Kevin A. Smola, P.E.
President


Education:

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering

Professional Registration:

Mechanical Engineer - California  M 21106
Mechanical Engineer - Nevada  M 9855   
Mechanical Engineer - Arizona  M 26192  
Mechanical Engineer - Maryland 21535
Mechanical Engineer - No. Carolina 021338 (Inactive)
Mechanical Engineer - Pennsylvania 050084
Mechanical Engineer - Hawaii PE-8732
Mechanical Engineer - Virginia 0402-026511
Mechanical Engineer - Colorado 30888
Mechanical Engineer - Oregon 18382PE
Mechanical Engineer - Washington

Professional Affiliations:

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air    
Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
Mechanical Engineers Association (MEA)
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

Publications:

Indoor Air Quality Symposium (IAQ), Atlanta 1988
Removing Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Practical
Solution for the City of Beverly Hills, California.

Background and Experience:

Mr. Smola was employed by United Air Conditioning Corporation for over eight years.  Prior to leaving Mr. Smola was Vice-President of Marketing and Director of Engineering.  Key responsibilities included quality control for all projects, complete mechanical design, engineering, supervision and project management for commercial, institutional and industrial projects.

Mr. Smola was additionally responsible for the commissioning of systems at the completion of construction to insure system operations.  The projects commissioned by Mr. Smola ranged from medium size projects to 450,000 square foot commercial office buildings and 500 room hotels.

The types of systems included extremely sophisticated systems such as chilled water storage and digital building management systems.

The design responsibilities included overseeing an engineering staff as well as providing direct engineering for some projects.  HVAC system design included rooftop package units as well as central plant systems utilizing chilled water systems.

In 1983, Kevin A. Smola and Associates, Inc was established.  Initial design work was provided for remodeling existing HVAC and plumbing systems.  Tenant development design was also provided. 

A new building was also designed in 1984 for the Telephone Employees Credit Union located at 123 So. Marengo, Pasadena, California.  This 100,000 square foot building, although only four stories, was designed as a high rise due to the requirements of the City of Pasadena.

Over the years, Kevin A. Smola and Associates, Inc. has provided designs on small commercial and retail projects, as well as complex system design for clean rooms and light process applications.

We have recently completed several projects in the education field.  This includes four schools for the Arcadia Unified School District, four schools for the La Canada Unified School District and others.  We have also completed several projects for the Los Angeles Community College District including new classroom buildings.

In addition to providing design services, Kevin A. Smola and Associates, Inc. provides energy studies, feasibility studies and forensic engineering services with most of our clients being the insurance companies.