Project Manager Quality Control

Ben Manderico, Jr.

**** * ********* *** abqng8@r.postjobfree.com

Chicago, IL 60625 www.manderico.com

(773) 409 - 4442

MEP ENGINEERING CONSULTANT / FACILITY MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER

Independent engineering consultant with a successful career in the Facilities Management and MEP Engineering industry.

Work experience include: 3 years as MEP Quality Control engineering consultant, 9 years as Manager of Building

Operations, and 13 years at various positions within the Facilities Planning, Design, and MEP Engineering field.

MEP Quality Control Consulting Facility Management

Expense Management Budget Planning Multi-unit Building Operations Management

Project Planning & Development MEP Engineering Customer Relation & Satisfaction

Professional Experience

2010 -

Manderico Consultants, Inc., Chicago, IL Engineering consultant. Present

PRESIDENT and OWNER (2010-present)

Completed Project:(O'Hare Modernization Program / Power Construction Co.) - FedEx

Chicago Regional Sorting Facility (2010-2012)

Performed daily MEP engineering quality control inspections at an $85M multi-building

construction project.

Coordinate inspections with various City of Chicago inspectors and engineers.

Submitted daily reports, with weekly and monthly updates.

Coordinated system testing, equipment start-up, and personnel training.

Coordinated pre-functional processes, environmental testing, and system commissioning

required for LEED certification.

Managed the completion of general construction punch lists and assisted with overall

project close-out.

1986 - 2009

Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL A leading Fortune 500 drugstore chain.

MANAGER, BUILDING OPERATIONS (2003-2009)

BUILDING ENGINEER (2000-2003)

Managed the day-to-day operation of a sprawling corporate campus consisting of 19

buildings, over 2 million square feet of office space, and 6,000 employees. Property

include: multistory office buildings, central plant building, parking structure, day-care

center, and commercial leased space.

Developed and prepared annual operating budget totaling $9M in expenses and $2M in

capital projects.

Managed a 12 person staff consisting of six union pipe-fitters, a union electrician, a union

carpenter, a union painter, two maintenance technicians, and an administrative assistant.

Managed outsourced contract services including janitorial, snow removal, landscaping,

trash & recycling, elevator maintenance, etc.

Managed capital improvement projects including building construction remodeling, chiller

and cooling tower retrofit, building management system upgrades, fire sprinkler & life

safety installation, security system, generator & battery back-up equipment, lighting

upgrades, elevator upgrades, parking lot work, office planning and employee relocation,

etc.

Member of a four-person team assisting A/E firms in designing a $50M building addition

and various construction projects totaling over $100M

Wrote monthly Bengineer column for corporate communication newsletter covering

topics such as recycling, energy savings, curtailment, life safety, fire drills and evacuation

etc.

ENGINEERING COORDINATOR (1997-2000)

MECHANICAL ENGINEER (1987-1997)

ENGINEERING DRAFTER (1986-1987)

Coordinated various construction projects between A/E consulting firms and in-house

Project Engineers, Architects, and Construction Managers.

Prepared MEP engineering design, specification, and construction documents for retail

stores, corporate and regional office remodels, other building projects, etc.

Team leader of engineering staff consisting of 14 designers and drafters. Trained and

supervised the staff on various computer applications including CAD, general PC

computing and programs for HVAC, electrical and lighting load calculations.

Conducted engineering site studies to determine project feasibility for new, remodeling and

expansion of various facilities with Construction and Real Estate departments.

Project Director of ENERGY STAR Buildings Partnership - Environmental Protection

Agency s federal program of energy efficiency and pollution prevention for buildings.

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering 1981 - 1985

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago

1993

Professional Development

University of Wisconsin, M adison

Design of Air Systems for Commercial Buildings

Indoor Air Quality Evaluation

1998

Technical Program Development

Energy Star Buildings Workshop, Chicago

Building Momentum - Facility Upgrade Strategy

Interests

Midtown Educational Foundation of Chicago volunteer tutor

World travel, photography, and the Arts

Self-learning the fundamentals of web development and programming: JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

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