Principal, Director of Mechanical Engineering
Eric Mitchell is an expert in mechanical engineering, with more than 30 years’ experience. His expertise includes HVAC system analysis and design, life-cycle cost analysis, and energy utilization studies. He specializes in design leadership, project management, and quality control.
Eric designs and implements systems for new construction projects, renovations, and commercial interiors. He has designed high-level infrastructure for millions of square feet of commercial properties, and cutting-edge infrastructure for laboratories, hospitals, and other science and technology facilities.
One example is converting an abandoned, unventilated, historic church into a cutting-edge office space for a prominent tech company. In doing so, the project team breathed new life into a structure that had not served its original purpose in more than 20 years and turned it into a focal point of a growing tech community.
For science and technology facilities, he has created mechanical systems for various laboratories and clean rooms. For healthcare institutions, he has designed and implementing mechanical systems for hospitals, pharmacies, and related facilities.
Career highlights
Eric Mitchell has designed high-level infrastructure for millions of square feet of commercial properties. He has also conducted numerous peer reviews, property assessments, and energy studies; provided quality assurance, and advised on many lease negotiations.
He has designed cutting-edge infrastructure for hundreds of laboratory facilities for science and technology organizations, including government research facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and universities. Those facilities include state-of-the-art clean rooms, high-hazard spaces, and other sophisticated research settings, as well as MDF rooms and other mission-critical data centers.
He has also engineered a broad range of medical and healthcare facilities for the Veterans Administration and numerous private healthcare providers. Those facilities include operating rooms, emergency departments, and laboratories. The work provided includes infrastructure upgrades and condition assessments.
Education
- BS – Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University
Licenses and Certifications
- Professional Engineer: New York and Maryland
Memberships and Affiliations
- ASHRAE
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Awards and Recognitions
- Design Award, U.S. Government Services Administration
Published Commentaries
- New York Real Estate Journal, September 12, 2023, “Maintaining indoor air quality in New York amid wildfire smoke from Canada – by Eric Mitchell and Daniel Galarza”
- Goldman Copeland Blog – June 25, 2019 – “Turning an Abandoned Church into Audible’s Innovation Cathedral in Newark”