Robert (Bobby) Vallet Email & Phone Number

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

As an energy engineer at SitelogIQ, I serve as the lead engineer in charge of fault detection and diagnostics for a variety of facilities including data centers, hospitals, universities, community centers, K-12 schools, and office buildings. My responsibilities in this position included interfacing with multiple control systems including, but not limited to, Siemens over BACnet, Niagara, Metasys SQL and then collaborating with a programming team to bring that data into SkySpark. After the data is brought into SkySpark, I use a proprietary tag-based model to apply appropriate attributes to the data. Once the data has been tagged with attributes it is then passed through a series of fault detection rules that calculate based on the attributes and flag when actual operation does not match expectation. Following an initial review of the faults, I perform a thorough control sequence review with the customer to customize the logic of the rules to make sure that the fault detection only identifies actionable items. I also facilitate customer training seminars to demonstrate SkySpark functionality and provide customized solutions to individual needs. At this point the projects are then moved into a monitoring phase where I check on them periodically throughout the month to verify that the building is performing as expected. At the end of each month, I summarize all that information into a report including energy analysis which I share with the customer. As the lead engineer in charge of fault detection, I am also tasked with training engineers on available analytics and company-wide practices. Finally, my role has also allowed me to be involved in several process improvement items which have included the development of a lab space model and a list of custom fault detection rules to monitor lab performance, the development of a method to perform root cause analysis, the streamlining of the monthly reporting process, and an overhaul of the setup process.

Cypress, Ca

As an engineering specialist at Siemens, I worked with automated HVAC systems for universities and healthcare centers. The responsibilities for this position included coordinating with the customer and developing a mechanical design on AutoCAD based on the customer's specifications. Once the design was completed, suppliers would be contacted to find the most economically suitable parts for the design requirements. After the design phase was complete, the system would be installed and wired. Following the completion of the design and installation phases, the controllers were programmed so that the mechanical system requirements could be realized for the customer. This phase included coding in a proprietary language that customizable communication between the user and controller. Once the system was completely programmed and installed, this position also required that the specialist maintain an open line of communication with the customer to ensure that the system continued to function according to the design specifications.

Northridge, Ca

As the Chief Project Engineer of the human powered vehicle (HPV) team, I was responsible for overseeing each of the sub teams during the manufacturing process. It was my responsibility to ensure that each of the teams would be able to seamlessly integrate their portion of the vehicle into the final assembly. In order to improve communication between these sub teams, a weekly presentation program was implemented so that each sub team would always know about design changes which could affect their portion of the vehicle. The presentation program revealed interference issues which necessitated the redesign of several vehicle components. These components were designed and analyzed using SolidWorks to ensure that both the safety and design requirements were maintained. Once all of the components were designed and analyzed, I had to work with the teams to develop GD&T requirements that would ensure no interference while keeping the manufacturability intact for our limited resources. Finally, I worked with another member of the team to ensure that we adhered to our tight budget by identifying the most effective and economically feasible suppliers.

Hollywood, Ca

In this position, my recent education was utilized to create a transient heat transfer model in Excel that could represent any of the sound stages on the lot. This model measured the heat input to sound stages based on a variety of variables including the number of people, the lighting, the outside temperature, the volume of air in the sound stage, etc. This information was then used to properly size the HVAC units for each stage. It was also used to quantify the amount of money that would be required to cool the stages if the elephant doors were left open for "x" hours during HVAC system use. Another responsibility of this position was to help a fellow intern perform thermodynamic efficiency analysis on micro turbines on the lot. This analysis determined that the turbines were operating below the manufacturer-guaranteed efficiency which enabled Paramount to get them fixed/replaced which saved the company a lot of money. Finally, while serving as an intern, I was also able to develop an Excel Program that made the analysis of contractual information much more efficient.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Associate'S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies