East Hills Engineering Associates: Plumbing technician passes certification exam

East Hills Engineering Associates LLC has announced that Michael D. Finnigan, a certified plumbing design technician, has been designated as certified in plumbing design after successfully passing the American Society of Plumbing Engineers CPD examination.

The Certified in Plumbing Design program is an international certification for engineers and designers of plumbing systems. In order to receive the Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD) candidates must pass the program examination.

Finnigan, a 2006 Forest Hills High School graduate, was awarded the Engineering Technology award for his graduating class. He is a 2008 graduate of Triangle Tech Institute, Greensburg, where he earned an associate’s degree in architectural computer aided drafting and design.

He has been in the CAD drafting/system design field since 2008, and joined East Hills Engineering in the HVAC department as a HVAC Systems CAD technician in September 2015.

In the summer of 2018, he accepted a position as a plumbing system CAD technician and moved over to the plumbing department.

In September 2019, Finnigan passed the Certified Plumbing Design Technician exam and continued his education in the field working toward his CPD designation.

Currently, he serves as the president and treasurer for the Johnstown Chapter of American Society of Plumbing Engineers.