Ezra Gutschow, PE is a senior mechanical engineer with RBA Engineers, Inc. He joined the company in 2004, after working for four years in Colorado and obtaining his master’s degree in mechanical engineering. The areas of specialization for Ezra Gutschow include heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and plumbing design. He is well-versed in load calculations and energy analyses, thru ASHRAE Seminars. By working with housing units, in the Ted Stevens Anchorage Int’l Airport Residential Sound Insulation Program, he has gained working knowledge of construction trade inter-relationships. By working on electrical projects, he has further expanded his knowledge in another area. Recent assignments at RBA for Ezra Gutschow include a water pressure boosting system for the Anchorage Boney Courthouse Building. He was assigned to work on several clinics on behalf of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage. The rural clinics are located in Chignik Lake, Kohkanok, Kaliganek, Manokotak, Port Lions, Old Harbor and Craig. A new assignment for Ezra is designing two condominiums in Anchorage, along with kitchen designs for restaurants such as Simon & Seafort’s, Zano’s Pizza, Peppercini’s Deli and Soprano’s Pizza. The major assignment for Mr. Gutschow has been improvements for Midway Island infrastructure. Between 2004 and 2007, he has engineered the water treatment plant and distribution, the dual 500 kVA power plant generators, underground electrical 2.4 kV distribution, 5 miles of fiber optic backbone, a 400,000 gallon fuel tank farm, wastewater system for (15) buildings, airport operations facility and the runway electrical upgrade. |