Kenneth Schmieder
Mr. Schmieder joined Ambrosino & DePinto in 1982 as a Partner, changing the name to, Ambrosino, DePinto & Schmieder, Consulting Engineers, PC. In his role as managing partner, Mr. Schmieder sets priorities, establishes policy and promotes the core values of integrity and quality of the firm.
With focus on the effects that commissioning have on projects during design Mr. Schmieder developed the firm’s standards for commissioning electrical systems. This includes electrical commissioning plans, Pre-functional Checklist and Functional Testing Proceedures employed by the firms commissioning program.
As head of the Electrical Department, Ken coordinated the firm’s efforts on numerous life-safety system upgrades including hotel fire alarm, communication and sprinkler system retrofit projects. His extensive experience can most recently be represented by two of New York’s premier hotels; The Gramercy Park Hotel and the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca. Experience is not limited to hotels, Mr. Schmieder engineered prototype schools in New York City, a Computer Science building in New Jersey as well as museums; such as the Hudson River Museum in NY. Industrial clients such as Firmenich, he designed a research laboratory facility; prepared the electrical designs for process facilities and designed the renovation of an existing high-rise office buildings electrical service distribution and fire alarm systems while he building was occupied.
Using his foundation of over 35 years of experience in the lighting and power system design profession, he has been invited as a guest lecturer for many undergraduate architectural student programs. He advises students and speaks on the topic of Introduction to MEP Systems.
Education:
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering
- BS in Electrical Engineering
- Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Licenses/Certificates:
- Professional Engineer Registrations:
- Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee & Vermont
Professional Affiliations:
- Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
- Illuminating Engineering Society
- National Fire Protection Association