Benjamin Spatafora, Eit Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

• Manage a team of engineers, providing technical direction and mentorship to improve their skills and enhance project reviews.
• Manage project budgets of up to $500k for 3 clients and up to 120 annual projects.
• Coordinate logistics of delivery and inventory of assets with vendors and contractors.
• Work closely with Field Engineering and Commissioning teams to identify refrigeration/ HVAC and lighting system inefficiencies, develop solutions, implement resolutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal staff, vendors, external contractors and engineers to overcome technical and logistical challenges.
• Convey staffing requirements based on forecast, recruiting interviewing, and training new hires as needed.

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

• Managed team of 3 EMS Design Engineers producing 70+ designs per year.
• Host weekly meetings of 7+ people to convey company updates, objectives, and critical projects.
• Conduct design reviews, ensure team produces comprehensive designs aligned with client goals within deadlines.
• Coordinate with clients, other Engineering trades and firms, construction managers, vendors and contractors to ensure proper delivery, installation, and functionality of systems.
• Review and update design templates to encapsulate evolving standards and product offerings.
• Create and manage project budgets within Stop & Shop banner.

Burlington, MA

• Specify and design supermarket refrigeration and HVAC controls systems.
• Create designs in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office for bid and construction.
• Work closely with project Electrical Engineers to convey project electrical requirements, review electrical plans to ensure compliance.
• Work closely with project Refrigeration Engineers to design and implement control systems based on site requirements.
• Review, provide feedback and approve vendor refrigeration/electrical submittals.
• Conduct field surveys to audit efficacy of refrigeration/ HVAC and control systems.

Yarmouth, ME

• As a Field Commissioning Engineer at BaselineES I collaborated with Resident Service Technicians, Installation Contractors, and other Baseline Engineers to optimize facility performance, and reduce overall energy.
• Effectively convey projects engineering theory and design to technicians
• Interpret electrical schematics/ drawings to manage project installation
• Program building control systems (Danfoss and Emerson)
• Quickly solve and resolve building control system issues
• Maintain facility conformance to the latest engineering drawings

Rutland, VT

• As a Project Engineer at Ellison Surface Technologies I worked with other engineers, technicians, operators, and managers in the procurement of new work, improvement of current processes, interpretation of drawings.
• Worked with engineering manager, to assist in acquisition/ start-up of $2.2 million/ yr. contract.
• Led group of 4 people assigned to reduce scrap from >4% to <1.5% saving over $225,000/yr
• Organized meetings, assigned tasks, created timelines, and ensured tasks completion by due date.
• Communicated with customers in meetings and via email.
• Prepared and sent drawings to bid, contacted supplier to order and ensure satisfactory completion.

Orono, ME

Supervise night lab, assure students follow safe operating procedure, sign out machinery, and open/ close the lab.

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Portland, Maine Area

• Communicate with engineers and operators to design structures to assist in assembly and testing of fuel pumps
• Designed and implemented an “ambidextrous solder station”, with varying height adjustment
• Designed and implemented a “pump build/ re-build station” to reduce change-over time
• Designed and Implemented “flush test stand” to test for contaminants in pumps
• Design structures using Microsoft Inventor
• Schedule and participate with engineers in design review meetings

Collect pertinent information for cable companies in field including: address, closest cable drop, and number of services already utilizing cable drop

B.S, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Alternative Spring Break, Formula SAE, Engineers Without borders, University of Maine Crew team

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