Mechanical Engineer Manager

BRIAN Y. SHEN, PE, CEM, CBCP, HBDP, LEED AP

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CHERRY HILL NJ 08034

TEL: 856-***-****

OBJECTIVE

A licensed mechanical engineer with 25 years of experience in energy management, HVAC system design, building commissioning and LEED consulting seeks a Director, Sustainability position that provides an opportunity for growth and advancement.

DEMONSTRATED PERFORMANCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS

ASHRAE Level I, II, III Energy Audits

Building Energy Modeling

Renewable Energy Studies

Building Automation Systems Design and Upgrades

HVAC System Design

CHP Feasibility Study and Analysis

Building Commissioning

LEED Consulting

Measure & Verification

Project Management

EXPERIENCE

Manager, Sustainability Carrier, New York, New York (February 2021 – present).

Manage Columbia University Local Law 87, M&V and Local Law 97 projects. Preside over the weekly project meetings with Columbia University Team. Prepare budget sheets and site visit schedules, review energy saving calculations, retro-commissioning test results and M&V baseline and post-installation data, manage all aspects of the projects.

Senior Project Manager Centrica Business Solutions (Direct Energy), Iselin, New Jersey (January 2014 – January 2020).

Investment-grade energy audit for Vineland Veterans Memorial Home. The major tasks include field survey, equipment inventory, datalogging, BMS data trending, load profiling, regression analysis, energy saving calculations, M&V plan, design document reviews, etc.

Prepare detailed Measure and Verification Plans including ECM overview, energy and water baseline development, saving calculations and methodology, post-installation and performance-period M & V activities.

Local Law 87 AHSHRA Level II energy audits and retro-commissioning in New York City residential towers, educational buildings and hotels. The major tasks include field survey, equipment inventory, utility bill analysis, energy end use analysis, energy benchmarking using EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager, saving calculations using ASHRAE modified bin method, retro-commissioning checklists, functional performance testing, DOB submission tool and energy-efficiency report preparation.

CHP and back-pressure turbine feasibility studies for Georgetown University, Whole Food, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, YMCA facilities, etc. The major tasks include field survey for equipment delivery path, electric and thermal tie-in locations, electric and thermal load profiling, utility bill analysis, reciprocating engine or turbine sizing based on either electric or thermal baseload, financial analysis.

Demand response (DR) audits and curtailment plans for residential, commercial and industrial facilities, including field surveys, demand reduction and incentive calculations, report preparations and field tests.

Train junior staff on energy auditing and retro-commissioning

Senior Project Engineer Hess Corporation, Woodbridge, New Jersey (September 2011 – December 2013). Hess Energy Solutions was acquired by Centrica Business Solutions in 2013.

Investment-grade energy audit for New York Times printing facility in Queens, implemented LED lighting, a new Honeywell BMS with advanced energy management control features and VFDs on secondary chilled water pumps. The major tasks included portable datalogger installation for lighting fixtures and motors, BMS data trending and BTU meter installation for process chilled water load profile, and energy saving calculations reviewed by NYSERDA

ASHRAE level II energy audits for industrial and commercial facilities, including Howard University, Garden Homes, Johanna Foods and Hunts Point Cooperative Market

Project management for various energy-efficiency projects including task planning, budgeting, project charters, resource management, risk management, status reports, etc.

Senior Energy Engineer AMEC, Hamilton, New Jersey (April 2009 – June 2011)

Investment-grade energy audits as part of performance contracting project development for Johnson Controls Inc., over 4 million square footage at the Carmel, Bay Shore and Brentwood School Districts. The major tasks included field survey of mechanical and BMS systems, facility description, FIM matrix, FIM writeup, energy saving calculations, mechanical and control system scope of work, etc.

ASHRAE level II energy audits for the USPS, National Park Services and US Fish & Wild Life Services

Solar PV shading analysis and wind turbine feasibility studies

Project development, proposal writing and project budgeting

Senior Mechanical Engineer Birdsall Services Group, Cranford, New Jersey (October 2003 – March 2009)

Building commissioning for five New Jersey public schools and various facilities at Bristol-Myers Squibb. The major tasks included commissioning specifications, commissioning plans, pre-functional checklists, functional checklists, design document and submittal review, field installation verification, operational and functional performance tests, master list of deficiencies, engineering turnover package, etc.

ASHRAE level II energy audits for hundreds of municipal and educational buildings

LEED analysis and documentations for the Carlstadt School, Ocean County, Somerset County, Monmouth University and Atlanta Health Group

Mentor of junior engineers on energy auditing, analysis and calculations

Project management for various energy-efficiency projects including task planning, budgeting, resource management, status reports with Gantt charts, etc.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Albany, New York (September 2001 -- September 2003)

Over 20 energy studies under NYSERDA New Construction, Flex-tech and LIPA Commercial Construction programs, including design document review, ECM recommendation, energy saving calculations, NYSERDA custom incentive calculations, and comprehensive energy-efficiency report preparation.

Performance contracting energy calculation reviews for Honeywell on the SUNY Old Westbury Campus project

Senior Mechanical Engineer EME Group, New York, New York (June 1995 – August 2001)

Energy audits for over 85 residential buildings in Manhattan under the Con Edison ABC (Apartment Building Conservation) program

ASHRAE Level II energy audits for hundreds of federal government buildings, the National Art Gallery, NASA facilities, VA hospitals, research lab and military-base buildings and US Coast Guard stations as part of SAVEnergy Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Federal Energy Management Programs (FEMP)

Energy modeling using Trane C.D.S. Trace 700, MarketManager and ASEAM

Detailed financial analysis including simple payback, cash flow, ROI, SIR and life-cycle costing analysis

Remote monitoring and controlling HVAC system operations at several psychiatric centers in New York, using Landis & Staefa Insight for System 600 EMS (Energy Management System) and diagnostic report generation

HVAC design for the Pratt Institute, United Nation International School, Related Management and New York Housing Authority. The major tasks included heating and cooling load calculations, duct sizing using equal friction or static regain methods, pipe sizing, VAV box, fan coil unit and baseboard convector sizing, friction loss and pump head calculations, pump, boiler, chiller and cooling tower sizing, riser diagrams and schematic piping diagrams, ventilation index, mechanical specifications, etc.

Testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) air distribution systems at the Cabrini Nursing Home, Pratt Institute and VOA Headquarter. The major tasks included duct traverse with pitot tubes to measure static pressure and total pressure, airflow measurement with a capture hood or a digital anemometer. Performed proportional balancing of air distribution systems

Energy Auditor Corporation for Youth Energy Corps, Bronx, New York (August 1994 -- June 1995)

Weatherization energy audits for over 100 single-family homes in Bronx, New York

Blower door tests, combustion tests, infrared imaging, pressure diagnostics, etc.

Energy modeling using TIPS and EA-QUIP programs

Energy conservation training to the AmeriCorps students

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Master of Science in Energy Management New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York (June 1991 -- August 1994).

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Concentration on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R.C. (September 1984 -- July 1988).

Advanced Certificate in Environmental Management New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York (June 1991 -- August 1993).

Professional Engineer New York State (2001)

Certified Energy Manager AEE (1998)

Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional AEE (2001)

LEED Accredited Professional U.S. Green Building Council (2004)

Certified Building Commissioning Professional AEE (2005)

Certified Sustainable Development Professional AEE (2008)

High-Performance Building Design Professional ASHRAE (2008)

Distributed Generation Certified Professional AEE (2013)

Renewable Energy Professional AEE (2016)

Industrial Energy Professional AEE (2017)

Certified Building Energy Simulation Analyst AEE (2018)

Life Member of Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

REFERENCES

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