Smart Buildings Service Leader, North America, Arup; BS, Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas
Hagerty joined Arup in 2017 as a smart buildings consultant and now serves as the smart buildings service leader for North America. In this role, he manages a regional team of consultants delivering smart building solutions for real estate projects and serves as a project manager for multidisciplinary design and consulting projects. He’s also responsible for business planning, workload and staffing management, technical mentorship and career development. Before joining Arup, Hagerty was the lead electrical design engineer at Engie Distributed Renewables, where he designed power distribution systems for utility-interactive solar photovoltaic installations and commercial battery energy storage systems. In a previous role as an electrical engineer with ESD, Hagerty designed power distribution systems — including normal power, standby power and life safety emergency applications — for high-rise new construction and large tenant renovations. Among his career-defining projects is The Wharf in Washington, D.C., a mile-long, mixed-use development on the Potomac River that was designed as a sustainable waterfront community. He led the delivery of comprehensive technology and consulting services for the project and his team created a technology implementation path that optimizes performance and elevates the visitor experience. The design included a single, fiber-based infrastructure supporting Ethernet and Wi-Fi sitewide, enabling the creation of a public heat map generated from the locations of visitors accessing the Wi-Fi network. This serves as a real-time activity report at The Wharf. Hagerty enjoys home-improvement projects. His most recent projects include finishing his basement and building a new living space and a playroom for his two young children. He also enjoys using his woodworking skills to build hiding places for dog toys, kids’ crafts and other items in his family’s midcentury home.
