Cliff Wallace, P.E., LEED AP, HFDP
Executive Vice President
Mr. Wallace, Executive Vice President, is a mechanical engineering graduate of The Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia and North Carolina, and he has earned his LEED™ certification. Mr. Wallace has over 30 years experience in construction and consulting engineering. He is registered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering Surveying.

Mr. Wallace's area of expertise is in the HVAC design for healthcare, commercial and governmental buildings. Prior to entering the consulting field, Mr. Wallace worked as an AABC certified testing and balancing technician. During this time, he gained hands-on experience in the design, operation and control of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Mr. Wallace has specialized in the renovation and retrofit of HVAC systems and in the design of systems where precise environmental control is required. In 1997, Mr. Wallace was named by the Engineers Week Council, "Engineer of the Year." Also, in 2008, Mr. Wallace obtained the ASHRAE Healthcare Facility Design Professional certification, making him one of three certified Healthcare Facility Design Professionals in the state of Maryland.

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VICE PRESIDENTS
Leach Wallace has four vice presidents, each serving as group managers responsible for supervising a multi-disciplinary team of project managers, engineers, designers and CADD operators. As group manager, they act as the primary client liaison for each project, oversee the project managers, project scheduling and financial performance.

Rob Banas, P.E.
Vice President
Mr. Banas joined Leach Wallace in 1990 and is an architectural engineering graduate of The Pennsylvania State University. He has 21 years of experience in consulting engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland. Mr. Banas' areas of expertise includes the design of power generation and distribution systems and lighting, fire alarm, and communications systems for healthcare, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. Mr. Banas also leads the firm’s recruiting efforts for hiring new engineering talent. In addition to being a member of five Professional organizations, he has served as President of the Baltimore Chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society and President of the Baltimore Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Chris McCarthy, P.E., HFDP
Vice President
Mr. McCarthy joined Leach Wallace in 1990 and is an architectural engineering graduate of The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. McCarthy has 22 years experience in consulting engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland and in the District of Columbia. Mr. McCarthy's area of expertise includes the design of mechanical systems for all types of facilities including governmental, commercial, hospital and institutional buildings. Mr. McCarthy also serves as chief plumbing engineer, where he performs all quality control checks for plumbing construction documentation. Mr. McCarthy is currently a member of ASHRAE, ASPE and the Building Congress & Exchange of Baltimore.

Nick Nucci, P.E.
Vice President
Mr. Nucci joined Leach Wallace in 1991 and is an architectural engineering graduate of The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Nucci has 19 years experience in consulting engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland. His area of expertise includes HVAC and plumbing system design for healthcare, institutional, industrial and governmental facilities. He is thoroughly knowledgeable of federal design standards and procedures. Mr. Nucci's responsibilities have included evaluating alternative concepts, developing designs and documentation, writing specifications, investigating field conditions, preparing technical reports and feasibility studies. Mr. Nucci is a member and past committee chairman, Baltimore Chapter, ASHRAE.

Ken Frazier, P.E., LEED AP
Vice President
Mr. Frazier joined Leach Wallace in 1992, and is an architectural engineering graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and has over 20 years experience in consulting engineering. Mr. Frazier's areas of expertise includes conceptual and master planning for campus type facilities and the design of mechanical systems for all types of facilities including institutional, industrial, commercial and governmental buildings. Mr. Frazier serves as the Director of quality control for Leach Wallace. Mr. Frazier also serves as Chief Mechanical Engineer and is assisted by the Chief Electrical Engineer. The quality control process can be described as a series of milestones, starting with an initiation meeting conducted by Ken Frazier, and includes the entire project team. At this meeting, elements of the scope and requirements of the project are thoroughly discussed, including budget, project submission delivery dates, approach, and design concepts. This first and vital Quality Control phase ensures that the team stays “on track.”. Future project progress meetings and quality control reviews are scheduled at the project initiation meeting.

Leach Wallace is comprised of a talented, credentialed engineering staff. All project managers are registered professional engineers with at least seven years of consulting engineering experience. Project managers are assigned new projects based on their areas of specialization and team strengths.