Vice President Chief Engineer
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MICHAEL S. SHERBER, P.E., MBA, LEED AP
Avon, CT 06001
860-***-**** (h)
860-***-**** (cell)
Email: ad64w2@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
****-**** *******/****** ***, INTERNATIONAL Stamford, CT
Vice President of Engineering – Chief engineer of a manufacturer of electronic air cleaners. Responsible for product improvement and new product development. Initiated and made numerous product improvements. Provided technical support to internal and external customers while company grew revenues by more than twelve-fold in two years. Responsible for UL and ETL listing of company’s products. Twice led successful company-wide and industry-wide fights against proposed adverse changes in ASHRAE standards that would have harmed the marketability of the firm’s products. Member, ASHRAE SSPC 62.1; ASHRAE 62.2, ASHRAE TC 2.3 (Standards Subcommittee Chair and Handbook Subcommittee Chair); Chair of ASHRAE TG2.RAST; ASHRAE SPC 185.3; ASHRAE SPC 185.5, ASHRAE SPC 145.
2018 AVANGRID Orange, CT
Contract Energy Engineer – Revised the Connecticut Program Savings Document book for the state’s utility energy conservation rebate program. Led review and revision of the utility rebate program for commercial food service equipment.
2016-2018 PEGASUS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC Hartford, CT
President – chief executive officer and chief engineer for a start-up design-build and engineering company. Performed detailed financial analyses and designed the mechanical engineering systems for a net-zero energy apartment building to be built in Hartford. Member, ASHRAE Technical Activities Committee.
2013-2016 PPL SavageALERT, Inc. Rocky Hill, CT
Senior Energy Engineer – responsible for project management, business development, energy auditing and computer energy simulations of energy performance contracting projects. Chair, ASHRAE Technical Committee 8.12 (Desiccant Dehumidification). Member, ASHRAE Technical Activities Committee.
2009-2013 THE FIRMA GROUP, INC. Avon, CT
Executive Vice President – chief engineer for an engineering and design-build company specializing in high performance design and construction. President, Connecticut Chapter of ASHRAE. Chair, ASHRAE Technical Committee 5.5 (Air to Air Energy Recovery). Vice-chair, ASHRAE Technical Committee 8.12 (Desiccant Dehumidification) and Chair, ASHRAE Technical Committee 5.7 (Evaporative Cooling).
2008-2009 AI ENGINEERS Middletown, CT
Director, Facilities Engineering – in charge of company’s MEP engineering department.
2006-2008 BURO HAPPOLD CONSULTING ENGINEERS New York, NY
MEP Associate – Managed multiple teams of MEP engineers and project management.
2005-2006 EMCOR FACILITIES SERVICES, INC. Arlington, VA
Vice President MEP Engineering -
2002-2005 LENTZ ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. Avon, CT
Vice President - principal in charge of East Coast operations. Responsible for business development, engineering design, engineering construction administration for engineering firm nationally recognized for its high-performance, ultra-sustainable HVAC designs. Projects included the design of three schools for Howell, NJ that were the first three LEED-certifiable public schools in New Jersey.
1995-2002 SHERBER ASSOCIATES, INC. Avon, CT
President and Owner- chief executive of a start-up engineering and energy services company (ESCO). The firm acted as a design/build energy performance contractor for commercial, institutional, educational, and industrial customers to enable them to reduce their costs with energy retrofits and qualify for utility rebates. Within five years of incorporation the firm had over $5,000,000 of projects under contract. The firm’s projects have been highlighted as innovative multi-page case studies in both Engineered Systems and Energy User News magazines.
1994-1995 UTC/PRATT & WHITNEY E. Hartford, CT
Manager, Inventory Management Programs - marketed and negotiated inventory management transactions with international airlines and overhaul shops.
1991-1994 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - CARRIER CORPORATION Farmington, CT
Global Product Manager, Indoor Air Quality Products - directed Carrier's worldwide product planning strategy for indoor air quality products. Led product launch for the first residential heat recovery ventilator by a major U.S. HVAC manufacturer.
1990-1991 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - CARRIER CORPORATION
Manager, Strategic Planning - prepared the President's annual presentation to the UTC Board of Directors. Received letter of commendation from the President of Carrier.
1990 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
Operational Program Manager - supervised construction of spare CH-53 rotorheads each with a value of $1 million for delivery to the US Air Force. In a period of six months led program from being two months behind schedule to a month ahead of schedule while quadrupling THE production rate and reducing defect rates by more than a third. Received Sikorsky Special Award for this high level of performance.
1989-1990 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - OTIS ELEVATOR
Marketing Associate - performed a market survey and wrote a marketing plan for a hydraulic elevator modernization product.
1989 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES - PRATT & WHITNEY
Business Development and Planning Associate - conceived and put together an international offset deal which simultaneously benefited three UTC divisions. Received UTC Chairman’s Award for this transaction and was written up in the UTC corporate newspaper.
1988-1989 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Corporate Finance Associate - lead analyst for the company's $650 million ESOP.
1984-1986 BRADY & ANGLIN, CONSULTING ENGINEERS Atlanta, GA
Project Manager - designed energy-efficient HVAC systems for new commercial construction projects. Published paper on estimating HVAC component failure costs. Managed 3 professionals.
1982-1984 HEERY ENERGY CONSULTANTS Atlanta, GA
Project Manager - conducted engineering site surveys and wrote energy conservation feasibility studies. Managed 3 professionals.
1979-1981 FLACK & KURTZ, CONSULTING ENGINEERS New York, NY
EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL
MBA - Finance -
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
MS - Mechanical Engineering
ASHRAE Homer Addams Award
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
BSE - Civil Engineering
Sigma Xi (scientific and engineering research honor society)
Varsity indoor and outdoor track team; led outdoor team in dual meet points scored.
Ivy League 400m outdoor track champion
MEMBERSHIPS American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer (PE): California (M 21581), Connecticut (PEN.18895), Georgia (14452), Maryland (20629), Massachusetts (41397), New Jersey (GE-29240), New York (064186-1), Pennsylvania (PE081738), Wisconsin (33931-006), Virginia (040*-******), Kentucky (24608) (inactive), Florida (64143), and Arizona (48413) (inactive).
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LEED Accredited Professional: LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) First engineer in the State of Connecticut to become a LEED-Accredited Professional.
ASHRAE Certified High-Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP) 2008-present
ASHRAE Certified Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP) 2014-2023
AWARDS ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award – 2013
ASHRAE Region I Golden Gavel Award -2012 (presented for top performance by a Region I chapter president)
ASHRAE Region I Presidential Award of Excellence for Sustainability – 2012
ASHRAE Region I Government Affairs Award – 2002 and 2004
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Avon-Canton, CT Rotary Club: Member, 1998-2005. 2008-2019, 2022-present
Chairman, 2004 and 2005 Wine Tasting Fundraisers
Chapter Sergeant-at-Arms, 2005
Club Secretary, 2009-2010
Club President-Elect, 2010-2011
Club President, 2011-2012
Stamford, CT Rotary Club:
Member, 2019-2022
Club President-Elect, 2020-2021
Club President, 2021-2022
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