Dwight S. Dorsey Vice President |
- Company Role:
- Principal Mechanical Engineer
- Education:
- Bachelor of Science, University of New Mexico, Mechanical Engineering (1984)
- Affiliations:
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
- Experience:
- 22 Years
- Mr. Dorsey joined Bridgers & Paxton in August 1991 and became a member of the Board of Directors in 1993.
- Awards:
- National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Award of Excellence
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Sustainable Design Award
- Sandia National Laboratories President's Quality Award
- Experience Summary:
- Mr. Dorsey is
a Principal/Project Manager for Bridgers and Paxton. He has worked for
Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1991, including managing four consecutive
Open-end Contracts. His specific responsibilities include Titles I,
II, and III services, conceptual design reports, engineering studies/investigations/evaluations,
construction phase services, drawing reviews, plan and specification
development/over-site, construction cost estimates, life cycle cost
studies, preparation of Operations and Maintenance manuals, and project
planning.
His mechanical design experience includes non-reactor nuclear facilities, research and development laboratories, manufacturing, light commercial office, computer and experimental facilities. These projects have special mechanical design requirements for precise temperature/humidity control, makeup air systems, contaminated exhaust systems for chemical/nuclear/hazardous materials/toxic processes, specialized plumbing/process piping systems, and fire protection systems design.
Mr. Dorsey has special design experience in fire protection systems and in acoustical analysis of mechanical HVAC systems. He has provided fire protection design analysis and documentation for numerous technical facilities. He also serves as Bridgers & Paxton's in-house acoustical specialist providing computer analysis where necessary to verify the noise characteristics for mechanical system operation in sensitive building occupancies.
His specialized government laboratory experience and expertise has resulted in Mr. Dorsey providing ongoing engineering services at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.