A Day in the Life of Kelly, VP at Barman Consultant

Introduction

• Name: Kelly
• Position: Vice President, Head of Chicago Office
• Company: Barman Consultant, an energy consultancy

Daily Routine

Morning Activities

• Start of Day:

  • Turn on computer
  • Review task items for the day
  • Spend ~15 minutes reviewing emails:
    • Identify critical emails
    • Prioritize emails with deliverables
    • Delegate tasks to team members as necessary

• 10:00 AM:

  • Team meeting (online or in-person)
  • Review weekly task assignments
  • Assess need for additional resources
  • Delegate team members to support projects and meet deadlines

Afternoon Tasks

• Project Deliverables:
  • Client calls
  • Project work
  • Commissioning
  • Engine modeling
  • Client outreach

Case Study: Kurosawa Medical Center

• Task: Building energy model
• Objective: Determine energy production based on design intent
  • Identify inefficiencies
  • Iterate design changes:
    • Window ratio
    • Window performance
    • Building orientation
  • Goal: Optimize energy performance through simulations
  • Approval: Once optimized, approve for construction with new design

Summary

• Busy day with multiple projects and communication tasks
• Enjoys the workday ending with a sense of accomplishment

Closing

• Expresses enjoyment of sharing the day
• Ends with preparing for dinner
• Sign-off: "Ciao"