Vinod Palal

For the City of New York’s Department of Sanitation, Vinod has managed the electrical work at various facilities in connection with the evaluation, inspection, and compilation of studies and existing conditions assessment reports. The reports address the buildings’ electrical, mechanical, fire protection and life safety systems, as well as architectural and structural design, and include recommendations for repair or replacement of these systems to make them fully functioning and code compliant. Vinod also served as the project manager for the MEP design of the new Brooklyn District 3 Garage.

Working for the Administration for Children’s Services under an on-call contract with the NYC DDC, Vinod has led a multi-discipline team in the upgrade of two juvenile correctional facilities to accommodate additional residents. Effective in 2018, the impactful New York State Raise the Age legislation reclassified the age of criminal responsibility to 18, resulting in an influx of adolescent residents to more age-appropriate correctional facilities. Vinod managed electrical system design and performed in-depth evaluation of existing MEP/FP systems and follow-on design for system upgrades at the Horizon & Crossroads Juvenile Justice Facilities.

Vinod has also created electrical system designs for numerous prominent cultural institutions. For Broadway’s landmarked Hudson Theatre in New York City, he created the electrical design for the theatre’s restoration and renovation, including new fire alarm systems, lighting controls, and modifications to the existing electrical systems to accommodate the new HVAC, lighting, and second-floor lounge.

For Audible’s “Innovation Cathedral”—the cutting-edge conversion of an abandoned historic church into the company’s innovative headquarters in downtown Newark, NJ—Vinod created the electrical design for new fire alarm systems, the floor fit-out designs, and the electrical service upgrades for the kitchen, cafeteria, gym, and telecommunications infrastructure.

For the world-renowned Empire State Building, Vinod has served as senior electrical engineer for MEP design and renovation services. He has designed systems as part of the strategy to comply with local codes and regulations. Additional work includes fit-out for numerous floors of tenant space throughout the building and a restaurant and fitness center on the concourse level, as well as MEP design for the restoration of the landmarked lobby and various infrastructure upgrades.