RAJEEV PARASNIS, P.E.

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Madison, AL 35758

Cell : 425-***-****

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California Registered Professional Engineer with active license M23134 and 42 years FT employment experience in facilities engineering and construction project management. EXPERIENCE

Aug 2021 – Aug 2022: GS-12 Healthcare Engineer U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Fayetteville, NC 28301. Subject matter expert in facility retrofits. Engineering consultant to MD's and RNs to improve patient services. Upgraded infrastructure in 10 hospitals and clinics throughout NC. Installed UPS, new racks, servers, switches, patch panels and intrusion alarms. Developed SOW and IGE for projects involving HEPA filtration and DI water for sterilization. Quit job due to salary discrimination. (1-year) Sep 2020 – Aug 2021: GS-11 Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Department of the Interior, Albuquerque, NM 87104. Construction manager and contracting officer’s representative (COR) in Facilities Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Processed school upgrade grants with K-12 school principals. Managed excavation with Navajo and Sioux tribal elders in remote reservations to preserve artifacts. Brought dormitories into ADA compliance for toilets, showers, handicapped ramps and chair lifts. (1-year)

Nov 2012 – Aug 2020: Bought a home and lived in a 55-plus gated community in California. (8-yrs)

Jan 2005 – Oct 2012: GS-13 Project Manager, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20407. Represented the Government for major construction in occupied multi-story Federal buildings in DC, MD, VA. Typical projects were centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, air handling units and computer room AC. Wrote scopes of work, prepared cost estimates and supervised construction valued at $3.5 Million. Resolved RFIs and issued change orders through the CO. Completed punch list items, approved final invoices and closed out contracts. Retired with annuity and health benefits. (7-yrs) Jan 2003 – Jan 2005: GS-12 Maintenance Engineer, U.S. Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC 20032. Managed Bolling AFB wide HVAC and utilities engineering. Directed airmen and civilians in resolution of field problems. Managed $4 Mil energy contract (ESPC) involving lights, ballasts, Siemens DDC, centrifugal chillers, ice storage and central boiler plant. Designed a 2.5 mmbtuh steam boiler for a lodging facility. Mentored a new BSME Air Force lieutenant to gain field engineering experience. (2-yrs) Oct 2000 – Jan 2003: GS-12 Energy Manager, U.S. Department of the Army, Arlington, VA 22211. Achieved utility cost savings at Ft Myer (VA) and Ft McNair (DC) buildings via $12 Mil ESPC project. Installed variable speed drives, ground source heat pumps, hot water boilers and Honeywell controls. Managed utility contracts to collect $2 Million from Army tenants. Obtained approvals for remodeling historic buildings from DC regulatory agencies NCPC, CFA and SHPO. Participated in utility privatization of Army bases. Supervised 115 shop personnel in the absence of the Deputy Director. (2-yrs) Jan 1999 - Oct 2000: Contract Engineer, Trend Tec, El Segundo, CA 90245. Senior member of the Los Angeles AFB operations and maintenance contractor. Licensed mechanical engineer accountable for construction safety and engineering QC for facility management on an active USAF base. (2-yrs) Jan 1997 – Jan 1999: GS-12 Engineering Supervisor, U.S. Marine Corps, Twentynine Palms, CA 92278. Directed 24 mechanics who ran 120 mmbtuh district heat, 3 MGD water and 1 MGD sewage plants serving a community of 21,000. Installed a 250-kW PV plant at a remote rifle range. Recycled wastewater to irrigate a golf course in the high desert. Dosed the nutrient-rich pond with potassium permanganate to kill phytoplankton algae. Pioneered the first USMC asbestos program after earning EPA certs in supervision and planning. Abated friable asbestos insulation in historic hangars in Tustin and a National Guard building in El Toro. (2-yrs) Dec 1993 – Jan 1997: GS-12 Utilities Director, U.S. Marine Corps, Iwakuni, Japan. Provided comprehensive municipal services to 11,000 residents. Managed 49 civilians, 2 sailors and $17 Mil operating budget. Shore assets were 20 MW primary substation, 300 transformers, 25 generators, 47 steam boilers, water pump houses and wastewater plants. Operated a 5000 tons/year sanitary landfill and 120-ton recycle center. Reduced costs by recycling jet fuel in the district steam plant. Installed radio-controlled sewage lift pumps to save labor. Restored power to all F-16 runways within 12 hours after typhoon Oscar wreaked havoc. (3-yrs) Jan 1990 – Dec 1993: GS-11 Utilities Engineer, U.S. Department of the Army, San Francisco, CA 94129. Promoted energy conservation across 6 million sq ft of Presidio buildings. Energy retrofit projects achieved a 20% reduction in gas, electricity, water and sewage costs. Calculated commodity resale rates, read 300+ meters and collected $4 Million from tenant agencies of the U.S. Army. Managed underground utility construction in military housing, now rented to the general public by the Presidio Trust. (4-yrs) Sep 1975 – Jan 1990: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, CA 94105. Designed HVAC / plumbing / fire protection facilities for commercial buildings. Specified mineral processing equipment for copper extraction plants in NV and UT. Designed critical compressed air and radiation monitoring vacuum systems for DOE’s nuclear waste processing plant in SC. Resident engineer in AK construction camps. Inspected 48-inch pipeline for weld defects prior to X-ray. Examined field welded samples for nuclear power generation plants in AR, NJ and PA. Metallographic laboratory analyses validated structural integrity. (15-yrs) Aug 1972 – Sep 1975: Plant Metallurgist, Walter Kidde Aerospace, Belleville, NJ 07109. Enforced QC using metallography, nondestructive exams, radiography and performance tests in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Conducted tensile tests and batch heat treatments. Made in-process checks to adjust deviant parameters that ensured conformance to strict MIL and NAVFAC standards. (3-yrs) EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India (1964-1969). Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India (1969-1971). Degrees certified ABET equivalent to BSME / MSME by the International Education Foundation, Credentials Evaluation Service, Los Angeles, CA. Recognized by NCEE, the National Council of Engineering Examiners. OTHER

U.S. citizen with current passport and NC driver’s license. No disabilities, no health issues. Professional Engineering Registration has nationwide reciprocity privileges. Last verifiable gross salary $138,516. Contract minimum 12 months, seeking W-2 base rate $70+ per hour. Will relocate to any region.