John S. McLeod has over 20 years of experience in project management, commissioning, and building automation systems. He has specialized in commercial, industrial, and NYC green school building projects. As a commissioning manager, he has supervised pre-functional and functional testing of HVAC and DDC control systems for the New York City School Construction Authority. He also has experience estimating, coordinating subcontractors, and scheduling projects from his roles at various construction and engineering firms.
Experienced Project Manager and Commissioning Manager
1. llJOHN S. McLeod
1010 Maxwell Street
Franklin Square, NY, 11010
(516) 305-4118
Jmcleod514@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Project Manager/Commissioning Manager, LonMaker Professional Certification, LEED-Green
Associate,specializing in commercial/industrial/NYC Green School Buildings and new construction.
Experienced Commissioning Manager for HVAC and DDC Controls, with LEED Accredited
Professional training.
EXPERIENCE
CTI, Long Island City, NY 2007 - 2016
Estimator/Project Manager/Commissioning Project Manager, DDCControls Commissioning
Review mechanical drawings, specifications, and temperature controls submittals by temperature control
contractors. Issue noncompliant comments to School Construction Authority project managers and
‘mechanical engineers.
Estimate Plan and spec.
Create pre functional test forms and functional test forms.
Supervise and Perform inspections during construction phase to ensure compliance with the
School Construction Authorities standards.
Supervise and perform pre functional and functional testing (Commissioning) of BMS systems at
new high schools for the New York City School Construction Authority with various
Temperature Controls Contractors. Serve as the Facilities Management System Integrator.
Integrate the temperature controls contractors systems with LonMaker to Wonder Ware graphics
T.M. BIER, Long Island City, NY 2005 - 2007
Project Engineer, DDCControls
Reviewed mechanical drawings and specifications, wrote scope of work for subcontractors, and
negotiated and awarded subcontractors.
Coordinated submittals, control drawings, Sequence of Operation and As Builds.
Coordinated with other building trades on scheduling, panel fabrication, subcontractors,
programming, graphics, Start up, point-to-point check out and commissioning.
Estimated changing orders.
Invoiced and closed jobs.
POWER COOLING, Long Island City, NY 2000 - 2005
Project Manager
Scheduled subcontractors, procured equipment, and coordinated with other trades to complete HVAC and
Controls installations.
Negotiated and awarded contracts, and reviewed plans, blueprints, specifications, and
construction methods to ensure compliance with all requirements.
2. Inspected and monitored construction sites, using metering devices and test equipment to perform
inspections.
Recommended and implemented Microsoft project as a standard to schedule, expedite, and
forecast ongoing and future projects.
Designed sequence of operation for mechanical equipment to maximize energy savings.
Assessed communication process in the office and created a motivating environment.
GKCL CONTROLS, NewYork,NY 1999 - 2000
DDC Controls Estimator
Estimated DDC systems from blueprints, specifications, and sequence of operation.
Influenced estimating program on Excel.
Sketched wiring diagrams for electrical contractors to give accurate estimate.
Transferred new jobs to Project Managers.
Recommended alternatives to reduce cost.
Start up/Checkout/Commissioning activities for all projects.
COLUMBIAUNIVERSITY,
New York, NY 1996 - 1999
Controls Shop Operations Supervisor
Oversaw daily operations of Building Systems, DDC - Building Automation Systems and Data
Acquisition systems.
Examined and restructured preventive maintenance on all BMS, DAS, pneumatic and electronic
control systems on campus.
Prepared daily assignments and schedules for staff of 11 union BMS mechanics.
Structured Facilities Management Maintenance program MP-2, Lead the transfer of data from
former ELKE Maintenance program to the new MP-2
Volunteered evenings to resolve campus Chilled water and condenser water loops pressure
problems.
Customized monitoring of all DDC and mechanical systems on campus.
Integrated Data Acquisition Systems to BMS.
CERTIFICATES
LEED Green Associate
LonMaker Professional Certification
Supervisor Training 1, 2 and 3, Columbia University
Technician, Programmer,Siemens
Basic Programming, Andover
Project Management, Skill path
Carrier Absorption Chiller training
OSHA,
COMPUTER SKILLS
Siemens Insight software,Apogee and Honeywell Care Building Automation systems, Andover Infinity,
Andover Continuum, BMS hardware, software, LonMaker, Wonderware,Jace, Facilities Management
Maintenance program MP-2, AutoCAD,Microsoft Project, Excel, Word Sharepoint.