Gary Orton is the Vice President and Director of Healthcare for Gilbane Building Company’s Mid-Atlantic division. He currently manages all of the healthcare construction projects in the D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia areas in addition to consulting on pursuits in the Carolinas. Gary has 28 years of experience managing all forms of healthcare construction from acute care facilities to operation room renovations to large-scale healthcare projects. His experience totals more than one billion dollars in healthcare construction, with more than $700 million in renovations of occupied acute care facilities. Gary graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Colorado State University and is certified through the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) in healthcare construction and infection control. In addition, he is an active member of four major healthcare system foundations, a co-chair for the Frederick, MD chapter of the ACE mentor program, and a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).