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Mr. Robert Grottenthaler





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Bob received his Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree from Penn State in 1980. He participated in the study abroad program at the University of Leeds, England in spring 1979. While beginning his career designing mechanical and electrical systems in Dallas, Texas he attended night classes and received his Master of Business Administration from the Southern Methodist University in 1984. Bob is a Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and Texas. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional specializing in Building Design and Construction (BD+C) and a DBIA Designated Design-Build Professional.Bob has been working with Barton Malow for over 20 years. He is the Vice President of their Maryland and Pennsylvania operations. In his 34 years of design and construction experience, Bob has worked on higher education, healthcare, and sports projects for such high-profile clients as Penn State, Johns Hopkins, University of Virginia, UMMS, and University of Maryland. His emphasis is on working in collaborative project environments, preconstruction planning, operations, commissioning, sustainability, and Building Information Modeling (BIM), utilizing construction management at risk and design-build project delivery methods.Bob serves as a Board Member and Vice President of the Penn State Alumni Society of Architectural Engineers (ASAE). He also serves on the Penn State PACE Advisory Board, judges the AE 5th year Senior Thesis presentations, and is an Alumni Mentor in the SSAE Mentor Program. Based on his active involvement in the Penn State AE/CM program, Bob has received the PACE Excellence Award, was elected into the PACE Hall of Fame, and was named an AE Centennial Fellow. Bob was recently elected to serve on the Board of Governors for the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI).