Fire Protection Engineering

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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www.linkedin.com/in/mrmannex Experience  Audits and Surveys  Inspection and Testing  AHJ petitions  Highly Protected Risk (HPR) Insurance oversight  Fire Prevention Program Development  Training  Design - Schematic, Design Development, Construction Documents, Specifications  Public speaking experience.  Regional and On-Site Water Supply Analysis and Reliability - fire pumps, tanks, underground piping  Special hazards and protection - clean agent, dry chemical, foam, deluge, water spray  Fire detection and alarm - Heat detection, smoke detection, High Sensitivity Smoke Detection Facility Design Experience  Assembly  Hazardous Materials  Power  Education  Hotel  Aircraft Hangers  Military  Correctional  Aircraft production  Government  Healthcare  Spacecraft launch facilities  Industrial  Aerospace  Storage  Retail  Data Centers  Semiconductor Proficiencies  Water Based: wet, dry, deluge, water spray, pre-action, water mist, standpipes, foam, tanks, pumps, controls, fire alarm integration and coordination  Special protection: CO2, clean agents, water mist, dry chemical  Explosion mitigation - flammable vapors, explosive dusts: safety ventilation, deflagration venting, explosion suppression  Construction: fire walls, penetrations, damage limiting construction (explosion venting), exposure distance, structure protection, materials flammability  Hazards analyses: high-piled storage, flammable liquids, dust and vapor explosions, seismic, roofs, plastics, transformers, heat transfer systems, ethanol fuel, oil cookers, ovens, power turbines, ignition source control, lithium ion batteries  Fire Modeling: Compartment zone, fire properties, structure exposure, device activation  Fire prevention programs: Hot work, inspection, testing, maintenance, pre-planning, Public Fire Department coordination Registration  Passed Mechanical Professional Engineer Test 1985  Passed Fire Protection Professional Engineer Test 1992  PE registrations – TX, WA, SC, IN, KY, OH, OR, AZ, OR, FL, IL Professional Activities  Society of Fire Protection Engineers – Professional Member since 1992; Past President Pacific Northwest Chapter; past member Professional Licensing Committee. Assisted in formulation of the SFPE Reference Manual for PE Course. Participated in SFPE/NCEES problem writing and Cut Score session. Past instructor for the "How to Study for the FPE/ P.E. Test" national seminar.  Member - International Code Council, National Fire Protection Association, Society of Fire Protection Engineers  Publications: "Wafer Carriers and Fire Safety", Semiconductor Safety Association Journal, Fall 2000 Employment Experience  National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1980 - 1983  Several Architect/Engineering firms 1984 - 1994  FM Global Insurance Company - 1995 - 2021 - 17 years as the Chief Engineer of the Northwest US  Mannex Engineering - 2021- present - President