About Us
BEAR, LLC is a Women-Owned (WOSB) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOB) company that specializes in Building Envelope Assessment & Repair. We are dedicated to improving the efficiency of existing buildings through cost-effective solutions that provide long term cost savings.
Casey Baker, in partnership with her husband Jay, formed BEAR LLC, driven by a desire to utilize their building envelope expertise and federal networking and organizational knowledge. By leveraging their unique combined talents, their objective is to create a profitable business where they are able to influence and bring value through building envelope assessment and repairs.
BEAR, LLC is joined in their efforts by Bob Duke of Applied Energy Savings Systems or “AESS." Mr. Duke's over 15 years of experience in the energy efficiency business provides the group with valuable knowledge and extensive industry expertise. This joint venture will allow the team to develop and design high performance building envelope solutions to improve energy efficiency and meet local codes; providing incremental gains with exponential results for their clients.
OUR TEAM
Casey Baker
President
A transformational leader proficient at planning and executing complex projects, Casey is excited to focus her analytical and management talents to improve energy efficiency through high performance, low impact building envelope solutions.
After spending 30 years with the U.S. Coast Guard holding numerous leadership positions, Casey spent the last 6 years as the Associate Chief Information Officer for business operations at the Medical University of South Carolina.
In addition to being PMP certified, Casey holds a MS in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Masters in Strategic Studies from U.S. Marine Corps War College, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. She also was a Seminar XXI fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Bob Duke
VP of Business Development
Mr. Robert J. “Bob” Duke has spent the past 14 years in the energy efficiency business. Starting out with a residential spray foam company in Charleston, S.C., Mr. Duke grew that operation into a large scale Commercial & Federal spray foam company that successfully completed projects throughout the Eastern USA. The continuing growth of the business, combined with Mr. Duke’s industry involvement led to Applied Energy Savings Systems or “AESS” expanding into the assessment & repair of Building Envelopes. Presently, AESS specializes in improving the efficiency of existing buildings in the commercial & institutional marketplace.
Within both the Spray Foam & energy efficiency industry, Mr. Duke has served in varying capacities of industry leadership. Beginning with the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance or “SPFA”, Bob served on several committees, progressed to a member of the Board of Directors culminating with service to the SPFA as President of that organization from 2012 – 2014. In 2009, Mr. Duke participated in a joint industry / agency forum at the EPA on the proper use of spray polyurethane foam as well as serving as Moderator & Featured Speaker for several industry symposiums.
Mr. Duke & AESS are Air Barrier Association of America Certified Installers & Mr. Duke currently is Chairman of the Existing Building committee within the Air Barrier Association of America. Mr. Duke is a long time instructor for the SPFA’s Professional Certification Program & has made “Spray Foam 101” presentations throughout the country over the past 10 years.