Rob EzoldPE
Senior Forensic Mechanical Engineer, Claims, Disputes & Forensics
Mr. Ezold is a senior mechanical engineer with over 35 years of experience including expertise in central chilled water plant (variable primary and primary-secondary) and central steam plant (Biomass, Natural Gas, Coal, and CHP), design, operations, maintenance, and water treatment. Mr. Ezold has extensive retro-commissioning field experience with the optimization of building mechanical systems including VRF, HVAC, chilled water, hot water, steam, compressed air, submersible pumps, centrifugal pumps, vertical turbine line-shaft pumps, air/water balancing, and Direct Digital Control. Forensic investigation experience includes weld quality control and weld failure analysis, evaluating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) failures in commercial and residential mechanical building systems, airports, industrial plants, food processing plants, hospitals, and educational facilities. Mr. Ezold is a licensed professional engineer in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and is an active member of both ASHRAE and AEE.
Areas of Service
Standard of Care, HVAC, Compressed Air, Pumps, Chilled Water Plants, Cooling Towers, Steam Plants, Commissioning, Building Automation Systems, Welding Quality and Failure Analysis, Litigation Support & Expert Testimony
Expert Witness Services
Construction Defect, Construction Safety & Accident, Design Defect, Mechanical, Plumbing, Technical Construction Defects, Construction Safety, Fire Suppression, Mechanical Engineering, MEP, Owner, Owner / Developer, Subcontractor
Education & Certification
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island
ASHRAE Retro-Commissioning Short Course
AISC Galvanization for Corrosion Prevention Short Course
University of Alaska Anchorage, ES AC030 Fundamentals of Arctic Engineering
OSHA 10
HAZWOPER – 24 hour
Professional Engineer (PE) – Mechanical, State of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Associations
American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
