Leadership

President

Mr. Wofford founded Valu-Tech as a division of CDO Technologies, Inc. in 1999 specializing in engineering services . Later the division was incorporated as a stand alone engineering services business in 2006, and is currently doing business as VT Design Solutions.

Deeply committed to the idea that people working together can achieve great things in a community, Mr. Wofford is an ardent supporter of a number of educational, social, business, technical, and philanthropic organizations. More about Al Wofford

Gary Volz
Vice President Finance & Operations

Mr. Volz is Vice President of Finance and Operations. He has diversified experience in both manufacturing and service oriented companies, as well as management consulting with two of the Big 4 public accounting firms. As a senior financial executive in five privately held companies, he managed the finance and accounting, information technology, human resources, and the external professional accounting, legal and risk management teams.

Specific areas of expertise include strategic planning, performance management, process re-engineering and cost management. In addition, Mr. Volz has in-depth experience in merger and acquisition projects, and has successfully implemented several ERP systems.

His solid leadership and interpersonal skills result in effective team building and staff development. Mr. Volz has a BBA and an MBA in accounting from the University of Cincinnati, College of Business Administration, and is Certified Public Accountant in Ohio.

Mary Sigmon

Business Development Manager

Ms. Sigmon is the Business Development Manager for VT Design Solutions. Mary has over 15 years of marketing and business development experience in the A/E/C industries. She has project management experience in the following type of projects: site development, master planning, urban and sustainable design, renewable energy and green fuels, community zoning and development, entitlements, grant acquisition and management, feasibility studies, market analysis, and economic development.

Mary served as Chicago's Clean Cities Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Energy.

She is responsible for developing new business opportunities and project development for VT Design Solutions. Mary holds a M.S. degree in Public Policy and Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Bachelors degree in Urban Planning and Design from the School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Michael Tullis
Mechanical Engineer, P.E., LEED AP

Mr. Tullis has over 25 years of experience as a mechanical engineer. Michael's expertise is in HVAC, central utility systems, and energy management for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. He has enjoyed a career of continuous progression beginning as a Plant Engineer for the US Department of Energy to managing many projects of increasing scope across several market sectors with engineering design firms.

Michael is a Professional Engineer and is licensed in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional and incorporates sustainable principles in his designs where applicable.

Michael holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Dayton.

Cliff Baumbach, PMP
Project Manager

Mr. Baumbach has over 30 years of engineering/construction experience with over 22 years in leadership positions. He has successfully managed major engineering/procurement projects exceeding $100M in the consumer products industry.

During his career Cliff has managed several industrial engineering projects. He managed a major plant expansion initiative and led the design team for a liquid products plant. Through multiple assignments, Cliff has also directed project teams in implementing new technologies and quality assurance programs.

Cliff is certified as Project Management Professional.

Dwight Johnson
Project Manager/Commissioning/Facilities

Mr. Johnson has over 33 years of experience in various design technologies with extensive background in Process Piping, Process Mechanical, Dust Collection, HVAC, and other Facility/ Utility Systems. As a Technical Leader at various levels for over 23 years, he has managed design teams to deliver successful execution of projects across multiple disciplines and through multiple engineering phases (conceptual through start up). He has had bottom line accountability for project quality, budgets, forecast, cost, and schedule.

Dwight has a demonstrated a sterling record of "getting the job done" within the "team" concept deliver quality results..