Director
UVA Energy & Utilities
Charlottsville, Virginia, United States
Paul Zmick currently leads Energy and Utilities at the University of Virginia located in Charlottesville Virginia. Central utilities are provided for over 19 million square feet of facilities, including the University Medical Center. The Energy and Utilities team is responsible for energy procurement, generation, distribution, and operation, maintenance, and renewal of the utility infrastructure, with a strategic focus on safety, stewardship, and sustainability. Utilities provided include steam, heating water, cooling water, domestic water, sanitary, storm, 35kV & 13kV power, on-site renewables, and EV charging infrastructure.
Paul currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International District Energy Association and has been an active member in the organization for many years.
Prior to UVA, Paul worked for DuPont and Koch Industries for a combined 22-years across five manufacturing sites in various engineering and leadership roles. While at DuPont, Paul was listed as inventor on two US Patents.
Paul graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, and the University of Virginia with a Master of Systems Engineering; and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia.
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