Jennifer is the Director of Marketing and Business Development and an Operations Manager at Pretium Engineering. She is a Certified Engineering Technologist with over 13 years of experience in the field of building sciences, specializing in high performance building envelopes (exterior walls, roofs, windows, etc.). She is trained in both 2D and 3D hygrothermal modelling as well as on several whole building energy modelling platforms. She is the leader for Pretium’s Energy Performance Service Area which includes Building Envelope Commissioning, Energy Modelling/Auditing, and Passive House projects.

Jennifer has been an active participating member of the local chapter of the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC, formerly RCI) since 2012, serving on the Board of Directors since 2015. She was the first woman elected to the national IIBEC Board of Directors, as the Director of Region VII, in 2019 and is currently serving her second two-year term in the position. Jennifer is the proud recipient of several awards from IIBEC including The Emerging Professional Award of Excellence, The President Recognition Award, and an Outstanding Volunteer Award. She was also the recipient of the Ontario Building Envelope Council’s Rising Star Award in 2019 which is given in recognition of exceptional knowledge of the design, construction, and performance of the building envelope.

Jennifer is extremely passionate about building sciences and is driven to share that passion with others. She often preaches the benefits of careers in building sciences and engineering to new graduates and high schools students through her participation in numerous career fairs and local education events. In her spare time, Jennifer is working towards completing a Business certificate through Mohawk College. She loves baseball (go Jays), competing in triathlons, and has an addiction to reading that boarders on unhealthy.