ACE & ACE Organizations
Approved Calculation Entities (ACEs)
An ACE is an individual who has attended an Approved Calculation Entity Training Workshop, completed and passed all necessary examinations, and has obtained a Certificate of Approval that qualifies him or her to carry out performance calculations of fenestration products and issue label certificates using the Component Modeling Approach Software Tool (CMAST).
For more information on becoming an ACE, please contact jpadgett@nfrc.org
What is an ACE Organization? It is a legal entity owned by the ACE, or that employs or contracts with the ACE, to perform CMA calculations and issue certified CMA Label Certificates.
For more information on becoming an ACE organization, please contact shanlon@nfrc.org
ACE Organizations
The following companies have become an ACE Organization and may issue label certificates:
Benson Industries, LLC
1650 NW Naito Parkway, Suite 250
Portland, OR 97209
Catherine Best
503-226-7611
EFCO
1000 County Rd.
Monett, MO 65708
Joseph Holmes
417-235-3193
Goldfinch Brothers, Inc.
10910 Holly Drive
Everett, WA 98204
Jeff Douglas
425-258-4662
Kawneer Company, Inc.
555 Guthridge Court
Norcross, GA30092
Greg McKenna
770-840-6433
LCG Facades
1211 South 700 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Ted Derby
801-975-0281
Oldcastle Building Envelope
805 Airport Road
Terrell, TX 75160
Ben West
972-551-6104
Wausau Window & Wall Systems
7800 International Dr.
PO Box 1746
Bryon Rattman
715-846-3239
Window Tech Inc
6520 212th Street SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Jesse Winters
425-778-2050
130 Derry Court
York, PA 17406
Mike Thoman
717-764-7700
Quast Consulting & Testing, Inc.
1055 Indianhead Dr
Mosinee, WI54455
Brian Sasman
715-693-8378
WESTLab
1721 Arroyo Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
Ken Nittler
530-885-9891
The following people have passed the ACE exam (note: Only ACE organizations can issue label certificates; the following list is for reference only and is not meant to imply that these individuals are authorized to issue label certificates).
| Name | Company |
| Dave Deshaine McMahon | Air-Ins |
| Chuck Thompson | All New Glass |
| Johnathan Bailey | All Weather Arch Alum |
| Rob Jenkins | Anchor Engineering, Inc. |
| Jason Stebbins | Anchor Engineering, Inc. |
| Aaron Blom | Architectural Concepts, Inc. |
| Allison Ford | Intertek / ATI |
| Kristen Louder | Intertek / ATI |
| Elizabeth Moser | Intertek / ATI |
| Michael Thoman | Intertek / ATI |
| Andrew Walczak | Intertek / ATI |
| David Everitt | Intertek / ATI |
| Kenny White | Intertek / ATI |
| Ali Vaseghi | BC Building Science |
| Nathan Murray | Benson Industries, LLC |
| Chien Huang | CR Laurence |
| Ron Wooten | CR Laurence |
| Goran Pandaziev | Crystal Wndw & Door Sys, Ltd. |
| Ming Xiao | Crystal Wndw & Door Sys, Ltd. |
| Bobby Brown | EFCO Corporation |
| Josue Cavazos | EFCO Corporation |
| Mason Fritz | EFCO Corporation |
| Justin Hall | EFCO Corporation |
| Steven Loughrige | EFCO Corporation |
| Anis Jan | Fenestration Simulation Engineering |
| Debra Dotschkat | Glass Canada |
| Jeff Douglas | Goldfinch Brothers, Inc. |
| Razan Alnaser | Intus Windows |
| Amy Patrick | Kawneer Company Inc. |
| Shane Maxwell | Kawneer Company Inc. |
| Greg McKenna | Kawneer Company Inc. |
| Guatam Raha | Kawneer Company Inc. |
| Shawn Grant | Kawneer Company Inc. |
| Chesney Beck | Mettemeyer Engineering LLC |
| Barry King | Mettemeyer Engineering LLC |
| Darrell Milam | Mettemeyer Engineering LLC |
| Tyler Kuenzi | Mission Glass |
| Cynthia Prescott | O&S Engineering Int’l Inc. |
| Ben West | Oldcastle Building Envelope |
| Dylan Stewart | Oldcastle Building Envelope |
| Steve Dow | Oldcastle Building Envelope |
| Rick Koeller | Oldcastle Building Envelope |
| Evan Maros | Oldcastle Building Envelope |
| Brian Sasman | Quast Consulting & Testing |
| Stephanie Skoglund | Quast Consulting & Testing |
| Jeff Zibton | Quast Consulting & Testing |
| Marijke Rymenants | Reynaers Aluminum |
| Philip Kelly | Reynaers Aluminum |
| Sean Lyng | Reynaers Aluminum |
| Paolo Mercado | Safti First |
| Alex King | Steel Encounters |
| Dylan Ward | STYLINE Door & Windows |
| Kookchul Bae | Taesung Curtain Wall Co., Ltd |
| Savanah King | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Dan Goodman | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Rick Hillsheim | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Matt Tschida | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Andrew Geelhoed | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Ross Hiller | Tubelite, Inc. |
| John Kolbeck | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Tom Mifflin | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Michael Sheppy | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Paul Westra | Tubelite, Inc. |
| Dennis Anderson | UL, LLC |
| Joshua Ray | Vitrocsa USA, Division of Goldbrecht, Inc. |
| Eric Breidel | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Bryon Rattmann | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Derik Mitchell | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Michael Murphy | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Eric Renfert | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Josh Cole | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Russell Williams | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Thomas Hammerbeck | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Todd Sackmann | Wausau Windows & Wall Systems |
| Anthony Campla | West Tampa Glass |
| Jeff Baker | WestLab |
| Ken Nittler | WestLab |
| Lanny Dana | WestLab |
| Kenneth Snader | Winco Window |
| Jesse Winters | Window Tech |
| David Warden | YKK AP America Inc |
| Ivan Zuniga | YKK AP America Inc |
Calculation Entity Approval Program (CEAP)
The CEAP sets forth requirements applicable to legal entities that wish to participate in the NFRC Component Modeling Approach Product thermal imaging of home Certification Program (CMA-PCP) as an Approved Calculation Entity (ACE) Organization that is authorized to provide performance calculations of fenestration products and issue CMA Label Certificates using the services of individuals who have received Certificates of Approval as Approved Calculation Entities (ACEs) under the CEAP.
The CEAP also sets forth the requirements for individuals to obtain Certificates of Approval as ACEs and conduct day-to-day operations under the program.
For more information on the Calculation Entity Approval Program (CEAP) view the document that guides the CEAP, NFRC 708.