David Pickett, PE, LEED AP

Supervising Electrical Engineer at Parsons

Saudi Arabia
Construction

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David Pickett, PE, LEED AP's Overview

Current

Supervising Electrical Engineer at Parsons

Past

Chief Executive Officer at Interface Global Design Build, LLC

Chief Executive Officer at Interface Global Qatar, WLL
Senior Vice-president at Interface Engineering Inc.
Education

University of Portland
Connections
370 connections
Websites

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David Pickett, PE, LEED AP's Summary

Broad experience in the design/construction of electrical systems in all types of buildings such as the following: Data Centers,
mixed use facilites, retail buildings, medical buildings, US government facilities, International buildings, US Embassies,
residential buildings, and others.
Corporate management of engineering standards, policies, human resourcse, busines systems and technology systems
Engineering management of numerous disciplines such as Electrical, Mechanical, Fire Life Safety, and Technology systems.
Experience with design and construction of international projects in Middle East, South America, Africa, and Central Asia.
Experience on numerous sustainable building projects that have received LEED certifications from Silver to Platinum.
Specialties
Design and construction adminstration of Electrical Power distribution systems of medium voltage to low voltage, lighting
systems, emergency lighting systems, redundant power systems, emergency power systems, power generation systems, low
voltage technology systems, and security systems.
Engineering Management
Mentoring and trainging of staff.
Knowledge and application of numerous International building codes.
Client and staff relations.
Business development.

David Pickett, PE, LEED AP's Experience

Supervising Electrical Engineer
Parsons
Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Civil Engineering industry

October 2011 Present (2 years 8 months) Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

Manage team of electrical engineers on all Royal Commission projects in the Industrial City of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia..
Projects include higher education, substations, primary education, office buildings, recreational facilities, industrial facilities,
waterfront development projects, housing developments, and infrastructure improvements. (roadways, pump stations, medium
voltage power distribution).
Update Master Specifications and Standards for Royal Commission.
Training and mentoring of junior engineering staff.
Review of Consultant prepared construction documents and checking for compliance with scope of work.
Preparation of scope of work for consultants.

Chief Executive Officer

Interface Global Design Build, LLC

July 2008 June 2011 (3 years) Qatar

 Launched start-up Company in Doha Qatar and grew it to about 280 staff in 3 years.
Managed financial and business systems.
Managed engineering team to prepare engineering documents (mechanical, electrical, fire life safety, technology and
plumbing systems) in compliance with the contract requirements.
Led construction and design coordination meetings.
Led conflict resolution meetings with client to resolve technical issues and to minimize cost impacts.
Extensive International experience with construction, engineering, codes, government regulations, and business practices
Managed engineering, financial, and administration staff of numerous nationalities and backgrounds.
Responsible for marketing, business development and client relations
Led the corporate effort in contract management and negotiations with client and subcontractors.
Prepared bill of quantities, cash flow studies, and cost studies (labor and material) for tendering of projects.
Representative Projects under my responsibility:
o North Road: Major Highway Project in Qatar, our scope consisted of installation of roadway lighting system, medium voltage
distribution system, and low voltage power distribution system. Contract
value approximately $30 million.
o Six Kahramaa Substations: our scope consisted of supply and installation of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing systems.
Contract value approximately $8 million.
o Al Udied Airbase: Our scope consisted of design, supply, and installation of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and fire life safety
systems. Contract value approximately $11 million.

Chief Executive Officer

Interface Global Qatar, WLL

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Construction industry

July 2008 June 2011 (3 years) Qatar

This is subsidiary of Interface Global Design Build.

Senior Vice-president

Interface Engineering Inc.

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry

May 1984 June 2008 (24 years 2 months) Portland, Oregon Area

195 person consulting engineering firm providing Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire life Safety, Technology, Sustainable
and Lighting design services.
Served on the Board as chairman.
Managed client relations and developed new business relationships.
Established branch office in Seattle Washington.
Led the corporate effort on technical staff development.
Spearheaded and managed the quality control process for corporation
Led the recruitment effort for senior technical talent...
Chief electrical engineer responsible for overall engineering standards, master specifications, quality control, staff
mentoring/development, and general leadership of the electrical department for the corporation.
Led the value engineering and cost benefit studies for numerous types of projects and systems.
Experienced utilizing Power Tools by SKM to model electrical power systems and prepared the following reports: power flow,
protection system coordination, voltage drop, fault current, power factor, etc.
Prepared power quality studies for hospitals, government facilities, and data centers.
Managed and Led the International Engineering Team comprised of multiple disciplines: Electrical,
Mechanical, Plumbing, Technology, Fire Life Safety and Lighting.
Managed the engineering and construction administration of numerous types of systems: low/medium voltage power
distribution, lighting, emergency power, power generation plants, redundant power systems for mission critical facilities,
security, and technology.
Engineer of record on more than ten LEED Certified projects from Silver to Platinum level.
Extensive design and construction administration experience on a broad range of project types such as: US Embassies, offices
buildings, educational buildings, and government facilities, international headquarter buildings, retail buildings, residential
buildings, essential facilities, manufacturing/industrial buildings, master planning and medical buildings.