Greg Santore is a highly accomplished senior executive who has led organizations in the healthcare, technology, education, sports, and consulting industries. He has extensive experience consulting with C-Suite executives, For Profit and Not for Profit Boards and other leaders within some of the nation’s most prestigious higher ed institutions, national healthcare systems and many Fortune 500 Companies in both the public and private sectors.

His expertise lies in building and growing organizations while helping build long term relationships with clients and assisting them in meeting their objectives. He is responsible for designing and implementing business operations, project management protocols, and establishing policies that promote company culture and vision. Greg has both his undergraduate and MBA degrees from Rutgers University and is involved with many community organizations.

Mike Henrich is Senior Director of Project Management for Vanguard Building Solutions. Mike is responsible for project management oversight including, management, training and hiring of project management and operations support. In addition, Mike interacts with the engineering and sales teams to develop and deliver project specific solutions to VBS clients.

Mike has over thirty years of ESCO and construction management experience. Mike has worked as Project Manager, Installation Manager and Operations Manager for major Mechanical Contractors, Controls Companies and Energy Savings Companies. Prior to working for VBS Mike was Operations Manager for both Johnson Controls and Energy Systems Group working exclusively on commercial and industrial opportunities. Mike was responsible for the successful delivery of approximately $150 million dollars in Performance Contracts, in PA and NJ.  He has extensive experience developing and implementing Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) including solar, high efficiency boiler replacement, LED lighting retrofits, building envelope, combined heat and power, building management systems and HVAC retrofits.

Mike attended Temple University and Spring Garden College and is LEED GA certified. Mike enjoys fitness and outdoor activities such as hiking. He participates in 5K and Tough Mudder events in support of the Wounded Warrior Project.

Matheus “Matt” Lima is the Director of Energy & Utility Programs for Vanguard Building Solutions. Matt has a comprehensive understanding of demand-side-management markets from analytical and practical perspectives, providing engineering consulting services to commercial and industrial clients. Throughout his career, Matt led the implementation of energy management projects that generated over $6,100,000 in annual savings for commercial and industrial clients.

In addition, Matt is skilled in Retro-Commissioning, Building Science, and Industrial Systems. Matt is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED Accredited Professional for Building Design and Construction, and a Six Sigma Black Belt. He received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Energy Systems from the University of Bridgeport.

An advocate for sustainable development, Matt has an extensive history of decarbonizing the economy while increasing client’s profitability and social responsibility. Matt believes that a sustainable and economically viable approach to infrastructure development is essential for humanity's future.

Deena’s has 25 years of experience in the non-profit sector where she was responsible for multiple function such as operations, finance and administration. Her expertise in building management was built overseeing multiple building and facilities spanning as large as 120 acres including varying projects. She has also supervised large staff managed complex budgets and her team approach has made her a successful leader in business. She received her M.S.W. in administration from the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. from the University of Delaware.

Steve has over 11 years’ experience in the energy, performance contracting, project development and asset management industries, developing energy retrofit and infrastructure solutions. During Mr. Visnic’s career, he has been the lead for executed projects in healthcare, education, and other commercial projects totaling more than $50 Million. Steve Visnic was the lead in many projects including but not limited to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Equinox Gyms and Carlisle Construction Materials. Vanguard Building Solutions designed and acted as general contractor, facilitating sub-contractor relationships.

Steve has also cultivated relationships positioning VBS as the preferred lighting designer and contractor for many other national clients. He also is responsible for maintaining and supporting Grainger’s national network of clients with turn-key energy efficiency solutions. Steve has worked with large ESCO’s including Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Energy Systems Group and Siemens.

Mr. Visnic maintains active involvement in several community service organizations. He coaches girls’ softball and soccer teams. Mr. Visnic earned his bachelor’s degree in Sales and Marketing Management from the Pennsylvania State University.

Arcadio is a Senior Project Manager for Vanguard Building Solutions. With 30 years of experience in construction and company operations, Arcadio currently oversees multiple projects nationally while simultaneously developing and advising Vanguard’s project management team.

Arcadio’s vast professional dedication includes experience as a Building Engineer, Commercial Electrician, Solar Development and Sales Trainer, and Security Design and Installation. In addition to the many skills he shares from the construction field, he also has extensive knowledge in the Mission Critical field of data room cooling, power, planning, and development for mission critical customers. As a project manager, he currently contributes his 24 years of experience and knowledge from his career in the HVAC mechanical industry through building automation systems, customer service, contracting sales, and project estimations.

With the great ability of coordinating all phases of a project, complex problem solving skills, strategic planning and assuring safe working conditions, Arcadio displays the daily goal of efficiently producing a safe and profitable project from start to finish and on schedule.

Darrin Scardelli, LC, is a Senior Energy Engineer at Vanguard Building Solutions (VBS). Darrin packages together various types of energy reduction methods to provide the customer with the best overall project designed to not only target customer requests but to satisfy customer’s financial goals.

Darrin has worked as an energy engineer for his entire career. His roots started with a role in a previous position which was heavily geared toward educational facilities where he engineered over 17 million dollars in that field alone. Since that time, he has moved on to engineer another 50+ million in various other high-profile projects in both the private and public sector.

Darrin received a Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University in Mechanical Engineering as well as a minor in business. He is Lighting Certified and has trained in a plethora of engineering focuses; including but not limited to, AGi32, AutoCad, and Solid Works.

Garrett is a Project Manager for Vanguard Building Solutions. He brings over 7 years’ experience in the construction and retail branches of Project Management, most recently spending almost 5 years remodeling and building over 135 restaurants for the world’s leading fast-food chain. Previously, he oversaw roll outs for large retail chains, most notably involving digital signage as well as LED light fixtures.

Garrett holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Moravian University where he competed on the men’s basketball team further developing his team-first mentality. He also gained a master’s certificate in Applied Project Management from Villanova University. In his free time Garrett can be found remaining active in the community as well as assisting in coaching his alma mater high school’s basketball team.

James "Jim" Gabrieli is a Project Manager for Vanguard Building Solutions. He brings over 15 years of experience managing a wide range of construction projects. Over the last 6 years Jim was specifically managing banking construction for the largest bank in the US.  Prior to that he was in charge of a multimillion-dollar New Jersey schools’ capital improvement project.

Jim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Rutgers University in addition to the degree, he holds a Certified Facilities Management Certificate from Rutgers. While Jim is off work you will find him at any local sports field coaching a wide range of sports for his three children and friends.

Christina serves are Vanguard’s Client Service Coordinator and is responsible for supporting our project management staff as well as maintaining direct communication between the company and our clients to ensure a seamless flow of project operations and logistics. Christina has over a decade managing and coordinating sales teams for the HVAC industry and also has previous experience in the food service industry. She has an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science.

Karen has been the office manager at Vanguard Building Solutions for over 5 years. Her duties include customer service, human resources while she working across all business divisions with accounts receivable and accounts payable. Prior to joining the Vanguard team, she works in K-12 education in St. Louis.