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Genentech Technical Tour
December 03, 2025
1:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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B35 Genentech for parking and B38 for Registration
350 DNA Way
South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Genentech Technical Tour: Heat Pump Chiller System
Building on a presentation about Genentech’s innovative CO₂ Air Source Heat Pump system earlier this year, we’re excited to invite you to an in-person technical tour at Genentech’s Security Building in South San Francisco. This event offers a unique opportunity to see the system in operation and gain firsthand insight into its performance, integration, and the lessons learned since installation.
The tour will be led by Jeff Skacel, Michelle Dionello, and Ravel Ravel from Genentech, who will share updates since the initial presentation and provide both design and operations perspectives. Attendees will come away with a deeper understanding of how heat pump chillers can be effectively applied in large-scale facilities to reduce carbon emissions and optimize energy efficiency.
Following the tour, we’ll gather for a presentation and open discussion at one of the on-site cafés—an excellent opportunity to continue the conversation, ask questions, and connect with fellow engineers and industry professionals.
Special thanks to our event sponsor, Air Treatment Corporation, for their generous support in making this tour possible.
| Agenda | 2:00pm | Introductions/Start of Tour | ||
| 3:30pm | Presentation | |||
| 5:00pm | Adjourn |
| Presenters |
Jeffrey Skacel Jeff is an experienced sustainability and energy management professional with over a decade of experience in leading energy efficiency initiatives. As Principal Program Manager for Sustainable Operations at Genentech, he directs a team of engineers working to reduce energy consumption and optimize utility budgets across 60 buildings, supporting Roche's Zero Emissions goal by 2050. |
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Michelle Dionello Michelle Dionello, P.E, LEED AP BD+C is a Campus Manager at Genentech in South San Francisco. She oversees the operations of Upper Campus, which includes 23 buildings and 3 remote sites. For the first ten years, she worked on the design of new high-performance buildings in sectors including, retail, higher education, high-rise residential, commercial office, healthcare and government buildings. She also provided energy audits and designed the implementation of deep retrofit energy efficiency measures. |
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Ravel Ravel Ravel joined the Genentech Facilities & Engineering (F&E) team last year as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC), where he supports Design & Construction (D&C) commercial portfolio projects. Prior to this role, Ravel worked for JLL on the SSF Genentech account as a Project Reliability Engineer for six years. In this position, he led nearly 40 projects, managed a team of Reliability Engineers, and ensured the accuracy of asset management data during project turnover. Additionally, he oversaw Switchgear Maintenance and Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) projects. Before his tenure at JLL, Ravel gained valuable experience in the semiconductor industry as a Reliability and Field Service Engineer for five years. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University. |
Tickets
$50.00 Chapter member price
$70.00 Non-member price
$15.00 Students
$320.00 Chapter meeting voucher
$1,000.00 Title Sponsorship - Air Treatment Corporation
