Daniel Vu

About Daniel Vu

Engineering and operations leader with 15+ years of experience scaling MEP consulting organizations through disciplined execution, strong technical leadership, and data-driven operational control.Proven Integrator with responsibility for multi-million-dollar engineering portfolios, large multidisciplinary teams, and measurable growth outcomes.I operate at the intersection of executive strategy and hands-on engineering leadership—balancing growth, margin, risk, and delivery realities. My focus is building scalable teams, enforcing technical and QA/QC standards, protecting cash flow, and ensuring that strategy translates into consistent execution.Known internally as a trusted operating partner and technical authority, I serve as the escalation point for complex engineering decisions while helping leadership teams make disciplined, data-backed decisions.

Experience

1. Director of Engineering (Engineering & Operations Leadership)

   Marque Engineering

   Jul 2022 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Lead engineering and operational execution across a multi-million-dollar MEP consulting portfolio, overseeing a large, multidisciplinary engineering organization.Partner with executive leadership and finance to manage forecasting, utilization, margin, and cash-flow performance.Establish operating rhythms, KPIs, and review cadences to maintain delivery predictability and utilization control during growth.Serve as technical authority and escalation point for complex HVAC and building system challenges from design through construction.Lead firmwide QA/QC and technical risk mitigation efforts to reduce rework and downstream liability.Balance growth ambitions with operational realities to protect long-term firm performance.

Education

• University of Kentucky

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Flacom
• Hvac Design
• Matlab
• Renovation
• Building Information Modeling (Bim)
• Revit
• Construction
• Construction Documents
• Microsoft Office
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Hvac
• Mathematics
• Plumbing Design
• Teamwork
• Project Management
• Construction Administration
• Site Plans
• Comcheck
• Microsoft Excel
• Submittals
• Autodesk/Autocad
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (Mep)
• Mep
• Autocad Architecture
• Microsoft Word
• Bim
• Engineering
• Title 24