Paul J. Halyard, P.E

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Paul James Halyard, P.E.
Date of Birth: September 2, 1935
Place of Birth: St. Petersburg, FL
Marital Status: Married, 3 children
Education: Graduated from St. Petersburg Senior High School in 1953
Graduated from St. Petersburg Junior College in 1955
Graduated from University of Florida, Gainesville, in 1958 – BME
Graduated from Trane Company Training Program, La Crosse, in 1963
Technical Assistance Analyst, No. T 0509, in 1979
Graduated from Northwestern University Traffic Institute – Traffic Accident Reconstruction in 1982
Public Service: Appointment by Governor Charlie Crist to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, October 2008

 

Past Employment:

Dates Employer Position
1958-60 Sperry Electronic Tube – Gainesville, FL Equipment Engineer (High Vacuum & Ceramic Metallation)
1960-63 Maddox Foundry & Machine Works – Archer, FL Chief Engineer
1963-68 The Trane Company – Orlando, FL Sales Representative (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Heat Transfer)
1968-70 The Trane Company – Richmond, VA Manager, Dealer Sales
1970-72 The Trane Company – Pittsburgh, PA Manager, Engineering – Owner Accounts
1972-74 Sauer, Inc. Project Manager
1974-75 Sauer, Inc. Southeast Regional Marketing Manager
1975-77 Century Contractors President

 

Private Engineering Consulting Practice

1977-1998 Peninsula Engineering, Inc.
1983-present Peninsula Forensic Engineering, Inc.
1999-2012 Property Condition Assessment, Inc.

 

Professional Organization Affiliations

Registered Engineer State of Florida, No. 7093
Member American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (Fellow)
Member Florida Engineering Society – Past President – Central Florida Chapter
Member National Society of Professional Engineers
Member Central Florida Chapter of American Society of Plumbing Engineers (Past President)
Member National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers (Diplomate) (Non-Active)
Charter Member National Academy of Forensic Engineers (Diplomate) (Fellow)

 

Other Professional Activities

April 1960 Presented “High Temperature Controlled Atmosphere Electric Furnace Design” paper at 44th Annual Florida Engineering Society Convention in Miami, FL.
1967-68 President – Central Florida Chapter of Florida Engineering Society.
1980 Chairman – Board of Examiners of Mechanical Contractors and Journeymen, City of Orlando.
1980 Awarded – Excellence in Energy Conservation Design for New Construction from American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.
January 1983 Presented Speech entitled “Teach Air Conditioning Basics Through Psychometrics” to Orange and Volusia County School Board.
May, 1983 Charter Member – National Academy of Forensic Engineers.
March 1985 Member – Orange County Building Advisory Board.
1988 Nominated for Engineer of the Year by the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.
1989 Nominated for Engineer of the Year by American Society of Heating and Refrigerating Engineers Central Florida Chapter.
1990 Nominated for Engineer of the Year by The American Society of Plumbing Engineers.
1991 Membership with National Academy of Forensic Engineers upgraded to “Fellow.”
1991 Paper on “The Use of Visual Aids:  What is Demonstrative Evidence?” presented to and published in the 1992 Technical Journal of the National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers, Volume 1, Number 1.
July 1991 Presented “Amusement Rides and Water Slides” speech/paper to National Academy of Forensic Engineers Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, MI
January 27, 1993 Presented a talk on “Indoor Air Quality and Building Condition Surveys” to the National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers (NABE) at the NSPE Meeting in Kona, HA
May 11, 1993 Presented a talk entitled “Face and Bypass – Back to the Future” at ASHRAE Chapter Meeting.  Discussion was centered on the use of face and bypass as a means to meet the new requirements for duct temperature suggested by ASHRAE 62.
March 25, 1993 Spoke on “How HVAC Systems Effect Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)” at Law Engineering Facilities and Engineering Consultants Seminar, Orlando, FL.
April 27, 1993 Appointed to the “Building and Fire Code Board of Adjustments and Appeals” by the Orange County, FL, Board of County Commissioners.  Served as Chairman.
May 19, 1993 Presented a talk, “Building Condition Surveys,” to the Greater Orlando Association of Realtors.
July 21, 1993 Presented a talk entitled “Indoor Air Quality Evaluations – Commercial and Residential Buildings” at the National Academy of building Inspection Engineers 1993 Technical Workshop in Pittsburgh, PA
November 9, 1993 Served as a panelist on the subject of “The Transformation of the Construction Industry – Indoor Environmental Issues of the 90s” at a joint meeting of The Central Florida Chapter of ASHRAE, American Institute of Architects, and Associated Builders and Contractors.
May 1994 Elected President of Central Florida Chapter of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.
July 1994 Presented paper on “Indoor Environmental Quality” to National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers in Kansas City, MO
April 12, 1997 Presented a talk entitled “How Can NABIE Meet the Challenges of Commercial Property Inspections?” at the Fifth Annual Meeting and Symposium of the National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers (NABIE) in Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1998 Awarded Engineer of the Year 1998 by the Florida Engineering Society after being nominated by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
January 1999 Elected to the Grade of Fellow by ASHRAE in Seattle, WA
January 2001 Awarded Engineers Week 2001 Career Achievement Award by the Florida Engineering Society
August 2001 ASHRAE Chapter Service Award
January 2003 NAFE presentation regarding Forensic Business Development and Management in San Francisco, California, Marketing for Medium Multi Engineer Firm
January 2005 ASHRAE Journal, Article on Ownership & Management Transition by Paul J. Halyard
February 2005 ASHRAE presentation regarding Mold and Mildew Case Studios of Florida in Orlando, FL, How Could Anything So Small Cause So Much Damage?
July 2005 NAFE presentation regarding FE Analysis of Latent Water Damage to Buildings in Chicago, IL – How Could Anything So Small Cause So Much Damage?
February 2006 NABIE presentation at the Symposium regarding Condensate in Buildings in Tampa FL.
March 2007 Article entitled “Think Negatively: Norman Vincent Peale Was Wrong”, published in Volume 17, Number 1, March 2007 issue of The NABIE Examiner