thomas carlins

owner

About

I have over thirty years of experience performing responsible design of electrical and lighting systems. My goal is to design for my client a quality electrical and lighting system that is efficient and effective. In addition to good illumination of the space, lighting controls are paramount in the implementation of the lighting system. My current (recent) projects are: * Fox Chapel Presyterian Church renovations * Trozzo Building complete renovation * Calvary United Methodist Church renovations * German Township Waste Water Treatment Plant new faciltiy * Centerville Clinic in Washington, PA new facility * Washington County Health Center renovations * PocketNurse Offices (30,000sf) & Distribution Center (90,000sf) new facility * Rohoboth Evangelical Lutheran Church renovations * Mick's Chrysler Plymouth lighting design * Allegheny County Housing Authority Ohioview generator study * Mailing Services of Pittsburgh energy study * Shadyside MedExpress fire alarm system

Country

united states

City

pittsburgh

Industry

electrical/electronic manufacturing

Skill

lighting design, leed, lighting, electrical engineering, renovation, lighting control, sustainable design, green building, hvac, electricians, energy efficiency, construction drawings, energy conservation, architectural lighting, fire alarm, architecture, energy, solid state lighting, energy audits, leadership in energy and environmental design, landscape lighting, energy management, architectures

Experience

electrical engineering department manager

astorino branch engineers

1990-2 - 1994-11 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Responsible for all aspects of electrical engineering and lighting design services for all projects.

senior project electrical engineer

ewing cole cherry parsky

1988-2 - 1990-1 · 2 yrs

Primary project under my control during my time at ECCP was a new 250,000 sf animal research facility for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals.

regional mechanical and electrical coordinator

mellon stuart company

1984-11 - 1988-1 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Responsible for the coordination and installation of all electrical, lighting, HVAC, plumbing, elevator, fire alarm and all other engineered system on building construction projects. Projects included Wilmington Public Building/Courthouse (DE), Washington DC new mayors office building and Chase Bank building in Wilmington.

project engineer

peter f loftus corporation

1980-4 - 1982-11 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Responsible for renovations to numerous hospitals in the Pittsburgh area and the new north hills mini-Kane hospital.

project engineer

bovay engineers

1979-3 - 1980-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

Design of renovations at Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. Security clearance required.

project engineer

lbc&w achitects

1978-6 - 1979-3 · 10 mos

Charles County Detention Center

project engineer

ballinger

1982-12 - 1984-11 · 2 yrs

Primary responsibility during my tenure here was the design and then construction supervision of a 1,000,000 sf research and development center for SmithKline Beckman Pharmaceuticals in Valley Forge, PA.

owner

carlins consulting

1994-11 - Present · 31 yrs 11 mos

I perform electrical engineering and lighting design consulting services for residential, commercial, institutional and light industrial buildings. The majority of my experience is in the commercial and institutional arenas with a large number of churches in my portfolio of successful projects. I have over 30 years of experience in the construction industry. My clientele are architects, owners and developers. I have received numerous lighting design awards throughout my career and have served the local IES chapter in various capacities for more than two decades.