Mechanical Engineering-HVAC/MEP Leadership and Design
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Portsmouth, Va. **701
Email: ******@*******.***
Kenneth D. Rodgers
(NOTE: willing to relocate to New York-Texas-Michigan-Ohio- or any other location) Education
University of Detroit Detroit, MI
Bachelors of Science – Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Master of Engineering – Management Program
PhD Mechanical Engineering- (N.A.S.A ) Kennedy Space Center
***P.E. License (MID-WEST=IL-OH-WISC)
Community Design Center Lansing, MI
Certified in Drafting and Design
General Motors School of Technology
Certified in AutoCAD operation
ssional Experience
K.D. Rodgers Engineering Inc (President Chief Engineer) 02- 01-2021- to present
Design different HVAC system in local area (including AUTO) Projects: MaryView Hospital (Portsmoouth)- Green Sr. Laundry Service (Portsmouth) Taco Place (Portsmouth) U.S. Navy (Portsmouth, Va. 01-01-18 -01-01-21 (off per covid-19) Senior Contract MEP Engineer Chief /Manager
Review and Design Mechanical System
Review Construction Design
POSITIONS:
MEP Senior Engineer - Senior Project Manager
• Reviewing total MEP and Code review
• Design to code and cost estimating, checking estimating accuracy
• Test for HVAC balance
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., Chicago Chapter 7/2016 -1/1/2018 Instructor/Teaching- Part Time
• Instruction of HVAC and MEP design & installation to Chicago area college students ESPO Engineering Inc., Chicago, IL 1/2010 to 9/2016 Assigned to CSL Behring, Kankakee, IL, 8/14 to 9/16 Senior Contract MEP Project & Construction Manager Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer Manager (HVAC- Plumbing- Fire Protection) of a new $900 million, four building medical
/pharmaceutical construction & design project
• Start-up & commissioning HVAC units
• Management of 100-200 engineers/construction workers at any given time
• Used Lean & Six Sigma, MEP Revit, Pro E, AutoCAD Assigned to Metropolitan Air Technology, Chicago, IL, 11/13 to 6/14 Contract Senior Development Engineer
• Design air devices/HVAC equipment for oversea markets
• Design systems with SolidWorks
• Research and report on Word and Excel
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Assigned to CSL Behring, Kankakee, IL, 12/12 to 11/13 Mechanical MEP Engineer
• Construction Manager/Supervisor/Review of HVAC & all mechanical systems
• Design & installation for Building 30 new construction
• Trouble shoot field items, answering contractors questions, conducting meetings
• Reviewing drawings and making corrections with Pro E and MEP Revit 3D
• Performing walk down of building to supervise field staff Assigned to Argonne Labs, Argonne, IL, 1/10 to 11/11 Senior MEP Engineer/Manager
• Chief/Lead Engineer in charge of upgrading Mechanical Systems for Nuclear Storage Buildings Takenaka, Chicago, IL
12/2007 to 12/2009
Senior Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Protection & Plumbing Engineer
• Senior Lead Field Engineer & Construction Management, Head Material Supervisor of the Amada Project Greeley and Hansen Engineers Chicago, IL 1998 to 2005 Senior Project Construction Manager and Chief MEP/HVAC Engineer
• Senior Project Coordinator for State of New York’s new waste water management system
• Marketing presentation to the State of New York Construction Design Review Board - $200 million project
• Management 200-300 persons
• HVAC piping & process piping including chilled water, gas lines, low and high pressure steam
• Design, equipment selection, and HVAC load calculations
• Brought the design up to A.S.H.R.A.E-ASME-NFPA-SMACNA codes
• Designed the water system for City of Chicago.
• HVAC load calculations, ductwork layout, equipment selections, field installation and testing Sun Chemical, Northlake, IL 1994 to 1998
Mechanical Engineer
• Design and layout mechanical system for chemical plants
• Chief project engineer for upgrading HVAC, Fire Protection, Rack Design, and Material Handling systems
• Management 75-100 persons
• On-site trouble shooter for all mechanical systems ESPO Engineering Inc., Chicago, IL 1993 to 1994
Assigned to Viskase International, Northlake, IL
HVAC Engineer
• HVAC piping and engineering
• Layout cooling and heating systems for meat packing equipment
• Design heating and cooling system for the entire building using AutoCAD
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