Brent A. Schroeder

North American Technician Excellence, Inc. operates as a non-profit certification program for technicians in the heating, ventilation, air-condition and refrigeration industry. The company was founded in February 1997 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

7AC Technologies, Inc. develops heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Its liquid desiccant and plastic membrane plate based air conditioning system is designed to be a drop in replacement for existing rooftop HVAC systems on commercial and industrial buildings. The company was founded by Peter Vandermeulen and B. Eric Graham in 2009 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

Sensience, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is a company that produces nearly one billion sensing, limiting, and sealing components annually. The company is based in Mansfield, OH, and has subsidiaries in Mexico. The company's highly engineered components undergo extensive and rigorous testing to ensure performance, longevity, and quality. These components are found in many of the world's leading brands and products, from appliances to aircraft. Sensience delivers sensing, control, and sealing components that help their clients innovate with certainty, elevating safety, enhancing performance, and ensuring the mission-critical protection of their products.