Prior to joining the firm, Holden worked through a Raleigh-based, leading public research university co-op program as part of an engineering and field service team. Through this role he worked with power plants in combustion and performance testing, and plant control logic analysis at power stations across the United States.
Holden worked with a team that designed and built a first place winning air compressor inlet dehumidifier by employing a thermoacoustic refrigeration system as part of a design challenge for a multinational air compressor company.