Expert Details
HVAC Control Systems and Equipment
ID: 108187
New Jersey, USA
Expert's career path includes the selection of air-to-refrigerant and water-to-refrigerant heat exchangers used as evaporators, reheat coils, or condensers in primarily R-22 DX systems from 1/2 to 200 tons, as well as the specialty items (filters, driers, back-pressure valves, EPR valves, oil separators, sight glasses, expansion valves, head pressure controls, etc) and refrigerant piping (sizing and routing) to produce properly operating systems.
Expert has been designing and directing new or redesigned product development in this area for many years. His work includes conceptual design, component selection, control systems, piping, wiring, sheet metal structure and enclosure, prototype and preproduction unit preparation, and major agency construction requirements.
Expert has designed units for residential, industrial, transportation, severe environment, military, and computer room applications. He is skilled with performance test equipment, as well as the documentation and testing requirements of safety approval agencies such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Intertek Testing Services/ETL Testing Laboratories, and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
He has done a significant amount of on-site evaluation, trouble-shooting, and commissioning of HVAC and control equipment and systems for single and multi-family residences, schools, and office buildings.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1971 | Degree: M.S.E.E. | Subject: | Institution: New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Year: 1962 | Degree: B.S.E.E. | Subject: | Institution: New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Employer: FPM Group | Title: Mechanical Engineer | Department: Mt. Holly, NJ, office |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2004 | Employer: National Refrigeration and AC Products | Title: Engineering Manager | Department: National Comfort Products |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 1998 | Employer: Mestek | Title: Engineering Manager | Department: Cooling Products Group |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1997 | Employer: Mestek | Title: Manager of Product Development | Department: Nesbitt |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1995 | Employer: Automated Test Labs, Inc. | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1989 | Employer: Airflow Company | Title: Engineering Manager/V.P. Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1986 | Employer: EDPAC Corporation | Title: Chief Electrical Engineer/Director of Research and Development | Department: Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consulting Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Agency: McGuire Air Force Base/Ft. Dix, NJ | Role: Mechanical Engineer with FPM Group | Description: He designed the ventilation system (equipment, ducts, diffusers, controls) and coordinated the engineering efforts involved in a project to replace the existing 50+ year old multiple chilled water air conditioning central station units with energy-efficient geothermal heat pumps. |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Agency: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas | Role: Mechanical Engineer | Description: Expert provided the engineering expertise to evaluate the suitability of retaining existing rooftop heating and cooling multizone and dual duct units with revised room layouts. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of IEEE and ASHRAE; he has been a representative on ASHRAE Standards Project Committees. He has been the company representative to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and a member of the Unitary Small Equipment Engineering Committee. Expert has also been the company representative to the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), and Intertek Testing Services (ITS/ETL). |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| EPA Certified Universal Refrigeration Technician |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He holds two United States Letters of Patent. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has provided marketing support and training for field service personnel on control systems and HVAC equipment including heat pumps. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert has experience locating vendors of the following products: HVAC equipment including compressors, fans, heat transfer coils (refrigerant, water, steam), controls (electrical, electronic, electro-mechanical, DDC, and pneumatic), actuators (valves and dampers), wire, motors, humidifiers, thermostats, and sensors; actuators (valves and dampers); transformers (power, isolation, auto-transformer, control, and buck/boost); motors, motor controls, power factor correction; humidifiers; test equipment for pressure, temperature, flow, velocity, and electrical measurement and recording; and sensors (temperature, pressure, flow, and humidity). |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has extensive experience working with standards and procedures for safety approvals by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), and Intertek Testing Services (ETL). |
Fields of Expertise
energy-efficient heating ventilating and air conditioning control, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration, refrigeration system, HVAC equipment design, HVAC trouble shooting, direct digital control, oil separator, HVAC engineering, HVAC safety, piping system design, Underwriters Laboratories test, refrigerant piping, induction motor, electrical measurement, refrigeration system controller, electric motor control, new product development, energy-efficient district heating, electric motor selection, energy-efficient refrigeration system, air-conditioning equipment, velocity measurement, ventilation, airstream, prototyping, sheet metal, passive electronic element, heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment, Underwriters Laboratories, three-phase induction motor, resistor, refrigeration, thermostatic valve, thermistor, technical writing, switching circuit, relay, refrigerant, refrigerant compressor, pneumatic valve, mechanical refrigeration, mechanical drive, industrial air conditioning, humidifier, heat transfer, heat exchanger selection, gas furnace, fluid flow measurement, electromechanical control, electric motor, electric heat, digital circuit, control electronics science, climate control, centrifugal compressor, Canadian Standards Association electrical code, air flow, actuator