PROFILE
Engineering Professional with 30 years of experience developing and deploying successful projects and solutions in the Energy Efficiency industry. Award-winning use of cutting edge technologies and published author of articles on the use of data acquisition and reporting systems for enhanced facility performance. Demonstrated ability to manage large and small projects, subcontractors and software programmers for successful on-time, in-budget completion.
A skilled professional who employs innovative strategies for improving building performance by harnessing the power of facility information technology, dramatically reducing energy consumption, operating costs and capital expenditures for individual buildings, campuses and large portfolios. Provides superior technical leadership in a wide variety of settings to illuminate cost-effective opportunities for performance improvement and devise groundbreaking solutions minimizing operational risk and maintaining performance over time.
- A natural Technical Leader and Mentor who thrives in environments requiring big-picture thinking grounded in years of front-line practical experience.
Possesses excellent client-facing communication skills for business development, technical sales support and knowledge of policies, processes and procedures for consistent, successful project execution.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Energy Information System Development and Deployment Advanced Energy Analytics Innovative Conservation Strategies and Initiatives Energy Savings Verification HVAC Performance Analysis Building Automation System Engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Consultant Present
Energy Information Specialist
Creating exemplary energy efficiency and advanced facility performance through strategic use of technology.
SCIenergy, Inc. 2010-2011
Director, Energy Efficiency Applications
Responsible for product definition, functional specification, sales support and deployment of energy efficiency products and solutions to key accounts worldwide. Successfully deployed a real-time energy performance monitoring system for GreenBuild 2011 at the Metro-Toronto Convention Center and 18 York St. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bowman Consulting, L.L.C. 2008-2010
Founder, Energy Information Specialist
Provided advanced energy analytics and strategic consulting services for the use of emerging facility information technology at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA and Deutsche Bank global Corporate Real Estate Services in London, UK.
CB Richard Ellis 2007-2008
National Energy Manager on Washington Mutual Account
Managed energy consumption and de-regulated energy procurement for more than 2,500 facilities encompassing 24,000,000 square feet and $60,000,000 in annual energy costs.
Successfully launched the Green Retail program, including portfolio-wide energy performance reports in collaboration with the client and CBRE national facilities management network.
Developed and successfully implemented the 2008 energy plan within strict budget limitations.
Bowman Consulting, L.L.C. 2004-2007
Achieved exemplary energy efficiency and advanced facility performance at the Portland World Trade Center, Portland, OR; Performed site assessment, design and specification of a district-wide DDC system for Pendleton School District, Pendleton, OR; and Provided an Integrated Metering Solution for Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
Abacus Engineered Systems, Inc. 2002-2004
Director of Facility Enterprise Services
Designed, developed and applied facility information systems and advanced diagnostics to measure, verify and maintain energy savings for energy performance contracts and ongoing performance operations.
Bowman Consulting, L.L.C. 2000-2002
Provided technical leadership for the successful implementation of the Colorado Springs School District 11 Resource Conservation Management Program (see Selected Project Engagements below).
E-Cube, Inc. 1998-2000
Senior Energy Engineer
Lead Engineer and Account Manager for performance contracting prefeasibility studies. Utilized existing facility information to diagnose and troubleshoot HVAC system controls at the new David Skaggs Federal Building in Boulder, CO resulting in a citation for Outstanding Contribution to Excellence in Federal Design.
Measuring and Monitoring Services, Inc. 1993-1998
Director of Engineering
Managing director for the migration of a DOS-based data acquisition system to Windows NT and Microsoft SQL Server. Wrote all functional specifications, managed programmers and tested all functionality to ensure high-integrity data acquisition and reporting. Wrote all technical documentation and guided data processing operations for successful transition to the new platform. Provided technical leadership for on-going Product Development and Quality Assurance, and served as project manager for many key accounts, including the PG&E ACT2 project.
Energy Management Consulting 1989-1993
Provided energy studies, quality assurance reviews, energy monitoring, impact evaluation, design, and implementation of conservation measures for a variety of clients.
Building Automation and Temperature Control 1980-1989
Applications Engineer
Designed and managed the procurement, installation and commissioning of building automaton, life safety and security systems for large, high-profile commercial and industrial facilities, including Dallas Main Center and LTV Center in Dallas, TX, and State House Square and One Financial Plaza in Hartford, CT.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Engineering Brown University, Providence, RI
SELECTED PROJECT ENGAGEMENTS
Washington Mutual Green Retail Program
Successfully mined the extensive utility billing database for the first time in the companys history to segment and accurately reveal the energy consumption patterns of the entire real estate portfolio. Created custom Energy Performance Reports, which served as the basis for developing, deploying and measuring the results of the Green Retail Program endorsed by the Senior Vice President of Corporate Real Estate and the President of Retail Banking. Coordinated the implementation of low-cost Energy Efficiency Work Orders through the CBRE national facilities management network throughout all retail bank locations.
Colorado Springs School District 11 Resource Conservation Management Program
Provided functional specifications, quality assurance testing and field engineering for the development and deployment of UM Profiler, a web-enabled data acquisition and visualization tool for utility meter interval data. Established data entry and quality control procedures accurate energy consumption reporting and avoided cost calculations. Also wrote the first Building Use and Operation Guide integrating the program with facilities staff, principals and teachers. Overall, the program avoided over $1 million per year in energy costs and won the 2004 National Energy Star Award.
Portland World Trade Center
Performed specification, implementation oversight, and commissioning of major changes to 2,000-ton central cooling plant, including plate-and-frame heat exchanger for winter free cooling and comprehensive revision to chilled water system software control program. Provided successful diagnosis and modification of control strategies for stable building static pressure control in the high-rise office tower for the first time in buildings 30-year history. Completed the design, specification and commissioning of a facility-wide, master metering plan, including electric sub-meters and chilled water and hot water BTU meters.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Advanced Customer Technology Test (ACT2)
Served as Project Manager for the successful completion of the most advanced field monitoring project of its kind at the time, including site data collection and impact evaluation of near-market ready technologies implemented at four commercial, four residential and one agricultural site. Responsible for long-term, high-accuracy monitoring of energy, temperature, weather, flow and other parameters for calibration of DOE-2 building simulation models.
Northeast Utilities Energy Action Program
Detailed energy conservation studies of 30 commercial and industrial facilities totaling over 4,500,000 square feet to identify conservation measures that qualified for utility incentives. Major facilities included the U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center, Springfield, MA, General Electric Defense Systems, and Smith & Wesson.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Outstanding Contribution to Excellence in Federal Design Citation U.S. General Services Administration
For Diagnostic Approach to Mechanical System Optimization Using Facility Information Technology, 2000
Energy Engineer of the Year Association of Energy Engineers, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 1999
PUBLICATIONS
Using Facility Information Systems for Post-Occupancy Commissioning and Optimization
Mark Bowman and Jack S. Wolpert, ASHRAE Journal, 2006
How to Select Electrical End-Use Meters for Proper Measurement of DSM Impact Estimates
Mark Bowman, DA/DSM, 1994
Turning Lead into Gold: Trends in Metering for Studies of Load and Load Impacts
Mark Bowman and Miriam Goldberg, ACEEE Summer Study on Efficiency in Buildings, 1994
