Summary of Qualifications

Strong background in Electrical Engineering and experience in energy efficiency, building management, and lighting with excellent leadership and organizational skills and abilities. Major strengths lie in intelligence and perseverance. A self-starter who is results-oriented, able to expedite and delegate effectively. Strong time-management skills.

Professional Experience

Oak City Energy, LLC (4 yr)

December 2020 – Present

(Engineering services, building energy use assessments, sustainable / energy efficient systems design.)

President

• Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) - chargers design and implementation
• Large portfolio clients lighting upgrade projects
• Lighting design and photometric analysis of interior and exterior spaces
• LED solutions development and pricing
• Software: coding and improvements in energy management solutions spreadsheets and apps

TWhigham Consulting, LLC (4 yr)

September 2016 – December 2020

(Engineering services, building energy use assessments, sustainable / energy efficient systems design.)

Senior Electrical Engineer

• Large portfolio clients lighting upgrade projects
• Lighting design and photometric analysis of interior and exterior spaces
• LED solutions development and pricing

FintronX LED LLC, Raleigh, NC (.5 yr)

March 2016 – August 2016

(LED solutions for industrial, commercial, and educational customers)

Senior Electrical Engineer

• Leadership of R&D on new LED product offerings
• Custom LED solutions development
• Process and policy initiation and implementation

ABM, Irvine, CA (1.5 yr)

July 2014 – March 2016

(Energy efficient lighting solutions for industrial, government, and commercial customers)

Manager of Project Development

• Leadership and oversight of team of project developers
• Lighting design and photometric analysis of interior and exterior spaces
• Energy efficient lighting upgrade projects developed for commercial clients in many business markets
• $12M in proposals in 2015, $6M of which went into construction

GREEN LIGHTING GROUP, Charleston, South Carolina (1.5 yr)

September 2012 – February 2014

(Energy efficient lighting solutions for industrial, governmental, and commercial settings)

Lead Electrical Engineer

• Developed web based SaaS application for lighting control system (Linux platform, MySQL back end, untethered, uninterruptible internet connectivity)
• Leadership and oversight of all technical aspects of GLG’s offerings - $26M in proposals in 2013
• R&D on digital HID ballast configuration and communication protocols
• Technical sales support / presentations
• Lighting photometrics and electrical design for parking lots, warehouses, industrial plants
• Invented a hand held electronic field smart ballast programmer

SCIENERGY/SERVIDYNE, Atlanta, Georgia (16.0 yr)

September 1996 – September 2012

(Building Management Company/Leading provider of energy efficiency via predictive diagnostics and analytics)

Senior Electrical Engineer

• Developed budgets for engineering studies and construction project costs
• Ensured all project development activities were completed within allocated budgets
• Engineering team leadership:

a) Proposal developed for a complex project involving 300+ facilities in S. Korea
b) Proposal developed for the US Dept. of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management – project won a Presidential Award for Leadership

• Presented a lecture at the GovEnergy trade show in Dallas, Texas – 2010
• Marketing / technical sales / trade shows

Lighting Development Engineer

• Conducted on-site surveys to collect pertinent data to assess conditions and energy usage
• Identified potentially economically viable energy conservation measures
• Developed energy savings estimates and implementation costs of the identified measures
• Wrote detailed scopes of work and finalized implementation budgets with sub-contractors
• Developed technically accurate and complete proposals for energy conserving projects

BOLDEN ENGINEERS, Lawrenceville, Georgia (1.0 yr)

October 1995 – September 1996

(Provided engineering services; overall and specialty lighting, electrical power distribution, control systems, telecommunications, and code compliance reviews)

Electrical Designer

• Produced contract drawings using Cadvance for the power/lighting requirements of schools, restaurants, banks, healthcare facilities, and manufacturing facilities
• Prepared special system designs including CATV, fire alarm, LAN, etc.
• Field surveys to assess existing conditions for fit up and remodeling work

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree – Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, Dec 1991
Major: Electrical Engineering
• Georgia Tech dean’s list
• 30% of college financed through scholarships / part-time employment
• GA Tech Motorsports electrical team leader

Skillsets


• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) - active North Carolina and Georgia licenses
• Registered Certified Energy Manager (CEM) with the Association of Energy Engineers
• Highly skilled in PC hardware/software applications: MS Office applications, VBA, SQL, operating systems (Linux and Windows), C++, CSS, html
• AutoCAD, Cadvance, DraftSight – drafting experience in excess of 12,000 hours
• Very successful and respected in the production of multiple complex technical projects for over 25 years
• Design work: Engineering design of new lighting and power systems
• Accustomed to flexible hours / travel schedules including overseas
• Telecommuter for 23 years, strong work ethic, self-starter, work well with minimal supervision

References


Personal and professional references available upon request.