technical Committee) 1.6 Terminology; TC 9.1, Large Building Systems; chaired the Task Group on Tall Buildings; and was co-author/editor (with 4 others) of ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration.

Mike has led several seminars on topics including applied psychrometrics, chiller plant design, hybrid (electric & gas driven) chiller plant design, optimized chiller plant operation, boiler system design and optimizing airside design, to name a few.

One of Mike's most prized projects during his career included retrofitting the Mann's Chinese Theatre central AC system, re-using the 72" dia supply fan that was created in 1927 and originally used leather fan belts. Another career highlight was the the design & installation of the first "line of sight" dish communication of a complete DDC system between two office buildings in the Los Angeles area.

Mike is an animated speaker, waving his hands almost as much as he talks. His presentations are not dull.

Julian R. de Bullet

Julian R. de Bullet has over 40 years experience in the HVAC industry. His career has concentrated on the applied use of Chilled Water and All-Air systems as a manager of applied equipment sales and as a manager of a service/performance contracting operation.

He is the Director of Industry Relations for Daikin/McQuay International, based in Washington D.C. He is responsible for assisting McQuay customers and McQuay sales representatives in energy efficient HVAC&R system design and specification. He is a member of numerous industry associations concentrating on energy efficiency and responsible refrigerant use. He is a Board member of the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy (ARAP), a member of the AHRI Government Affairs Committee, International Committee, Education Committee and the Chiller Engineering Sub-Committee. He represents McQuay International at both the Montreal Protocol and Climate Change proceedings as an NGO participant.

As ASHRAE Vice President (2001/2003), he served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and was Chair of Member Council and Publishing Council. He is Past President of the National Capital Chapter and was Director and Regional Chair for ASHRAE Region III. He is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer with over 250 Seminars delivered around the world with topics including "Responsible Refrigerant Use", "Sustainable HVAC Systems", "Variable Primary Flow System designs" and "90.1 and LEED". He is a member of ASHRAE TC 8.2 Centrifugal Chillers and has co-authored numerous ASHRAE Handbook chapters. He chaired the Professional Development Committee, (Responsible for the ASHRAE Educational programs), was a voting member of the Publications and Education Council and the Society Advocacy Committee. He has co-authored ASHRAE Position Documents on Energy Efficiency, Natural Refrigerants and Ozone Depletion. He is a Life Member and holds the Exceptional Service Award

He presently serves on both the Honors and Awards Committee and the Nominating Committee.

He is a Graduate of the London University system in England, where he obtained an Electrical Engineering degree and a Diploma in Marketing.