Webinar
Building Communications and Protocols: Creating the Right Mix for the Right Application
Learn the various protocols, considerations, and application factors for building communication mediums to choose the right one that will best optimize your system.
Webinar Details
- Date
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Credit Hours
- 1
Quick Facts
- Products
- Controls
- Topics
- Contractor • Engineer & Architect
Speaker
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Krista Hubbs
Krista Hubbs serves as senior product manager for data center controls at Trane Technologies, guiding the strategy, development, and commercialization of next‑generation system control solutions. With extensive experience in industrial product management across both hardware and software domains, she is committed to turning Trane’s systems expertise into practical, high‑value solutions for customers’ most significant operational challenges. Krista graduated from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with a BSE in mechanical engineering and completed her MBA at the University of Michigan-Flint (Go Blue!).
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Chris Gist
Christopher Gist is a Portfolio Leader, responsible for Trane’s HVAC Equipment Controls. Chris has spent 22 years in the Energy Services and Controls industry and has performed a diverse set of leadership, technical, and marketing roles throughout the Trane organization since joining the company in 2003. He currently leads Trane’s efforts centered on new controls product development and introduction of technological enhancements across Trane’s HVAC portfolio. In previous Product Management roles, he has been responsible for Trane’s software service tool and energy metering portfolios. He has also led multiple centralized fulfillment and operations teams responsible for controls installations throughout North America. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He is a Certified Energy Manager and a graduate of the Trane National Leadership Development Program. Outside of Trane, Chris enjoys the company of his wife and two sons. He is a lifelong Minnesotan who thoroughly enjoys the outdoors; be it fishing and camping in the summer, hunting in the fall, or coaching hockey and ice fishing in the winter. He is a volunteer and executive board member for multiple youth organizations.
