
Timeline
About me
Principal Mechanic & Engineer at Bacon Air
Education

West virginia university
2005 - 2009Bachelor's degree broadcast journalism 3.2Activities and Societies: German club Worked hard to learn about how life operates, and studiously worked at my craft.

Osbourn high school
2002 - 2005Advanced diploma general studiesEarned my advanced studies diploma in 3 years, graduating one year early.
Experience

Leonard's hvac
Sept 2009 - Jun 2014Hvac mechanic• Lead and assisted on all service and repair related work of residential systems to include: boilers, AC systems, air handlers, heat pumps and optional equipment.• Lead install group of two or more individuals on residential HVAC systems, handling major technical operations, troubleshooting, adaptation and installation.• Assisted owner/CEO in all major installations, service work, duct work, sheet-metal fabrication and all technical work.• Adept at troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, and all related components.• Performed preventive maintenance.• Tested electrical circuits and components.• Adept in estimating, reading blueprints and leading installation teams of heating and some ventilation systems, as well as electrical/low-voltage controls.• Comprehensive knowledge of welding and sheet-metal fabrication. • Very adept at communicating with vendors, coworkers and customers to deliver excellent service, provide work order updates and answer technical questions in understandable terms.• Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple time sensitive work orders or service tickets. • Accurately document all completed jobs to ensure proper billing• Continuously maintain compliance with all safety rules, codes, policies and procedures Show less

Amazon web services
Jun 2014 - Nov 2014Technical operations engineer ii• Responsible for maintaining the critical physical infrastructure of the data center. Responsibilities include preventative maintenance on all engineering operations and to provide mission-critical support to servers.• Troubleshoot and perpetuate preventative maintenance on, but not limited to, CRAC/H units, stand-by diesel generators, automatic transfer switches, change over panels, Eaton and Liebert UPS systems, rack power distribution units, static transfer switches, utility switch board systems and variable frequency drives.• Accomplished through active maintenance, proper management of vendors, a thorough understanding of all engineering operations including affected systems and proper utilization of our Building Management and SCADA system. • Strong experience in both Struxureware and Powerlogic.• Adept in reading one-line diagrams, schematics and ladder logic. Show less

Johnson controls
Mar 2015 - Nov 2015O&m specialist ii• Perpetuate preventive maintenance, troubleshoot, diagnose and repair all engineering operations at CSC’s corporate headquarters, to include but not limited to: Trane centrifugal chillers, Carrier centrifugal chillers, Carrier AHU’s, Marley cooling towers, Liebert CRAC and UPS systems, Stulz CRAC units, Liebert Condenser pump packages, Johnson Controls and Siemens D.D.C and pneumatic controls, Honeywell Controllers, VAV boxes, various chilled water systems, Cummins stand-by diesel generators, ABB, Yaskawa, Schneider and Magnatek VFD’s and much more.• Strong experience in Siemens Insight BMS and DDC systems. Responsible for all troubleshooting of corresponding systems (VAV’s, DDC controls, Air Handlers, etc.) • Program all new TEC’s in VAV’s in accordance with Siemens BMS for proper communication and responding to signaling. • Responsible for handling all troubleshooting and diagnosing of engineering operations to ensure proper uptime and PUE are met.• Responsible for handling all water-related systems, and ensuring both closed-loop and open-loop maintain proper chemical ratios, PPM, Trasar and conductivity levels. • Responding to all emergency calls within building to maintain critical infrastructure uptime.• Responsible for over 1 million sq ft of commercial space. Show less

Mckinstry
Nov 2015 - Jun 2017• Critical facilities engineer with Local 32 HVAC union, servicing Komo Plaza. Technical operations to include, but not limited to: Minor chiller maintenance (punching tubes, QPM's, APM's, controls and safety testing, operation and minor troubleshooting), CRAC and CRAH maintenance, troubleshooting and operation (Stulz and Liebert), Cummins diesel generator minor maintenance, operation and much more.• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot and repair of multiple chiller plants with an intertie connection with a total capacity of over 3400 tons.• Manage Trane and Carrier chiller and HVAC program for over 300,000 sq ft commercial office building and data center.• Administratively, I help to maintain a database of technical procedure documents, supporting operations, troubleshooting and maintenance of any and all engineering ops. • In-depth technical procedure writing to ensure critical uptime is maintained.• Strong experience in operation of Alerton Envision for BACTALK. Show less • Critical facilities engineer at Microsoft’s campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming, supporting over 1 million square feet of data center space, spread across a 150 acre campus. • Specializing in various control systems to include Eaton Foreseer EPMS, Siemens Desigo BAS, and Johnson Controls Metasys used to operate multiple sites efficiently and correctly.• Specializing in Silent-Aire CRAC/CRAH and proprietary UPS systems. Mechanical and control troubleshooting for Silent-Aire multi-stage evaporative cooling CRAH units to ensure critical cooling is available and working proficiently.• Corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and diagnostics performed on multiple complex electrical, mechanical and control systems to include, but not limited to, Siemens Controllers, ABB VFD's, Liebert NX & NXL & Power Xpert 9395 UPS systems, Eaton Power Network systems, to include rectifiers and DC plants, Eaton HRG systems, switchgear maintenance, Daikan Air Handlers, Cyberex PDU's and many more.• Responsible for medium-voltage utility switching at substations to ensure critical uptime is maintained.• In-depth technical procedural writing for multiple electrical, mechanical, control and fire & safety systems for data center implementation. Show less
Critical Facilities Engineer
Oct 2016 - Jun 2017Critical Facilities Engineer
Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

Equinix
Jul 2017 - Sept 2020Ibx senior facilities engineer iv• I serve as a commercial HVAC mechanic, doing any and all repairs, troubleshooting, maintenance and diagnostics in the critical environment for a total of 6 buildings on one campus.• Specializing in Liebert CRAC units repair, diagnostics, maintenance and service. ( Compressor changeouts, TXV replacement, motor replacement/rebuild, any brazing associated with repairs, refrigeration troubleshooting)• Occasional York chiller troubleshooting, diagnostics and repair. • Occasional McQuay glycol chiller troubleshooting, diagnostics and repair. • In-depth maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnostics and repairs on multi-stage Mammoth, Nortek and ELI RTU's with evaporative cooling.• Repair, troubleshoot, diagnose and service varied DX and Evaporative RTU's, condenser units, package units, CRAHs and CRACs. • Repair, troubleshoot, diagnose and service Armstrong humidifiers.• Mechanical PM's on any and all mechanical systems.• Occasional vendor supervision.• Automated Logic (ALC) and Factory Talk usage for BMS monitoring/adjusting mechanical setpoints and alarm responses, to include moderate ladder logic troubleshooting. (Moderate knowledge of ALC ladder logic). Show less

Digital realty
Sept 2020 - May 2022Engineer ii• Site mechanical subject matter specialist. Advanced troubleshooting and knowledge of on-site mechanical systems, related controls, and communication systems. • Mechanical vendor supervision, including QA/QC of work performed, diagnostics submitted, and paperwork. • Electrical vendor supervision, to include QA/QC of work performed, diagnostics submitted, and paperwork. • Special projects or issues designated by management – Full-scope, diagnose, troubleshoot, repair.• Technical writing to include EOP, MOP, SOP, and SOO writing for associated troubleshooting and maintenance. • Emergency Response on all mechanical, electrical, and sitewide issues. • CMMS usage to include vendor access badges, ticket procurement, PM completion, change management orders, and customer-related issues. • In-depth vendor supervision on MEP projects• Chief level access of BMS sitewide for appropriate trending, logging, and alarm investigating/troubleshooting. Show less

Kb cultivators
Feb 2021 - nowChief technology officerI am the CTO, Founder and President of a technology company that specializes in agricultural automation technology.Our main focus is mapping the genetic blueprints of plants to ensure maximum output, while retaining all pertinent data for database building.

Cpg
May 2022 - Jul 2022Critical facilities technician ivChief engineer with a concentration in Mechanical, Controls & HVACR repairs, troubleshooting and diagnostics while supporting other mechanics on-site. Left company to start my own commerical hvacr company.

Bacon air
Jul 2022 - nowPrincipal mechanic & engineerBacon Air is a full-service commercial HVACR company, with a focus on Class A, Commercial Refrigeration, Critical Facilities, Data Centers, program development, technical writing, commercial hydroponics, commercial cultivation, grow room design, spec and buildout, and all associated commercial mechanical and refrigeration systems.Www.baconair.com
Licenses & Certifications

Cpr/aed
American red crossJan 2016
Epa clean air section 608
Mainstream engineering corporationSept 2011
Facility management professional (fmp)
IfmaDec 2019
Epa r-410a
Mainstream engineering corporationNov 2015
Nfpa 70 e
NfpaNov 2020
Class a contractor's license - hvac specialty
Virginia department of professional and occupational regulationFeb 2025
Master’s hvacr license
Virginia department of professional and occupational regulationSept 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Alexander Bacon, FMPEngineer Of The Month Digital Realty Jun 2021 I won engineer of the month for outstanding support and dedication to my company.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer
Issued by Big Bones Canine Rescue on Aug 2016
Associated with Alexander Bacon, FMP
Languages
- enEnglish
- geGerman
- spSpanish
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