Principal Management
Our principals have a combined total of over 50 years experience in the ground source heat pump industry. In this time they have become respected leaders in the advancement of the GSHP industry including the development of standards, educational materials and training.
Charles Remund, Ph.D., President
Dr. Remund has over 20 years of experience installing and designing geothermal systems. He has been a certified instructor for IGHSPA since 1994 and a Certified Geoexchange Designer (CGD) since the program’s inception. As a member of the Mechanical Engineering faculty at South Dakota State University (SDSU) from 1988 to 2009, Dr. Remund taught thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, design of thermal systems and applied laboratory courses. He is a co-author of the IGSHPA geothermal installer training manual titled "Design and Installation of Residential and Light Commercial GSHP Systems".
Dr. Remund has been the principle investigator on many research projects associated with ground source heat pumps, specifically addressing heat transfer characteristics of grouting materials, soil and rock. He worked with regional electric utilities and the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium through the Northern Geothermal Support Center at SDSU, through which hundreds have been trained in various aspects of
ground source heat pump design and installation.
Training and outreach activities continue in a limited capacity at SDSU, while Dr. Remund has become involved in private efforts to promote ground source heat pumps through design assistance, soil and rock formation thermal conductivity testing, and technical support for thermally-enhanced grouting materials.
Allan Skouby
Mr. Skouby has over 28 years of experience installing and designing geothermal systems. Since 2001, he has been a guest instructor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s annual short course, “Design of Geothermal Systems for Water Source Heat Pumps and Central Systems” through the college of Engineering’s, Professional Development courses. Mr. Skouby is the current chairman of the Standards Committee of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA).
Prior to his current professional activities, Mr. Skouby was the Marketing Manager for Phillips Driscopipe, Richard, Texas, (currently Performance Pipe) where he developed and managed their initial efforts to enter the ground-source heat pump market. He also assisted in the development and implementation of the first factory made, single u-bend fitting assembly within the industry, known as the “Uni-Coil”.
Prior to joining Phillips Driscopipe, Mr. Skouby was employed by Vanguard Plastics, Inc., McPherson, Kansas, (currently Viega) where he worked for over seven years while managing the sales efforts of several different market applications including their involvement in the ground-source heat pump market. He assisted Vanguard in the development of many of the “specialty” fittings that have become “standard” fittings within the ground-source market. While at Vanguard, Mr. Skouby worked with IGSHPA’s Standards Committee to develop the framework for the current pipe and fitting standards.
Ryan Carda, Engineer
Ryan Carda has been involved in the ground source heat pump industry for over 5 years. His involvement in the industry has included research, development and technical support for thermally-enhanced grouting materials in addition to design, installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of all types of geothermal systems.
Ryan has provided loopfield design assistance to PEs across the country on commercial projects exceeding 5000-tons worth of installed closed-loop GSHP system capacity. He is a co-author of “Design and Installation of Residential and Light Commercial GSHP Systems”, developed in cooperation with the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA).
Ryan has also helped with the development of the current curriculum for IGSHPA's 3-Day Accredited Installer's Course and is actively involved in the training of industry professionals on the subjects of proper GSHP system design, installation, and troubleshooting practices.
Since his involvement as co-author of IGSHPA’s latest design and installation manual, Ryan’s efforts have primarily turned to serving as the principal developer for LoopLink, which is our web-based ground source heat pump modeling and design program for residential and light commercial systems.
Ryan graduated with his Master of Science degree in Engineering from South Dakota State University in 2006.
Jared Horn, Engineer
Jared Horn has been involved with the ground source heat pump industry for 3 years. His involvement with the industry has included providing technical support for thermally enhanced grouting products, as
well as designing, installing, starting up, and troubleshooting several geothermal systems. He has assisted in the design of over 200 residential and light commercial designs as well as several large commercial installations.
Jared has also helped with the development of the current curriculum for IGSHPA's 3-Day Accredited Installer's Course and has trained more than 300 professionals (contractors, engineers, architects, distributors, and entrepreneurs) on the subject of proper GSHP system design, installation, and troubleshooting practices.
Jared received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 from South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD.