Mechanical Engineer (Project Manager Engineering)

Joshua Cocciardi

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

United States Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. July 2012-Present

• Created federal test procedures and congressionally authoritative performance requirements for commercial air-

Mechanical Engineer (Project Manager)

cooled air conditioning and heat pump equipment, expected to result in billions of dollars of consumer savings,

hundreds of trillions of saved BTU’s of energy, and millions of tons of prevented carbon dioxide emissions over the

next thirty years.

• Delegated assignments to, and oversaw timeliness and efficiency of, a multidisciplinary team of ten engineers and

analysts across the United States.

• Created and managed manufacturer templates and the database used to certify compliance with the federal

appliance standards program, covering sixty consumer products and industrial equipment.

• Addressed certification inquiries from stakeholders regarding compliance with federal appliance standards.

• Worked directly with the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement to analyze and implement the Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) for certification, testing, and enforcement of federal appliance standards.

• Authored a federal notice for compact fluorescent lamps by amending the test procedure for medium-based compact

fluorescent lamps (MBCFL).

• Enforced ENERGY STAR program by selecting and testing qualifying models with contractors, reviewing test data,

and determining whether to submit the DOE’s findings to the EPA after considering the manufacturer’s comments

and consulting with the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement.

Entergy Corporation, Indian Point Energy Center, Buchanan, NY June 2009-August 2009

• Helped contractors design and maintain Microsoft Excel spreadsheets used by all company to monitor department

Design Engineering Intern

production.

• Transferred data between multiple databases by combining, organizing, and deleting Engineering Changes (EC’s) and

plant modifications on plant design implementation drawings.

• Performed walk-downs to investigate valves and piping connections.

• Received nuclear and power plants industrial safety training, including confined space training, STAR (Stop, Think,

Act, Review), and radioactive contamination training.

EDUCATION

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT May 2011

• Senior Design Project: Designed and created a solar powered water filtration unit to create potable water in rural

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Energy and Power

Bangladesh.

• Involved a multidisciplinary analysis including energy management systems, water chemistry, and

pumping mechanics.

• Fabricated two types of filtration units based on the sponsors design goals, budgetary constraints, and

timelines.

• Created technical documents and made presentations to project advisors and non-technical sponsors.

• Senior Research Project: Used ANSYS and SolidWorks to design and analyze complex structural supports using

simplified geometries.

• Relevant Coursework: Courses covering the design of alternative energy systems including fuel cells, wind power,

solar thermal and solar PV systems; applied thermodynamics; turbomachinery; fluid mechanics; and dynamic

system design.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Ability to apply professional engineering theories and principles to various industries, products, and equipment from

thermodynamic and power systems to electronic and computer systems

• Concentration focused on alternative energy systems and sustainable technologies from design and analysis to

fabrication and implementation

• Proficient in both Windows and Mac operating systems

• Experienced in MatLab, SolidWorks, and Microsoft Office

• Advanced power industry safety training

• Strong oral communication and technical writing skills

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