Public engineering firm profile
San Diego, CA
Smart People Creating Smart Buildings
Argo Performance is a building commissioning and smart building consulting practice delivering professional engineering and optimization services. It builds its approach on a strong culture of employee satisfaction, inter-team collaboration, rigorous documentation, and creative problem-solving, helping bring energy-efficient, intelligent facilities to life.
Comprehensive quality assurance services verifying that physical systems and assemblies perform according to design intent.
Technology-driven advisory services for integrating control networks, Internet of Things systems, and artificial intelligence into physical environments.
Analytical and compliance services designed to reduce environmental impact and optimize utility consumption.
Oceanside, CA | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Pharmaceutical
Commissioning authority services for a 263,169-square-foot pharmaceutical facility featuring GMP spaces, research and development laboratories, and supporting offices. The scope included testing a new central utility plant equipped with chillers, heating boilers, steam boilers, gas distribution systems, environmental rooms, and specialized validation protocols.
View project sourceSan Diego, CA | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Life Sciences
Commissioning authority services for a new 170,000-square-foot, five-level laboratory and research facility. Tested systems included a central utility plant with chillers, boilers, gas delivery, solvent delivery, fume hoods, emergency power, and specialized building management controls.
View project sourceSan Diego, CA | Dexcom, Inc. | Medical Devices
Commissioning, operational readiness scheduling, and construction quality management services for GMP manufacturing plants and controlled environment rooms across multiple sites, including facilities in California and Malaysia. Duties involved writing user requirement specifications, performing functional testing, and compiling validated turnover packages.
View project sourceGeneral Atomics | Defense
Commissioning services for remotely piloted aircraft assembly, research, and manufacturing sites. The project verified critical systems including HVAC, backup generation, process cooling, pure water systems, and compressed air systems.
View project sourceLa Jolla, CA | University of California, San Diego | Education
Commissioning services for the Marine Conservation and Technology Building and campus-wide seawater distribution systems. Work involved testing specialized ambient and warm seawater processing loops, filtration systems, and natural ventilation controls.
View project sourceLa Jolla, CA | Pfizer | Pharmaceutical
Consulting and commissioning services for campus-wide building management and laboratory controls upgrades. The project defined scopes of work, evaluated technology vendors, and executed third-party commissioning of mechanical, environmental, and automated ventilation controls.
View project sourceSan Clemente Island, CA | Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) / NREL | Wind
Commissioning services for the modernization of the supervisory control and data acquisition system overseeing 675-kilowatt wind turbines. Tested and verified the integration of wind, solar, and diesel generators on a localized smart microgrid.
View project sourceManaging Principal
CxA+BE, BCxP, BECxP, CBCP, CCP, CEM, FitWel, GPRO, LEED AP
Jason is a graduate of the University of Maryland and UA Trades Professional School, with over 30 years of experience in the San Diego construction community. His expertise is highly concentrated in HVAC, building automation systems, advanced lighting, and smart building technologies, spanning mechanical installation, programming, project management, and third-party commissioning.
Principal
MSEng, CxA+BE, BCxP, BECxP, CQM
Yanaris is an ASHRAE certified Building Commissioning Professional and a University of Wisconsin Certified Building Envelope Commissioning Process Provider with over 15 years of experience in engineering management. She holds a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Vermont and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University, with specialized expertise in HVAC design, pharmaceutical commissioning, validation, and fire protection systems.