BALTIMORE, MD — Mueller Associates announces the promotion of Charles Swope, PE, CPD, LEED AP, to Chief Mechanical Engineer. Swope will direct the firm’s plumbing and fire protection services in his new role and provide quality assurance/quality control for HVAC design projects.

Swope has 18 years of mechanical engineering experience. He has provided plumbing, piping, and fire protection systems design for various projects, including museums, libraries, higher education facilities, and civic and corporate buildings.

Projects in Swope’s portfolio include the modernization of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, and the renovation and restoration of the historic Enoch Pratt Free Library. He also designed systems for the new Capital One Hall; Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions; Bowie State University’s LEED Platinum Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Nursing; and Duke University’s School of Nursing.

Swope holds a Bachelor of Science in electro-mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He is currently Vice President-Technical of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.

“Chuck has been instrumental in designing sustainable systems for several of our largest and most complex projects,” said Steven Gillis, Vice President and Group Manager with Mueller. “He is a knowledgeable, resourceful engineer who delivers a high level of quality to every project."