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BIOGRAPHIES
I. GUSEV
ARMEN GALUSTYAN
PRINCIPAL
HERBERT KUNSTADT P.E.
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EDUCATION
Technical University of Bucharest, M.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering 1954
University of California at Los Angeles, Post Graduate Work, 1963
Technical University of Vienna, Ph.D. Dissertation, 1972.
REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer, New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Indiana,
and Maine.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Pratt Institute; National
Society of Professional Engineers; American Society of Heating,
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers; Association of Energy
Engineers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
H. Kunstadt began his career in 1954 as an HVAC Projects Engineer with
Sulzer Brothers, in Vienna. He joined Cosentini Associates in 1962 as a
Project Manager with complete responsibilities for assigned projects. He
was in charge of Power Plant and Total Energy Plant design, particularly
the Kings Plaza 13,200 KW Total Energy Plant in Brooklyn, New York, and
the LaClede Company Headquarters, St. Louis, Missouri, Total Energy
Plant, 6,000 KW.
In 1968, he joined Syska & Hennessy and was in charge of the Preliminary
Design Department. Among his projects were: New York Civic Center Master
Plan; National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; Harvard Science
Center, Cambridge, Mass; Roosevelt Hospital in New York City; Niagara
Falls Convention Center; Philip Morris Cigarette Plant; Medical College
of Wisconsin.
During 1973 and 1974, he was one of the owners of V.L. Falotico, Inc.,
Consulting Engineers, where he was the Chief Executive Officer,
responsible for all the work performed by a forty-man office.
In January of 1975, H. Kunstadt incorporated his own firm in New York
City. Since then he has been commissioned to design numerous Mechanical
and Electrical systems for new and existing buildings. Among his clients
are Corporations, Institutions, New York City and NY State Agencies,
Agencies of the United States Federal Government, Building Owners,
Developers, Architects, etc. The firm has been commissioned to provide
Engineering Services for numerous projects, among which we would like to
emphasize the following:
1. Modernization and replacement of more than 60 major Boiler Plants.
These projects included: site distribution work for steam systems;
rehabilitation of central boiler plants and fuel systems; as well as
Energy Conservation through heat recovery from boiler flue exhaust
gases.
2. Preparation of numerous Feasibility Studies for Cogeneration Plants
in the New York area as well as Puerto Rico.
3. Design of the mechanical and electrical systems for the Municipal
Courts Complex, consisting of 3 major structures in downtown Newark.
4. Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn, New York. Our firm was commissioned to
provide Engineering for Climate control for this historical land mark.
5. Museum of Fine Arts in Portland, Maine. We provided the design for
the mechanical and electrical systems for the existing museum as well as
for the new museum building.
6. Uris Library for the Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The facility
was provided with state-of-the-art mechanical and electrical systems,
such as reverse cycle, water source heat pumps.
PUBLICATIONS
H. KUNSTADT has authored several papers on Energy Conservation, total
Energy Plants and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering topics such as
the following (all published in BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN MAGAZINE)
"Heat Recovery Systems from Low Pressure Boiler Plants"
"Electrical and Mechanical Services Power Loads"
"Energy Analysis for High-Rise Apartments"
"Selecting Air Handling Units"
And, in DIESEL AND TURBINE PROGRESS MAGAZINE:
"Total Energy Plants"
MISCELLANEOUS
H. Kunstadt is Past-Chairman of the Consultants Council for Energy
Conservation.
He was speaker at the International Congress of the Association of
Energy Engineers in 1978 and presented a paper on the topic, "Total
Energy Plants (Cogeneration)."
He is listed in WHO'S WHO IN THE EAST and WHO'S WHO IN BUSINESS AND
FINANCE
I. GUSEV, P.E.
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Project Electrical Engineer
EDUCATION:
B.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering, 1965
Politechnical Institute, Tonsk, Russia.
REGISTRATION:
Professional Engineer - New York
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION:
Member NSPE - National Society of Professional Engineers
Member IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Project Electrical Engineer Responsibilities include site
investigations, defining scope of work calculations, system design and
preparation of specifications for electrical installations for a variety
of projects. Responsible for identifying and investigating the
electrical systems which require upgrading or replacement, preparing
design concepts and analyses, design coordination with the structural
architectural, and HVAC systems, code analysis and compliance. Izrail
conducts detailed interviews with the managing and operating staff of
the facility for which design is prepared and elicits relevant
information prior to the start of the design work. He thoroughly
familiarizes himself with the electrical installation such that the
proposed work will address the existing deficiencies and render the
installation safe and reliable.
Izrail Gusev joined Kunstadt Associates in April 1987 as an Electrical
Design Engineer. He has been responsible for the electrical design for
many of the firm’s projects, supervising two Designers and two CADD
Operators. Prior to issuing the final construction documents Israel
checks all drawings and specifications and insures that there are no
errors or omissions in any of the documents.
Among the projects for which he designed the repairing / replacing of
the electrical systems in the recent past are: JHS 104M, PS 155M, PS
48X, PS 50M, PS 154K, PS 79M, PS 83M, JHS 117M, PS 81M, Junior High
Schools 141 and 168 in Queens and the Long Island City High School for
the SCA, John Lewis Child's School and Bellerose School in Floral Park,
NY, for the local School District, Linden Family Shelter, Charles Gay
Men's Shelter, The Battery Maritime Building, the Bellevue Men's Shelter
and the Women's Shelter at 643 Park Avenue for the City of New York
Human Resources Administration; Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts
for Bard College, NYC; the Outpatient Office Annex for North General
Hospital, New York; The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Service Centers in
Jamaica and Staten Island, NY and the Louis Armstrong Cultural Center,
in Queens, NY for the Department of General Services, the renovation of
the Automobile Fleet Services Building in Greenpoint (Brooklyn) for
Brooklyn Union, the boiler plant replacements at Fennimore Lefferts
Houses and Fiorentino Plaza for the New York City Housing Authority,
etc.
He is thoroughly familiar with the design standards, details and
specifications and fully understands the methodology applied to produce
timely and quality designs, within prescribed budgets.
Izrail is up-to-date with all aspects of the NYC Codes as well as with
all Fire Department and NFPA requirements. He is proficient in AutoCAD
and other computer design software.
ARMEN GALUSTYAN
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Project Plumbing
Engineer
EDUCATION
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, 1961
Major: Manufacturing engineering, metal-cutting machines and tools.
American Training Center, Inc. Forest Hills, NY Advanced Program in
Computer Aided Design and Drafting for Engineering Professionals
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Member of ASHRAE – American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air
conditioning Engineers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
In 1962, Armen worked in the Design Technology department of
“Technology” as a Designer/Drafter. Armen designed carbide cutting tools
for internal combustion engines.
In 1980, Armen worked as a Designer at an Electro-Mechanical Firm. There
he designed machine tools for the production of metal and plastic
components for radio equipment.
From 1990 to 1999, Armen worked as a designer in a Tashkent Machine Tool
Manufacturing Firm. He designed special cutting tools, dyes and molds.
Armen was also responsible for designing various products of metal and
plastic.
At the beginning of 1999, Armen joined Herbert Kunstadt Associates as a
project designer. He worked on the survey of 1,100 buildings owned by
the New York City Housing Authority to ascertain their Fire Protection
Systems compliance with the New York City Building code and the Fire
Department Regulation. He also was part of the team which surveyed 1,200
buildings for the New York City Housing authority to verify their means
of egress, Fire Alarm Systems, Public Address Systems and other Life
Safety installations.
Armen also worked as design engineer on the mechanical and HVAC systems
for the gut rehabilitation of 110,000 square foot offices at 466
Lexington Avenue in New York City.
MISCELLANEOUS
Armen has good knowledge and proficiency in manual drafting and AutoCAD,
R14 and Release 2000. Armen also has extensive experience in the design
and drafting of complex cutting tools, machine tools and various
components of mechanical equipment.
DAVID PIPKO
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Project Electrical Engineer
EDUCATION:
B.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering, 1985
Politechnical Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan.
M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering, 1998
New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Project Electrical Engineer Responsibilities include site
investigations, defining scope of work calculations, system design and
preparation of specifications for electrical installations for a variety
of projects. Responsible for identifying and investigating the
electrical systems which require upgrading or replacement, preparing
design concepts and analyses, design coordination with the structural
architectural, and HVAC systems, code analysis and compliance. Izrail
conducts detailed interviews with the managing and operating staff of
the facility for which design is prepared and elicits relevant
information prior to the start of the design work. He thoroughly
familiarizes himself with the electrical installation such that the
proposed work will address the existing deficiencies and render the
installation safe and reliable.
David Pipko joined Kunstadt Associates in November 2007 as an Electrical
Design Engineer. He has been responsible for the electrical design for
many of the firm’s projects, supervising two Designers and two CADD
Operators. Prior to issuing the final construction documents David
checks all drawings and specifications and insures that there are no
errors or omissions in any of the documents.
Among the projects for which he designed the repairing / replacing of
the electrical systems in the recent past are: JHS 104M, PS 155M, PS
48X, PS 50M, PS 154K, PS 79M, PS 83M, JHS 117M, PS 81M, Junior High
Schools 141 and 168 in Queens and the Long Island City High School for
the SCA, John Lewis Child's School and Bellerose School in Floral Park,
NY, for the local School District, Linden Family Shelter, Charles Gay
Men's Shelter, The Battery Maritime Building, the Bellevue Men's Shelter
and the Women's Shelter at 643 Park Avenue for the City of New York
Human Resources Administration; Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts
for Bard College, NYC; the Outpatient Office Annex for North General
Hospital, New York; The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Service Centers in
Jamaica and Staten Island, NY and the Louis Armstrong Cultural Center,
in Queens, NY for the Department of General Services, the renovation of
the Automobile Fleet Services Building in Greenpoint (Brooklyn) for
Brooklyn Union, the boiler plant replacements at Fennimore Lefferts
Houses and Fiorentino Plaza for the New York City Housing Authority,
etc.
He is thoroughly familiar with the design standards, details and
specifications and fully understands the methodology applied to produce
timely and quality designs, within prescribed budgets.
David is up-to-date with all aspects of the NYC Codes as well as with
all Fire Department and NFPA requirements. He is proficient in AutoCAD
and other computer design software.
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