Kenneth Bush is a senior fire protection engineer for the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office in Easton, Maryland. With 35 years vested in the industry, he reviews plans and inspects buildings for compliance with the state fire prevention code, which currently references the NFPA Life Safety Code, NFPA 101® and Fire Code, NFPA 1. Bush is an active member of the NFPA 101/5000 Technical Committee on Mercantile Business Occupancies, currently serving as Chair of that committee.
Jim Mickowski, an engineer with PSJ Engineering, has more than 25 years of experience in the design and installation of fire suppression systems. His experience ranges from working on stadiums, museums and office buildings to high-security, high-risk areas in correctional facilities and nuclear facilities where there is “no access allowed.”
Dan Ubelhor is the corporate engineering manager for Koorsen Fire & Security, headquartered in Indianapolis.
He oversees design and engineering of fire protection for Koorsen, which has been in business since 1943. Dan implements design policies for the company and consults with branches around the country on their fire protection design and engineering projects.
Jonathan R. Hart, Associate Fire Protection Engineer with the National Fire Protection Association, is responsible for documents addressing information technology equipment, telecommunication facilities, wet and dry chemical extinguishing systems, explosion protection, commercial cooking systems, fire safety and emergency symbols, and water mist fire protection systems. Hart holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and is finishing work toward an M.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering.
Mike Knoras is a Project Manager for the Atlanta regional office of Aon Fire Protection Engineering Corporation (Aon FPE). Aon FPE consults on matters of life safety, code and fire protection, which includes emergency voice systems, mass notification systems and other systems that require audibility and intelligibility. As a licensed professional engineer with master’s degrees in electrical engineering and fire protection engineering, his vast experience spans fire alarm and life safety systems and emergency voice systems placed in high-rise buildings, public assembly areas, and large mixed-use occupancies.
Keith S. Frangiamore is vice president of operations at Fire Safety Consultants, Inc. (FSCI), Elgin, Ill., and a certified fire protection specialist. FSCI, one of the largest private fire protection plan review, inspection and consulting service companies in the U.S., provides review services for municipalities and fire departments, as well as for private companies throughout the world. FSCI’s project list includes storage warehouses, soccer stadiums, power plants and hospitals.
Jeanne Tebera, is a senior electrical engineer with Henry Adams, LLC, a Baltimore mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering design firm, who has 24 years of engineering experience. Henry Adams, LLC offers fire protection design services for educational and healthcare facilities, theaters, student centers, laboratories, churches, community centers, museums and government facilities, as well as preservation and renovation of historical structures.
Ron Hicks is Sr.Vice President of Advanced Cabling Systems, a Little Rock, Ark., company and a System Sensor contractor. Advanced has grown from a three-man cabling company in 1995 to a multi-million dollar enterprise that specializes in building technology integration. In 2002, Hicks came on board to begin the fire alarm and security side of Advanced. Hicks is NICET certified in fire alarms systems, sprinkler system design, CCTV installation, special hazards and audio systems and has more than 30 years of experience in low-voltage solutions.
Thomas Trask is an acoustical engineer and senior associate at Newcomb & Boyd, an Atlanta, Ga.-based multidiscipline consulting and engineering firm providing innovative solutions for facility design, construction and maintenance. His acoustical engineering responsibilities have included acoustical analysis of performing arts centers, museums, laboratories, houses of worship, data centers, commercial buildings, production studios, high-rise residences, [...]
Keith S. Frangiamore is vice president of operations at Fire Safety Consultants, Inc. (FSCI), Elgin, Ill., and a certified fire protection specialist. FSCI, one of the largest private fire protection plan review service companies in the United States, provides review services for many U.S. municipalities and fire departments, as well as for private companies throughout the world. FSCI’s project list includes soccer stadiums, hospitals, casinos and data storage warehouses.