AlfaTech Big Book: Life Science (SoCal)

L I F E S C I E N C E T E AM L E A D S

JAY CHOKSHI Pr i nc ipa l , Mechan i ca l Eng i neer

SHERI F MESS IHA, AIA, NCARB L i fe Sc i ence Lab P l anner

Jay has extensive experience as a Principal-in-Charge and as project manager in design of major HVAC engineering efforts for Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Commercial, and Healthcare projects. His background includes design for laboratories, clean rooms, vivariums, pilot plants and commercial manufacturing. With much of his experience being in fast-track design/build, he works closely with architects and contractors to ensure an efficient, cost effective solution. In addition, Jay manages multi-discipline engineering design teams for large scale projects. An expert in energy efficient design, he specializes in post-occupancy commissioning.

Sherif has over 32 years extensive portfolio in designing Life Science Projects and Site Master Planning worldwide in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Nutritional, Food and Beverage, and Cosmetic industries. He has developed a six-step interview process that, captures, creates food for thought, documents, gets the client involved, and prepares the documents from Conceptual to signed Detail Design stage.

BI LL HARRI SON, RA Pro j ec t Manager

KEN KAHRS , PE, LEED AP Mechan i ca l Eng i neer

Bill is an experienced project and client manager with over twenty years of experience managing multi-discipline design projects and observing construction for multiple advanced technology, biopharmaceutical and hospital clients. His extensive experience includes architectural, mechanical, process piping, plumbing design, as well as management and coordination of multidiscipline design teams from conceptual design through construction close-out. He has served as project manager, project architect and designer on a variety of projects. His services include master planning, space planning, contract documents, construction administration and quality control.

Ken has over 25 years of experience in HVAC, process piping and plumbing design. Mechanical design experience includes a wide range of projects for pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories, vivariums, health care facilities, clean rooms, data centers, research labs, site utility piping, central plant design, and campus utility infrastructures.