Words of Wits & Wisdom with Keith Jones

KEITH JONES, P.E., LEED AP

  • What do you want to tell your building Owners? Pre-planning and involvement of stake-holders from the very start will pay off greatly.
  • What surprises you every day? The things people do to each other.
  • What Wit or Wisdom that you’ve received has stuck with you? If you do not have to make a decision when you are ‘hot’ don’t.  Take the time to ‘cool’ before you decide.  There will be many times you will not have that luxury.
  • Where do you see the company in 25 years? Being led by the incredible group of ‘younger engineers’ we have today.
  • What is your passion? My Wife.
  • When have you been most satisfied in your life? Watching my children do the ‘extra step’ without being asked to do so.
  • If you had 30 minutes of free time, how would you spend it? A walk with the dogs in the woods.
  • How do you want to be remembered? As a friend.
  • What do you want to be when you grow up? A good Dad/Husband/Brother/Son.
  • What WORDS of WIT & WISDOM would you pass on to your childhood self? If you do not have to make a decision when you are ‘hot’ don’t.  Take the time to ‘cool’ before you decide.  There will be many times you will not have that luxury.
  • What is the most rewarding aspect about your job? Designing a system that prompts the maintenance staff to say “Thank You.  Thank You for the isolation valves, the labels, the space to work, a place to set down my toolbox, the automated redundancy, the …..”
  • What inspires you? God’s Grace.
  • What project or accomplishment would you consider to be one of the most significant in your career? CU Williams Village North:  The first LEED Platinum student housing project in the history of the LEED program.
  • If you weren’t with BCER what would you be doing? Wondering why I am not with BCER.
  • What keeps you doing what you are doing? A desire to succeed.
  • Why did you choose your profession? I enjoy designing systems.