Mechanical Engineer Project Manager

KENNETH A. KUENZLI, PE

PO Box ****** 713-***-****

Houston, Texas 77255-0456 *.*******@*********.***

SUMMARY:

Senior Mechanical MEP Project Engineer with strong mechanical design experience, where analytical and problem solving skills in Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics have produced accurate and reliable HVAC/R, Piping, Utilities, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems. Extensive corporate and contract consulting experience working in the Utility field. Produced total layout and sizing of buildings domestic water and plumbing systems, heat load analysis, sizing and layout of duct and pipe for buildings HVAC, and equipment sizing, specifications, selection, and layout. Designed centralized chiller and boiler facilities which included pumps, heat exchangers, cooling towers and air compressors at industrial plants. Completed design of all piping for chilled / hot / cooling tower water, steam / condensate, and compressed air for industrial HVAC systems. Provided equipment sizing and layout ventilation design that included customized air handling units. Many clients required a total design cost estimate prepared (including control system) to compare against contractor bid prices. Consistently checked entire Mechanical design for compliance to American engineering design codes and standards for all projects. Proficient in AutoCAD & MicroStation, Trane Trace & Carrier HAP, MicroSoft Office Suite.

EDUCATION:

Master of Engineering: University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering: University of Florida; Gainesville, FL

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER:

SC-06745; NC-21213; GA-25606; FL-54485; TX-93180

ASSOCIATIONS and ACTIVITIES:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE

International Society for Philosophical Enquiry

Mensa

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PAE; Houston, TX 2009 - 2014 and 2005 - 2006

Professional Mechanical Engineer / Contract Mechanical Engineer

Served as Lead Engineer / Project Manager for redesign of outdated HVAC, plumbing, fire protection systems for NASA Houston by laying out new air ductwork and piping systems, new air handling units and exhaust fans at various buildings to reduce total energy consumption. Designed HVAC layout of new laboratory additions with design of fume hood duct exhaust system, including sizing of new air handling units for makeup air and fume hood exhaust fans. Designed ground source heat pump system for a building as a trial to determine if the energy savings were worth the added installation cost beyond a traditional HVAC system.

DWD INTERNATIONAL, LTD; Houston, TX 2006 – 2009 and 2003 - 2005

HVAC Mechanical Engineer / Contract Mechanical Engineer

Designed skid mounted HVAC equipment for offshore facilities to be constructed for oil drilling platforms and onshore oil refinery / storage facilities, including layout of custom air handling units, chillers, water piping and air duct. Design drawings included system P&ID and all power / control wiring.

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SL KING & ASSOCIATES; Atlanta, GA 1999 - 2003

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Served as Lead Engineer / Project Manager for design of HVAC and plumbing systems of new vehicle maintenance facility to be built for MARTA and for new Fulton County, GA Juvenile Court facility. Performed modifications / improvements to HVAC and plumbing systems at Atlanta Public Schools. Designed new centralized chilled water system at Clayton State College, Clayton, GA. Work also included mechanical design for various projects at HAIA, including studies examining existing chilled water system for ways to improve its energy efficiency and ventilation design for new tunnel enclosing I-285 under Fifth Runway.

MERRICK & COMPANY; Aiken, SC 1998 - 1999

Contract Mechanical Engineer

Designed HVAC, compressed gas systems and plumbing / domestic water of new building to be built at Savannah River Site for Department of Energy.

DAY & ZIMMERMANN; Charlotte, NC 1997 - 1998

Contract Mechanical Engineer

Designed new and redesigned existing HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems for various plants of DuPont chemical. This was done for new building construction and modifications made to existing buildings.

BALANCE ENGINEERING; Carmel, IN 1996 - 1996

Contract Mechanical Engineer

Performed energy evaluation and audits of HVAC systems at old manufacturing plants that had an HVAC system that was wasteful of energy. Submitted studies at these plants along with construction cost and energy savings estimate to implement improvements recommended for client.

FLUOR-DANIEL; Greenville, SC 1996 - 1996

Contract Mechanical Engineer

Designed HVAC, plumbing / domestic water, and fire protection sprinkler systems at various buildings for new copper smelter to be built in Indonesia.

BDM INTERNATIONAL; McLean, VA 1995 - 1996

Mechanical Engineer

Checked mechanical aspects of all designs, new buildings / modifications to old buildings HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection. Checked Mechanical design of fueling operations, aircraft hangars, and liquid oxygen production for aircraft ground support facilities located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the Royal Saudi Air Force.

EAST GROUP CONSULTING ENGINEERS; Kinston, NC 1995 - 1995

Contract Mechanical Engineer

Designed plumbing and total comfort environmental and process cooling, heating, humidification requirements of systems for hospitals, educational / governmental facilities, and industrial manufacturing plants. Established criteria required by client, obtained heat load data, designed layout of total HVAC system, sized equipment and wrote specifications for the systems. Also checked contractor installation of systems for compliance with design.

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