DOUG NEIDICH
Doug Neidich is the Chief Executive Officer of GreenWorks Development (www.greenworksdev.com), a real estate development company engaged in building energy- and culturally-sustainable integrated communities in urban revitalized areas in Central Pennsylvania. Doug is also the President of Solarity, Incorporated, a firm involved in the development of thin-film organic photovoltaic cells.
Prior to his current positions, he was the General Manager of Amphenol InterCon Systems, Incorporated (www.interconsystems.com), a developer and manufacturer of high-density, high-speed electronic interconnection systems. The company markets products to major equipment manufacturers in the data processing, telecommunications, avionics, medical electronics, and consumer electronics industries. Doug founded the company in 1987, and sold it to the Amphenol Corporation in April of 2005.
Doug holds about 25 United States and numerous foreign patents in the electronic connector field, and has published several technical papers in the field. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, and held engineering positions at AMP, Incorporated, and Dupont/Berg Electronics prior to founding InterCon. Among other awards, he was named an Alumni Fellow of Penn State in 2006.
He serves on the boards of Pinnacle Health Systems and WITF in Harrisburg, and on the Pennsylvania Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of the Business Leadership School of the Harrisburg Area Community College and is a Trustee Emeritus of Harrisburg University.
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Green Tips
Turn Your Computer Off at Night
The energy savings can really add up. In one year, if you shut your machine off at night, you’ll save an average of $90 worth of electricity.
Insulate Your Water Heater
Hot water accounts for 13% of a typical utility bill, so improving efficiency goes a long way. Consider wrapping your old heater in a layer of insulation. For the nominal cost of about $15, an insulating jacket can reduce heat lost through the walls of the tank by 25-40%.
Choosing a better bulb
Switching from incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) will cut your dependence on energy and save you about $25 to $60 per CFL. CFLs may be higher in cost, but each lasts ten to fifteen times longer than an incandescent that provides the same light, at a quarter to a third the cost per hour.