Electrical Design

Summary

Seven years of experience in design and review of energy efficient HVAC

systems for commercial and institutional buildings.

Sound technical knowledge and solid hands-on experience with central

cooling & heating plants, variety of chilled water and packaged DX systems,

building automation systems, rainwater harvesting and condensate recovery

systems and photovoltaic arrays.

Experienced in all phases of engineering projects, including design,

analysis, on-site inspections, and construction supervision.

Lead commissioning (Cx) agent on several LEED MEP projects spanning a

variety of systems including central plants, thermal storage systems, and

sophisticated controls installations; experienced with all Cx stages

starting from developing Cx plan to preparing final Cx report.

Versatile team player with demonstrated track record in developing and

maintaining excellent Contractor and Owner relationships.

Education

Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 2002

Masters in Industrial Engineering

Shivaji University, Satara, India

Bachelors in Production Engineering 1999

Certifications

Professional Engineering License - Texas (#105094)

LEED Accredited Professional

Software Skills

Operating Windows XP/ Vista/ Seven

Systems Trace 700, Carrier HAP, Elite Chvac, eQUEST

Simulation AutoCAD 2000/ 2004

Software MS Office, MS Projects, Primavera P3, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe

Design Acrobat, Word Perfect

Software

Other

Softwares

Work Experience

Mechanical Systems Analyst July 2005 - Present

ACR Engineering, Inc., Austin, TX

ACR Engineering, Inc., established in 1980 and headquartered in Austin, TX,

is a small design and energy efficiency consulting firm that has earned a

local and state wide reputation for their energy efficient projects.

Designed HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire system for commercial and

institutional projects.

Implemented rainwater harvesting, condensate recovery systems, day-light

harvesting and photovoltaic arrays.

Provided, evaluated and inspected building automation systems for HVAC and

lighting

Carried out on-site energy audits and produced audit reports for commercial

and institutional projects.

Acted as lead Cx agent and provided basic and enhanced commissioning for

several LEED and local projects.

Managed and supervised site design and construction activities such as

reviewing equipment submittals, conducting site inspection, issuing RFIs &

change orders, manage pay applications, and final project close-out.

Design Engineer September 2003 - July 2005

MAS Engineering, Houston, TX

MAS Engineering is a Houston based full service consulting firm that has

been delivering high quality work and exception design to clients for over

20 years.

Designed HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems for commercial,

institutional and religious projects.

Provided plans and equipment specifications.

Affiliations

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

(ASHRAE)

Project History

Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX

Austin ISD 2004 Bond Projects, 2005 Commissioning

Commissioned five phases of district's 2004 Bond program which included six

new schools, 15 additions and 50 renovation projects.

Provided basic commissioning for renovations and enhanced commissioning for

new construction and additions.

Involved with all phases of commissioning starting from Owners Project

Requirement (OPR) & Basis of Design (BOD) to reviewing of construction

documents to conducting pre-functional and functional testing.

All new construction received a minimum of two star rating from Austin

Energy Green Building Program (AEGB).

Saegert Transportation Facility, 2007 HVAC Design

9,000 square feet new building addition which included three multi-stage DX

cooling systems with terminal reheat boxes.

Provided HVAC, electrical and plumbing design.

Implemented rainwater collection system.

Implemented stand-alone local building controls with web server capability.

McCallum High School room 124 and 125 HVAC HVAC Design

replacement, 2008

Experimental design of HVAC system for two math classrooms using state of

the art dual path fan coil unit with dedicated outside air treatment

section.

HVAC design will be used for future single classroom renovation especially

in old schools where humidity control was a major issue.

Outcome of experiment helped district's decision on selecting equipment

manufacturer and extent of direct digital controls (DDC).

McCallum High Math wing HVAC renovation, 2009 HVAC Design

Provided design for HVAC and electrical renovation of 12,000 square feet

math wing

Design included installation of nine dual path fan coil units, new hydronic

piping, new digital controls and upgrading existing electrical circuits to

current city code.

Austin ISD 2008 Bond Projects, 2009 Commissioning

Involved in commissioning of district's 2008 bond program which includes

several new constructions, additions and renovations.

Projects currently in final review and initial construction stages.

Austin Presbyterian theological seminary, Austin, TX

Anderson House, 2009 Commissioning

Assisted in commissioning of Seminary's newest state of the art four storey

residential complex.

Project achieved two star rating from Austin Energy's Green Building

Program (AEGB).

Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, TX

C Wing science classroom renovations, 2006 HVAC Design

Provided HVAC and electrical systems design for 8,000 square foot of

science lab/classroom renovation.

Design included three dual path rooftop units with dedicated outside air

treatment, new ductwork & hydronic piping, building automation system

(TAC), fume hoods and upgrading electrical systems to current code.

Cavalry Baptist Church, Houston, TX

Cavalry Baptist Church, 2004 HVAC Design

Designed mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

HVAC system includes split DX heat pumps.

City of Houston, Houston, TX

Parks to Standard program, 2003-2004 HVAC Design

Provided design to upgrade existing mechanical, electrical plumbing systems

of seven recreational buildings.

Design included replacement of existing systems with new split DX units,

upgrading plumbing and electrical systems to meet code.

Recreational centers include:

Beverly Hills Park Shady Lane Park McGregor Park

Windsor Village Park Burnet Bayland Park Cloveland Park

Dodson Lake Park

College Housing Cooperative, Austin, TX

Nueces COOP, 2008 HVAC Design

Designed HVAC system for eight storey mixed occupancy building

(approximately 85,000 square foot) which includes student housing, dining

facility, office space and three parking levels.

Mechanical systems included cooling tower, efficient boiler system,

decoupled outside air system and water source heat pumps.

Implemented smart day-lighting and building automation controls (Stefa).

Achieved two star rating from Austin Energy Green Building Program (AEGB).

Concordia University, Austin, TX

University Athletic Field House, 2008 Commissioning

Project included athletic field house capable of housing an audience of

1,600 and 1,000 square feet athletic training center.

Provided fundamental commissioning in accordance with US Green Building

Council and Austin Energy Green Building Program (AEGB).

Mechanical systems included variable volume air handling units with

terminal fan powered boxes, building automation system (Johnson Controls)

with sophisticated ventilation and day-lighting controls.

Direct Events, Austin, TX

Austin Music Hall, 2009 Commissioning

Lead commissioning of city's iconic concert hall and theater that spans a

total of 43,000 square feet and seats an audience of 4,400 people.

Systems included heat exchangers, variable speed pumps, variable air

handling systems with terminal boxes and packaged DX units.

Project achieved two star rating from Austin Energy's Green building

Program (AEGB).

Frost Bank, Webster, TX

NASA Branch, 2007 HVAC Design

Designed HVAC system for 4,500 square foot new bank building.

Systems include split DX heat pumps, smart building controls (Siemens),and

day-lighting controls

Galveston Independent School District, Galveston, TX

Central High School Renovations, 2005 HVAC Design

Provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for phase 2 and phase 3

renovation of the project.

Project included installation of four new chilled water air handling units,

new ductwork and piping to tie band and workshop classrooms to existing

chiller and boiler system, and new building automation system.

LoanSTAR funded District-wide school renovation, 2005 Construction

Administration

15 projects for 12 schools which included construction of two new central

plants, replacing existing air cooled chillers with new high efficiency

water cooled chillers, installing two speed high efficiency motors for old

cooling towers, converting through chilled water piping systems to primary

secondary systems with variable frequency drives on secondary pumps,

installing dedicated outside air units to bring schools to new ventilation

code, replacing several old constant volume air systems with new variable

volume air handling systems with terminal boxes, replacing old boilers with

new low NOX boilers and installing new digital controls for all schools.

Managed day to day site responsibilities and provided on-site design

support to Contractors

Responsible for submittal reviews, site inspections, generating field and

project reports, resolving RFIs and issuing change-orders, managing pay

applications and final close-out documents.

Efficiently handled and maintained contractor and owner communications.

La Joya Independent School District, La Joya, TX

La Joya Performance Arts Center, 2006 Energy Audit

Analyzed existing mechanical systems and recommended energy saving

measures.

Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, TX

Red Bud Control center, 2008 Commissioning

Commissioned LCRA's three storey river control center, which spans to

almost 50,000 square foot.

Building systems include air cooled chillers, decoupled outside air units,

variable volume air handling units with terminal boxes, diesel generator,

UPS systems, day lighting controls and rainwater harvesting system.

Certified LEED Gold and achieved four star rating from Austin Energy's

Green Building Program (AEGB)

Office Depot, Austin, TX

Anderson Lane branch, 2008 Commissioning

Commissioned 21,000 square foot prototype retail store as part of a LEED

volume certification project.

Building systems includes high efficiency packaged DX units, day- light

harvesting and smart zone lighting controls, solar arrays for lighting and

building automation system.

Achieved LEED Gold rating.

Shabana Motors, Houston, TX

Southwest Freeway branch office & retail showroom HVAC Design

Provided HVAC, electrical and plumbing system design for Shabana Motor's

new dealership branch.

University of Houston, Houston, TX

College of Architecture, 2005 Energy Audit

Analyzed existing lighting systems to quantify energy savings that can be

achieved by proper implementation of occupancy and daylight sensors.

Recommended new lighting wiring design which adjusts interior lighting

based on occupancy and ambient conditions.

University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX

Retro-Commissioning of main campus buildings, 2006 Energy Audit

Analyzed existing mechanical and electrical systems of 13 campus building

for Centerpoint's commercial and industrial retro-commissioning program

which was administered by Nexant.

Conducted planning, investigation and final stages of the project.

Recommended energy conservation measures to reduce annual energy

consumption by 9,668,519 kW-hr which totaled to cost savings of $68,595 per

year. Implementation payback period was 1.3 years.

University Federal Credit Union, Austin, TX

Ben White branch, 2008 HVAC Design

Designed HVAC, electrical and plumbing system for 5,000 square foot new

bank building

Design includes split DX units with decoupled outside air treatment system,

rainwater and day-light harvesting systems and photo-voltaic arrays

Project is one of the only two commercial projects, in Austin, to receive

five star rating from Austin Green Building Program (AEGB).

Parmer branch, 2009 HVAC Design

Designed HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems for 2,000 square foot bank

building.

Design includes dual path split DX fan coil units with dedicated outside

air section, rainwater & day-light harvesting systems, condensate recovery

systems and photo-voltaic arrays

Project permitted and waiting for construction to begin.

Will Work for Food, LLC, Austin, TX

House Pizzeria, 2009 Commissioning

Commissioned 2,000 square foot local owned pizza restaurant.

Certified by Austin Energy's Green Building Program (AEGB).

Willow Meadows Baptist Church, Houston, TX

Willow Meadows Baptist Church, 2004 HVAC Design

Designed mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

HVAC system includes split DX heat pumps.

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