Vice President at Grumman/Butkus Associates
John D. Villani, P.E., CCP, CEM, LEED AP, QCxP, Vice President at Grumman/Butkus Associates, is responsible for leading G/BA’s commissioning and retro-commissioning business. For more than a decade, he has been an engineering consultant, providing commissioning and retro-commissioning services. He also has expertise with MEP and building automation controls system design and energy conservation projects. John’s prior experience includes four years with Johnson Controls (implementing multimillion-dollar energy conservation performance contracts and controls projects) and five years in Columbia University’s facilities operations department. During his time with Columbia, he provided design and project management services on large capital projects and facilitated their integration into campus infrastructure systems. John then shifted to building operations, where he was responsible for daily operation of the HVAC and BAS controls departments. In this role, he managed more than 60 union employees who served nearly 70 buildings encompassing 5 million square feet. His background as an owner, contractor, and consultant has provided unique skills, contributing to his ability to offer exceptional commissioning engineering services.
John earned his undergraduate degree at SUNY Maritime College, one of the country’s Merchant Marine colleges. He holds a US Merchant Marines 3rd Assistant Engineer license from the US Coast Guard. While serving in the Merchant Marines, he sailed and operated multiple ships that cruised the Atlantic Ocean, powered by high-pressure superheated steam. During the Persian Gulf War, he worked as a ship’s mechanic on many merchant and naval vessels, including the SL-7 US Fast Sealift Ships.
Specialties: Commissioning and retro-Commissioning of healthcare, higher education, institutional, and commercial facilities.