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Peter Burgess

T.J. Kieper, P.E. 1st T.J. Kieper, P.E. Data Center Facilities Mechanical Engineer at Google Greater New York City AreaMechanical or Industrial Engineering Previous IBM East Fishkill, CDM (Camp Dresser & McKee), Whitney & Ryan General Contractors Education Clarkson University 500+ connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Connected 20 hours ago RelationshipContact Info Email kiepertj@gmail.com Linkedin www.linkedin.com/pub/t-j-kieper-p-e/17/434/a31 Edit contact info Background Summary I am a highly motivated individual who is comfortable working individually or on any team. I hold myself to a very high standard with regards to quality of work and I strive for excellence on all endeavors. I am very interested in using the knowledge that I have acquired through experience and education to find more efficient means of designing, constructing, and operating HVAC equipment and processes in the industrial and commercial setting. Experience GoogleData Center Facilities Mechanical Engineer Google December 2013 – Present (8 months)New York, New York Central Utility Plant Lead Mechanical Engineer - Team Leader IBM East Fishkill June 2011 – December 2013 (2 years 7 months) Provide sole mechanical engineering support for the following utility plant systems to maintain site manufacturing, lab, and office area specification requirements: High Temperature Hot Water (480 MMBtu), Chilled Water (50,000 tons), Compressed Air (34,500 scfm), Fire Protection, HVAC, Natural Gas/Fuel Oil Distribution, Site Trestle Distribution, etc. Implement energy monitoring/conservation projects, capital project scope of work development, funding request justification, system optimization, development of equipment and system sequence of operations, continuous improvement of all systems operations Operations Team Leader providing main interface between the engineering team and operations technicians (Open)1 project Facilities Mechanical Engineer IBM East Fishkill June 2008 – June 2011 (3 years 1 month) Responsible for systems in both the Central Utility Plant and in six buildings on site that have labs, offices, data centers, clean rooms etc. Provide Mechanical Engineering support for the following site systems:High Temperature Hot Water, Chilled Water, Compressed Air, Site Fire Protection, Natural Gas/Fuel Oil, Airside Distribution, Air Handlers, Process Cooling, etc. Includes energy conservation efforts, system optimization, system upgrade design review and troubleshooting when processes deviate from specificaiton. Mechanical Engineering Intern CDM (Camp Dresser & McKee) November 2007 – May 2008 (7 months) HVAC design/equipment selection Building heating/cooling load calculations Construction Worker Whitney & Ryan General Contractors April 2004 – April 2008 (4 years 1 month) Worked on a variety of commercial and residential construction projects Learned every aspect of construction, from demolition to completion HVAC Sales Engineering Intern The Trane Company May 2007 – August 2007 (4 months) Worked with Sales Engineers to design and select HVAC systems Worked with the Service department on all forms of HVAC equipment Projects Chiller Plant Optimization Project Implementation (Siemens Demand Flow)(Link) September 2011 – May 2013 Collaborative team effort to implement the full system optimization of the 44,000 ton chilled water plant at IBM East Fishkill. This included complete sequence of operations development for the entire system, equipment testing, system reliability improvements, measurement/ verification for the associated NYSERDA rebate, and the training module implementation for the operations teams. The project...more (Open)5 team members, including: T.J. Kieper, P.E. T.J. Kieper, P.E. Data Center Facilities Mechanical Engineer at Google Frederic Wright Frederic Wright Senior Engineer, Site Facilities Lead Automation and Controls Engineer at IBM George Leonhardt George Leonhardt IBM at East Fishkill NY Christopher Welch Christopher Welch Instrumentation and Controls Engineer at IBM Skills & Endorsements Top Skills 55Engineering 43Mechanical Engineering 41HVAC 39Energy 25Continuous Improvement 23Facilities Management 17Energy Conservation 12Leadership 11Energy Efficiency 9Energy Management T.J. also knows about... 9Process Engineering 8Boilers 8MS Project 6Root Cause Analysis 5Cooling Water 5Engineering Management 5Six Sigma 4Microsoft Office 4Heat Transfer 4AutoCAD 4Project Engineering 4Industrial Engineering 3Operations Management 1Problem Solving 1Cooling Education Clarkson University Clarkson University Master of Science (MS), Engineering Management 2013 – 2015 (expected) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BS, Mechanical Engineering 2004 – 2008 Cumulative GPA 3.52 / 4.0 Dean's List Football Liberty League All Academic Team Activities and Societies: 4 Years of Division 3 College Football (Open)1 recommendation Steve Derby Steve Derby at Distributed Robotics / Pack Flow Concepts TJ waqs team leader of a team of 12 students who designed and built a toy rocket that dispensed candy. TJ was an excellent leader, and the resulting effort won an award from ASME Manufacturing division!View Additional Info Advice for Contacting T.J. The preferred method of contact is email. Honors & Awards Additional Honors & Awards NYS Professional Engineer License #092584 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cum Laude Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean's List Liberty League Football All Academic Team 2008 ASME Student Manufacturing Design Competition 2nd Place Organizations Additional Organizations ASHARAE (Bi State Chapter) Recommendations Received (1)Given (2) Peter, would you like to recommend T.J.? Recommend T.J. BS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Steve Derby Steve Derby at Distributed Robotics / Pack Flow Concepts TJ waqs team leader of a team of 12 students who designed and built a toy rocket that dispensed candy. TJ was an excellent leader, and the resulting effort won an award from ASME Manufacturing division! 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