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title: Green Link Blog by Melink | Darren Witter
description: Darren Witter, Sr. Vice President, has been with Melink Corporation since 1996. He has served in a variety of capacities including engineering, product development, manufacturing, field services, and management. Darren earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati and is a State of Ohio Professional Engineer (PE). He is also qualified as a LEED Accredited Professional and a NEBB Certified Professional. After working in and leading many of the functional areas of the company, Darren is now focused on highly strategic programs and leverages his knowledge and experience to guide and develop employee-owners throughout the organization. For more than 35 years, Melink has helped commercial building owners improve the health, comfort, and energy impact of their facilities across the U.S. and world.
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- - #### Why we do what we do
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- - #### Why we do what we do
> “Our engineering department worked with the engineers from each of our hotel brands and fully evaluated Intelli-Hood. Everyone is convinced that this is one of our most cost-effective paths to sustainability.”
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> *SVP Operations New Development at Leading Global Hotel Chain*
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- [Kitchen Hood Controls](https://melinkcorp.com/kitchen-hood-controls/)
- [Intelli-Hood Resources](https://melinkcorp.com/kitchen-hood-controls/intelli-hood-resources/)
- [Intelli-Hood FAQs](https://melinkcorp.com/kitchen-hood-controls/intelli-hood-faqs/)
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# Green Link
Sharing our expertise to help you succeed
## Darren Witter
Darren Witter, Sr. Vice President, has been with Melink Corporation since 1996. He has served in a variety of capacities including engineering, product development, manufacturing, field services, and management. Darren earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati and is a State of Ohio Professional Engineer (PE). He is also qualified as a LEED Accredited Professional and a NEBB Certified Professional. After working in and leading many of the functional areas of the company, Darren is now focused on highly strategic programs and leverages his knowledge and experience to guide and develop employee-owners throughout the organization. For more than 35 years, Melink has helped commercial building owners improve the health, comfort, and energy impact of their facilities across the U.S. and world.
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## Recent Posts
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## [Celebrating Twenty Five Years at Melink](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/twenty-five-years-melink)
 [Darren Witter](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/author/darren-witter)
12/8/21 11:04 AM
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## [Post-Pandemic Keep-Doing List](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/post-pandemic-keep-doing-list)
 [Darren Witter](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/author/darren-witter)
7/2/21 1:00 PM
The world-wide pandemic seems to be winding down (hopefully for good!), and we are beginning to return to some semblance of ‘normal’. The pandemic was undoubtedly very difficult, and because challenging experiences are often our ...
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## [The Case for Commissioning](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/the-case-for-commissioning)
 [Darren Witter](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/author/darren-witter)
9/1/20 10:23 AM
How third-party commissioning can improve building construction.
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## [Employee Ownership Month](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/employee-ownership-month)
 [Darren Witter](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/author/darren-witter)
10/15/19 8:00 AM
The ESOP Association and its member companies celebrate Employee Ownership ...
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## [Why Recommission](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/building-recommission)
 [Darren Witter](https://blog.melinkcorp.com/blog/author/darren-witter)
9/19/19 8:00 AM
Building commissioning is often viewed as a one-time procedure performed during a building’s initial construction, among hundreds of other tasks. (That ...
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