TERESA E. OROZCO

abh8nc@r.postjobfree.com

P. O. Box 8164 (c): 301-***-****

Silver Spring, Maryland 20907 (w): 703-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Rewarding and challenging high-level position in a well reputed

company that offers fire protection engineering, mechanical Engineering,

code compliance and fire protection and fire alarm systems design and

construction review.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING - Eight and half (8 1/2) years of experience

in the field, specializing in airport facilities, light rail stations, and

tunnels. Six (6) years as Fire Protection Task Manager reviewing fire

suppression and fire alarm systems for airport facilities and two and half

(2 1/2) years as Sr. Fire Protection Engineer designing fire suppression

systems for Dulles Corridor Metro Rail. Clients involved; Metropolitan

Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) and Washington Metropolitan Area

Transportation Authority (WMATA).

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - Fifteen (15) years of experience in the field,

specializing in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)

engineering field as a Mechanical Project Engineer, Designer Engineer, CADD

Specialist, and biweekly construction inspection of installation for

compliance with design drawings and specification. Clients involved;

Architect of the Capitol, GSA, NIH, Verizon, DC Government, George

Washington and Georgetown Universities, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation - 11/12/07 to Present

Sr. Fire Protection and Plumbing Engineer

Phase One Dulles Corridor Metro Rail Expansion to Dulles International

Airport - Design involved 5290 feet of underground tunnels, station

entrance pavilions and their bridges, and five (5) Metro Rail Stations;

Wiehle Avenue, Tysons East, Tysons Central 7, Tysons Central 123, and

Tysons West. Responsibilities included:

. Production of fire protection systems design drawings, specifications,

and hydraulic calculations, manual dry standpipe fill time

calculations, equipment selection in compliance with; International

Building Code (IBC), Virginia Uniform State Building and Construction

Codes (VUSBC), International Plumbing Code (IPC), applicable NFPA

Standards, Local Codes, and WMATA Design Criteria.

. Production of hydraulic calculations for sprinkler systems, manual dry

standpipe systems, and water supply mains - Friction losses and fill

time.

. Design of automatic wet- and dry- pipe sprinkler systems for storage,

service rooms, elevators, escalators, stairs in compliance with IBC

"Limited Area Sprinkler System", NFPA 13 "Room Design", NFPA 101 and

130, and ASME A17.1.

. Design of manual dry-standpipe systems, for tunnels, and aerial and

above ground metro rail stations in compliance with NFPA 14.

. Reviewed fire protection design and hydraulic calculations performed

by trainees.

. Reviewed of civil drawings to verify adequate flow rates and residual

pressures for fire protection systems in compliance with NFPA 24, and

NFPA 1141.

Parsons Management Consultants /DMJM Aviation/Raul V. Bravo + Assoc., Inc -

8/2001 to 11/2007

Fire Protection Task Manager/Design and Construction Plan Reviewer

Ronald Regan National and Washington Dulles International Airports -

Reviewed design and construction documents for fire protection, fire alarm

and civil water distribution systems for compliance with IBC, ICC, VUSBC,

VUSCC, NFPA Standards such as ; NFPA 13, 14, 20, 24, 25, 72, 130, 407, 409,

502, 750, 1141, and 2001, applicable ASME Standards, MWAA Design Manual,

and FM Global guidelines.

Responsibilities included:

. Document review; Design drawings, shop- and as-built drawings,

hydraulic calculations, specifications, equipment and materials cut-

sheets, material safety data sheets, manual dry standpipe fill time

calculations for tunnels, water flow test reports, DCs, RFIs, testing

certifications, pre-testing protocols, final acceptance testing

reports, proposed field quality control documents.

. Systems testing; witnessing fire protection and fire alarm pre- and

final testing.

. Field visits; infield trouble shooting and inspections for compliance

with design drawings and specifications.

Systems involved in design and construction review:

. Sprinkler systems; wet-pipe, dry-pipe, deluge, and single and double

interlock pre-action systems.

. High pressure water mist fire protection system

. Clean agent extinguishing system - FM 200

. Manual dry standpipe system for tunnels

. Combined wet standpipe and sprinkler system

. Water supply distribution systems for fire protection

. Fire alarm; smoke and heat detectors, strobe and horn devices, flow,

pressure and tamper switches, etc.

Major Projects involved in the D2 Construction Program at Washington Dulles

Airport:

. Passenger terminals

. Airport traffic control tower

. More than 17,300 feet of underground tunnel; Rail, baggage,

pedestrian, vehicle, and utility

. Underground rail stations and AirTrain rail maintenance and storage

facility

. Fire rescue and police facilities and office buildings

. Airplane de-icing and re-fueling facilities

. Parking garages, support facilities - pump, mechanical,

communications, transformer rooms, etc.

. Aircraft hangars and plane repair facilities, and private terminal.

GE-Engineering Design Group, Inc. - 9/1999 to 8/2001 -

Mechanical Project Engineer Level One

Performed energy calculations, using Trace 600, based on the

requirements of the Inter national Mechanical Code and Building Energy

Conservation Code requirements for the design of the cooling, heating,

and ventilation (HVAC) systems for specific buildings. Designed and

sized air distribution ductwork systems for supply, return and exhaust

systems, for low and high pressure systems, and ventilation systems.

Designed and sized piping distribution systems for chillers, cooling

towers, boilers, and pumps. Selected and sized cooling and heating

equipment based on the results of the energy building calculations

including; intake/exhaust louvers, grilles/diffusers/registers, air

handling units, roof top units, ventilation units, boilers, chillers,

pumps, emergency generators, oil tanks, etc. Designed HVAC systems for;

mix-used facilities (combination of commercial and residential space),

hotels, and critical telecommunications facilities with areas up to

100,000 SF and 90 watts/SF heat loads. Selection of HVAC equipment

selection was done primarily through computer aided software. Systems

were design in accordance with Mechanical International Code (IMC),

ASHRAE, SMACNA, ASME, ASTM and NFPA. Major projects representative of my

experience during this period include:

. Teleglobe Washington DC - Telecommunication and internet Critical

Facility

. Verizon Communications - Upgrade cooling systems for digital switches

and computer rooms

. Georgetown Incinator - Mix Use Building - Apartments, offices, retail,

restaurant, fitness center, hotel

. Gallery Place - Mix Use Building - Luxury apartments, office space,

health club, restaurants, retail, movie theaters, underground parking

space

. Clarendon - Mixed Use Building - Underground parking, retail, office

space, apartments.

. The Sheridan Hotel - Luxury hotel

SME Consulting Engineers Inc. - 01/87 to 07/99

Mechanical HVAC Designer and CADD Operator

Field surveyed existing mechanical building systems simultaneously

with energy building studies and calculations to verify compliance with

the building energy conservation. Designed and/or upgraded heating,

cooling and ventilation systems. Designed chiller plants and cooling

systems for critical computer facilities, satellite, and

telecommunication equipment rooms. HVAC design included; ductwork, air

handling units, cooling towers, chillers, boilers, pumps, oil tanks,

louvers, and emergency generators, etc. Designed or upgraded condensate,

chilled, and hot water piping distribution systems. Designed and/or

upgraded chiller plants, and boiler plants. Mechanical equipment

selection was performed manually or with computer aided software. Major

projects representative of my experience at SME include:

. National Institute of Health (NIH) Buildings 14 and 28 - Chilled and

Steam Distribution System at the Medical Research Complex

. US Capitol Building, Dirksen, Hart and Russell Senate Buildings -

Dining Rooms, Public Cafeterias, Commercial Kitchens, Broadcasting

Facilities, US Capitol basement library, air systems distribution

upgrades.

. Public Broadcast Station (PBS) - Satellite, and Telecommunication

Facilities.

. Bell Atlantic Chesapeake Complex (Presently Verizon Building) -

Chiller and Boiler Plants Upgrade, Emergency Generator Plant Design,

Cooling System for Computer and Communications rooms, office space

heating and cooling distribution systems upgrade.

. George Washington University Marvin Center - HVAC equipment, Air and

Water Distribution Systems

. Georgetown University Hospital and Outpatient Medical Buildings -

Cooling Systems for MRI Rooms

. Donald Regan National Airport Commercial Kitchen - Airline Food

Distribution Facility

. Marriott Headquarters Bethesda - Fire alarm and air distribution

system upgrade for computer rooms

. Fair Oaks Hospital - Air distribution upgrade for surgery rooms,

laboratories, office spaces, etc.

Maleady, Roy and O'Brien Architects - 01/84 to 12/86

Architectural Draftsperson

COMPUTER PROFECIENCIES:

Energy Building Calculation software: Trane Trace 600 and Trace 700,

AutoCAD, Micro Station, Soft Desk, HVAC equipment selection software,

Excel, Word, MathCAD 14.

LANGUAGES: Spanish and English

EDUCATION:

University of Maryland; College Park, MD B. S. in Mechanical Engineering,

December 1998

Montgomery College; Montgomery County, MD Engineering Science, September

1996

International Institute of Interior Design: Washington D.C. BA Interior &

Architectural Design, 1982

REFERENCES:

Pierre Sabourin SME'S Electrical Department

Manager 240-***-****

Nancy Hsu MWAA Dulles Metro Project Manager

703-***-****

Alan McCarthy GHT Project Manager

703-***-****

Vince Caponi MWAA Washington Airports Fire

Marshal 703-***-****

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