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 Dr. Robert F. Sullivan, or "Dr Bob" as he is commonly known within the uninterruptible uptime industry, joined ComputerSite Engineering in 2000 after a 32-year career with IBM. In 1992, Bob originated the concept now known as Cold Aisle/Hot Aisle cooling and is the co-author of the white paper, Alternating Cold and Hot Aisles, which reviews a wide variety of equipment tethering techniques.
Dr. Bob received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, followed by a MS degree and PhD in Applied Mechanics from Stanford University. He is a recognized expert in the areas of computer room environments, hardware installation, computer room layout, power and power distribution, grounding, cooling, and airflow, in addition to contamination identification and remediation.
Dr. Bob has been intimately involved in the diagnosis and solution of conductive contamination problems in computer rooms and is recognized as the leading authority throughout the world on the subject. He was part of the team that identified the phenomenon of Zinc Whisker contamination, its source, and the necessary steps to remediate such situations. He is the author of the related white paper,
Zinc Whiskers Growing on Raised-Floor Tiles are Causing Conductive Failures and Equipment Shutdowns.
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