Ross Strebig joined Lehigh as our next Senior Director of Facilities Operations on November 2nd. He replaces Don Pasda, who is retiring this fall after 19 years of dedicated service to Lehigh.
Ross reports to Ryan Rose, PE, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Campus Planning, and leads the Facilities Operations department which is responsible for the care of Lehigh's 165 buildings, 5 million gross square feet, and more than 1,600 acres.
About Ross
Ross brings over 15 years of engineering and operations leadership across construction, manufacturing, and large-scale program management to the role. He joins us from Honeywell LNG, where he served as Lead R&D Engineer. Prior to that, he spent 12 years at Air Products & Chemicals in Allentown, managing multi-million-dollar project portfolios and leading major safety culture initiatives.
An officer in the U.S. Air Force, Ross currently serves as Director of Engineering for the 201st RED HORSE Squadron, leading more than 160 Airmen in heavy construction and emergency response. Throughout his military career, he has managed hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure and contingency construction projects worldwide.
Ross holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from RIT and a Master of Engineering in Management Science and Engineering from Lehigh University (2019). He is a certified PMP, an Engineer-in-Training, and lives in Bethlehem.