Chad Salge has over 19 years of industry experience and is currently the Vice President of Virtual Design and Engineering for the Brandt Companies, a Southland Industries Company. Brandt is one of the largest MEP Design-Build contractors in the state of Texas. Chad’s current role at Brandt is to provide oversight of the Engineering, VDC and Commissioning groups across the state. The full-service offering that Brandt provides puts Chad in a unique position to moderate the discussion and lend insights on the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on the Mechanical Contracting Industry.