Project Manager Engineer

MICHAEL B. MILLS, MBA, MS, CEM, LEED GA

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OBJECTIVE: Energy management, auditing, energy analysis re-commissioning and MEP commissioning of commercial buildings.

EDUCATION

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Masters of Business Administration, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono

CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Energy Manager and LEED GA

CORE COMPETENCIES

Interests include but are not limited to: project management, field technical support, sales, process engineering and financial analysis. Adept at quickly assimilating a wide rage of technically challenging disciplines, innovative, entrepreneurial spirit and drive. Top tier producer with outstanding strategic planning, problem solving, decision making skills. Strong communication skills. Love to travel.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Engineering: Currently employed at Environmental Health & Engineering as a staff engineer. I have served as the lead engineer conducting energy analysis for several laboratory re-commissioning projects and have performed numerous level I and level II energy audits. Additional responsibilities include ASHRAE 110 testing and reducing the face velocities of laboratory fume hoods. Historically our team's primary emphasis has been mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) commissioning for large commercial applications for universities and hospitals. At Sterling Deaerator I served as a project manager. While working at E. I. DuPont I co-designed a connector which increased sales to Hewlett Packard 500%. I also worked as a senior process engineer for a pulp process equipment supplier.

Sales: I was employed 3 years as an inside sales representative with a freight broker. My average annual revenue growth was in excess of 120%. While working with Sprint Telecom I was ranked # 1 on my sales team selling long distance service to small businesses. Later I was promoted to internet sales and ranked #3 of 65 before the department was closed in 2003. As an investment broker I attained the position of Vice President. I was the largest producer in the office, a member of the President's club, and ranked #2 of 16 in my training class.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008 to present - Staff Engineer, Environmental Health & Engineering Inc. Needham, MA 2008- present. As lead engineer of retro-commissioning projects to laboratories I am involved in the design of occupied/unoccupied ventilation strategies, temperature set back strategies, lab fume hood turn down projects, analysis of: chillers, air handlers, boilers, pumps, steam systems, hot and chilled water systems. I have conducted Level I and II energy audits for residential, school, office, library and restaurant buildings. The analysis included an in depth review of energy bills, normalizing degree day data and involved a review of building envelop, lighting and HVAC operation via onsite inspections, energy balances and data logging. Final reports included a financial summary which prioritized identified energy conservation measures (ECMs) on the basis of various return metrics and projected greenhouse gas reductions. As a commissioning agent I am involved in design review, writing functional protocol tests, site inspections, and verifying the functional performance and compliance to: specifications, building codes, and adherence to the sequence of operations. I am also experienced with ASHRAE 110 fume hood testing.

2007 to 2008 – Project Manager, Sterling Deaerator, Lees Summit, MO. Responsibilities included product sizing and preparing sales proposals to prospects throughout the world in a variety of industries. I was also responsible for design specification, monitoring fabrication, and shipping of awarded contracts. I interacted with clients, general contractors, fabricators and various accessory vendors.

2005 to 2007 – New Business Representative, Freightquote.com, Lenexa, KS. Employed with a freight broker servicing small to mid sized companies. Responsibilities included prospecting, account management, customer support and liaison with 40+ different carriers.

2001 to 2005 – Technical Sales Representative, Sprint Telecommunications, Overland Park, KS. Sold long distance and internet services to small and mid sized companies.

1989 to 2001 – Vice President, Investments Investment Advisor Kansas City, MO. Sold stocks, bonds, mutual funds and insurance products. Series 7, 65 and 63 licensed.

1976 to 1978 and 1982 to 1989 – Technical Sales Representative, E.I.DuPont de Nemours. Wilmington, DE. Assigned to the Berg Electronics Division. I sold electronic connectors and provided technical support to various Hewlett Packard sites around San Jose, CA. Later in the X-Ray Film division I sold to hospitals, clinics and doctors offices in Kansas and Missouri. Increased sales 50% first year.

1978 to 1982 – Senior Process Engineer, Beloit Jones, Dalton, MA. Pulp process equipment supplier. Responsible for field support of pulp refiners and the design of old corrugated container process systems. Published in TAPPI.