RONNIE L. OVERTON, PE, CEM, CPE, CBCP

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SUMMARY

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Building

Commissioning Professional (CBCP), and Certified Plant Engineer (CPE) with more than 28 years of

experience including capital construction, energy engineering / management, and project

management across public university, private industry, and consulting settings.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

North Carolina State University, 1983

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HICAPS August 2011 to February 2013

Senior Project Engineer

• Responsible for estimating, engineering, report writing, and field investigation relating to HVAC

commissioning and air barrier systems for Federal projects throughout the US. Perform

mechanical engineering design plan and specification constructability reviews for private and

public sector.

• Write HVAC Commissioning plans, submit Cx plans to A/E designer of record for approval,

perform HVAC design review and comment per Cx requirements, visit project site, attend monthly

LEED/Cx teleconference meetings, review contractor completed Pre-Functional Test Checklists,

perform onsite Functional Testing, and prepare final Cx report.

• Attended 5 day Cx certification class, pass exam, and receive Certified Building Commissioning

Professional (CBCP) certification through the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO September 2003 to June 2011

Energy Management Engineer, Facilities Operations

• Responsible for the promotion and implementation of energy conservation programs for the

university community. Responsible for documenting and reporting on energy consumption trends.

• Implement energy management programs on campus through building design guidelines, policy

initiatives, and interfacing with faculty, staff, and students on campus. Work with State Energy

Office and other state agencies to facilitate campus awareness and energy conservation.

• Create university strategic energy plan, update yearly data compared to baseline, and obtain

approval from Director of Facilities Operations and AVC for Facilities. Responsible for sending

updated yearly strategic energy plan to NC State Energy Office. Responsible for working with

internal Facilities Operations IT personnel to get strategic energy plan posted to campus website

and updated yearly.

• Primary contact for university for the implementation of the UNC Systems first performance

contract. Worked with the NC State Energy Office, attended seminars, prepared original project

scope, prepared RFP, issued RFP, coordinated RFP onsite meeting to discuss project with

ESCO's. Responsible for escorting ESCO's throughout campus and assisting ESCO's with

existing building plan review, responsible for Q & A response in written form, responsible for

assembling university team to review and evaluate project proposals, responsible for preparing

meeting notes and distributing to team including template documents from SEO, responsible for

distributing all ESCO documentation to team upon receiving proposals, responsible for staying on

schedule throughout review process. Upon ESCO selection, responsible for assisting selected

ESCO with needs to perform onsite energy audit including obtaining necessary maintenance staff

assistance as needed.

• Upon completion of project construction, assist Cx team to commission project and systems

installed.

• Responsible for working with a selected third party Measurement and Verification consultant to

obtain independent review of yearly project energy analysis. Responsible for obtaining building

schedules weekly and update HVAC operating hours per weekly hours of operation and ESCO

project scope of work.

• Responsible for preparing utility data and analysis for monthly meeting with AVC of Facilities.

• Responsible for preparing a campus energy consumption spreadsheet and update monthly and

yearly for comparison both wholly and by building.

• Only person outside of HVAC techs that had access to campus Tridium HVAC controls system.

• Only person with access to a Tridium Energy Management System that started obtaining, storing,

and displaying electric meter data, domestic water data, steam and condensate data, and chilled

water data for approximately 15 buildings with goal of all campus buildings getting totally metered

into system.

• Facilities Operations main contact person to interact with Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas

on utility issues.

• Prepared monthly reports and paperwork for campus steam plant to meet air permit requirement

through NCDENR. Worked with steam plant supervisor and local DENR rep to document proper

information for records. Responsible for working with NCDENR to renew steam plant air permit.

Work with maintenance personnel to obtain campus generator run times and fuel consumption to

incorporate into monthly permit emissions spreadsheet.

• Responsible for assembling a team to work with a consultant for obtaining data and preparing the

first campus carbon footprint and report prior to arrival of sustainability manager. Thereafter, work

with new sustainability manager to obtain necessary data to move from carbon footprint to create

a carbon plan.

• Perform Project Management duties on minor HVAC projects such as replacing or repairing

underground steam or condensate piping that was leaking. Perform PM duties on replacement of

an individual building HVAC chiller and place on campus chill water plant.

YORK INTERNATIONAL October 2000 to October 2001

Service Sales Representative

• Responsible for selling YORK products, services, and service maintenance contracts, developing

and maintaining good customer relations, estimating and preparing technical proposals.

• Travel within central North Carolina region to existing customer base and also visit potential new

customers. Find out specific information relating to customer needs and existing equipment, then

assist customer with products and/or services to meet those needs.

• Attend 3 week service sales class in York, PA, at plant and factory to learn engineering details of

equipment.

• Work with new equipment salesman and service sales manager to visit and develop business

relationships with customers that purchase new equipment during startup and warranty period,

proceeding to providing a maintenance plan that assisted plant personnel after the warranty

expired.

• Made site visits with service manager to customers that had urgent needs to prevent equipment

downtime and failure.

• Filled out online YORK database for sales visits, results, and follow-up needs. Made weekly calls

to clients

• Establish appointments for the following weeks for sales visits.

• Worked with service technicians to better understand existing customer needs.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO April 1998 to September 2000

Assistant Director of Construction

• Responsible for all capital construction projects including assuring projects are completed on time

and within budget. Oversee three construction project managers and assist with their daily needs.

• Review all change orders and applications for payment and forward to Director of FDC. Manage

the construction award and contract process.

• Responsible for working with State Construction to get approval of construction contracts after

bidding, even hand delivering contracts to SCO for review on fast track projects.

• Attend monthly meetings for all capital construction projects.

• Perform project manager duties in the design and construction of HVAC projects. Review all

HVAC sections of projects in the design phase.

• Responsible for internal meetings to get department design and construction guidelines book

updated and approved by Director.

• Submit and get approved inclusion of a new HVAC controls section into campus design

guidelines that are distributed to consultants.

• Participate on committee or panel for project designer presentations and selection.

• Responsible for preparing and documenting performance reviews for 3 construction project

managers that included assisting them with short and long range goals, training needs, and

establishing business relationships that assisted them to meet individual and overall department

goals.

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. January 1994 to April 1998

Applications Engineer

• Responsible for designing automated building systems to meet project specifications and

installation requirements. Prepare all necessary engineering and installation data and drawings

required to install automated building system. Order and schedule all materials required to meet

project requirements. Coordinate project requirements with other contractors to insure proper

installation and operation of automated building system.

• Worked on team with sales staff and field technicians. Once a project was sold, salesman

provided project folder to applications engineer.

• Responsible for reviewing project estimate per plans and specifications, then visit site and

establish relationship with customer, either mechanical contractor, general contractor, or owner.

Continue reviewing plans and specifications, create project submittals, submit and work with

designers to obtain approval, then revise accordingly, order materials, both JCI factory equipment

and third party equipment, write subcontract to electrical wiring contractor, attend monthly

construction meetings to keep pace with schedule, schedule pneumatic pipe fitters as needed,

schedule field technician for final system checkout, then attend final walk-through with owners

agent. Responsible for preparing AIA billings and payment of subcontractors. Follow project into

warranty for warranty service calls and then attend 10-12 month warranty meeting. Then closeout

project and turn over to service department.

INDUSTRIAL AIR, INC. October 1992 to November 1993

Sales Engineer

• Concept design, sizing and selection of equipment, and preparing engineering estimates for

industrial HVAC applications. Made sales calls on existing customer base in the textile industry.

ROYSTER & ASSOCIATES, INC. January 1992 to September 1992

Sales Engineer

• Manufacturer’s sales rep serving the plumbing, heating, and air conditioning industries in central

N.C. Performed job take-offs and prepared estimates for wholesalers and contractors. Made

sales calls on architects/engineers, industry, hospitals, schools, wholesalers, and contractors.

TRIGON ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC. June 1991 to January 1992

Mechanical Engineering Manager

• Responsible for design recommendations, equipment procurement, contractor coordination, and

installation monitoring of industrial air pollution control systems.

STORD, INC. September 1989 to October 1990

Project Manager

• Engineering design, layout, and writing specifications on projects involving pumps and piping,

heat transfer, odor abatement, air pollution and control, waste heat reclamation, evaporation and

condensing systems, and material handling for rendering plants, municipal wastewater plants,

and brewery/distillery grain processing plants.

INDUSTRIAL AIR, INC. August 1987 to September 1989

Project Manager

• Design of industrial air conditioning systems involving chillers, cooling towers, air washers, fans,

pumps, and duct systems. Responsible for handling projects from design to field installation.

ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. April 1984 to July 1987

Assistant Engineer

• Engineering, drafting, and writing specifications on projects involving pumps and piping, HVAC,

steam generation and distribution. Work involved carrying projects from schematic phase to final

design with gathering of data, correlation of departments, design and selection of equipment.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in state of North Carolina

Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP)

Certified Plant Engineer (CPE)

Certified Green Building Engineer (GBE)

Certified Business Energy Professional (BEP)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

Association for Facilities Engineers (AFE)

Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA)

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