Duke Leadership Academy Scholars Profile

Sean Saunders

Title: Assistant Director, Building Systems
Location:
Senior Management Area: Facilities Management
Class Year: 2019

Bio:
Sean was born in Brooklyn, New York but spent his high school years in Trinidad and Tobago. He obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from SUNY at Stony Brook, and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. In 2012, Sean returned to school for personal and professional development, and received his MBA from Duke University. Sean worked as a Facilities Engineer for two fortune 500 companies for 7 years and then spent 9 years providing commissioning services focusing on building systems. Sean has been at Duke University since 2014 and his primary responsibility is to support researchers, students, faculty and staff by providing reliable building services.