Glen Mowery

Experience

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  Muscatine Power & Water

  Jun 1984 - Sept 1987

  Plant Engineer

  • Provided all project management and engineering for 3 coal-fired power generation stations, combined generation capacity of 265 MW; managed large power plant projects and supervised operational overhauls, tests, and code compliance validations• Designed and implemented facilities upgrades and developed facilities maintenance procedures

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  Xerox

  Sept 1987 - Oct 2003

  Manager, Energy & Utilities

  Manager, Energy & Utilities Oct 98 to Sep 03• Responsibility for global energy strategy development and all North America energy management programs for the Corporation• Managed power plant and building HVAC operations and maintenance for 8M sq.ft. manufacturing, engineering and research facility• Maintained an annual $30M expense budget and $6M capital budget• Implemented programs to improve operational efficiencies of boilers, chillers, air compressors, and HVAC equipment• Developed operational procedures and equipment specifications to realize opportunities in an unregulated electric market• Provided strategic planning for facilities improvements, energy procurement initiatives, and organizational development• Worked with Union business manager and shop stewards to improve relationship with Union, resulting in a reduction of grievances from 150 per year to one grievance, over a three year periodManager, Power Plant, PM & PdM Programs, and EMS Dec 93 to Oct 98 • Managed power plant operations and provided technical support to decentralized building maintenance crews• Directed preventive maintenance programs for all facilities and developed a vibration analysis based predictive maintenance program for power plants, building systems, and manufacturing process equipment Senior Power Plant Engineer Nov 87 to Dec 93• Managed the conversion of power plant and building HVAC equipment pneumatic controls to a direct digital controls architecture consisting of over 30,000 control points• Developed an energy management system LAN for centralized operation of direct digital controlled equipment and developed strategies for integration of all buildings’ electric, natural gas, and steam meters• Implemented a customized training program for Union workforce to establish minimum standards of computer literacy and developed workforce skills to more fully utilize information technology in the power plant organization Show less

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  University of Iowa

  Oct 2003 - Jun 2020

  Director, Utilities & Energy Management

  Managed University’s Utility Enterprise to support 21 million sq.ft. of hospital, research, athletics, and academic buildings - Combined Heat and Power Plant: Four natural gas-fired boilers, two solid fuel boilers, peak capacity 720,000 lbs/hr steam; three steam turbine-driven electric generators with a peak output of 24 MW; four natural gas fired engine generators with capacity of 12 MW - Chilled Water Plants: Three chiller plants supplying a district cooling loop, combination of electric and steam turbine-driven chillers; total capacity 44,000 tons - Additional Utilities operations: Water Treatment Plant, Electrical Distribution, Mechanical Distribution, Meters & Controls, Energy Control Center, and Environmental Compliance - Responsible for annual Utility Enterprise budget of $95 millionDirect Facilities Management Engineering Department to support 9 million sq.ft. of general education fund buildings- Provide leadership for facilities support organizations: Engineering Services, Energy Management, and Building Controls EngineersImplemented comprehensive energy management strategies with a systems focus on integrating supply-side and demand-side energy managementDesigned and constructed an Energy Control Center to provide an optimization tool for energy production, distribution, and utilization; as well as, implementation of a monitoring-based desktop commissioning programDeveloped and implemented reliability centered maintenance strategies in Facilities Management to emulate world class maintenance programsProvide leadership and strategic planning to achieve University’s 2020 goals of net-zero energy growth and 40% renewable fuels utilization, the 2025 goal of zero coal, and to position the Oakdale Research Campus as a 100% renewable energy campus Provide transformational leadership to align Utilities & Energy Management operations with Facilities Management Strategic Initiatives and to develop a more diverse and diversity appreciative workforce Show less