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“Sports! Sports! Sports! That’s what it’s all about,” says Gerry Gubash, Service Operations Supervisor, member of the Energy Delivery team here at Ever-Green Energy. “Since my days at Sibley High School in West St. Paul, hockey and baseball have been a huge part of my life. I continue to play fast pitch softball and still make it to the rink weekly to play hockey.” With this kind of passion, it was only natural that he would coach teams for his two children, who are now 17 and 19.
A course in air conditioning at Saint Paul College put Gerry on a path that led to his first job at the Stuart Corporation, where he spent 10 years as a “roving” building maintenance engineer, working in the heating, air conditioning and electrical areas. Ironically, he was the chief engineer at Landmark Towers, where
Ever-Green Energy now leases office space. Gerry chuckles when he comments, “I diligently worked at fine-tuning the heating and cooling system to run efficiently and smoothly before accepting my position here at Ever-Green Energy.”
Gerry spends about 80 percent of his work day out of the office conducting preventive maintenance procedures. It is District Energy’s goal to be proactive and identify issues before they become a problem. As a result, District Energy systems have a history of operating at a reliability of “five nines” (99.999 percent). One of the tools used is a state-of-the-art software program from Sweden that aids in monitoring the condition of the hot water pipes and allows Gerry to schedule maintenance as needed.
The remaining 20 percent of his time is spent working with the distribution employees performing various operations. These tasks include: mobile boiler setup, new pipe installation, metering and communication assistance, and maintenance shutdowns. Gerry enjoys his ride around downtown Saint Paul a bit more these days while driving a new white truck displaying the distinctive District Energy black and red logo.
The Gubash family has traveled to Germany, Hawaii and Florida although much of their vacation time is spent at their northern Minnesota cabin. Fishing is also a favorite pastime. Last summer on a trip to Red Lake and Lake of the Woods, Gerry tells of catching more than 150 fish in just four days, which is impressive by any fishing standard. His lifelong aspiration is to someday become a professional fisherman. If his angling success continues, that dream will surely come true!
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