Bob Ades

May 31, 2020

Last week Navitas lost one of our own; Bob Ades lost his battle with cancer. Bob was a senior energy engineer with Navitas and was well liked and respected by everyone who knew him. Many of us knew Bob even before he joined the Navitas team and were proud to be counted as one of his friends. We will miss his friendship, his kindness, and his sense of humor. He was taken from us way too soon.

Good bye Bob, we will miss you.

Navitas would like to thank all the people who are working so hard to keep us safe and to keep our economy moving. From the doctors, nurses, and hospital janitorial staff who are on the front line helping to combat the disease, to the grocery clerks and delivery drivers who are bringing the rest of us the things we need. All of you are heroes. We could not survive this pandemic without you. Thank you for all you do!

At Navitas, we know that we are among the lucky ones. Our business is considered essential and so our employees have not been laid off or furloughed. Because of this, many of our employees are joining the effort to “help the helpers” who are on the front lines. From sewing masks for FedEx delivery drivers, making face shield PPEs for hospitals, or sending food nurses caring for critical patients, our crew is working to give back to our community.

Chris Durr, Navitas Project Manager, and Gregg Gehrig, Navitas Energy Manager, bought box lunches for the KU Medical Center nurses on the 2nd floor Bell Pre/Post.

Koby Kampschroeder, Navitas Director of Business Development, provided pizza from Waldo Pizza for lunch to the ER employees at the Kansas City VA Hospital

Mary Robertson, Navitas Senior Marketing Coordinator, is making PPE face shields for local hospitals.

We held our Navitas / Smith & Boucher annual chili cook off today. This year we had 12 entries, which made for a lot of good food.

Chris Albright, President of Smith & Boucher (pictured above), won overall with his “Whitney Houston chili”. The other winners were:

• Best Apperance – Jesse Lowen (Smith & Boucher Senior Engineer)
• Best Taste – Mitch Reed (Navitas Project Manager)
• Most Creative – Gregg Gehrig ( Navitas Energy Manager)

Navitas is excited to announce four new members to our team:

Elizabeth Ezra

Elizabeth joins our team as a Project Coordinator. In this role she will be responsible for tracking and managing all the documentation and data logs needed for the implementation of a project. She works closely with our Project Managers and Construction Managers as well as our Subcontractors and Consultants.

Chatchai Pinthuprapa

Chatchai joins our team as a Data Analytics Engineer. In this role he will be instrumental in ensuring our optimization programs are a success. With his more than 12 years of experience in the energy efficiency industry, he will be responsible for the implementation and support of data analytics for our clients.

Dennis Wike

Dennis joins our team as a Project Manager with over 25 years of experience in design, engineering, construction, and facilities operation. In this role, he will be responsible for completing the project on time, within budget, and at the quality level the owner and our team expects.

Gregg Gehrig

Gregg joins our team as an Energy Manager. In this role he uses data analytics and other tools to help educate owners, occupants, and operators on best practices for energy conservation to ensure their energy management program is successful.