"If I have one talent it is the ability to pull together the right resources and build successful teams to meet the demands of even the most complex projects." -JC Villaneda
Juan Carlos "JC" Villaneda
"JC" is an experienced facilities plant operations professional with over 15 years of technical "hands on" experience. He began his career with White Memorial Medical Center in the maintenance department learning the fundamentals of Facilities Maintenance Services and Plant Operations. JC split his time as an employee there between the HVAC maintenance trade and as a stationary engineer in the central plant. While retaining a per-diem status at WMMC he also spent a few years working as an HVAC/R technician which helped him further develop HVAC/R troubleshooting and repair skills. In late 2008 he began working for City of Hope National Medical Center as their Plant Operations Superintendent. JC has a thorough understanding in mechanical and energy engineering. In 2013 he became a Certified Energy Engineer (accredited by the "Association of Energy Engineers") to add to his credentials and gear his career towards energy management projects.
Juan Carlos has many accomplishments as a superintendent at City of Hope. Those accomplishments include the following:
Chilled water Optimization- In 2014 City of Hope embarked on a project centered on chilled water system efficiency through tighter control at the air handler level. By optimizing and improving the performance of the chilled water at each AHU, the system's delta T increased and decreased outgoing GPM at the plant yielding over 6,000,000 kW/hr in a single year. JC's role in the project was key to the success. He provided technical expertise and guidance to collect information on system distribution and details of each air handler unit surveyed. JC helped coordinate project activities to ensure optimal system up-times and minimize system vulnurability. He also worked closely with the project's engineers to work through complex problems and find peak performance.
Electrical sub-metering design and implementation- With over 30 large building spread over 115 acres, electrical sub-metering was a fundamental requirement in order to build an energy management program. The challenge was, implementing a potentially high cost- no return on investment project without a regulatory requirement obligating the organization to do so. JC was able to find a relatively low cost alternative to hiring a firm or contractor to complete a turn key project. Most of the work was done by COH's in-house facilities maintenance staff and COH's controls contractor for system integration. COH now electrically sub-meters 30 buildings (over 35 individual meters) and is now on a path of energy management.
Steam/Condensate system retro-fit- In a large building with multiple steam to water heat exchangers the problem was steam-condensate flashing in the domestic water heat exchangers. The root cause was condensate lift after the heat exchanger's steam traps. JC and his team sought a mechanical PE who could help resolve the issue and see the project through OSHPD permitting. 3 MEP's later COH contracted Robert L. Scott of United Mechanical Consultants, Inc. They partnered with a steam vendor specializing in steam components and found a viable solution. The project was seen through OSHPD without issue and the system has been performing without any further complications since.
Automatic Transfer Switch controls wiring and interface upgrade- The emergency power system included 33 Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS's) but new ATS's would need to be added with the addition of 2 cancer research buildings. The ATS upgrade project entailed retro-fitting of the controls wiring and retro-fitting the controls PLC and interface. JC served on this project team providing technical information and helping coordinate testing activities.
These are only a few examples of Mr. Villaneda's experience and technical/professional capabilities related to capital projects. JC has also lead a highly skilled and productive team of in-house facitlities engineering staff. Together they were able to bring HVAC service back "in-house" after almost 20 years of having that function being outsourced. The result is an annual savings of $500k and a crew of mechanics who are engaged and grateful to have been given the opportunity to expand and grow in their department. The entire undertaking demanded a high level re-thinking of how HVAC maintenance was performed and thinking creatively to reallocate time and allow for improved proactive preventative maintenance. Not only is their a significant savings but the reliability of the mechanical systems have had significant improvement. The department has less HVAC complaints today than ever before even with the orginization's growth on campus.