Publications

• Fire Protection Engineering Podcast

Industry Leader in Bldg CODES | FIRE | SECURITY

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) of Fire Protection Engineering plus specialized expertise in Building Construction Codes and ASIS Board Certified in Physical Security (PSP & CPP). Executive leader in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry - Expert in building codes, setting risk-reduction strategies, balancing safety with security, and managing complex practices/programs including "surgical" engineering problem-solving for complex multi-disciplinary project issues. || Creator & Host of the "FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING PODCAST" || I've developed numerous firms from my own startups to large firm expansion initiatives and personally specialize in risk-based engineering (i.e., Resilience) and consulting for diverse clients in a broad range of A/E/C industry markets. Including extensive experience within Government, Transit & Tunnels, Multinational Corporate/Commercial, Education, Data Centers, State & Local Government, Mission Critical & SCIF, Aviation, Historic & Cultural, Healthcare, Industrial, Oil & Gas, Institutional, Justice & Corrections, Sports & Assembly, Sitewide Emergency Management & Resilience Planning; plus successfully executed alternative Design-Build and P3 construction methodologies leveraging my Design-Build Institute Board Certification (assoc. DBIA). My career was founded on designing systems ranging from Wet-Pipe Sprinkler and Speaker/Strobe Notification to advanced Gaseous Suppression and Video Image Smoke Detection for fire protection; or Access Control and Intrusion Detection to Intelligent Video Analytics and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) for security. Expert Witness and Forensics expertise includes: ~ Fire Protection Engineering ~ Building Codes & Standards ~ Determination of Origin & Cause ~ Heat Transfer & Fire Spread Analysis ~ Hazmat/Explosion ~ Life Safety & Property Loss from all emergencies ~ Physical & Technical Security Systems Breaches ~ Life-Threatening System Failures or Inadequacies ~ Accident & Safety Incident Re-creation Experience providing engineering to clients via complex project delivery in the following areas: • High-Hazard and specialized multi-discipline Building Engineering • Life Safety, Fire, and Building Code Consulting • Performance-based Design including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Egress Modeling • Building Construction Evaluations and Engineering Judgements/Variances • Fire Suppression, Fire Alarm, and Security Systems Cost Estimation and Commissioning • Construction Administration and Negotiations with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) • Fire alarm and Fire Suppression Sub-systems Design including Systems Integration • Video Surveillance, Access Control, and Intrusion Detection Sub-systems Design • Threat/Vulnerability/Risk/Cost/Benefit Analyses for Emergency Preparedness and Resilience • Central Monitoring/Reporting Control Center Layout and associated Systems Design • Fiber/Copper Infrastructure Design including Communication System Networking • Site-Wide Strategic Resilience Planning, Emergency Management, and Business Continuity • Emergency Communication or Mass Notification System Design • Market/Practice Development plus Research, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Legal Support • Expert Witness • Construction Litigation • Property Law • Security • Disaster Response • Project Execution • 3D Design