Richard Schlosser, a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute, was the project electrical designer of United Parcel Service's Ramapo Ridge data center expansion. This expansion incorporated the System + System electrical design concepts developed for and adopted by United Parcel Service for of their major centers. The S+S concept evolved out of consideration of many other alternatives for providing Fault Tolerant critical power with provision for Concurrent Maintenance capability. Development of the S+S electrical concepts required thorough investigation of other alternatives for providing Fault Tolerance closest to the critical and for Concurrent Maintenance and certification testing of the entire electrical system.

Mr. Schlosser has more than 25 years of experience in the application, design, and testing of electrical power generation and distribution equipment. He has extensive experience in the design and commissioning of power systems for computer and computer-related facilities. As part of the ComputerSite Engineering team, he has conducted the electrical systems review portion of Continuous Availability Reviews for Amoco, Bell Atlantic (2), BellSouth, Dun & Bradstreet, Fleet Galileo (2), Grand Metropolitan, Hewlett Packard, ISSC, JP Morgan (2), NASDAQ, Northwest Airlines, NYNEX (3), Philip Morris, Procter & Gamble, Republic National Bank, SunGard, Texaco, United Parcel Service, and Wells Fargo.

Mr. Schlosser is the founder and president of TiePoint Engineering, PC. Based in Baltimore, MD, TiePoint Engineering provides premium professional services for major data center projects throughout the country.

Mr. Schlosser co-authored two in-depth research projects for the U.S. Army. The "Medium Voltage Power Distribution Analysis," addressed factors involved with utilizing voltages greater than 208Y/120 volts for mobile power systems. The second, "Increasing the Availability of DoD Diesel-Engine-Driven Generator Sets," addressed reliability, availability, and maintainability of mobile power systems.

Mr. Schlosser received a BEE degree from the Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in 25 states and has associations with the National Society of Professional Engineers, the IEEE Power Engineering Society, the IEEE Industrial Applications Society, the National Fire Protection Association, and BICSI.