Kenneth C. Vogel

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Los Gatos, California 95033

850-***-**** ( abia9l@r.postjobfree.com

COMMISSIONING AGENT // PROJECT MANAGER // CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

LEED Accredited Professional

Certified Commissioning Authority

Certified general contractor and project manager with extensive managerial

and site-supervision experience in data centers, communications facilities,

and commercial construction. Focused problem solver with exceptional people

skills and reputation for reliability and integrity. Maintains high level

of quality and customer satisfaction, as well as positive vendor relations,

while meeting or exceeding company and client expectations for cost-

effectiveness, compliance, and on-time performance. Key competencies:

. Installation, testing & commission of HVAC Systems

. Project and Construction Management

. Safety Programs

. Installation, testing, & commission of Electrical Systems

. Quality assurance

. Client and vendor relations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GLUMAC, San Francisco, California Aug. 2008 -October 2010

Commissioning Agent/ LEED AP/Certified Commissioning Authority

. Employed by San Francisco based engineering firm and reponsible for

the commissioning of electrical equipment, HVAC equipment, and

controls. Tasks include author of Prefunctional Checklists (PFCs),

Functional Acceptance Tests Scripts (FATs), commissioning plans and

commissioning reports. Conducts site visits, equipment factory testing

and on-site inspections. Performs pre-functional inspections and

functional acceptance testing with associated reporting including

LEED. Projects includes commissioning of Data Centers, high rise mixed

use apartment complexes and hospitals

BLUE LUPINE CONSULTING, Seacrest, Florida May 2006 -

August 2008

VP/Project Manager/Consultant

July 2001 - August 2002

Provided contract commercial construction services in Central and South

America for BT (British Telecom).

. Responsible for the installation, testing and commissioning of

electrical systems, HVAC systems and controls for Telco Facilities and

Data Centers.

. Evaluate potential sites for Telco and Data Center Facilities in seven

countries.

Provided contract commercial construction services in USA.

. On-site manager of $800K+ core building improvements of a telcom hotel in

Tallahassee, Fla..

. Inspect and evaluate potential telcom sites; performed threshold

inspections for completed telcom/ datasites. Site audits and quality

control for telcom/data centers.

ST JOE TOWNS AND RESORTS, Northwest Florida August 2002-

May 2006

Building Superintendent, Process Control Manager /Safety Officer

. Schedule and maintain smooth construction flow for Florida's largest land

owner. Residences ranged from $185K-$3.2M within five separate

developments in three counties.

. Developed policies and procedures with corporate management to control

potential liability.

. Initiated safety inspection program.

. Managed and supervised construction of numerous special projects

including nationally publicized $5.1 M award-winning showcase home and

detailed high end $1M+ ammentities.

PACER INTERNATIONAL, Delray Beach, Florida June 1997 - July 2001

Senior Project Manager

Scheduled and directed all aspects of fast-track construction for

international design build construction firm specializing in telcom

facilities. Prepared budgets and estimates for both fixed price and cost-

plus proposals. Managed construction budgets up to $3.9M and inventory

control up to $24M.

. Performed quality control and site audits on telcom sites in Germany and

France; member of European pricing/negotiation strategy team

. Sole field representative selected as member of global, executive-level,

company/client team to develop customer-driven improvement plan for major

program.

. Key member of team that developed process for implementation, planning,

execution, control, and closeout of projects/programs, adopted as company

standard and utilized as model in enhanced customer presentations.

. Sole construction manager appointed to executive committee to

incorporate company-wide project-management methodology.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / LICENSURE

B.A., Biology, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey

LEED Accreditated Professional, 2009

CxA, Certified Commissioning Authority, ACG, 2009

Certified General Contractor, State of Florida CGC045320: 1988 - Present

Certification, Fundamentals of Building Comissioning, Association of Energy

Engineers, 2009

Project Management Institute - George Washington University, Washington,

DC:

. Managing Projects in Organizations Certification, 2001

. Project Leadership, Management and Communications Certification, 2001

. Scheduling and Cost Control Certification, 2001

. Quality for Project Managers Certification, 2002

PACER-ESI International: Fundamentals of Professional Program Management

Certification, 2002

SELECTED APPLICATIONS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access; MS Project; Lotus; Primavera

PROFESSIONAL / COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

Member, U. S. Green Building Council, 2009 - Present

Member, AABC Comissioning Group, 2009 - Present

Member, Project Management Institute 2000-Present

Docent, History Museum of Los Gatos, California, 2009-Present

Volunteer, Art Museum of Los Gatos, California, 2009-Present

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