Detailed Technical Expertise.

Big-Picture Insights.

Behavioral Profile

  • He prefers to accomplish things through a teller style. A degree of self-assuredness is usually shown.

  • Christoph needs freedom of choice rather than being tied to tradition.

  • He has a competitive disposition often evident in his mannerisms and expressions.

  • He has the ability to quickly and effectively convey ideas and information in an influential manner.

  • Christoph exhibits a lot of self-confidence and is very independent. He is likely known for a willingness to pursue opportunities and take calculated risks to reach goals.

Transforming the Plumbing Industry

Although an expert in plumbing engineer details and procedures, Christoph excels when overseeing big picture projects, especially ones that involve a team and that have a strategic impact. His high energy level, using a self-starting energy style, suggests he will be very successful in launching multiple large tasks and overseeing their accomplishment. He will be laser-focused on guiding and encouraging the team to achieve the larger mission at hand. Behaviorally speaking, his perceived ROI as a leader is to create strong relationships that ultimately lead to mission success.

Christoph is naturally influential and has very effective people skills. Likewise, he is interested in discussing ideas beneficial to a group of people. In respect to communication, he is pleasantly persuasive and can press a point when necessary. Christoph likes to brainstorm about a variety of subjects when planning; he also appreciates thinking through processes to ensure efficiencies. Being naturally fast-paced, while focusing on the essentials of an issue, rigid regulations and excessive details can stifle Christoph's creativity. He often exhibits an independent, carefree and casual attitude around others. He is very comfortable with activities that are out-of-the-ordinary and enjoys taking risks. Christoph is attracted to opportunities and promotions. Christoph has a "seller" communication style and has a "persuasive" leadership style. A self-starter, he can be counted on to involve all stakeholders in the mission while helping to drive the overall strategy. Christoph is about ensuring that the team produces success.

Leadership Profile

Bio

Christoph Lohr is IAPMO’s Vice President of Technical Services and Research.  As part of his duties he provides industry leadership through participation in strategic industry initiatives, and provide technical support to all IAPMO’s business units as needed. Christoph has over a decade of experience in designing plumbing systems and has a reputation as a results-oriented expert, particularly in the realm of balancing waterborne pathogen prevention and water sustainability. Through his concentrated focus and systems-based approach he has honed his personal and organization's strategy on possible breakthrough points. It is with this mindset that Christoph consistently looks to find long-term, holistic solutions that positively impact public health and safety of plumbing systems and improving strategy development. With this experience, Christoph shapes the industry by regularly sharing his thoughts via speaking engagements and writing. He is a distinguished graduate from the Virginia Military Institute, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. 

Awards & Recognition

  • The American Society of Plumbing Engineers’ Kenneth G. Wentink Award of Excellence honors those individuals who have worked unselfishly for and on behalf of the Society, with little fanfare and often with minimal visibility to the leadership and members of ASPE. This is not an annual award, but it is used in special cases to recognize exemplary Chapters, individuals, or organizations.

  • In 2019, PHCPPros launched the “Millennials On The Move” honorary listing in Plumbing Engineer, PHC News and The Wholesaler magazines. The listing was created to shed light on what is now the largest generation in the workforce, while also launching bigger conversations on topics such as industry recruiting, talent retention, leadership development and more.

  • Though the plumbing industry is aging, there are many young professionals refining and redefining their craft and making a difference. They’re bringing new ideas and strategies to overcome challenges and meet demand in their respective markets.

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Talent Stack

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Skills

  • Christoph has over a decade of experience in designing plumbing systems and has a reputation as a results-oriented expert, particularly in the realm of balancing waterborne pathogen prevention and water sustainability. Experienced plumbing engineer with a focus in the areas of plumbing, domestic water, medical gas, and sanitary systems. Career highlights include:

    • He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in eight states, has his Certified-in-Plumbing-Design (CPD) certification from ASPE, he is a LEED BD+C Accredited Professional, and has his ASSE 12080 Legionella Mitigation Specialist designation.

    • Provided engineering leadership for plumbing and medical gas systems for commercial buildings including hospitals, laboratories, hospitality, high-rise, stadiums, schools, retail, offices, and universities.

    • Designed HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems for water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and other industrial buildings.

    • Engineer of record for 250,000 square foot laboratory building core and shell, and oversaw .

  • Having studied under navy nuclear submarine officers and nuclear power engineers at VMI, and since graduating spending countless hours researching power generation, Christoph can understand the bigger picture impacts that energy has on society. Highlights include:

    • Evaluating the water/energy nexus, the energy/safety nexus, and energy needs of desalination.

    • Written over 50 social media posts about energy density, FCOE, and other energy production needs.

    • Provided thought leadership to industry on hot water system right-sizing of piping and effects on decarbonization through energy conservation.

  • Christoph has a reputation in the plumbing industry as a dynamic and authoritative speaker. He regularly shapes the industry by regularly sharing his thoughts via speaking engagements and writing. Career highlights include:

    • Presented over 100 times representing the organization at various industry events nationally;

    • Created and hosted podcasts for organizations with over 7,000 downloads

    • Provided public testimony to policy makers for successful code adoption in two states.

  • Christoph has studied management for over a decade. By successfully implementing what he has learned in management roles, he has regularly shown his potential in leading teams, departments, and committees. Career highlights include:

    • Managed and led $800k department (salaries, travel, and other expenses) for organization.

    • Led the plumbing team in Arizona which accomplished 100% of its work while 30% understaffed.

    • Indirect technical oversight of 50 plumbing designers and mechanical engineers, direct technical oversight and leadership of 10 plumbing designers/engineers.

  • History of success in leading teams and organizations, with a focus on people and strategic planning such as ASPE’s Long Range Planning Committee (Strategic Planning), ASPE Phoenix Chapter, Henderson Engineers Strategic Planning Groups, among others. Christoph also has spoken on Strategy to hundreds of participants in Fishbowl. Career Highlights:

    • Selected as an early career engineer to participate in four MBA-style classes on sales, strategy, and finance for senior leaders and experienced engineers.

  • As part of his duties he provides industry leadership through participation in strategic industry initiatives. Adheres to a philosophy of “servant leadership” and in elevating direct reports in an effort to maximize organizational effectiveness. This has consistently led to Christoph being placed in leadership roles on committees. Career highlights include:

    • Created and led Director & Manager Meetings to align company functions, improving staff accountability and performance.

    • Developed two plumbing technical leaders, one plumbing technical director, and two "Plumbing Engineers of the Year" for national publications.

    • Provided successful nominations for “ASPE Fellow”

    • Elected President of Corporate Toastmasters International club as early career engineer.

    • Elected President of ASPE Phoenix Chapter

    • Elected President of VMI Alumni Arizona Chapter

    • Nominated Chair of ASPE Legionella Design Guide Working Group

    • Nominated Chair of ASPE Long Range Planning

  • Through his concentrated focus and systems-based approach he has honed his personal and organization's strategy on possible breakthrough points. Some examples of his application of system’s thinking include:

    • 20 Thought leadership articles, blog posts on systems-thinking.

    • Finds long-term, holistic solutions that positively impact public health and safety and sustainability, particularly in the world of water and plumbing.

  • Christoph is a voracious reader, regularly reading over 40 books per year and countless periodicals. But it is his ability to synthesize information and concepts he reads into new ideas that stands out. His ability to organize data and find the pattern is unique in the industry. Career highlights include:

    • Using data analytics, evaluated project performance and identified common performance challenges, providing feedback which improved staff performance.

    • Researched industry trends and developed new marketing concept for organization which provided new business development opportunities.

    • Reviewed over 25 business books and was able to develop business plans on sourcing, hiring, and interviewing of candidates for organization.

  • Skilled at translating complex engineering concepts into holistic solutions to meet client needs. Career Highlights include:

    • Selected as an early career engineer to participate in the firm’s business development academy for senior leaders, mentoring subsequent students.

    • Developed five continuing education classes, costing $900, for MEP engineers during COVID crisis, enabling enhanced staff education and led to 20 new project proposals worth $1.5 million.

    • Pursued partnership initiative with manufacturer representative firms to expand national footprint, which has added three representatives and $300k in proposals.

    • Created and led strategic MEP engineer business development initiative, which developed and tracked a $4.9M potential backlog.

  • Fluent in German. Introductory-level Spanish

  • Christoph is an amateur photographer. On an infrequent basis he have taken photographs for his organization or church for social media outreach. His photos have been published on social media, webpages, and in print. Many of the photos on this website come from Christoph’s camera.