Engineer Design

SALEEM TOOR, PE

LEAD HVAC ENGINEER

*** ******** *****, ***** ******, IL 60188 630-***-****

abm8vk@r.postjobfree.com

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QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

. More than 10 years' of HVAC design experience with full service A&E

firms, with more than five years in the industrial and healthcare

facilities.

. Incorporating energy efficient HVAC design to save the clients nearly

40% in energy cost per year.

. Successfully performing business development tasks to potential

clients to bring additional projects.

. Providing technical assistance during construction as well as

troubleshooting the HVAC related issues during start-up, testing and

balancing and commissioning.

. LEED enhancement and sustainable design team member.

. Design seminars to mentor junior engineers/designers to bring them up

to speed.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LEAD DESIGN ENGINEER

. Upgraded HVAC system serving the eleven-story College of

Nursing building at UIC successfully saving the client in

38% energy cost per year.

. Designed a complete energy efficient HVAC system for the

Operational Maintenance Shop and the Facility Maintenance

Shop (OMS/FMS), 28,000 and 5000 square feet respectively at

the Armed Forces Reserve Center.

. Upgraded dust collection and compressed air system at a

Unilever Food facility to accommodate additional lines and

improve the dust collection points meeting the cGMP

guidelines. The plumbing system was also upgraded.

. Performing miscellaneous engineering functions that include

Process Piping specifications complying with code 31.3,

wall thickness calculations and pressure-temperature

compliance of valves, strainers, and instrumentations for

Hamlock Semiconductor Corp.

. Midway Airport - Consolidated Multilevel Rental Car and

Parking garage and Quick Turn Around Building. The scope

included complete HVAC design, LEED sustainable design,

LEED enhancements, HVAC equipment selection, car wash and

snow melting systems, storm and sanitary system design and

layout.

. City of Chicago - Designed a complete HVAC, plumbing and

fire protection for a six-story office and storage

building. The 500kw generator, chillers and HW boilers

were installed in the basement.

. Metra - 547 W. Jackson Blvd: Designed and installed a

complete low pressure convertible steam boiler heating

system and a 500kw emergency generator set in the sub-

basement per City of Chicago building code.

. Oak Forest and Provident Hospitals - Designed a complete

mechanical HVAC and plumbing system for existing pharmacies

to comply with the USP-797 standards to convert them to

clean rooms.

. NIPSCO Power Plant - Installed a new reverse osmosis (R/O)

for the boiler make-up water system unit no. 12. The

project was completed in two phases. During the first

phase, provisions were made for the temporary mixed bed

trailer hook up, while the permanent mixed bed equipment

and piping manifold details, R/O system, CIP and permeate

tanks, permeate pumps and piping were being installed.

Detailed flow diagrams, bill of materials and connection

details were shown on the drawings.

. USACE - Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force

Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Performed site visits to determine the HVAC, plumbing, fire protection

and medical gas requirements to facilitate the renovation of various

spaces like Same Day Surgery/Laser Eye Surgery/Autopsy Rooms/Dining

Facility/Grab & Go to upgrade the HVAC, plumbing and fire protection

system.

. USACE - Building 1090 Clinic, Little Rock, Arkansas

Performed site visits to determine the HVAC, plumbing, fire protection

and medical gas requirements to facilitate the renovation of existing

clinic.

. US Army Health Facility Planning Agency - Building 3597,

Fortwainwright, Alaska

Designed a complete mechanical HVAC system along with hydronic heating

system for the renovation of the veterinary clinic. Performed load

calculations on Trace 700, generated equipment and ventilation schedules

based on military handbook 1191. Checked and approved shop drawings.

Resolved technical field related issues during construction. Visited site

for final mechanical, HVAC and controls commissioning and startup

process.

. Mid-America St Louis Airport, Air Cargo Facility, Scott

AFB, Illinois.

Responsible for estimating the cost and the hours to complete the 50,000-

square-foot ($7 million) air cargo facility project. Designed complete

HVAC system and ductwork, plumbing and fire protection system. Selected

mechanical HVAC equipment and created equipment schedules. Performed

complete job estimation cost based on Means estimating guidelines.

DESIGN ENGINEER

. Responsible for HVAC, plumbing and hydronic piping design,

layout, equipment schedules, details and specifications for

the four story building at Pathway of River Oaks Supportive

Living Facility in Calumet City.

. Towers #1, 2 & 3 - Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL

Developed waste, vent and water riser diagrams and produced design

drawings for permit and construction phases.

. Designed HVAC and plumbing systems for McDonald's

Restaurant at Navy Pier.

. Designed HVAC and plumbing systems for United Airlines Red

Carpet Area at O'Hare Airport.

. Designed the fuel oil and cooling water systems for

aluminum melting furnaces and casters in Qinhuangdao, China

for Reynolds International's Bohai Aluminum Industries

partnership. Interfaced with a Chinese design house to

produce the fabrication installation drawings.

. Responsible for the detailed engineering and design of a new Computer and

Telephone Room HVAC system at Philip Morris' Manufacturing Center. I used

Liebert DX units whereby the heat was rejected in a closed loop glycol

circulating system.

. Foil Mill Project ($38 million): Responsibilities included the complete

upgrade of the following:

o re-circulating cooling tower system,

o diesel driven fire pump system layout,

o compressed air system and mechanical equipment.

o Conducted a comprehensive study of a 3500 ton ammonia based refrigeration

system to boost the annual production rate.

o Provided engineering support for the $40 million expansion of an existing

polymers plant.

FACILITIES ENGINEER III

. Responsible for designing, specifying and approving new plant maintenance

equipment, systems at Canon Virginia facility in Newport News.

. Analyzed existing plant systems, designs, budgets and implemented

improvements with respect to environment, maintainability, energy

consumption, and efficiency.

. Reviewing bids, proposals, designs, and shop drawings submitted by

outside contractors, architects, and engineers to determine feasibility

and design accuracy. I

. Prepared estimates and cost-benefit analyses of project budget for

management's review.

. Prepared monthly reports regarding the progress of projects.

. Supervised the installation and start-up of new and re-manufactured

equipment and systems, and approved for final acceptance by Canon

Virginia, Inc.

. Supervised all stages of construction and contractor activities.

Coordinated new designs and maintenance schedules with operating

requirements.

WORK HISTORY

2009 Sr. Engineer (Contract position)

Ambitech Engineering, Inc., Downers Grove, IL

2008 - 2009 Sr. Engineer (RFL = Workforce reduction)

Clark Dietz Inc., Chicago, IL

2008 Sr. Engineer (RFL = Workforce reduction)

Ambitech Engineering, Inc., Downers Grove, IL

2005 - 2008 Sr. Engineer

HOH Engineer, Inc. Chicago, IL

2001 - 2005 Sr. Engineer (Office closure)

Earth Tech, Oak Brook, IL

2000 - 2001 Sr. Engineer (Contract position)

Hinkle Engineering, Chicago, IL

1998 - 2000 Facilities Engineer III

Canon Virginia, Newport News, VA

1994 - 1998 Design Engineer (Contract position)

Raytheon Engineer & Constructors, Richmond, VA

REGISTRATION Registered Professional Engineer, Illinois, USA

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ASHRAE, ASME

EDUCATION B.S.M.E., Tri-State University, Angola, Indiana, USA

TRAINING

Employee Safety Training

Project Management Training

Financial Compliance Training

Design and Application Seminar by ITT Bell & Gossett

Trane Trace 700

Autopipe Stress Analysis

AutoCAD MEP 2008

Project Management Course

MS Office

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