13356 Daleview Court

Mark Melvin South Lyon, MI 48178

mark@melvin.com 248.667.8876
Energy Systems Management Professional
www.linkedin.com/in/markcmelvin
An extensive and varied career spanning hands-on
operations, energy auditing, utility services agreement
development, utilities operations outsourcing, systems
design, project management, and corporate energy
management. Seeking a position that can best utilize
my various skills in support of a goal with social value.

C R I T I C A L S K I L L S

Strong management and leadership Strategic planning, defining needs, Excellent written and verbal
skills – in-house and distance workers setting goals, meeting deadlines communication skills

Collaborative decision-making and Working with standard financial reports Problem solving, decision making, and
project development with diverse teams and developing project business cases process improvement (Lean Six Sigma)

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Jones Lang Lasalle, Lake Orion, MI Nov 2010 - Present

O P E R AT I O N S M AN AG E R , C E N T R AL U T I L I T I E S FEBRUARY 2009 TO PRESENT

Transition utilities operations from client to JLL with predominately new workforce of half the size.

Commission several new systems and re-commission existing systems to assure efficient & reliable operation.

Redefine scheduled and predictive maintenance activities using the principles of Total Productive Maintenance.

Supported acceleration and production of a totally new vehicle manufacturing process with reliable utilities.

NewPage Corporation, Wisconsin Rapids, WI Feb 2009 - Jun 2010

C O R P O R AT E E N E R G Y E F F I C I E N C Y M AN AG E R FEBRUARY 2009 TO PRESENT

Develop, manage, and implement corporate level energy efficiency efforts and programs.

Improved use of mill generator dispatching saving $1.8 million per year.

Standardized reporting structure across the enterprise to allow migration to a central database for report generation.

Developed a normalized energy metric to allow mill-to-mill comparison and performance tracking.

Assisted mills in energy project planning and field assessments for energy cost reduction opportunities.

Melvin Consulting, South Lyon, MI Feb 2008 – Feb 2009

INDEPENDENT CONS UL TANT FEBRUARY 2008 TO FEBRUARY 2009

Performed field assessments of utility operations for maintenance and energy cost reduction opportunities.

Developed a structure audit process to track agreement commitments and assure compliance of all parties.

Retained by General Motors for contract management and development of operations outsourcing agreements.

DTE Energy Services, Ann Arbor, MI Feb 2006 – Feb 2008

B U S I N E S S M AN AG E R , O N - S I T E E N E R G Y SEPTEMBER 2007 TO FEBRUARY 2008

Responsible for the development of an expansion strategy to integrate new business and standardize operations.

Developed a Strategy Map to align people, processes, customers, and financial performance.

Performed on-site due diligence inspections for potential projects.
G E N E R AL M AN A G E R – D T E P O N T I AC N O R T H , L L C SEPTEMBER 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 2007

Oversaw refurbishment and staffing of industrial 28 MW coal-fired co-gen project returned to commercial operation.

Designed new water treatment system utilizing new R/O system, mobile DI trailers, and reuse of existing equipment.
O P E R AT I O N S M AN AG E R FEBRUARY 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 2006

Supported and provided field-guidance to the operations of several industrial utility and wastewater operations.

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General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan Oct 1983 – Jan 2006
O P E R AT I O N S M AN AG E R , N O R T H A M E R I C A OCTOBER 1999 TO JANUARY 2006

Managed technical operations support to North America utilities operations and strategic support for GM Worldwide.

Corporate subject matter expert for operation of boilers, chillers, air compressors, and related auxiliaries.

Hands-on failure investigation and project development at numerous plants across the U.S. and Canada

Develop and manage centrally deployed maintenance programs.

Improved powerhouse reliability by ≈ 50% over 3 years through targeted improvements in systems and maintenance.

Managed corporate energy conservation initiative reducing U.S. energy and water consumption ≈ 30% over 5 years.
R E G I O N AL U T I L I T I E S M AN AG E R APRIL 1996 TO OCTOBER 1999

Managed the utilities operations of ten major facilities in the Detroit area.
F AC I L I T I E S E N G I N E E R – P L AN T U T I L I T I E S NOVEMBER 1987 TO APRIL 1996

Managed all plant utilities systems. Direct responsibility for powerhouse and wastewater treatment plant operation.
A S S I S T AN T P O W E R H O U S E C H I E F E N G I N E E R OCTOBER 1983 TO NOVEMBER 1987

Directed the operation and maintenance of powerhouse, wastewater, HVAC, and primary electrical distribution.

C E R T I F I C A T I O N S

Certified Energy Manager - Association of Energy Engineers

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Master Certificate – Villanova University

Manager of Quality & Organizational Excellence – American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Commercial Contract Management – Villanova University

Wastewater Treatment Operation – Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

First Class Stationary Engineer - Unlimited Steam Equipment - City of Detroit, MI

E D U C A T I O N
MBA – Operations Management - Kennedy Western University Graduate 2005
BSME – Thermal Systems - Kennedy Western University Graduate 2002
Substantial Management & Technical Training - GM University 1983 to 2006

M E M B E R S H I P S

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) www.aeecenter.org

Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals www.smrp.org

InfraGard – An FBI/Industry Alliance www.infragard.net

R E C O G N I T I O N
2010 –NewPage Strategic Sourcing Initiative: Team participation saving in excess of $20 million.
2009 – NewPage Lean Six Sigma: Project team exceeding target saving $1.3 million in natural gas annually.
2002 – General Motors WFG Captain Award: Leading an initiative reducing utility disruptions by 30%.
2000 – SAE - Environmental Excellence in Stationary Energy: Application of landfill gas in manufacturing.
2000 – General Motors Chairman’s Honors Award: Deployment of Utilities Safety Assurance Process.
1999 – General Motors WFG Crew Award: Implementation of landfill gas boiler conversion project.
1998 – General Motors WFG Captain Award: Leading on-going savings in excess of $8 million per year.
1995 – General Motors President’s Council Award Nominee: Chemical Management implementation.
U.S. Patent for Waste Stream Heavy Metals Removal (patent 4,758,353)

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