New PEs: Dave Brijlall, James Kelley
We are happy to announce that two more of our staff members are joining the ranks of Professional Engineers.
Dave Brijlall, a project engineer on Rand’s Mechanical team, and James Kelley, a senior structural design engineer on our Structural team, recently passed their Professional Engineering exams and will soon be licensed Professional Engineers in New York State.
Dave is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional, a Buildings Performance Institute Multifamily Building Analyst, a Certified Energy Manager, and a Level 1 Infrared Thermographer. His busy workload entails surveying, designing, and administering upgrades to HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. In addition, over the past year, Dave has performed a number of benchmarking surveys as well as several energy audits for buildings subject to New York City’s new Local Laws 84/09 and 87/09.
James works on a wide variety of structural design and rehabilitation projects at Rand. One of the more interesting ones is at 73 Worth Street in downtown Manhattan, where James is managing one of the largest sidewalk vault replacement programs for a residential condominium in New York City. The two-story subterranean vault, still largely supported by the original 1850s’ cast iron structural framing, is close to the A, C, and E subway lines, so the project is anything but routine. James has also been providing structural design and investigative analysis for buildings affected by the Second Avenue Subway installation, which presents its own set of challenges.
Dave's and Jim’s PE licenses bring the number of Professional Engineers on our staff to 11 (in addition to 11 Registered Architects). Congratulations, Dave and James. You’ve already made your mark on your many projects at Rand. We’re now proud to have you put your official PE stamp on them.
