Michael A. Lo Presti, PE, CSDP — MEP Engineering

• 27 years in engineering, building design, and construction with specialties in major historic properties, corporate and commercial facilities, engineering and manufacturing.
• Chilled water, HVAC, and sustainable systems expert
• Certified Sustainable Design Professional (CSDP)
• Facilities management and OSHA lock-out/tag-out safety systems knowledge
• Adjunct Professor, Virginia Tech
• Professionally licensed in eight states: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina
• Professional Organizations: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), International Code Council (ICC), American Welding Society (AWS)
• Memberships: National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), Virginia Society of Professional Engineers (VSPE)

Patents:

• US Patent 7,083,554 B1 – Exercise Machine with Infinite Position Range Limiter and Automatic Belt Tensioning System. 21 novel claims
• IBM Invention Disclosure: Single Side Inlet/Outlet, Parallel Flow High Capacity Electronic Card Cooling cold plate
• IBM Invention Disclosure: Militarized Drawer for Conduction Cooled Electronic VME Modules

White Papers:

• Closed-Form Synthesis of Force-Generating Planar Four-Bar Linkages
• 3-D Image Scanning for Improved As-built Verification of Historic Vertical Structures Leading to Highly Accurate As-built Information Modeling for the Commonwealth Owner.
• Ashburn “Microgrid” Energy Technology Demonstration
• Using Continuously Monitored Space Temperature and Humidity Measurements of Critical Artifact Spaces to Develop Closed Loop Statistical Process Control Algorithms to Provide Advanced Control of In-situ Base Building HVAC Systems and Achieve High Performance Critical Space Conditions
• Recognized benefits of 3-D Image Scanning and MEP Model Development for Improved As-built Verification of Vertical Structures and Complex MEP Systems Leading to Effective Contractor Management