Summary of Qualifications
Mechanical design engineer with strong project management skills that can drive a project from initial concept, through design, installation and project close. Experienced in all forms of mechanical building systems. Able to deliver excellence within each mechanical discipline and versatile enough to work with knowledge and experience in all aspects of building design. Technical strengths complemented by strong project management ability, including management of budgets, schedules and professional and trade personnel. Capabilities and experience include:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 4 years construction design and management experience
- CAD experience for MEP design, calculations, and coordination
- Management of projects ranging from $100,000 to exceeding $1,000,000 budgets
- Direction of projects with over 20 engaged personnel
- Design and construction management of HVAC, plumbing and fire sprinkler systems
- Ability to fulfill both technical and management roles throughout variety of project requirements
- Multidisciplinary coordination of design and installation
- Adept at learning new technologies and adapting to unexpected situations
- Negotiation and conflict management and resolution
Professional Experience
Project Manager — Synerfac for AES Clean Technology, Rensselaer, NY11/09-Present
- Manage 18,000 sq. ft. pharmaceutical clean room system installation
- Oversee validation testing for duct and sprinkler installations to meet customer requirements
- Resolve field coordination issues between all trades in project
- Provide design solutions to resolve installation conflicts found during construction
- Negotiate change order requests to ensure project profitability
Project Engineer — Adecco for Momentive Performance Materials, Waterford, NY4/09-5/09
Granite Services for Momentive Performance Materials, Waterford, NY 1/08-3/09
- Provided initial conceptual engineering and direction of final design engineering for mechanical system projects in multiple areas of the plant
- Led engineering design studies for pressurized control room HVAC systems required to meet NFPA and PSM design criteria for safety
- Documented and studied Quality Control Laboratory HVAC system for compliance with stringent design criteria required for QC testing
- Replaced make-up air handler, heater and all controls for plants main administrative building
- Managed replacement project for HVAC system in plant’s primary server room
- Completed project to replace 14ft rotor in evaporator system requiring clearances of .060 inches
- Managed 6 or more $150,000+ capital investment and construction projects simultaneously with cumulative budgets exceeding $2,000,000
- Reviewed engineering drawings for completeness and approval including mark-ups, corrections and revisions in preparation for final installation documentation
- Coordinated on-site professional, operations and maintenance personnel along with off-site contractors and technicians in $1,000,000 tank replacement project
- Defined scope of work, installation requirements, project budget estimates and projected schedules on multidisciplinary projects throughout plant
- Tracked project budgets from initial estimate through budget amendments and scope changes to project completion and financial close
- Established and managed schedules for projects ranging from 3 months to over 1 year
Software Administrator — Consilium1 for GE Energy, Schenectady, NY3/05-12/07
- Designed and built custom Windows installation packages across multiple hardware configurations
- Designed server security and storage solutions in coordination with other team members
- Researched installation problems, determined root causes, and designed solutions
- Coordinated with application custodians and testers to define and test package contents
- Ensured application performance across platforms through comparative and consistency testing
Design Engineer/Project Manager — S&S Fire Suppression, Tappan, NY6/02-2/05
- Led design, coordination and installation and managed 2 engineers on $250,000 multi-system project for New Rochelle High School renovation
- Created detailed design, coordination and installation drawings for 40,000+ sq ft mechanical room sprinkler system for Morgan Stanley headquarters
- Designed pre-action systems for server room and data center installations at multiple locations
- Created detailed engineering drawings and flow calculations for installation at Jersey City Medical Center using AutoCAD 2000i/2002 and HydraCAD
- Designed entire fire sprinkler systems including service connections, backflow preventers, standpipe and hose connections, sprinkler valves, piping layout and sprinkler placement
- Performed flow calculations to optimize system performance and pipe sizing
- Developed complete stock listing of materials and system components required for system installation, testing and verification
- Ensured installation accuracy through detailed design coordination with all other building trades
- Prepared project schedules and charts ensuring timeliness in system design and installation
- Identified changes in scope and cost then updated proposals to guarantee project profitability
- Evaluated existing water supplies for assurance of adequate compatibility with proposed systems
Education and Professional Development
Bachelor of Science — Mechanical Engineering 5/02
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Introduction to Sprinklers 7/02
School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology at Seneca College
EarthWise Design Approach Seminar 5/08
Trane
Computing Proficiencies
Design Software AutoCAD 2000i & 2002, Autodesk Design Review, Hydratec HydraCAD
Business Solutions SAP Enterprise Resource Planning, Microsoft Office Suite
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 2000/XP, Mac OS X