Christopher F. Miller, PE
5730 Dan Duryea
San Antonio, Texas 78240-2311
210-385-5352 (Cell)
RESUME OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
________________________________________________________________
PERSONAL: Marital Status Married to Evelyn T. Miller, RN
Children Two Sons
Licensed Professional Registration No. 61488
Engineer in the State of Texas
EDUCATION: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TX
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - December 1981
US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD
Officer's Basic Course - April 1978
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TX
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology - December 1977
DALE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE – Skills for Success – March 2015
EXPERIENCE:
08/10 – Current The University of Texas at San Antonio
Assistant Director for Operations and Maintenance
As Assistant Director, I report to the Director Operations and Maintenance. I am
responsible for the management and supervision of all corrective maintenance for
facilities (4.6 million s.f.), roads, and grounds on the Main Campus.
My daily duties and responsibilities consists of numerous related tasks. Some of the
more prominent activities are as follows:
• Directly and indirectly supervise the maintenance activities of over 50 employees
including three maintenance zone supervisors.
• Evaluate and recommend employees for reclassification and/or promotion as
warranted.
• Administer and/or oversee corrective disciplinary actions of employees under
my supervision when necessary.
• Draft written departmental policies and procedures on an as needed basis.
• Develop proposals for acquiring needed funding for a variety of maintenance
related projects.
Christopher F. Miller - RESUME Continued
• Chair numerous screening and interview committees for prospective new
employees to fill staff vacancies.
• Provide cost estimates to customers for minor construction projects.
• Direct the annual facilities inspection of all campus housing and author the
annual report.
• Prepare and provide various reports to upper management.
• Initiate Request for Proposals (RFP’s) to select outside contractors to provide
labor, technical assistance, expertise, and/or construction services to the
department.
02/10 – 07/10 Broaddus & Associates
Project Manager
I was working with a project management company on an hourly contract basis with
Broaddus + Project Control LLC formed by Broaddus & Associates and Project Control of
Texas. This LLC was retained by the Alamo Community Colleges to be the program
manager and project managers for the design and construction of various facilities and
projects throughout the college district. My duties and responsibilities consisted of the
following:
• Served as a Project Manager and assisted the Senior Project Manager for
Northeast Lakeview College for eight small projects totaling approximately 3.7
million dollars in construction costs.
• Attended construction meetings and coordination meetings as needed.
• Attended monthly meetings with the college president and vice chancellor for
facilities.
• Assisted in preparation of meeting agendas and follow-up minutes.
• Assisted in change proposals, change orders, and review on monthly pay
applications.
• Provided coordination of campus issues with contractors and college
representatives.
03/09 – 01/10 Broaddus & Associates
Project Manager
I worked with a project management company on an hourly contract basis with Broaddus
+ Munoz LLC formed by Broaddus & Associates and Kell Munoz Architects. This LLC
was retained by the University Hospital System (UHS) to be the site specific project
manager for the design and construction of the hospital expansion in the South Texas
Medical Center area, including an approximately 900,000 s.f. trauma tower. My duties
and responsibilities consisted of the following:
• Served as the Project Manager for the expansion of the Central Utility Plant (CUP)
to include the addition of chillers, boilers, cooling towers, and generator sets to
support the hospital expansion.
[2]
Christopher F. Miller - RESUME Continued
• Analyzed and modified a spreadsheet model to forecast the rates for producing
utility commodities to determine whether it was more economical for UHS to build
and/or expand their existing chilled water plant or contract with the University of
Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) to purchase chilled water and steam at
their proposed rates based on their expansion model.
• Authored a 52 page report for UHS detailing the background, methodology, and
analysis of the two models (UHS and UTHSC) and summarized results in the
conclusions and recommendations.
• Served as a team member for the preparation and submission of a $26M grant
application to the Department of Energy to provide funding support for a combined
heat and power (CHP) plant for UHS to serve the new trauma tower. Coordinated
activities between the engineers, equipment suppliers, and UHS’s grants
specialists.
3/94 – 11/08 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,
San Antonio, TX
Associate Director of Facilities Management
Prior to becoming an Associate Director, I reported to the Assistant Vice President for
Campus Operations and Facilities. I was responsible for the management, supervision,
maintenance, and operations of all building utilities distribution equipment on the Central
Campus, the North Campus, and the campus at the Texas Research Park. I was also
responsible for the same in the Central Energy Plant on the Central Campus and the
North Energy Plant at the North Campus. I also provided oversight for the building
operations at the campuses in Harlingen, Edinburg, and Laredo.
Equipment operations included all building HVAC systems, lab vacuum and compressed
air equipment, medical vacuum and medical air equipment, steam generation and
distribution, domestic and heating hot water, domestic soft water, and the energy
management systems.
My daily duties and responsibilities consisted of numerous other related tasks. Some of
the more prominent activities are as follows:
• Prepared detailed budgets for the Utilities Division.
• Reconciled annual budgets and review expenditures with essential personnel.
• Directly and indirectly supervised the activities of over 60 employees.
• Participated extensively in the review of plans, specifications, and design
philosophy of all new campus facilities. Also, participated in construction
inspections of new facilities and renovations of existing facilities.
• Supervised two staff mechanical engineers who were primarily tasked with the
engineering and design of campus renovations and maintenance projects as it
related to HVAC, plumbing, controls, and energy management.
• Initiated Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and Request for Qualifications (RFQ’s) to
select outside consultants and contractors to provide technical assistance,
expertise, and construction services to the Institution.
[3]
Christopher F. Miller - RESUME Continued
• Supervised the efforts of the Utilities Division to maintain, investigate, and
troubleshoot, water quality for HVAC systems and domestic purposes.
• Coordinated the activities between the Utilities and the Central Energy Plant
Divisions with the Planning and Design Division and the Construction and
Maintenance Division.
• Produced plans and wrote specifications for the competitive bidding process to
employ contractors providing construction, maintenance, and repair services.
• Maintained and updated the campus' Energy Management Plan and made
recommendations for energy conservation initiatives.
• Updated and published the Utilities Division’s Standard Operating Procedures.
 Oversaw the preventive maintenance activities of the Utilities Division and the
Energy Plants Division.
5/90 – 3/94 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Mechanical Engineer
As the Mechanical Engineer for the Facilities Management Department, my duties and
responsibilities involved primarily engineering and design support for renovation projects
for other departments on the three campuses and provide engineering support for
maintenance and repairs of the HVAC and utilities equipment. Some of the more
prominent duties included the following:
• Evaluated existing air conditioning systems and design modifications as required
by laboratory and office renovations.
• Engineered and designed modifications to ventilation and general exhaust systems
for offices, laboratories, animal facilities, etc.
• Designed renovations to existing air, vacuum, natural gas, and compressed air
systems to support departmental requirements.
• Planned and purchased materials for the installation, repairs, and modifications to
existing equipment such as air handlers, exhaust fans, air conditioning units, utility
systems equipment, etc.
• Wrote specifications for the repair and replacement of equipment and systems.
• Coordinated information with the Planning and Design Division and the
Construction and Maintenance Division.
12/83 – 5/90 Marmon – Mok LLP, San Antonio, TX
Project Engineer/Design Engineer
[4]
Christopher F. Miller - RESUME Continued
Duties and responsibilities varied from the design and engineering of HVAC systems to
the construction administration of projects. Responsibilities for the more prominent
projects were as follows:
• Project Engineer for new construction and renovation projects for UT Brownsville
(formerly Texas Southmost College). Designed the mechanical systems for the first
energy plant (since then it has been relocated).
• Design Engineer for the HVAC systems for the four floor addition (floors 5 through 8)
to University Hospital. Engineered and designed the HVAC system for the seventh
floor Psychiatry Department and designed modifications to the main chilled water
pumping systems.
• Project Engineer for renovations at San Antonio College. Designed and engineered
modifications and expansion of the mechanical systems for the central energy plant
and the Student Center renovation. Also was responsible for the construction
administration of the Student Center project.
• Design Engineer for modifications to the original central energy plant at United
Services Automobile Association (USAA).
• Design Engineer for HVAC systems for the MRI addition to St. Luke’s Hospital.
• Project Engineer for engineering and design modifications to the central plant at
Texas Lutheran University. Also participated in the construction administration of
this project.
• Other projects included the engineering and design of the HVAC systems for school
district facilities, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, the Army and Air Force Exchange
Service (AAFES), and various medical clinics.
01/82 – 10/83 Woosley Engineering, San Antonio, TX
Design Engineer
5/78 – 8/80 M. W. Kellogg Company, Houston, Texas
Assistant Engineering Technologist
MEMBERSHIPS/ Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers
ACTIVITIES: (ASHRAE)
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Lapsed
Member APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators)
[5]
Christopher F. Miller - RESUME Continued
Duties and responsibilities varied from the design and engineering of HVAC systems to
the construction administration of projects. Responsibilities for the more prominent
projects were as follows:
• Project Engineer for new construction and renovation projects for UT Brownsville
(formerly Texas Southmost College). Designed the mechanical systems for the first
energy plant (since then it has been relocated).
• Design Engineer for the HVAC systems for the four floor addition (floors 5 through 8)
to University Hospital. Engineered and designed the HVAC system for the seventh
floor Psychiatry Department and designed modifications to the main chilled water
pumping systems.
• Project Engineer for renovations at San Antonio College. Designed and engineered
modifications and expansion of the mechanical systems for the central energy plant
and the Student Center renovation. Also was responsible for the construction
administration of the Student Center project.
• Design Engineer for modifications to the original central energy plant at United
Services Automobile Association (USAA).
• Design Engineer for HVAC systems for the MRI addition to St. Luke’s Hospital.
• Project Engineer for engineering and design modifications to the central plant at
Texas Lutheran University. Also participated in the construction administration of
this project.
• Other projects included the engineering and design of the HVAC systems for school
district facilities, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, the Army and Air Force Exchange
Service (AAFES), and various medical clinics.
01/82 – 10/83 Woosley Engineering, San Antonio, TX
Design Engineer
5/78 – 8/80 M. W. Kellogg Company, Houston, Texas
Assistant Engineering Technologist
MEMBERSHIPS/ Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers
ACTIVITIES: (ASHRAE)
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Lapsed
Member APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators)
[5]

Resume for Chris Miller - 2017

  • 1.
    Christopher F. Miller,PE 5730 Dan Duryea San Antonio, Texas 78240-2311 210-385-5352 (Cell) RESUME OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION ________________________________________________________________ PERSONAL: Marital Status Married to Evelyn T. Miller, RN Children Two Sons Licensed Professional Registration No. 61488 Engineer in the State of Texas EDUCATION: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TX Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - December 1981 US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD Officer's Basic Course - April 1978 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TX Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology - December 1977 DALE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE – Skills for Success – March 2015 EXPERIENCE: 08/10 – Current The University of Texas at San Antonio Assistant Director for Operations and Maintenance As Assistant Director, I report to the Director Operations and Maintenance. I am responsible for the management and supervision of all corrective maintenance for facilities (4.6 million s.f.), roads, and grounds on the Main Campus. My daily duties and responsibilities consists of numerous related tasks. Some of the more prominent activities are as follows: • Directly and indirectly supervise the maintenance activities of over 50 employees including three maintenance zone supervisors. • Evaluate and recommend employees for reclassification and/or promotion as warranted. • Administer and/or oversee corrective disciplinary actions of employees under my supervision when necessary. • Draft written departmental policies and procedures on an as needed basis. • Develop proposals for acquiring needed funding for a variety of maintenance related projects.
  • 2.
    Christopher F. Miller- RESUME Continued • Chair numerous screening and interview committees for prospective new employees to fill staff vacancies. • Provide cost estimates to customers for minor construction projects. • Direct the annual facilities inspection of all campus housing and author the annual report. • Prepare and provide various reports to upper management. • Initiate Request for Proposals (RFP’s) to select outside contractors to provide labor, technical assistance, expertise, and/or construction services to the department. 02/10 – 07/10 Broaddus & Associates Project Manager I was working with a project management company on an hourly contract basis with Broaddus + Project Control LLC formed by Broaddus & Associates and Project Control of Texas. This LLC was retained by the Alamo Community Colleges to be the program manager and project managers for the design and construction of various facilities and projects throughout the college district. My duties and responsibilities consisted of the following: • Served as a Project Manager and assisted the Senior Project Manager for Northeast Lakeview College for eight small projects totaling approximately 3.7 million dollars in construction costs. • Attended construction meetings and coordination meetings as needed. • Attended monthly meetings with the college president and vice chancellor for facilities. • Assisted in preparation of meeting agendas and follow-up minutes. • Assisted in change proposals, change orders, and review on monthly pay applications. • Provided coordination of campus issues with contractors and college representatives. 03/09 – 01/10 Broaddus & Associates Project Manager I worked with a project management company on an hourly contract basis with Broaddus + Munoz LLC formed by Broaddus & Associates and Kell Munoz Architects. This LLC was retained by the University Hospital System (UHS) to be the site specific project manager for the design and construction of the hospital expansion in the South Texas Medical Center area, including an approximately 900,000 s.f. trauma tower. My duties and responsibilities consisted of the following: • Served as the Project Manager for the expansion of the Central Utility Plant (CUP) to include the addition of chillers, boilers, cooling towers, and generator sets to support the hospital expansion. [2]
  • 3.
    Christopher F. Miller- RESUME Continued • Analyzed and modified a spreadsheet model to forecast the rates for producing utility commodities to determine whether it was more economical for UHS to build and/or expand their existing chilled water plant or contract with the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) to purchase chilled water and steam at their proposed rates based on their expansion model. • Authored a 52 page report for UHS detailing the background, methodology, and analysis of the two models (UHS and UTHSC) and summarized results in the conclusions and recommendations. • Served as a team member for the preparation and submission of a $26M grant application to the Department of Energy to provide funding support for a combined heat and power (CHP) plant for UHS to serve the new trauma tower. Coordinated activities between the engineers, equipment suppliers, and UHS’s grants specialists. 3/94 – 11/08 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Associate Director of Facilities Management Prior to becoming an Associate Director, I reported to the Assistant Vice President for Campus Operations and Facilities. I was responsible for the management, supervision, maintenance, and operations of all building utilities distribution equipment on the Central Campus, the North Campus, and the campus at the Texas Research Park. I was also responsible for the same in the Central Energy Plant on the Central Campus and the North Energy Plant at the North Campus. I also provided oversight for the building operations at the campuses in Harlingen, Edinburg, and Laredo. Equipment operations included all building HVAC systems, lab vacuum and compressed air equipment, medical vacuum and medical air equipment, steam generation and distribution, domestic and heating hot water, domestic soft water, and the energy management systems. My daily duties and responsibilities consisted of numerous other related tasks. Some of the more prominent activities are as follows: • Prepared detailed budgets for the Utilities Division. • Reconciled annual budgets and review expenditures with essential personnel. • Directly and indirectly supervised the activities of over 60 employees. • Participated extensively in the review of plans, specifications, and design philosophy of all new campus facilities. Also, participated in construction inspections of new facilities and renovations of existing facilities. • Supervised two staff mechanical engineers who were primarily tasked with the engineering and design of campus renovations and maintenance projects as it related to HVAC, plumbing, controls, and energy management. • Initiated Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and Request for Qualifications (RFQ’s) to select outside consultants and contractors to provide technical assistance, expertise, and construction services to the Institution. [3]
  • 4.
    Christopher F. Miller- RESUME Continued • Supervised the efforts of the Utilities Division to maintain, investigate, and troubleshoot, water quality for HVAC systems and domestic purposes. • Coordinated the activities between the Utilities and the Central Energy Plant Divisions with the Planning and Design Division and the Construction and Maintenance Division. • Produced plans and wrote specifications for the competitive bidding process to employ contractors providing construction, maintenance, and repair services. • Maintained and updated the campus' Energy Management Plan and made recommendations for energy conservation initiatives. • Updated and published the Utilities Division’s Standard Operating Procedures.  Oversaw the preventive maintenance activities of the Utilities Division and the Energy Plants Division. 5/90 – 3/94 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Mechanical Engineer As the Mechanical Engineer for the Facilities Management Department, my duties and responsibilities involved primarily engineering and design support for renovation projects for other departments on the three campuses and provide engineering support for maintenance and repairs of the HVAC and utilities equipment. Some of the more prominent duties included the following: • Evaluated existing air conditioning systems and design modifications as required by laboratory and office renovations. • Engineered and designed modifications to ventilation and general exhaust systems for offices, laboratories, animal facilities, etc. • Designed renovations to existing air, vacuum, natural gas, and compressed air systems to support departmental requirements. • Planned and purchased materials for the installation, repairs, and modifications to existing equipment such as air handlers, exhaust fans, air conditioning units, utility systems equipment, etc. • Wrote specifications for the repair and replacement of equipment and systems. • Coordinated information with the Planning and Design Division and the Construction and Maintenance Division. 12/83 – 5/90 Marmon – Mok LLP, San Antonio, TX Project Engineer/Design Engineer [4]
  • 5.
    Christopher F. Miller- RESUME Continued Duties and responsibilities varied from the design and engineering of HVAC systems to the construction administration of projects. Responsibilities for the more prominent projects were as follows: • Project Engineer for new construction and renovation projects for UT Brownsville (formerly Texas Southmost College). Designed the mechanical systems for the first energy plant (since then it has been relocated). • Design Engineer for the HVAC systems for the four floor addition (floors 5 through 8) to University Hospital. Engineered and designed the HVAC system for the seventh floor Psychiatry Department and designed modifications to the main chilled water pumping systems. • Project Engineer for renovations at San Antonio College. Designed and engineered modifications and expansion of the mechanical systems for the central energy plant and the Student Center renovation. Also was responsible for the construction administration of the Student Center project. • Design Engineer for modifications to the original central energy plant at United Services Automobile Association (USAA). • Design Engineer for HVAC systems for the MRI addition to St. Luke’s Hospital. • Project Engineer for engineering and design modifications to the central plant at Texas Lutheran University. Also participated in the construction administration of this project. • Other projects included the engineering and design of the HVAC systems for school district facilities, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), and various medical clinics. 01/82 – 10/83 Woosley Engineering, San Antonio, TX Design Engineer 5/78 – 8/80 M. W. Kellogg Company, Houston, Texas Assistant Engineering Technologist MEMBERSHIPS/ Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers ACTIVITIES: (ASHRAE) Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Lapsed Member APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators) [5]
  • 6.
    Christopher F. Miller- RESUME Continued Duties and responsibilities varied from the design and engineering of HVAC systems to the construction administration of projects. Responsibilities for the more prominent projects were as follows: • Project Engineer for new construction and renovation projects for UT Brownsville (formerly Texas Southmost College). Designed the mechanical systems for the first energy plant (since then it has been relocated). • Design Engineer for the HVAC systems for the four floor addition (floors 5 through 8) to University Hospital. Engineered and designed the HVAC system for the seventh floor Psychiatry Department and designed modifications to the main chilled water pumping systems. • Project Engineer for renovations at San Antonio College. Designed and engineered modifications and expansion of the mechanical systems for the central energy plant and the Student Center renovation. Also was responsible for the construction administration of the Student Center project. • Design Engineer for modifications to the original central energy plant at United Services Automobile Association (USAA). • Design Engineer for HVAC systems for the MRI addition to St. Luke’s Hospital. • Project Engineer for engineering and design modifications to the central plant at Texas Lutheran University. Also participated in the construction administration of this project. • Other projects included the engineering and design of the HVAC systems for school district facilities, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), and various medical clinics. 01/82 – 10/83 Woosley Engineering, San Antonio, TX Design Engineer 5/78 – 8/80 M. W. Kellogg Company, Houston, Texas Assistant Engineering Technologist MEMBERSHIPS/ Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers ACTIVITIES: (ASHRAE) Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Lapsed Member APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators) [5]