MARK W. WETHERBEE, RPA phone 609-***-**** email: acu50d@r.postjobfree.com

MARK W. WETHERBEE, RPA

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Ewing, NJ 08638-1814

609-***-**** (H) 609-***-**** (C) Email acu50d@r.postjobfree.com

FACILITIES AND ENGINEERING MANAGER

Bottom-Line manager with 20+ years' experience of dedicated and responsible service within Facilities

Management, Project Management and Engineering Systems Management. Highly successful in current and

all previous job assignments. Directed and managed 24/7 operations of a 1.7 million square feet campus for

Merrill Lynch in Hopewell, NJ, including 35 operating engineers and electricians, as well as multiple

vendors. Very computer literate, hardware and software and internet savvy. Managed the operations of the

critical systems supporting 30,000 square feet of data centers, server and blade farms. Managed the facilities

utilities demand electric and gas operation budgets and used thermal storage to manage peak summer

demands.

Well respected throughout the industry for achievements in energy efficiency, project management, business

management. Experienced in operating cost reduction techniques, operating and capital budget control and

forecasts, project planning, cost control. Worked closely with the NJ BPU related to energy projects such as

Demand Response, Cogeneration for the Hopewell Campus and a Solid State Lighting project. Dedicated to

staying abreast of cutting edge technologies for building operations such as lighting systems and controls,

HVAC and electrical systems.

Industry Certifications and Licenses

RPA (Real Property Administrator) Certificate from BOMA (Building Owners and

Managers Institute International) - 1994

New Jersey Electrical Contractors License - 1988 - Present

New Jersey Teaching Permit - 1994 - 1997

Universal Refrigerant Certificate - 1995 - Present

USEPA Radon Contractor Certification - 1988 1991

NJ Substitute Teaching Certification 2014 - 2018

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Project Engineer January 2015

April 2015

Gilbane Buildings Corp.

Project manager on the NJ State RREM (Rehabilitation Reconstruction Elevation and Mitigation) for

Homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

The RREM Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that construction on these homes

complies with federal standards and for reviewing and approving payment requests for

remaining grant funds.

When construction is complete, RREM Project Manager does a final inspection to ensure all

are within standards of the project.

Meridian Property Management Consultant in August 2014

Consulted to help Meridian prepare a bid proposal to manage the PHEAL (Public Health,

Environmental and Agricultural Laboratory) for the State of NJ. The new laboratory is located on

the State Police Barracks in West Trenton, NJ. Should the State of NJ Award the contract, I was to

MARK W. WETHERBEE, RPA phone 609-***-**** email: acu50d@r.postjobfree.com

represent Meridian as the facilities manager for the Laboratory. The laboratory consisted of several

Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories.

CBRE on the Bank of America Account at the Merrill Lynch Campus in Hopewell, NJ.

August 1st 2012 October 9, 2013

Same job description as below under Jones Lang LaSalle.

Jones Lang LaSalle on the Bank of America Account at the Merrill Lynch Campus in Hopewell, NJ.

2010 - August 1st

2012

Property Manager responsible for management of a 1.75 million square foot campus consisting of 12

buildings. The buildings consist of office space, 24 x 7 call centers, 150,000 square feet of data centers and

critical systems. Present occupancy is 6,500 clients. Current responsibilities include Vendor Management,

Unplanned R&M (Repair & Maintenance), Contract Administration.

I participated in the Energy Management effort with the Property Team for the Northeast and the total

savings of reduced energy for the three phases was $553,356.00 for the year.

Successfully completed the Engineering and Operations Audit for Hopewell as well as the Energy and

Operations Audit for 2011.

Jones Lang LaSalle at the Firmenich Account, Plainsboro, NJ. 2008

2010

Assistant Facilities Manager responsible for managing the Engineering staff supporting the core and shell

operation of a chemical production and compounding facility and laboratories for food flavors and

fragrances. Responsible for facility and production plant quality control as well as the cGMP (current Good

Manufacturing Processes) for foods and fragrance industries. My responsibility was to test each flow hood

for proper flow rate and pressure and also to inspect and maintain laboratory makeup air systems. On a

regular frequency, the carbon filters were tested for VOC absorption and quality of discharge air. This was

reported to the NJDEP on a regular frequency. Also performed with clients the monthly operations audits of

the quality of operations and production. I also recorded and reported the waste water quality to ensure no

chemicals from production had been disposed into the waste water system. The production facility is

250,000 square feet and laboratory and office space equal to 500,000 square feet.

MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC., Pennington, NJ 1989 - 2008

$1.6 trillion global wealth management company with offices in over 40 countries

Engineering and Operations Manager (2005 2008)

Association Manager / Community Liaison (2002 2005)

Building Manager / Construction Coordinator (1999 2002)

Building Manager (1995 1999)

Technical Manager (1989 1995)

Joined Merrill Lynch in 1989 as a technical manager with oversight of four leased buildings in Somerset, NJ.

Subsequently, was part of the project team in the renovation of a 440,000 square feet facility and

consolidated all leased facilities into a single building. Promoted to Vice President, Building Manager.

Since 1989, have held all positions in the field of Facilities and Operations Management; responsibilities

included:

MARK W. WETHERBEE, RPA phone 609-***-**** email: acu50d@r.postjobfree.com

Preventative and Corrective Maintenance Programs State and Local Regulatory Compliance

and Schedules Management

Vendor Contract Review

Project Estimating

Managed Energy Programs - Demand Response

Project Control and Management

Design Business Continuity Plans

Manage Professional and Technical Staff

Achievements and Project Highlights

Managed over 800,000 square feet of facilities consisting of four separate properties in two states.

The properties were owned and leased. Managed five separate operating budgets totaling over $10

million annually, as well as relocation and restack projects as large as $2 million.

Contributed, along with project team, to the $800 million development of a 12 building corporate

campus regarding all phases of construction and developed the day two operations team at the same

time.

First in the nation to install LED (light emitting diode) lighting fixtures in four parking garages.

Removed 1,000 230 watt metal halide fixtures and replaced them with 80 watt 50,000 hour LED low bay

fixtures. Payback on this installation was 2.5 years. This effort received a prescriptive measure from the

NJ Smart Start program of $40,000. Since then the product has been adopted by parking authorities

across the United States, i.e., New York, Raleigh Durham, Las Vegas, and Texas.

Wrote RFP for a one to two megawatt solar array, both ground mount and roof mount. Interviewed

project proposals for technical aspects as well as well as the financial and economic benefits.

Installed exterior window film on two data centers with south facing glass to reduce the solar gain in

these rooms, improving the performance of the computer room air conditioners by about 10.5 tons load

in each space.

Designed and installed solar powered parking lot emergency phones using radio frequency to

communicate with the security office. The poles also have LED rings with revolving lamps to identify

the phone in a dark parking lot. It also has an area light and strobe light to ID the pole for security. The

versatility of the unit was such that they were able to be installed on the jogging trail and recreation

fields with no wiring.

Reduced the maintenance and improved the thermal efficiency on four chiller plants with the

installation of a sand filtration system on the cooling towers. Payback on this work was only nine

months.

CHRONAR CORPORATION, Princeton, NJ 1985 - 1989

A cutting edge research, development and production facility of solar electric panels.

Department Manager of Maintenance Engineering and Facilities Management

Managed a department which included a Facilities Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, and

maintenance/operations and engineering teams that supported the production operation of the company.

Provided support for engineering and development for new corporate initiatives such as the design,

construction and operation of a 10,000 class clean room. Maintained on a regular frequency the Vacuum

chambers where the thin film amorphous solar panels were made. Also managed the day to day operation of

the quality of the 10,000 class clean rooms by performing a regular particulate test. This is where testing of

chemicals was performed. Other responsibilities included consulting to Ove Arup Engineering team in San

Francisco on the construction of a five megawatt solar generating field in Fairfield, CA, as well as a new 50

megawatt production facility in the same area.

MARK W. WETHERBEE, RPA phone 609-***-**** email: acu50d@r.postjobfree.com

NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO., Ewing, NJ 1983 - 1985

US NAVY (decorated Navy War Veteran)

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Thomas Edison State College Business Management (2005 - Present)

Rider University Continuing Education Program Business Management (1998 - Present)

Building Owners and Managers Institute, Baltimore, MD Real Property Administrator (1991 - 1994)

Cook College Radon Technology (1998)

Mercer County Community College Solar Technology (Certificate), Energy Management and HVAC,

Electrical Engineering Technology (1976 - 1985)

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