Stac Duff, SMA, FMA, LEED GA, Chief Engineer for Cousins Properties is responsible for two buildings, a total of 375,000 square feet of Class A plus office space located at 6300 Bee Caves Road  The rustic beauty of Palisades West was "born out of the precious piece of nature it inhibits" and embodies the ultimate in "green design".  This beautiful corporate campus offers a view of Capital of Texas Highway, hills and nature to the west and the Austin skyline to the east.
 
Stac was born in Houston, Texas in September of 1962 and lived on the south side of Houston with his parents, and sister Nancy until he was 13. In 1975 Stac and his family moved to Alvin, Texas, a little town halfway between Houston and Galveston.  His Father worked for Union Carbide, but unfortunately has since passed away in 1993. His beautiful Mother still works at Boeing Aerospace at the young age of 73!  She even drove down from Houston to attend the AAFAME holiday luncheon!
 
Stac graduated from High School in 1981, and continued living in Alvin until he was 21, when he moved to San Marcos, Texas. He went to work for Litton Industries  manufacturing equipment for oil field research. He also worked for a sister company of Litton - Western Geophysical in offshore oil exploration. He left there in 1985 and went to work for a construction company building multi-family housing, and shortly after that transitioned to a commercial construction company. Christmas Eve of 1986, Stac was hired by Texas Meat Purveyors  to work in their maintenance department.  In 1989, while still working full time at Texas Meat Purveyors, Stac enrolled in Austin Community College, put himself through school and received his associates degree in HVACR! When he graduated from ACC Stac was hired by IBM as a plant tech  to work in the Central Plant. He spent the next four years working at IBM and most of it was the third shift - 11:00 p.m to 7:00 a.m. plus weekends.  In 2002 he went to work for Tokyo Electron as a HVAC tech and stayed there until 2003 when Trammell Crow took over and he transferred to Southpark One which was also managed by Trammell Crow. That same year Stac was formally hired by Trammell Crow as the assistant chief engineer managing Southpark One and before long Stac took on many more responsibilities.  He was instrumental in implementing a program for mentoring and training Trammell Crow building engineers citywide including Barton Creek Plaza I, II, and III, 327 Congress Avenue, Oak Knoll Business Business Park, WB Smith Building, Sunset Valley Market, Westbank Market, and Sunset Valley Village.  In August of 2008, Cousins Properties hired Stac as Chief Engineer to do the start up of Palisades Office Complex and he is still there today. Stac began working there when was just a shell building with a plywood construction office and has helped it to evolve in to a beautiful office complex that is now 97% occupied.
 
In 1989 Stac met his beautiful wife Mary Ann at Sneaker's on North Lamar. They were married in 1991 and are still happily married to this day. Stac and Mary Ann were blessed with two wonderful sons Mike and Lee.  On the weekends he and Mary Ann love to shop for antiques in little towns and flea markets.  Mary Ann really has a knack for finding old watches, antiques and jewelry. Stac likes to remodel his homes and has already remodeled three of them  He said he has a hard time sitting still and is currently working on a new garage!
 
Stac has been member of AAFAME for almost nine years  and has seen many changes. When he first joined AAFAME it consisted of around 200 members and now has 450 members! He has not only co-chaired several committee's but is also the founder of the Adventure Quest Race! He has held several positions on the board including Engineering Director, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President. and was just recently installed as the new AAFAME President at the holiday luncheon. The Chili Slam is one of his favorite events and  he is really looking forward to it this year! Stac said that what he likes most about AAFAME is the opportunity  they provide to  further your education through training and scholarships. Stac has not only received his Associates Degree, but is also a LEED Green Associate, has his SMA and FMA.
 
Congratulations Stac! We are lucky to have you as our new President!