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Cory Howard

Greenfield,IL

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Utilities and Energy Manager

Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
10.2022 - Current
  • Manages the maintenance and operations of employees in the Euclid Power Plant.
  • Conducts or facilitates internal energy audits for all buildings, utilizing existing metrics to identify data anomalies and aggressively addressing excursions.
  • Creates and manages building efficiency metrics for technicians to measure and track the performance of all building systems on campus, including a ranking and notification system that resolves the most inefficient systems on campus. Tracks and manages reporting to ensure compliance with University, State and Federal regulations.
  • Develops maintenance and operational energy policies for existing buildings. Trains F.E. technicians in efficient building operation and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborates with medical center partners and city utility distribution companies in the long-range planning of the water, sewer, natural gas, and electric systems to ensure consistent, reliable, and efficient services.
  • Collaborates with the department of Capital Projects and acts as a subject matter expert on infrastructure requirements. Collaborates with the engineering department to identify capital deficiencies in the physical plant.
  • Assists the Director in the preparation of budgets, goals, policies, and system documentation.
  • Communicates with all departments (pre-clinical and clinical), school administrators, off campus activities, and University administration regarding physical plant-related initiatives and issues.
  • Supports the operation of the incidence response/command center.
  • Ensures the compliance of all city, state, and federal building codes in existing buildings as well as all emission standards set by the city, state, or federal agencies.
  • Acts as a key member of the Natural Gas Hedge Committee.

Control Room Manager

Washington University
St Louis, Missouri
04.2021 - 10.2022
  • Supervisor over 8 Energy Management Technicians for the Control Room.
  • Manage the Chilled Water Loop operation to reduce energy usage during peak demand.
  • Manager for control projects on campus for new and existing equipment.
  • Monitor and maintain Building Automation Systems on campus.
  • Identify machine operational issues and create work orders for repairs.
  • Manage accurate and efficient control adjustments to building schedules to meet WUSM energy reduction needs.

Facilities Maintenance Technician

Washington University
St Louis, MO
11.2007 - 04.2021
  • Control Room Building Automation - 2 years.
  • Facilities Maintenance Technician - 10 years.
  • Recommission Controls Technician - 2 years.

Factory Representative

SEMCO Inc.
Columbia, MO
09.2005 - 11.2007
  • Factory service technician for all SEMCO Inc. equipment throughout North America.
  • Installed and performed testing for energy recovery wheels on new and existing applications.
  • Refrigeration technician for package rooftop systems. Control technician for Automated Logic controls.
  • Performed startup testing and balancing for new construction applications.

Service Technician

King Air Conditioning and Heating
Godfrey, IL
08.2003 - 09.2005
  • Performed preventative maintenance on HVAC-R systems, such as cleaning, adjusting, and replacing parts.
  • Diagnosed problems with HVAC-R systems to determine necessary repairs or replacements.
  • Maintained records of customer service calls including type of work performed, time spent on job site, materials used.
  • Repaired faulty wiring, motors, compressors, condensers, evaporators, and other components of HVAC-R systems.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, And Refrigeration Technology

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
Avondale, AZ
06-2003

Skills

  • Management
  • Workplace Safety
  • Utilities Management
  • Energy Efficiency Expertise
  • Chilled Water Expertise
  • Steam and Natural Gas
  • Building Automation Controls
  • HVAC Maintenance and Repair

Certification

  • EPA Universal Refrigeration License
  • Watson McDaniel Basic & Advance Steam Training
  • Schneider ExoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert
  • Schneider ExcoStruxure Building Operation
  • Johnson Controls Metasys

Timeline

Utilities and Energy Manager

Washington University
10.2022 - Current

Control Room Manager

Washington University
04.2021 - 10.2022

Facilities Maintenance Technician

Washington University
11.2007 - 04.2021

Factory Representative

SEMCO Inc.
09.2005 - 11.2007

Service Technician

King Air Conditioning and Heating
08.2003 - 09.2005

Associate of Applied Science - Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, And Refrigeration Technology

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
Cory Howard