Mark Gallman

2011 | Engineer of the YearCompany: Tishman Speyer

Mark A. Gallman, SMA, SMT, LEED GA, Chief Engineer at Tishman Speyer, received the 2011 BOMA Atlanta Engineer of the Year Award.

A member who nominated Mark for the award said of him, “He always keeps a great attitude and is always ready to work behind the scenes. He has also been very involved with the BOMA Technical Organization, lending his experience and ‘can do’ attitude to other engineers.”

Another member said, “If what you look for in the Engineer of the Year is a diligent, hardworking, tireless individual who believes in mentoring our future property leaders in their effort to obtain a more senior and responsible role within their organizations, Mark is your man.”

Mark joined BOMA Georgia in 2006 as a BOMA Technical Organization (BTO) member, a category of membership created specifically for building engineers. Mark served as chair of the BTO Council in 2011.

Mark started his career in commercial real estate after working as a machinist for more than 20 years at companies such as Lockheed Martin, American Standard, Amoco, and Siemens. As a machinist, he acquired many trade skills, including welding; tool and die making; CNC machining; automation and controls; and fluid power technology.

Mark started his career in commercial real estate in November 2001, joining Childress Klein Properties as a Maintenance Mechanic Level II. While at Childress Klein Properties, Mark was part of the management and operations team that won the 2003-2004 BOMA Atlanta TOBY Award in the 100,000 to 249,999 Square Feet Category for the Dupree Building.

In February 2005, Mark joined the staff of Trammel Crow Company, where he worked as a Lead Operating Engineer through January 2007. He was recruited by Trammell Crow to manage operations for Behringer Harvard’s first Atlanta project, Ashford Perimeter, a 288,000 square feet, Class A multi-tenant office building in Atlanta.

From January 2007 to May 2009, Mark worked for Pope and Land Enterprises as an Area Chief Engineer, where he was directly responsible for engineering and maintenance for three main properties: City View, Cumberland Center 1, and Cumberland Center 4. He was also responsible for capital improvements oversight and project management of $5 million for Cumberland Center 1.

Mark then joined the staff of Tishman Speyer as a Chief Engineer in May 2009, a position he held when he received this award. At Tishman Speyer, Mark’s primary responsibilities included Alliance Center, a 1,044,000 square feet, Class A office complex in Atlanta. There, he maintained LEED Gold Certification for Two Alliance Center and maintained ENERGY STAR certifications for both One Alliance Center and Two Alliance Center.

Mark graduated from Chattahoochee Technical College, earning an Air Conditioning Technology Diploma. He earned the Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT) and Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA) designations from the Building Owners and Managers Institute International. He earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate (LEED GA) from the U.S. Green Building Council. And he was one of the inaugural graduates of the BOMA Atlanta/Chattahoochee Technical College’s Commercial HVAC Certificate Program.