WHO WE ARE
Industry Experts
CriticalCxE is an industry leader in design services, owner representation and commissioning of mission critical facilities, data centers and other high-tech facilities.
CCxE: Mastering Mission Critical Facilities
CriticalCxE is a professional services firm specializing in technical Commissioning, Engineering and Owners Representation services in support of our mission critical clients. Founded on the vision of representing our clients best interest in the design, construction, commissioning and operation of their critical facilities, CriticalCxE is dedicated to ensuring that vision and intent are realized from initial concept through design, construction, commissioning and on-going operations. CCxE brings a unique blend of professionals together who have the in-depth engineering, installation, commissioning and operational experience to address today’s complex and dynamic Mission Critical Systems. Our experience commissioning some of the largest and most complex mission critical facilities around the country has provided us the unique perspective to know what works and what doesn’t.
Our Story
CriticalCxE was founded in 2017 to provide best in class Mission Critical Commissioning and Engineering services across the United States and overseas in support of our clients missions. Our team is based out of Annapolis, MD with locations at Ft. Meade, Orlando FL, San Antonio TX and Salt Lake City UT. Our business is continually growing, along with our staff, who are some of the most experienced Commissioning Agents, Engineers and Technicians within the industry.
Our Philosophy is: If you don't test it, you don't know.
This philosophy is the core to our approach in all we do. To validate normal/emergency operation, redundancy, concurrent maintenance or fault tolerance and ensuring the Owners Project Requirements are met, the only way to accomplish that is to test the facility. Sounds simple. Its not. Each project presents its own unique requirements to achieve the end result: Uptime.
Experience tells us the more time invested in design, planning and testing, the greater the return and benefit over the time of facility operation. Commissioning is not just a process; Successfully employed, it establishes the very core (foundation?) to your belief in your facilities ability to successfully operate day to day and continue to support business operations when the next event occurs to test your systems resiliency. Commissioning is the baseline/foundation of which facility confidence is built.
MEET THE TEAM
Scott Hoover, Owner
Scott Hoover began his construction career 35 years ago, with his first data center project completed for MCI in 1987. In 1993 Scott formed a company called Advanced Technical Solutions (ATS). ATS grew from a small start-up services firm to a premier data center solutions firm serving customers throughout the United States. ATS developed a partnership with IBM and collaborated on a number of projects with IBM technology infrastructure units. In 2007 Scott sold portions of ATS to a national technology infrastructure company looking to acquire key components of ATS business lines. This enabled Scott to focus on building DCS which he had started a year before. Scott is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Architectural Engineering.
Dave Wyrick, VP Business Development
Dave Wyrick possesses 36 years of experience in the construction industry, and 26 years focused on data centers and other mission critical facilities. Mr. Wyrick’s experience includes inside and outside plant design, meet-me-room design, carrier negotiations, project management and now focuses on business development.
Eric Hebel, PE, LEED AP, CxA: VP Opperations
Eric Hebel is a registered professional engineer with over 22 years of experience in design, construction and commissioning with a focus on mission critical facilities. An experienced team leader, responsible for ensuring the delivery of multiple projects in diverse geographic locations, he has expertise in client management, strategic planning and design, CFD modeling, facility assessments, gap analysis, life-cycle cost analysis, and comprehensive building commissioning.
Brian Green: VP Operations Commercial Projects
Entered the commercial construction industry in 1998, he was part of the construction team working within the Pentagon on Sept 11, 2001 and worked on the Phoenix project that rebuilt the pentagon. In 2005 he transferred to the engineering and from 2005 to 2008 he earned his PE license, LEED AP, and CxA. In 2008 he switched to he headed up the Construction and Commissioning Division within a large engineering firm. In 2010 that commissioning division split off and became its own firm. In 2022 that firm joined forces with CCxE and Mr. Green assumed the role of Vice President Operations – Commercial Division.
Derek Dufrene: Senior Electrical Engineer
Derek began his career designing Mission Critical and Healthcare facilities, to include construction oversight and project commissioning across the united states for various clients. His experience included commissioning of single and double redundant low voltage and Medium Voltage intelligent systems. His commissioning experience included the design reviews and analysis of the systems for vulnerabilities and non-compliance for project specifications and applicable codes. Derek has worked for two companies during his 24 years of design and commissioning, and has worked for CCxE since its inception in 2015 in various roles with focus as Electrical Commissioning Lead, Project Management, and company development.
Sean Wheeler: Project Manager
Sean Wheeler began his Mission Critical career as a Project Manager for Capitol Commissioning, Inc in 2012 where he oversaw multiple projects affiliated with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), The Department of the Navy (NAVFAC) & the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Sean was responsible for the creation and execution of complex functional test scripts for MV Electrical Substations & LV Distribution Systems, Back-up Generation Systems, Building Envelope Commissioning, Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems, Chilled & Hot Water Distribution and Heating/Air Conditioning Systems.
Jared Krichevsky: Project Manager
Jared Krichevsky, passionate about energy and the environment, started his career in energy, first in commercial solar (PV) then energy conservation, before entering the Data Center world, doing design and commissioning in the DC region. He then spent five (5) years in Mission Critical building operations for a government facility. Mr. Krichevsky returned to commissioning with CriticalCxE in 2019 working with private sector and government commissioning projects.