Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
DANIEL WELCH, PE
CEM Q PHS
aboxfc@r.postjobfree.com
www.welchenergyservices.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
W ELCH ENERGY SERVICES, P LLC Apex, NC
Established 2007
Mr . Welch se rves as President of Welch Energy Services providing energy management
solutions for business and industry. Clients have included Cushman and Wakefield, Lone
Star
Business Solutions, TIAA -CREF, Siemens Building Technologies, and the University of
North
Ca rolina. In 2011, Mr. W elch was named Energy Engineer of the Year by the North
Carolina
Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers.
ADVANCED ENERGY - Raleigh, NC
October 1994 to 2012Managing Director
of Industrial and Commercial Services
Process En gineering Consultant
Mr. Welch w ork ed with manufacturers and with large commercial building owners t o
identify
energy saving and production improvement opportunities . Mr. Welch served as the Managing
Director of Advanced Energy s Industrial and Commercia l Solutions Team f rom 2001 until
2008
when he chose to become a part -time employee while he develop ed Welch Energy Services
as a
standalone business.
In manufacturing Mr. Welch s erve d as the primary consultant and advisor for modifying
process heating o perations. Modifications include i mprove ments in energy efficiency,
product
quality, production speed, process robustness and other factors critical to the client s
success.
Infrastructure systems (chilled water, refrigeration, compressed air, steam, lig hting,
etc ) are
also evaluated.
In commercial buildings Mr. Welch conduct ed assess ments of HVAC, building envelope,
lighting, plug loads, food service equipment, data centers, and building controls.
Projects
include d high level (walk through) asses sments or more detailed, investment -grade
assessments
including metering and building mo deling .
C lients included companies such as Corning (fiber optic furnaces ), General Electric (
curing wind
turbine blades ), and TIAA -CREF (large commercial campus.) On e recent project with a
small
municipality identified overall energy cost savings of 25% (primarily in pumping) with
less than
a 2 year payback. Savings were verified by the municipality post -installation .
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A&C ENERCOM New England Region
1990 to 1994Director of Commercial & Industrial Operations
New England RegionSenior Engineer
Managed A&C Enercom s Large Commercial and Industrial services in New England.
Responsible for P&L and personnel management. Provided technical assistance and process
improvement services to the industrial customers of electric utilities to assist them in
staying
competitive and on the grid .
Provided electronic sub-metering, rate analysis, building modeling and other technical
services
as necessary to assist manufacturers and commercial building owners with energy cost
reduction.
Recommended operational and/or equipment changes to improve facility operations.
Monitored savings achieved in utility sponsored pay-for-performance (ESCO) projects.
Monitoring included feasibility study review, monitoring plan development, and site
verification
audits.
INSTITUTE OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY - Charlottesville, Virginia
Project Manager - Energy and Environmental Group
August 1983 to February 1990
Responsible for strategic planning of energy research at the Institute. Interacted with a
Steering
Committee of Industry executives to develop cooperative research projects. Designed and
implemented energy conservation research projects and presented results in semi-annual
seminars in both formal and informal (workshop) presentations. Conducted on-site testing
of
various energy saving technologies at textile manufacturing facilities and office
buildings.
Conducted energy conservation audits at textile manufacturing and office facilities.
Projected
costs and savings for each recommendation and assisted with implementation of audit
recommendations. Reviewed construction and process improvement plans for engineering
and/or energy efficiency improvements. Served as a consultant in this regard to over 30
textile
manufacturing companies.
UNION OIL OF CALIFORNIA, RESEARCH CENTER - Brea, California
Research TechnicianAugust 1980 to April 1983
Developed equipment and methods to simulate and model the movement of fluids through
sandstone under varying conditions of high temperature and pressure. Conducted research
on
methods to increase oil extraction from this material. Successfully field tested
promising
techniques in off-shore oil fields. Worked with oil field crews to install large pumping
systems
for pilot projects.
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND ORGANIZATIONS
Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering
Commonwealth of Virginia,
State of North Carolina
Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
Association of Energy Engineers
Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE)
Qualified Process Heating Specialist (QPHS)
US Department of Energy
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science 1980 Major - Natural Resource Management
Humboldt State University - Arcata, CA Minor - PhilosophyAwards - National Merit Scholarship Award Winner;
Bank of America Achievement Award in Laboratory Science
Masters of Engineering - 2001
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
Emphasis in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Engineering
(The PE license earned years previous to this work - is in Mechanical Engineering.)
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