LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Kevin O'Brien upon the occasion of his
designation as Grand Marshal of the 37th Annual Queens County St.
Patrick's Day Parade, March 3, 2012

WHEREAS, St. Patrick's Day is a time for people of all nationalities and
generations to assemble and celebrate the rich culture and heritage of
the Irish people throughout these United States; and
WHEREAS, A St. Patrick's Day Parade reflects and records the ongoing
history of the United States and Ireland, and highlights the many
contributions and historical accomplishments of the Irish community in
this diverse land; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Kevin O'Brien
upon the occasion of being named Grand Marshal of the 37th Annual Queens
County St. Patrick's Day Parade, to be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012;
and
WHEREAS, In addition, the 37th Annual Queens County St. Patrick's Day
Parade will honor Thomas Flood and Eileen Long-Chelales as Honorary
Grand Marshals and Edward Rice and Paddy McCarthy as Gaels of the Year;
and
WHEREAS, Also being honored as Deputy Grand Marshals at this year's
Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade are Maureen Donachie, Mary Ellen
Murray, Maurice Landers, Ralph Reed, Richard Keane, Mark C. Edwards,
Laura Sporny, Sister Agnes White, C.S.J., Eileen McDonald, and Michael
Charles Schramm, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, All of this year's honorees are fittingly being recognized
for their service in their individual fields to the Irish and Irish-Am-
ericans throughout New York State; and
WHEREAS, Kevin O'Brien, a Vice President of Gilbane Building Company,
serves as sector leader of Gilbane's Mission Critical Center of Excel-
lence; and
WHEREAS, He is a 32-year veteran of the engineering and construction
industries specializing in mission critical facilities; he has been
involved in the planning, construction and commissioning of well over 10
million square feet of data centers at all levels of redundancy and
density and his experience includes data centers for such clients as
JPMC, Bank of America, Hellifax Bank of Scotland, Lowes, the New York
Stock Exchange, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Digital
Realty Trust; and
WHEREAS, In his role as the mission critical sector leader for Gilbane
Building Company, Kevin O'Brien is responsible for broadening the
service offerings in the sector which include data centers, call
centers, operations centers, command centers and other 24/7 facilities
which must operate without interruption and, as such, he is also respon-
sible for the quality of staff, training, and commissioning standards as
well as construction oversight; and
WHEREAS, Early in his mission critical career, Kevin O'Brien worked as
a facilities manager for the Bear Sterns Financial Services firm and had
complete operational responsibility for all the firm's data centers;
prior to joining Gilbane, he spent nearly 20 years at Structure Tone, a
full-service construction services provider in the United States, United
Kingdom, Ireland and Asia, leading their technical services and mission
critical groups based in New York City; and
WHEREAS, Kevin O'Brien earned an Associate in Applied Science degree
in Environmental Control Technology from New York City Community College
and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology
from the University of Central Florida; involved in his profession, he

is an active member of Data Center Dynamics, 7X24 Exchange, AFCOM and
the US Green Building Council; and
WHEREAS, With Kevin O'Brien throughout have been his wife Sue and
their son Kerry and their daughters Blair and Paige, all of whom are
proud to be part of his life and rejoice in his many accomplishments;
and
WHEREAS, Kevin O'Brien truly embodies the spirit and the cherished
ideals and values of Irish-Americans of this great State and nation; it
is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individuals of such
noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they should
be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of the great State of
New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Kevin O'Brien upon the occasion of his designation as Grand
Marshal of the 37th Annual Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade, to be
held on March 3, 2012; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Kevin O'Brien.