3QC Enlightened Buildings

Our Team

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Who Are We?

3QC is a product of our Principal’s 20 year passion for excellence and quality in building design, construction and operations. Our teams’ goal is to provide environmental and functional integration of building systems and components ensuring they perform as designed, operate efficiently, and result in a comfortable and productive facility. We are a team of knowledgeable, seasoned professionals who have the hands-on experience to guide project quality while mitigating impact to the budget, schedule and the environment.

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Dane Ruddell

Dane Ruddell is the Principal of Facility Service for the 3QC team. Dane is the founder of the company; originally called WCS/Ca, his entrepreneurial character has brought the company from a three person business to a three-office corporation. Dane has been in the industry for over 20 years and has worked all over the United States for multiple public agencies on a wide variety of program, project and construction management assignments. Dane knows how to take the right kind of risks combined with a grounded traditional approach to the 3QC team. Dane is experienced in providing clients with facility planning, management, and construction defect analysis as well as compliance services.

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James Becker

James Becker, PE is the Principal of Commissioning for the 3QC team. He has over 20 years of project and construction management experience. He is a dedicated engineer and committed to excellence with each project he manages. James has provided commissioning services and managed commissioning teams on a variety of projects including supervising the commissioning process on nearly $1 billion worth of construction work for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Italy, Spain, and the Azores. Our clients refer to James as one of the most credible engineers in the industry. James’ focus is on the success of the project and the team, ensuring each client a facility that is functional, efficient and takes them well into the future.

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Jim Ogden

Jim Ogden is a LEED Accredited Professional with 25 years of experience focused on the environmental design, construction and management of facilities for public and private sector clients. He is currently responsible for multiple projects in various stages of LEED certification utilizing LEED NC, LEED CI, LEED CS, LEED EB and LEED S, and has used other benchmark systems including CHPS and LABS 21. Jim has dedicated his career to building a more sustainable world and is committed to sharing what he has learned with the larger community by speaking regularly at conferences and contributing to publications focused on sustainability, commissioning and resource efficiency. He is currently serving as the Chair of the CHPS Technical Committee working to bring the message about greening schools to the national K-12 education market. He serves as an advisor to the California Division of State Architect where he participated in the development of the new CalGreen Building Code and was a founding member of the California Sustainable Building Task Force participating in development of many of the states current Green Building initiatives. Jim earned his Bachelor in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.