PROFESSIONAL PROFILE OF RICHARD A. WING

EDUCATION
October 26, 1991; Passed with one of the highest scores ever the Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Industry National Certification Board Exam for TAB Technicians.

1961 Graduate, North Haven High School
September 1, 1971, Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker Balancing Technician

MILITARY
1964-67, U. S. Army, Sgt. Field Communications, Honorable Discharge

EXPERIENCE

Wing's Testing & Balancing Co., Inc. General Manager (August 1980 to Present)
R Responsible for all field operations, customer contacts, on-site trouble shooting, hiring, training, firing, estimating, speaking engagements; attained one of highest scores, nationally, on TABB Certification Exam in October, 1991; CT SM1 & 2 Licenses, January, 2001.

Fluid Engineering Services, Division of Johnson Controls, Inc., Hartford, CT, Manager (February 1974 - October 1980)
Established Hartford office, responsible for hiring, training, firing, supervision of all field operations, customer contacts, estimating, troubleshooting. Special Assignments; July 1976, Aquadia Regional Hospital, Puerto Rico, provided technical assistance for balancing. April - June, 1980, 5 Buildings, Military Base, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, provided balancing services & supervision. 1978 - ranked 4th of 92 balancing offices nationwide. Obtained national account with Friendly Ice Cream Corp.

James E. Brennan Co., Inc. Wallingford, CT (February 1967 - February 1974)
Balancing Technician, completed apprenticeship September, 1971.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
ASHRAE, Inc. Connecticut Chapter
Connecticut Building Congress, Hamden, CT
Construction Institute, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

SEMINARS & COURSES
October, 2002 attended 1st Annual TABB Conference/SMACNA Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

July, 2002 attended International Industrial Hygienists IAQ Conference, Monterey, CA

October, 1998 attended ASHRAE IAQ & Energy '98. New Orleans, LA

October, 1994 attended Fall Seminar, New England Hospital Engineers Society, Sturbridge, MA

January, 1994 attended "Building Renovation and Retrofit" seminar given by Construction Institute, University of Hartford, Wallingford, CT

November, 1993 attended "Success '93" seminar given by Small Business Administration and SNET in Cromwell, CT

May, 1993 attended "Are We At Risk?" seminar given by Connecticut Hospital Engineers Society, Norwalk, CT

October, 1992 attended ASHRAE "International Seminar on Indoor Air Quality", San Francisco, CA

March, 1990 attended seminar on "Effective Commissioning of Air Conditioning Systems", University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering and CT ASHRAE, Inc., Bloomfield, CT

October, 1989 attended "Healthy Building Conference" sponsored by Northeast Utilities & United Illuminating, Berlin, CT

April, 1989 attended ASHRAE, Inc. "Indoor Air Quality" Seminar, San Diego, CA

February, 1989 attended NEMI "Indoor Air Quality" Seminar, Washington, DC

April, 1986 attended ASHRAE, Inc. "International Seminar on Indoor Air Quality", Atlanta, GA

March, 1985 Certificate - "Temperature Controls" Seminar, ASHRAE, Inc., Atlanta, GA

December, 1984 attended "Construction Project Management" Seminar, UCONN, Management Development Program, Hartford, CT

December, 1984 attended "Biological Safety Cabinet Certification", Baker Company, Maine

November, 1984 - Certificate - Water Systems Design Seminar, ASHRAE, INC., Atlanta, GA

November, 1984 Certificate - Indoor Air Quality Seminar, C. S. A. and Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

September, 1983 Certificate - Air Quality Seminar, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA

1974 Certificate - Testing and Balancing Air & Hydronic Systems Seminar, Fluid Engineering Services Division of Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2005 (March) - "IAQ: Smoke & Mirrors?" Hartford Insurance Facilities Management Personnel, Hartford, CT

2003 (April) - Conducted Technical Session for ASHRAE, INC., CT CHAPTER, "Wing It With Water Balancing" CT ASHRAE, Hartford, CT

2003 (January) instructor "Ventilation Testing", Philips Semi-Conductors, Fishkill, NY

2001 (October) "Air Exchange Rates in Isolation Rooms & Operating Rooms" Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

2001 (September) "Plan and Project Reviews" dinner speaker, CT ASHRAE

2001 (March) - Conducted Technical Session for ASHRAE, INC., CT CHAPTER, "Design Considerations for Better Balancing and Control", Hartford, CT

2000 (January) "Indoor Air Quality and Temperature Controls", CT ASHRAE meeting

1999(October) "Mechanical Aspects of IAQ", LaSalle Partners Facilities Managers Seminar, Hartford, CT

1999 (September) "Mechanical Aspects of IAQ" lunch speaker for The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Glastonbury, CT

1999 (April) - CT ASHRAE TRADE SHOW Seminar "Indoor Air Quality as a Function of Ventilation Effectiveness", Southington, CT

1998 (November) instructor "Advanced Testing & Balancing" course, SMWIA, DesMoines, Iowa

1998 (April) "Balancing Opportunities" Sheet Metal Workers JATC Workshop, National Apprentice Competition, Boston MA

1998 (February) "The Balancing Act", Smith College, Northampton, MA

1997 (November) luncheon speaker, vanZelm, Heywood & Shadford Engineers, Hartford, CT

1997 (February) - Panelist, Construction Institute meeting, "Building Commissioning", New Haven, CT

1996 (Jan) - Dinner speaker CT ASHRAE meeting, "The Balancing Act", Cromwell, CT.

1995 (May) - "Is the System Ready?" seminar for SNET engineers and project managers, New Haven, CT

1995 (February) - Speaker at monthly meeting of R.S.E.S., Springfield, MA

1995 (January) - Speaker at monthly meeting of Maine Hospital Engineers Society, Augusta, Maine

1994 (October) - Speaker at Fall Seminar, New England Hospital Engineers Society, Sturbridge, MA

1993 (October) - Speaker at "Air Balancing In Hospitals" seminar given by Connecticut Hospital Association, Wallingford, CT

1993 (August) - Speaker at Monthly Building Engineers Meeting, ITT Hartford, Simsbury, CT

1993 (March) - Speaker/Instructor "IBM - Ventilation Training Class" Fishkill, NY

1992 (January) - Speaker at R.S.E.S, CHICOPEE, MA CHAPTER

1991 (June) - Speaker at Engineering Dept. Meeting, Southern New England Telephone, "Air and Water Balancing by Design", New Haven, CT

1991 (May) - Speaker at User Group Meeting, Energy Networks, Inc., "Water and Air Balancing of HVAC Systems", Hartford, CT

1991 (January) - Speaker at R.S.E.S., NEW LONDON CHAPTER, New London, CT

1990 (May) - Speaker at LaSalle Partners, Building Managers meeting, "HVAC Equipment Performance and Indoor Air Quality", Tampa, FL

1989 (November) - Conducted Technical Session for ASHRAE, INC., CT CHAPTER, "Impact of Mechanical Equipment Performance on Indoor Air Quality", Hartford, CT

1989 (October) - Conducted "Building Wellness" seminar for Northeast Utilities Building Managers, Berlin, CT

1988 (March) - Speaker at R.S.E.S., NEW HAVEN CHAPTER, New Haven, CT

1986 (October) - Conducted Technical Session for ASHRAE, INC. CT CHAPTER on water balancing, Hartford, CT

1985 (March) - Conducted Technical Session for ASHRAE, INC. CT CHAPTER on air balancing, Hartford, CT

1982 (August) - Presentation on testing and balancing to Friendly Ice Cream Corp. Project Managers, Wilbraham, MA

1979 - "Air and Water Balancing and Its Relationship to Energy Conservation" seminar, UMASS, Division of Continuing Education, Amherst, MA

1978 & 79 - Conducted two classes on "Energy Reductions in Existing Buildings" for UMASS Maintenance staff, Amherst, MA

1978 - Featured Speaker at Pioneer Valley, A.I.P.E. Meeting, Springfield, MA

 

 

 
 
 
 

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