MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
November 2, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C.
Law 2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(d),
I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Mr. Alex Lemu
Girard Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(Ward 1)
for reappointment as a steam and other operating engineer licensed in the District member of the
Board of Industrial Trades, for a term to end June 26, 2026.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation
process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent
and Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
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2 ChairmanPhil Mendelson
3 at the request of the Mayor
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7 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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11 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Mr. Alex Lemu to the Board of Industrial Trades.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Industrial Trades Alex Lemu Confirmation Resolution
19 of 2023".
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21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
22 Mr. Alex Lemu
23 Girard Street, NW
24 Washington, DC 20001
25 (Ward 1)
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27 as a steam and other operating engineer licensed in the District member of the Board of
28 Industrial Trades, established by D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(d), for a term to end June 26,
29 2026.
30 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
31 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
32 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Alex Lemu, CSP
EXPERIENCE
Over 24 years of progressive and extensive experience in the following areas:
• Risk/Loss Control consultant/Consultant Engineer (July 2012 to Present) – Conducting risk
assessment of residential, commercial, and industrial facilities and provide loss control
recommendation for insurance underwriting considerations. Investigating claims/losses,
identifying the root causes, and providing recommendations to mitigate the likelihood of future
similar incidents. Inspecting facilities for regulatory compliance (Boiler & Pressure vessel).
Advising insured customers on contingency planning, and relevant occupational safety & health
standards/requirements.
• Independent Loss Control consultant (Marine & Commercial property/ April 2002 to April
2005) - Served multiple insurance & other multinational companies in Ethiopia. I was licensed as
a Loss Assessor by The National Bank of Ethiopia, the regulatory authority for Insurance and
Banking.
• Marine Engineer – Supervised shipboard machinery spaces (both manned & unmanned); main
propulsion engines, power generation & distribution equipment, cargo handling equipment, life
safety equipment ( SOLAS), HVAC, boilers (high pressure & low pressure), fire prevention &
control equipment, oil pollution prevention & monitoring equipment (MARPOL), and multiple
associated auxiliary equipment & machineries.
• Stationary Engineer – Conducted hands on operation & maintenance of mechanical & electro-
mechanical equipment in power plants & commercial buildings.
EDUCATION
High school - Diploma in Machine Technology (Technical School of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia/September
1986 to July 1989)
Addis Ababa University – School of Engineering & Technology (September 1989 to July 1990).
Scholarship - Granted merit based scholarship to study in India in October 1990.
University/College - Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering (Marine Engineering & Research Institute,
Calcutta/Kolkata, India/October 1990 to October 1994)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
1. CSP (Certified Safety Professional, Certified by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals)
2. Commissioned Inspector for Boiler and Pressure Vessels (by The National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Inspectors, The State of Maryland, The State of Delaware, Commonwealth of
Virginia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and District of Columbia)
3. DC Class 1 Steam Engineer License
4. Maryland First Grade Engineer License
5. SIEMENS APOGEE Workstation Operations (for DDC based HVAC automation of facilities)
6. Universal CFC (From National Power Engineers Association)
7. International Code Council (ICC) participation certificates (2012 IBC, 2012 IECC, 2012 IEBC, 2012
IRC FUNDAMENTALS)
 8. Basic & Advanced firefighting training (These are mandatory certifications to work in the shipping
industry; I have also received Fire prevention & control course in college).
COMPANIES SERVED
I. USA
1. FM Global (Consultant Engineer/ Working in Multiple States/September 2016 to Present)
2. Travelers Insurance (Senior Risk Control consultant/Served in Multiple States/April 2013 to July 2016)
3. Travelers Insurance (Risk Control consultant/Served in Multiple States /July 2012 to April 2013)
4. DC Government (Code Compliance specialist/Washington, DC/ February 2012 to July 2012)
5. LB&B Associates Inc. (Operating Engineer/National Archives I/ Washington, DC/October 2006 to
August 2011)
II. Overseas
1. ESLSCO (Marine Engineer on Foreign going Merchant Navy ships /December 1994 to April 2002)
2. ESLSCO (Part time Instructor for machinery space crew/Addis Ababa, Ethiopia/April 2002 to 2005).
3. Independent Loss Control consultant (Served multiple insurance & other multinational companies in
Ethiopia/April 2002 to April 2005. Licensed as a Loss assessor by The National Bank of Ethiopia, the
regulatory authority for Insurance and Banking).
Volunteer Activities
Currently serving on DC Board of Industrial Trades (January 2017 to present/Appointed by DC Mayor, Ms.
Muriel Bowser).
 Executive Office of the Mayor - Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Alex Lemu
Alex Lemu is a Senior Risk Control Consultant for Travelers Insurance
and a current member of the Board of Industrial Trades.
Mr. Lemu has over 20 years of progressive and hands on experience in
engineering. In his current position, he conducts risk assessment of
residential, commercial, and industrial facilities and quantifies the risk
associated with equipment breakdown for underwriting considerations.
Through his work, Mr. Lemu strives to properly advise customers on
relevant occupational safety and health standards. He takes pride in
contributing to the efforts of protecting the health, safety, economic
interests, and the quality of life for the District of Columbia residents.
Mr. Lemu has previously worked as a Stationary Engineer where he provided training on
operation and maintenance of machinery spaces of offshore facilities and power plants. Mr.
Lemu has also served as a Marine Engineer, where he supervised the shipboard machinery
spaces, both manned and unmanned. Mr. Lemu is a commissioned inspector for the boiler and
pressure vessels by the National Board and an associate safety professional certified by the
Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He holds a DC 1st Class Steam Engineer’s license.
A Ward 1 resident, Mr. Lemu received a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from The
Marine Engineering and Research Institute of Kolkata, India.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: June 26, 2023
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Garth Grannum, Alex Lemu,
Michael Johnson, Khidhar Abdulshakur, Gregory Kinyard, Jr., William H.
Satterwhite III, and Cliffton Tamorria as members of the Board of Industrial
Trades
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Vanessa Careiro, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at
202-724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681