Mark J. Wallin
ac72jw@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Earned BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees from major accredited schools.
US Citizen.
Formerly held a security clearance.
Earned an EIT and Professional Engineering License (inactive).
Skilled computer programmer using Delphi and familiarity with other languages and platforms such as Fortran, Basic and SQL.
Experience with Virtualization (VirtualBox, VMWare)
Led or participated in energy conservation field audits
Thesis work compared alternative energy systems, life cycle economics and environmental impact
Experience with solar collectors in thermal applications.
Experienced in HVAC and design of mechanical systems.
Experienced in the development of software for modeling and simulation of dynamic systems
Experience with BLAST, TRANE, NBSLD, TRNSYS, MERIWETHER programs, knowledge of DOE2.
Developed software to simulate the hourly performance of cool storage systems
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Patented an innovative design of a dual source solar assisted heat pump (4,030,312). 13 claims, 46 citations.
EXPERIENCE
UNIVEST BANK, Allentown, PA (Telecommute) 12/2017 - Present
Continued modications to the bank's pension management system.
FIRSTPRO – Univest Bank (Contract Assignment), Allentown, PA (Telecommute) 5/2014 – 5/2015
Converted a legacy Delphi 1 application to compatibility with Windows 7/8, 64 bit.
Upgraded code to later Delphi version compatible with new operating system and components.
Rewrote reports required by a more current report engine.
STOCK & GRIMES, LLP, IT Manager, Jenkintown, PA 5/2002 – 6/2012
Software design and coding of Debt Tracker application written in Delphi (Object-Oriented Pascal).
Database design utilizing SQL access
Data processing and data security
Network and computer maintenance
Equipment and software selecting and purchasing
Technical liaison with clients to handle export and import of data in client specified data structures
COMMUNITY ASSOC. UNDERWRITERS, INC., Sr. Programmer, Newtown, PA, 2000-2002
Re-coded (Delphi) and added functionality to the primary insurance claims application.
Increased productivity by eliminating bugs, improving user interface and minimizing downtime.
GEOSPHERE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS (GERS, Inc), Sr. Prog., Doylestown, PA1998-2000
Participated in the design and coding of an innovative emergency response expert system for disaster remediation.
Designed the database and coded the complex configuration application to enter and define emergency scenarios.
STORES AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, INC (SASI), Sr. Programmer, Bristol, PA (1996-1998).
Coded a new Foxpro application for the Bridal Registry
Upgraded a pin-pad entry system to accept EBT (welfare) coupons for payment.
AGC SEDGWICK, Sr. Programmer, Princeton, NJ (1995-1996)
Coded Clipper applications to manage data and produce documents for the directory publishing industry.
SEMCOR, INC, - Sr. Programmer/Analyst, Moorestown, NJ (1993-1995)
Coded Clipper application to collect and organize of environmental audit data for the Federal Government.
Coded a Clipper application for the US Army to automate the substitution of hazardous chemicals.
ARCCA, INC. – Sr. Programmer/Analyst, Richboro, PA (1991-1993).
Coded a Macintosh application in Hypercard for the US Navy to manage engineering change orders.
Coded a Project Management application in Clipper for the US Navy.
Converted Wintech’s lottery ticket application written in Clipper from single to multi-user.
SMITHKLINE-BEACHAM PHARMACEUTICALS – Contract Assignment, Philadelphia, PA (1990-1991).
Assigned to upgrade the electronic funds transfer and currency exchange software in Clipper.
Significantly improved the processing speed and functionality of the system.
NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTANTS, INC. (NACI), Sr. Programmer, Philadelphia, PA, (1988-1990)
Developed nine functional prototypes utilized in the modernization of DLA’s military procurement system.
Wrote code in Clipper for the PC and MANTIS for the mainframe.
SYNERGIC RESOURCES CORPORATION, Project Manager, Bala Cynwyd, Pa (1985-86)
Project manager, researcher and principal author for a number of energy projects for public agencies and utilities.
Acted as supervisor of other staff members.
Devised a parameterized method to estimate the cost of and operation of cool storage systems for buildings
Ran hourly simulations of cooling loads and electrical consumption of cool storage.
Generating electric power load shapes used to assess benefits of cool storage
Authored energy reports for Florida Power and Light and the North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation
Authored a report for the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia assessing energy conservation potential
Led a study of the effects of commercial and industrial end-use energy consumption and load shapes for Public Service of Oklahoma.
DUN & BRADSTREET TECHNICAL ECONOMIC SERVICES, Programmer, Philadelphia, PA (1985)
Made use of limited survey data and employed montecarlo techniques to create a national boiler/furnace database.
Wrote mainframe code using NOMAD database language.
INTERNATIONAL COGENERATION CORPORATION, Philadelphia, PA, Consulting Engineer, 1985
Produced design drawings for the installation of several Tecogen packaged cogeneration systems.
Projects included Greenbriar Nursing Home in Woodbury, NJ, the Rahway Senior Housing facility, Rahway, NJ. and the Bloomfield Senior Citizens facility in Bloomfield, NJ.
HAUFLER, INC., Willow Grove, PA (1983-1985), Consultant
Conducted a number of due diligence analyses of investor funded energy conservation projects.
Used regression analysis of weather and utility consumption data.
Performed energy project analyses for energy saving retrofits at Hahnemann Hospital of Philadelphia.
Consultant to Scallop Thermal Management (Shell Oil) on several energy conservation projects.
Prepared a Boiler Plant Feasibility Study at Presbyterian Hospital of Philadelphia.
D’AMBLY ENGINEERS, Phila., PA (1982-83), Project Manager
Project Manager for the renovation of the IBM facility at 5 Penn Center, working with an architectural firm and supervising company staff including a plumbing designer and electrical designer.
I used the BLAST program to provide a room by room analysis of the cooling load and energy analysis of the HVAC systems renovation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in an assignment for Walter F. Spiegel, Inc.
COLM ENGINEERING, Cherry Hill, NJ (1980-82), Project Manager and Engineer
For the New Jersey DOE Technical Assistance program, Cycle V, I led the following projects:
Prepared a Technical Assistance (TA) report to recommend Energy Conservation Modifications (ECM) for the Helene Fuld Medical Center in Trenton, NJ.
Proposed solid waste incinerator upgrades and other retrofits for Hamilton Hospital of Trenton, NJ
Prepared a Technical Assistance (TA) report for the Evesham Township Board of Education (Marlton, NJ)
Prepared TA Reports for the Marlton Middle School and the Florence Evans Elementary School
Retrofits included pipe insulation, storm windows, indoor and outdoor lighting systems, and boiler re-piping
Used ASHRAE methodologies, bin methods, and thermodynamic analysis to estimate the life cycle energy savings
Analyzed modifications such as heat recovery equipment at industrial facilities
Used the TRANE and BLAST programs to calculate energy usage and conservation savings.
KLING-LINDQUIST ENGINEERS, Inc., Sr. Project Engineer, Phila., PA (1978-80)
Participated in a field study of energy use at the Colgate-Palmolive in Jersey City.
Was the primary author of a study for the US Army Corps of Engineers on energy monitoring and controls systems.
Used the Meriwether program to simulate life cycle energy usage at the King’s Bay Trident Submarine base
Calculated HVAC loads using manual ASHRAE methodology.
AMETEK, INC., Energy Engineer/Analyst, Hatfield, PA (1977-78)
Wrote Fortran code to analyze the data from Ametek's line of solar collectors
Determined the effects of various design changes on collector efficiency.
CATALYTIC, INC., Philadelphia, PA (1973-75), Mechanical Engineer (while attending graduate school)
Selected and sized various types of mechanical equipment
Project engineer on projects for Merck and the US government.
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC, East Windsor, CT, Boiler Estimator/Engineer, (1971-72)
Selected equipment, developed cost estimates, and prepared proposals for large water tube industrial and utility boiler systems.
Employed nomograms, steam enthalpy tables and other mathematical methods.
GRADUATE WORK - Drexel University
Ph.D. thesis topic compared various types of conventional and alternative residential heating systems
Mainframe FORTRAN programs (NBSLD, TRNSYS) were modified to simulate and calculate the energy consumption of the various technologies.
A FORTRAN program was written to perform economic analysis using internal rate of return.
Montecarlo simulation was utilized to simulate the variability of weather, fuel costs, and equipment costs and lifetime.
Environmental impact factors were calculated by estimating the effect of each technology.
A detailed cost estimate was made for each heating system
PUBLICATIONS
Presented a paper at the International Solar Energy Society annual meeting (1977)
EDUCATION
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Hoboken, NJ
B.S. in Physics with Honor GPA 3.1
DREXEL UNIVERSITY - Philadelphia, PA
M.S. in Environmental Science GPA 3.4
DREXEL UNIVERSITY - Philadelphia, PA
PH.D. in Interdisciplinary Env. Science and Mechanical Engineering (Energy studies). GPA 3.4