STEVEN C. KUNDE
Madison,Alabama
Summary
Proven management skills with more than 35 years of experience in Project and Critical Facility Management. Experienced Energy Efficiency Manager with a background in developing and implementing energy-saving programs for large-scale operations. Strengths include strategic planning, project management, and stakeholder communication. Have demonstrated success in reducing overall energy consumption and costs while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. Bring a mix of technical knowledge and leadership skills to drive sustainable practices within an organization.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Resource Efficiency/Operations Manager
Stell Environmental
Redstone Arsenal, AL
04.2025 - Current
- Lead operations and strategic oversight for Resource Efficiency Managers (REM III) across 22 U.S. Army military installations.
- Serve as the primary operations lead, ensuring consistent implementation of energy and water efficiency initiatives, compliance with federal mandates, and alignment with Army sustainability goals.
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and performance oversight to REM III personnel.
- Coordinate with installation stakeholders to identify and implement energy conservation measures (ECMs), track performance metrics, and support reporting requirements.
- Oversee the development and execution of installation energy and water plans, ensuring integration with Army Climate Strategy and Net Zero goals.
- Support audits, data analysis, and project development to improve installation resilience and reduce resource consumption.
Senior Consultant, Project Manager
Guidehouse
Huntsville, Alabama
04.2022 - 04.2025
- Responsible for helping government client solve complex issues and manage risk in the delivery of large-scale capital projects and programs.
- Implements solutions from initial business case development, program management, integrity monitoring, through final close-out and transition to operations.
- Provides on-site construction management oversight during mobilization, site preparation, construction, fit-out, commissioning and occupancy.
- Provides leadership, oversight, and overall responsibility for the timeliness, completeness, and quality of multiple construction projects.
- Manages the Project Management Team by maintaining a coordinated relationship with the government agency, its clients, as well as, with the architect-engineers, construction contractors and other contractors supporting the government.
- Assists the central utility plant personnel on campus utility collection, facility energy usage, and recommended enhancements to align with federal and state energy management mandates.
- Active/Current Top Secret Security Clearance
Critical Facilities Manager (CFM)
M.C. DEAN
Cheyenne, Wyoming
12.2020 - 04.2022
- Managing operations and maintenance of all assigned site infrastructure equipment and systems (critical and/or non-critical).
- Coordinate workforce schedule to accomplish assigned maintenance and operations.
- Manage the development and execution of facilities budget.
- Collected energy usage data through building automation system and provided reports on mechanical and electrical loads.
- Identified initiatives necessary to increase building efficiency.
- Lead the negotiation and approval of contracts/agreements with vendors as requested.
- Responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and reviewing work handled by outside contractors and vendors.
- Review results from PM inspections and provide guidance addressing issues.
- Assume an ownership stake in the ongoing evolution and operation of the facility Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Operations/Facility Manager
Houston Fearless
Beale AFB, California
01.2009 - 12.2020
- Project Manager lead for all commissioning and engineering initiatives.
- Supervise and lead HVAC technicians.
- Responsible for maintaining and initiating repairs for over 200 Environmental Control Units (ECU) specific to critical military support equipment.
- Conducted audits to assess energy performance and compliance with regulations.
- Analyzed energy consumption patterns to identify efficiency opportunities.
- Developed and implemented strategies for sustainable energy use across projects.
Section Chief, Zonal Maintenance / Critical Facility Manager
United States Air Force
Beale AFB, California
01.1988 - 01.2009
- Managed and directed performance of 25 HVAC/R and Power Production technicians.
- Supervised the installation, inspection and repair of environmental control units, power generators, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and electrical distribution equipment.
- Expert advisor and technician on installing and repairing HVAC equipment and associated subsystems.
- Responsible for new facility; acting as liaison between subcontractors and Army Corp of Engineers.
- Maintained historical records on assigned equipment and input data into the Integrated Maintenance Data Systems (IMDS).
- Ensured compliance with international and local environmental directives for fuels, refrigerants, and hazardous materials.
Skills
- Energy management
- Resource efficiency
- Project management
- Construction oversight
- Facilities management
- Stakeholder engagement
Education Certifications
- B.A., Business Management, 08/01/18, 3.76
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), 04/01/23
- OSHA, 30-hour Construction Safety and Health, 08/01/24
- Project Management Certificate (Undergraduate), 11/01/19
- Universal CFC Certification, 09/01/92
Training
- Resource Energy Manager (REM) Workshop, 01/01/25
- OSHA 30-hour Construction, 01/01/24
- Jenbacher Fast Start Generators, 01/01/20
- Siemens Building Automation, 01/01/20
- Setpoint Systems Delta I & II, 01/01/19
- Eaton Power-Ware, 01/01/09
- Power Boilers, 01/01/01
- Civil Engineering Management, 01/01/00
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems II, 01/01/97
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems I, 01/01/97
- Mechanical Systems Electrical / Control Troubleshooting, 01/01/92
- Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Specialist, 01/01/89
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Resource Efficiency/Operations Manager
Stell Environmental
04.2025 - Current
Senior Consultant, Project Manager
Guidehouse
04.2022 - 04.2025
Critical Facilities Manager (CFM)
M.C. DEAN
12.2020 - 04.2022
Operations/Facility Manager
Houston Fearless
01.2009 - 12.2020
Section Chief, Zonal Maintenance / Critical Facility Manager
United States Air Force
01.1988 - 01.2009