Christopher Richard
Roswell,GA
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Engineer
General Services Administration
10.2019 - Current
- Provide technical support for Federal Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) valued at design and construction cost of $30,000,000 and up for GSA facilities. Provide design review for ESPC's and UESC's that include HVAC upgrades, installation of LED lighting and solar PV systems, smart meters, BAS control systems, and low flow plumbing fixtures.
- Provide technical review of ESPC Measurement and Verification reports to ensure guaranteed energy savings are met.
- Perform reviews of mechanical engineering designs for constant and variable volume air handling unit systems, chillers, cooling towers, heating boilers, building automation system controls, chilled water, heating water, and condensing water pumping systems, closed and open loop water treatment and filtration systems, steam and condensate systems, and plumbing and potable water heating systems for GSA facilities. Ensure compliance with GSA design guides, building codes, and ASHRAE standards such as ASHRAE 62 and 90.1.
- Perform construction management support duties including submittal and shop drawing reviews, answering of contractor requests for information, review and approval of contractor construction schedules, change order requests, etc.
- Perform review and analysis of new energy saving technologies and evaluate their possible use for GSA facilities, Federal office buildings, Federal courthouses, and other similar facilities as national team member of GSA Green Proving Ground Technical Advisory Group.
- Write statements of work and produce cost estimates for HVAC retro-commissioning projects for GSA buildings. Assist GSA procurement staff with price negotiations and award. Provide technical review and acceptance of project deliverables.
- Hold current U. S. Government Public Trust Clearance.
Project Engineer
Atlanta VA Medical Center
06.2016 - 10.2019
- Managed facility design and construction projects from inception through construction completion. Concurrently managed simultaneous design and construction projects totaling over $15,000,000.
- Wrote Statements of Work for contract Architecture/Engineering (A/E) firm designs for hospital construction and renovation projects including upgrades and additions for HVAC, chilled water and condensing water systems, central steam boiler plants, steam and steam condensate systems, heating water systems, building automation systems, piped medical gas and vacuum systems, plumbing and drain systems, fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, electrical systems, nurse call systems, structural systems, architectural modifications, elevator rebuilds, and roofing replacements. Gathered data and performed field surveys as needed to develop scope. Provided design fee estimates. Assisted procurement staff with design firm selection, price negotiation, and award. Produced design schedules to meet mission requirements.
- Produced construction cost estimates.
- Coordinated design drawing and specification reviews with hospital staff, including department heads, maintenance staff, safety staff, and infection control staff. Ensured designs met VA Design Guide standards and that all technical review comments, including mine, were incorporated into final construction documents. Coordinated design with hospital infection control staff via Infection Control Risk Assessment process. Coordinated design time schedule to ensure timely construction award. Assisted procurement staff with construction contractor bid review, price negotiation, and construction award.
- Managed turnkey design/build major medical equipment replacement projects for spaces including Cardiac Procedure Lab. Coordinated room equipment layout drawings for treatment machines, medical gas booms, and other associated items with vendors and hospital staff. Coordinated all utility shutdowns required with hospital staff, including electrical and medical gas shutdowns required for room preparation. Coordinated with hospital staff to provide temporary medical oxygen and/or medical air tanks, etc. as required to maintain patient care to adjacent areas affected by shutdowns.
- During construction, reviewed and approved construction schedules, construction shop drawings and submittals, inspected work in place for compliance with contract documents, processed contractor progress payments, answered contractor requests for information, wrote and estimated change orders and assisted procurement staff with change order price negotiation.
- Performed construction site safety inspections with VA Safety Office staff per VA Environment of Care Standards. Provided hot work permits to contractors as needed. Implemented interim life safety measures such as contractor continuous fire watch for fire sprinkler and fire alarm outages required for construction. Ensured contractor compliance with hospital cleanliness standards. Upon final construction contractor turnover coordinated with hospital environmental management staff to perform terminal cleaning.
- Performed final inspections and created punch list, ensured completion of punch list items, and performed project closeout. Provided construction warranty item support.
- Applied requirements of VA Design Guides, Joint Commission, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, NFPA 13, NFPA 72, NFPA 99, NFPA 45, and other applicable design codes, guides, and standards to designs for VA construction, repair, and renovation projects.
- Provided support as requested during Joint Commission surveys.
Mechanical Engineer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
08.2012 - 06.2016
- Produced mechanical design specifications and drawings with AutoCAD for facility HVAC, building automation system controls, chilled water, condensing water, heating water, steam and condensate, compressed air, laboratory gases, and plumbing for office and laboratory facilities. Produced equipment layout drawings for items including steam sterilizers, laboratory cylinder gas manifolds, and other equipment.
- Produced construction cost estimates.
- Provided mechanical design review for A/E designs for office and laboratory buildings, commercial kitchens, and other facilities.
- Coordinated designs with other CDC engineering and architectural disciplines and CDC safety staff.
- During construction provided mechanical shop drawing submittal review and approval and conducted construction site inspections. Wrote change orders and provided change order cost estimates. Assisted procurement staff with change order negotiations.
- Participated on construction punch list inspections.
Mechanical Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration
02.2008 - 08.2012
- Produced mechanical design specifications and drawings for facility HVAC, building automation system controls, chilled water, condensing water, heating water, and plumbing for FAA office and Air Route Traffic Control facilities.
- Produced construction cost estimates.
- Produced HVAC designs for FAA air traffic control equipment computer rooms utilizing chilled water computer room air conditioning units.
- Provided mechanical design review for A/E designs for renovations and repairs of FAA facilities.
- Coordinated designs with other FAA engineering and architectural disciplines and safety staff.
- During construction provided mechanical shop drawing submittal review and approval.
Project Engineer
Atlanta VA Medical Center
03.2000 - 02.2008
- Managed design and construction projects from inception through construction completion. Concurrently managed simultaneous design and construction projects totaling over $10,000,000.
- Wrote Statements of Work for contract Architecture/Engineering(A/E) firm designs for hospital construction and renovation projects including upgrades and additions for HVAC, chilled water and condensing water systems, central steam boiler plants, steam and steam condensate systems, heating water systems, building automation systems, piped medical gas and vacuum systems, plumbing and drain systems, fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, electrical systems, nurse call systems, structural systems, architectural modifications, elevator rebuilds, and roofing replacements. Gathered data and performed field surveys as needed to develop scope. Provided design fee estimates. Assisted procurement staff with design firm selection, price negotiation, and award. Produced design schedules to meet mission requirements.
- Produced construction cost estimates.
- Coordinated design drawing and specification reviews with hospital staff, including department heads, maintenance staff, safety staff, and infection control staff. Ensured designs met VA Design Guide standards and that all technical review comments, including mine, were incorporated into final construction documents. Coordinated design with hospital infection control staff via Infection Control Risk Assessment process. Coordinated design time schedule to ensure timely construction award. Assisted procurement staff with construction contractor bid review, price negotiation, and construction award.
- Managed turnkey design/build major medical equipment replacement projects for spaces including MRI, Nuclear Medicine, and Cystoscopy. Coordinated room equipment layout drawings for treatment machines, medical gas booms, and other associated items with vendors and hospital staff. Coordinated removal and replacement of all major medical equipment and all site preparation construction, ensuring proper installation of items such as lead shielding for urology equipment and RF wall shielding for MRI equipment.
- Managed turnkey design/build project for installation of hospital wide Translogic/Swisslog pneumatic tube system for areas including inpatient and outpatient pharmacies, clinical laboratories, and operating rooms. Coordinated construction and equipment layout drawings for tube stations with clinical staff and vendors.
- During construction, reviewed and approved construction schedules, construction shop drawings and submittals, inspected work in place for compliance with contract documents, processed contractor progress payments, answered contractor requests for information, wrote and estimated change orders and assisted procurement staff with change order price negotiation.
- Performed construction site safety inspections with VA Safety Office staff per VA Environment of Care Standards. Provided hot work permits to contractors as needed. Implemented interim life safety measures such as contractor continuous fire watch for fire sprinkler and fire alarm outages required for construction. Ensured contractor compliance with hospital cleanliness standards. Upon final construction contractor turnover coordinated with hospital environmental management staff to perform terminal cleaning.
- Performed final inspections and created punch list, ensured completion of punch list items, and performed project closeout. Provided construction warranty item support.
- Applied requirements of VA Design Guides, Joint Commission, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, NFPA 13, NFPA 72, NFPA 99, NFPA 45, and other applicable design codes, guides, and standards to designs for VA construction, repair, and renovation projects.
- Provided support as requested during Joint Commission surveys.
Mechanical Engineer
U. S. Air Force
06.1996 - 03.2000
- Wrote A/E statements of work for and provided technical review of contract A/E designs for facility HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, fire suppression, steam and condensate, plumbing, underground petroleum jet fuel piping systems and aboveground storage tanks and pumping systems, and cathodic protection systems for jet fuel storage tanks and piping.
- Provided construction shop drawing and submittal reviews for mechanical equipment. Assisted Air Force construction managers with contractor requests for information, change order negotiation, and construction inspections.
- Provided scope development on major construction projects to be submitted for high level approval.
- Assisted first level supervisor in long term facility and infrastructure planning to meet future mission requirements.
- Held DoD Secret Clearance.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery, WV05.1995
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- AutoCAD
- Trane Trace 700
- RS Means
- Ability to learn and use new software and tools
Address
2032 Merrimont Way
Roswell, GA 30075
Home Phone
770-645-2106
Cell Phone
404-790-4028
Job Related Training
- NFPA 13 Sprinkler Systems Design Seminar, National Fire Protection Association
- Contracting and Federal Acquisitions Regulations Course, U. S. Air Force
- HVAC Systems Design, Air Force Institute of Technology
- HVAC Controls Systems Design, Air Force Institute of Technology
- Briefing Techniques and Construction Cost Estimating, U S. Air Force
- Spirax Sarco Steam Systems Design and Maintenance Workshop, Spirax Sarco
- Cathodic Protection, U. S. Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency
- AutoCAD 13 Basics
- Design of HVAC Systems for Laboratories, Eagleson Institute
- COR/FAC Level II Contracting Officer's Technical Representative Certification, Federal Acquisition Institute
Awards
- GSA Performance Award Cash Bonus, 11/2024
- GSA Performance Award Cash Bonus, 11/2023
- GSA Performance Award Cash Bonus, 11/2022
- GSA Performance Award Cash Bonus, 11/2021
Timeline
Mechanical Engineer
General Services Administration
10.2019 - Current
Project Engineer
Atlanta VA Medical Center
06.2016 - 10.2019
Mechanical Engineer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
08.2012 - 06.2016
Mechanical Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration
02.2008 - 08.2012
Project Engineer
Atlanta VA Medical Center
03.2000 - 02.2008
Mechanical Engineer
U. S. Air Force
06.1996 - 03.2000
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
West Virginia Institute of Technology
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