Patrick Conrad

Current

• Consulting / Contract Engineer at MBO Partners
• Consulting / Contract Engineer at Schering-Plough

Past

• Co-op Engineer at Frutarom
• Network Operations / Facilities Hardware Co-op at Lehman Brothers

Education

• Stevens Institute of Technology

Connections

30 connections

Industry

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Patrick Conrad’s Experience

• Consulting / Contract Engineer

  MBO Partners

  (Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  Consulting / Contract Engineer in Facilities Engineering at Schering-Plough Summit, NJ Site:
  
  • Document Square D lighting control system configurations, build support database and instruct electricians and new co-ops on running Square D Clipsal and Powerlink products
  • Design and supervise minor capital projects to support direct customer requests, regulatory agency requirements and energy efficiency such as a compressed air system, utility metering, fire water distribution reconnect, security system upgrade and site-wide automated lighting control and demand limiting
  • Support project engineers in coordination and communication of projects with contractors
  • Survey buildings to adhere to safety, health and environmental standards
  • Retrofit or install lighting control systems including systems from Square D, Lutron, and Encelium
  • Utilized Square D Clipsal and Powerlink lighting control products and software to produce a savings of over $120,000 per year between two buildings
  • Coordinated installation of filtration and electrostatic based chiller water treatment system
  • Participated on Summit Site Energy Team which produced an average annual cost savings of over
  $1 million and average annual CO2 savings of 1800 tons beginning in 2008. Team was awarded the Environmental Achievement Award for Excellence in Energy Conservation in April 2009.

• Consulting / Contract Engineer

  Schering-Plough

  (Public Company; SGP; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Consulting / Contract Engineer in Facilities Engineering at Schering-Plough Summit, NJ Site:
  
  • Documented Square D lighting control system configurations, build support database, and instruct electricians and new co-ops on running Square D Clipsal and Powerlink products
  • Explored and implemented lighting control opportunities through advanced systems such as Encelium Technologies and Lutron Electronics
  • Designed and supervised minor capital projects to support direct customer requests and regulatory agency requirements such as a compressed air system, utility metering, fire water distribution reconnect, security system upgrade, and site-wide automated lighting control and demand limiting
  • Supported project engineers in coordination and communication of projects with contractors
  • Utilized Square D Clipsal and Powerlink lighting control products and software to produce a savings of over $120,000 per year between two buildings
  • Surveyed buildings to adhere to safety, health, and environmental standards
  • Coordinated installation of filtration and electrostatic based chiller water treatment system
  • Participated on Summit Site Energy Team which produced an average annual cost savings of over
  $1 million and average annual CO2 savings of 1800 tons beginning in 2008. Team was awarded the Environmental Achievement Award for Excellence in Energy Conservation in April 2009.

• Co-op Engineer

  Frutarom

  (Public Company; Food & Beverages industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  • Maintained and tested Waste Water Pretreatment Plant, gathered surface water samples during rain events and submitted to testing lab for contamination testing
  • Obtained and tested water samples for preventive maintenance of Boilers, York Chiller, and Reverse Osmosis System
  • Managed Maintenance Department Purchasing. Researched, submitted, and placed orders
  • Submitted monthly environmental reports to local and state regulatory authorities
  • Produced drawings of piping systems, tank containment dykes, trenches, lab areas, plant and office projects with Microsoft Visio

• Network Operations / Facilities Hardware Co-op

  Lehman Brothers

  (Public Company; LEH; Capital Markets industry)

  August 2006 — April 2007 (9 months)

  • Monitored network stability and performance through the use of automatically generated alarms and manually submitted trouble tickets
  • Communicated and coordinated hardware, software, and circuit diagnostics with carriers and vendors
  • Supported off site personnel through power cycling equipment
  • Troubleshot network production issues involving Cisco networking hardware and software, direct ring down and leased lines, WAN, LAN, MAN network connectivity, and external client connectivity
  • Installed and tested servers, switches, and other network devices in state of the art data centers

Patrick Conrad’s Education

• Stevens Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering , Mechanical Engineering (Co-op Program) , 2005 — 2010 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  Varsity Wrestling; ASME; SAE; Student Athlete Advisory Committee; Outdoor Club; Sports Car Club of America; PA Off-Highway Vehicle Association; Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education; NJ Off-Highway Vehicle Association ; Building / Customizing Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, and ATVs; Snowboarding; Electronics

Additional Information

Patrick Conrad’s Groups:

•    Mechanical Engineers Network
•    Schering Plough

Patrick Conrad’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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