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Jimmy serves as Director of Business Development for the ‘Exiting Building’ division S.M. Lawrence Company. For the past 16 years, Jimmy has served in several positions at SML. As an HVAC service technician in the mid 90’s, service account manager in 2000 and in 2004 Jimmy help develop the Memphis, TN market as an expansion for SML. Jimmy’s technical background, account management experience and education have been vital to the success of SML’s growth in the ‘Existing Building’ market. Much of his experience is developing business opportunities with existing buildings, project development, energy consulting and management of customer accounts.

Some of Jimmy’s clients include the FedExForum/Memphis Grizzlies, In-Rel Properties, FedEx, Cook Convention Center, Kellogg's, Bosch, J.M. Smucker Company, Marriott Hotels, Memphis College of Art, Crittenden Regional Hospital, Dana Corporation, Southland Casino and Parkway Realty. Jimmy is also author of Mechanical Matters, which is an online E-Zine (electronic magazine), Blog and Podcast. Jimmy is a strategic leader with a focus on creating relationships at the highest levels within customer and partner organizations. Jimmy's experience and services include mechanical contracting, HVACR service & maintenance, account management, building services, performance contracting, building automation, capital planning, project planning, service agreement sales, energy audits, LEED, Green Design, sales, marketing, writing, and connecting.

Jimmy also serves as Board of Trustee for the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce' energy services division Team Green Zone.

While his trade is mechanical contracting and service, Jimmy's passion is his family, friends, writing, marketing, reading, church, golf, hunting, building consultation and making connections. Often referred to as 'Jimmy V', he is a man of faith and friends. He is funny most of the time, and has fun all of the time. He has never met a stranger.

PROFESSIONAL EXPIERENCE AND CERTIFICATIONS

Panel Speaker for Professional Development Seminars - Energy Use Intensity - September 2011

Panel Speaker for Conference of Sustainable Real Estate - University of Memphis 2011

Member of the Board of Trustees for the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce, Team Green Zone 2010 - Present

Panel Speaker for CCIM - Green Building Seminar 2010

Comfort Systems USA - Consultative Business Growth 2009

Appointed Director of Business Development for S.M. Lawrence - Memphis 2009

Panel Speaker for Lorman Education - Memphis Green Design Seminar 2009

Author of Mechanical Matters 2005 – Present

Comfort Systems USA, Green Team Member 2008 – Present

LEED AP (Accredited Professional) May 31, 2008 – Present

LEED-NC Workshop - Houston, TX 2008

Founding Member of S.M. Lawrence 'Memphis’ Division 2004

Counselor Sales I and II 2003

Novar Small Business Solutions Training 2002

Service Agreement Sales I & II 2002

Hermetic Compressor Rebuild: American Hermetic, Atlanta, GA 2002

High Efficiency Trane Boot Camp 2001

Earl King Service Agreement Sales Training 2000

Instructor for Lennox L Series Equipment 1999

Carrier Chiller Training: Diagnostics and Training 1999

In-House Refrigeration Course I, II and III 1997-1999

Scroll Compressors: Trane Technical Training 1998

S. M. Lawrence Apprentice Program 1996-1998

College: Jackson State Community College