Bill McQuade is Director of Innovation and Technology for the Chiller Solutions Group of Johnson Controls Corporation.  He has spent the past 19+ years working for the York International/Johnson Controls organizations in various technical and managerial positions ranging from a Heat Exchanger Design Engineer in the Advance Engineering group, to Engineering manager of the large water cooled package chiller product development team, and more recently various senior management positions related to the strategic application of advanced technology and R&D efforts. 

He has a BSME, MSME, and MBA from Penn State University.  During his graduate studies in the early 90s, Bill evaluated the effects of compressor oil-refrigerant mixtures of R-123 and R-134a on enhanced heat exchanger surface.  While working at York/Johnson Controls, he has been awarded 8 US and International patents related to chiller design, oil separation, and chiller controls algorithms, and has 2 more pending.

His industry affiliations include ASME, ASNE and also ASHRAE, where he is currently the Chair of the Technical Activities Committee (TAC).  In the past, he has served ASHRAE as member of the Society’s Publications Committee, Section 8 Technical Committee Head, and Technical Committee 8.2 Centrifugal Chillers Chairman.  In 2012 he was elevated to the grade of ASHRAE Fellow.  He also serves as the JCI representative on many AHRI committees including: International Committee, Certifications Process and Procedures (CP&P) Committee, Liquid Chiller Section, the Compliance Committee, and Government Affairs committee.  In addition, he is also a member in AHRI’s CFC Chiller Replacement Task Group.

He has participated in various international climate and ozone meetings, and has provided input to the US, EC, and Chinese governments regarding ozone and climate regulation and legislation.  He was selected by the US Department of State and US EPA to serve as an industry representative on the Indo-US Taskforce on HFCs.  Also, he currently serves as an expert on the US Department of Energy HVAC Roadmap Collaboration Team (Oak Ridge National Lab).  Finally he has been invited to speak as an expert on Low GWP refrigerants at various World Bank, United Nations (UNEP) and HVAC&R industry technical meetings.

Bill lives in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania with his two sons, Alex and Colin.  He is very active in his local church, the Cub Scouts of America, and various youth sports organizations.

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