Resume / CV

CHRISTIAN W. CALHOUN, P.E.

christianwcalhoun@gmail.com                                   Ph: 801-971-1766

SUMMARY:

Professional Engineer with extensive experience in project engineering and management of major projects, leading projects from conception through completion. Particularly strong background in Project Management, and industrial and commercial electrical power distribution.  Experienced in running a small electrical engineering firm.  Accomplished at directing large multi-disciplined projects including supervision of engineering support staff, construction management, and managing a group of professionals.

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES:

Project Management, Capital Projects Planning and Execution, Industrial and Commercial Electrical Engineering and Design, Equipment Engineering and Procurement, Construction Management, Construction Safety, Facilities Engineering, Facilities Management.

Experienced with engineering software including AutoCAD, and SKM Power Systems software for electrical short circuit, relay coordination, and arc-flash studies.  Also skilled with Microsoft Project scheduling software and other MS Office products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2021 - Present:  Created the company calhounimages, LLC to provide engineering, project management, construction management services to the industrial and commercial business sectors.  Notable projects include project management for Edwards Lifesciences expansion projects in Draper, UT and Singapore; and construction/project management for SNC Lavalin’s BD Medical Warehouse project.

2014-2020: The Boeing Company, Commercial Aircraft, Fabrication Division, West Jordan, Utah.

Facilities Manager, Boeing Salt Lake, from 2014 to 2019.  Responsibilities included managing a staff of engineers, project administrators, analysts, equipment services technicians, and maintenance mechanics, plus numerous contracted maintenance and service workers, and contract construction management staff for all site services activities.  Responsibilities included all new Facilities projects, planning, engineering, construction, major equipment projects, layouts, utilities, support of EHS initiatives, budgeting, plus equipment and facilities maintenance and service for ~1.2M SF of buildings.

Facilities Engineer, from 2019 to 2020.  In 2019 requested to return to Engineering role to be directly involved in emerging major projects, including development of plans for a new aircraft, strategic planning for a potential manufacturing relocation; and to serve as project engineer for 180,000 SF metals fabrication facility.

2013-2014:  The Boeing Company, Commercial Aircraft, Fabrication Division, West Jordan, Utah.

Project/Construction Manager for 850,000 SF building renovation to establish a Composite Manufacturing Facility. Project included building modifications and additions, mechanical and electrical utility systems.  Project also included construction for large composite manufacturing equipment including tape lay-up machines, trim & drill machines, and a large autoclave.  Project total cost $191M, construction cost in excess of $63M. 

2000-2013:  The Boeing Company, Rotorcraft Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Facilities Engineering Department, Shared Services Group:  Project Manager and/or Project Engineer for major expansion, upgrade, and renovation projects.  Notable projects include:

Overall Project Manager for H47 Focused Facility, a $169M five-year renovation project.  Responsible for all aspects of project from conception through completion, plus direct oversight of external construction management staff.  This project included renovations, new facilities, and improvements to existing Chinook H47 factory, flight operations, new office facilities, and infrastructure.  Project included renovations to approximately 400,000 SF of an 83-year-old factory, new flight test hangar and support areas, new 10,000 SF flight support and executive office, and a 45,000 SF conversion of factory space to a new office.  Infrastructure improvements include a new Central Utility Plant including chillers for factory and office air conditioning system, new boilers servicing the entire facility, and conversion of an 83-year-old boiler house into a firehouse.  Other infrastructure improvements include natural gas service, electrical distribution, fire system, sanitary, and storm sewer.  Project was first LEED certified site renovation project within Boeing and was also named as a 2014 Engineering News Record Best Manufacturing project.

Project Manager for Wind Tunnel Drive System.  This $10M project replaced the electrical system for a wind tunnel, the largest subsonic wind tunnel in the country.  Electrical equipment included new medium voltage variable frequency drive system, transformers, and motor.  Peak load capacity of new system is over 20,000 hp, with a 38-foot diameter fan capable of winds more than 200 mph.  Project presented unique technical construction challenges relating to incorporation of new drive system technology, installation of 120,000 lb. large motor within the constraints of the wind tunnel structure and minimizing wind tunnel down time.  Project was named project of the year by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers.

Project Manager for Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Center projects.  Projects included construction of new labs, integration of various flight simulation labs, connection of secure and unsecure facilities on a simulated battlefield environment, and construction of a visual integration system including 3D modeling capability.  Also served as Electrical Engineer responsible for Capital improvement projects to high voltage distribution system, and other electrical projects. 

1988-2000:  Bailey, Calhoun, and Associates, Inc., Yardley, Pennsylvania.

Co-founder, partner, and member of board of directors of Electrical Engineering firm providing engineering, design, consulting, and construction management services to the municipal, industrial, and commercial sectors.  Projects included industrial electrical distribution, commercial offices, water and sewage plants, waste recovery facilities, shopping centers, warehouses, and electrical specialty services.  Served in this capacity on a part-time basis from 1988-1998, and full time from 1998-2000.  Responsible for a portion of company business development, project engineering and design, and acted as point of contact for several clients.  Additionally, served as Co-founder, partner, and member of board of directors of a design/build firm, Primary Power Corporation associated with Bailey, Calhoun, and Associates.  Both companies together had 13 employees and annual revenue in excess of $3.1 million.

Notable projects performed while serving in full-time capacity included modifications and upgrades to a cogeneration facility in a high-rise condominium, upgrades to the electrical distribution system, and replacement of chillers in the facility.  Other projects included renovation of an office building and hangar at New Castle County Airport DE, new high voltage electrical service for a research facility in Warminster, PA, and relay coordination and short circuit studies for several industrial and generation facilities.  Additionally performed work involving failure analysis, accident investigation, and electrical forensics for Dawson Engineering during this period.

1985-1998:  Boeing Defense and Space Group, Helicopters Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Facilities Plant Engineering Department:  Project Manager and/or Project Engineer for major expansion, upgrade, and renovation projects.  Also, Electrical Engineer responsible for reliability of overall electrical distribution system, and for various installations at the 7000 employee site.  Project duties included responsibility for projects from conception to completion, including preparation of job scope, direction of engineering effort or performance of engineering, construction management, direct supervision of contracted site engineers, supervision of start-up activities, management of budget allocations, and schedule.  Selected projects include the following:

Project Manager for design, construction, start-up, and commissioning of a 16MW $12.8 million standby generating facility, including four 4MW gas turbine generators, electrical switchgear, control room, step-up transformers, fuel oil tank, pump house, foundations, duct banks, and utility interface.  A programmable controller-based load-shed system was developed to keep plant load within capability of generators via fiber optic interface and control of 15KV circuit breakers in main switchgear building 2500 ft. from generator plant.  Directed plant engineering effort to incorporate an interruptible service contract with the local utility and operate portions of the plant from the standby generator facility in the event of electrical curtailments.  The curtailment contract and generator facility saved the company more than $42 million in utility costs.

Project Manager for $10 million multi-phase electrical distribution system Modifications, including over 7000 feet of underground duct bank, manholes, over 60,000 feet of 15KV cable, main switchgear building addition, 15KV switchgear, eight unit substations, several emergency generators, and other major electrical equipment.   Design Engineer and Manager for power factor correction system that saves the plant $250,000 annually.

Project Manager for design and construction of several facilities ranging in cost from several hundred thousand dollars to two million dollars, including the following:  Radar cross section measurement facility, with Anechoic chamber and associated control room and shop areas; Engineering computer laboratories and office areas, including associated fire protection systems, and electronics labs; Helicopter maintenance training facility; Flight simulation laboratory upgrades; Renovation of a Medical Facility.

Performed design for over 200 installations of industrial mechanical and electrical equipment, ranging in cost from several hundred dollars to several hundred thousand dollars.

Provided extensive technical support and oversight to facilities maintenance employees and contractors on numerous planned and unplanned utility outages from 1985 through present.

1981-1985:  Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Electrical Engineer for Nine Mile Point, Unit 2 Generating Station. Responsibilities included design specifications, system calculations, procurement, and installation of over 15 million feet of power, control, instrument, and fiber optic cable.  Also responsible for Large AC Motors, Bus Duct, Cable Trays, and assisted in station service calculations, and relay setting.

1985-1987:  Spring Garden College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Served as Adjunct Faculty Member, teaching Electrical Engineering degree course Electrical Principles, and continuing education courses in Mathematics for Electrical Engineering.

EDUCATION:

Spring Garden College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

BS Electrical Engineering Technology, minor in mathematics.  Graduated with distinction 1981.  Received college award to outstanding senior, and electrical department award for outstanding college performance.

OTHER:

Co-author of IEEE technical paper: Standby Generation Under Utility Curtailment Contract Agreements, published 1997.  Served in community as soccer coach, and president of Palmyra-Riverton Soccer Club in NJ.  Avid skier, hiker, sailor, and outdoorsman.  Volunteer Mountain Ambassador guide at Killington ski resort (2004 – 2013), and Snowbird (2019 – present). 

Published photographer specializing in landscapes and abstracts.  

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REGISTRATION:   Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.