Ben Suplick is the Director of Engineering and Energy Planning for Facilities and Real Estate Planning at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Ben has been with Penn for 9 years. Prior to Penn, he was Assistant Chief of Operations at Rowan University and Director of Facilities at Philadelphia University.
Ben has over thirty-five years of engineering experience in facilities management, HVAC systems, power generation, risk management, and environmental engineering. His responsibilities at UPenn include energy procurement, energy conservation efforts, sustainability, utility infrastructure, and deferred maintenance. He leads an engineering team whose responsibilities include a campus wide building controls system, a vigorous recommissioning program, design reviews, energy metering, and operations.
Ben has a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an MBA from University of St. Thomas, and a Masters in liberal studies from Villanova University. He is also a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania.