Our Committees / Engineering & Standards Committee

Engineering & Standards Committee

  • To promote and support the overall mission of NFSA and the purpose and objectives of model codes and standards development. 
  • To promote the development of codes and standards that are scientifically and technically sound, that encourage creativity and innovation in the development of new methods and technologies, and that set reasonable standards intended to minimize the effects of fire and related hazards. 
  • To promote standards with non-restrictive means and methods of compliance to encourage competitive commercial availability of the resources, materials and products required to be employed. Recommended changes to the standards should avoid proprietary requirements. 

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Officers

Members

Mark Fessenden
International Fire Suppression Alliance, Ltd. (IFSA)
Chair
Managing Director
James Lewis
American Fire Sprinkler - Corporate
Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Roland Asp
National Fire Sprinkler Association
Secretary
Manager of Codes and Standards
Michael Joanis
National Fire Sprinkler Association
Staff Liaison
Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey Hugo
National Fire Sprinkler Association
Staff Liaison
Vice President of Codes, Standards, Training and Education
Mark Hopkins
Summit Fire Consulting
IFSA Alternate
regional director and senior fire protection engineer
Jack Thacker
Shambaugh & Son - Corporate
Member at Large
Mike Lantaigne
J.C. Cannistraro, LLC
Area 1 Representative
Daniel Olecki
J.C. Cannistraro, LLC
Area 1 Alternate
Fire Protection Engineer
Michael Greco
Oliver Fire Protection & Security
Area 2 Representative
Vice President of Operations
William Roberts
Quick Response Fire Protection, Inc.
Area 2 Alternate
Jeffrey Hewitt
Mullins Mechanical
Area 3 Representative
Chief Engineer, Fire Protection
Donald H Thomas
Mullins Mechanical
Area 3 Alternate
Senior Estimator
Ernie Rodriguez
Wiginton Fire Systems - Corporate
Area 4 Alternate
V.P. Engineering
Shaun Bozeman
Milton J. Wood Fire Protection - Corporate
Area 4 Alternate
Ron Webb
S.A. Comunale Company, Inc. - Corporate
Area 5 Representative
Jon Ackley
Dalmatian Fire - Corporate
Area 5 Alternate
President
Edward Kadlec, Jr
C.L. Doucette, Inc.
Area 6 Representative
President
T.J. Julka
J.F. Ahern Co - Corporate
Area 6 Alternate
Tracy Bollig
American Fire Sprinkler - Corporate
Area 7 Alternate
George Stanley
Wiginton Fire Systems - Corporate
Past Chair
Senior V.P.
Conor Kauffman
Kauffman Company
Area 8 Representative
President
Jason McKeown
Northstar Fire Protection of Texas - Austin
Area 8 Alternate
VP
John Hulett
APi National Service Group
Area 9 Representative
Project Manager
Hillery Sandberg
Western States Fire Protection - Austin
Area 9 Alternate
Corporate Design Manager
Pete Schwab
Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc.
At Large Representative
Kevin Kelly
Victaulic
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Jim McHugh
AGF Manufacturing Inc.
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
President
Dan Wilder
Western States Fire Protection - Phoenix
Area 10 Representative
Design Manager
Fred Benn
Advanced Automatic Sprinkler, Inc.
Area 11 Representative
President
Dave Scherson
Superior Automatic Sprinkler Company
Area 11 Alternate
Vice President - Operations
Kevin Marr
Patriot Fire Protection
Area 12 Representative
V.P. of Engineering
Phil Stoehr
Smith Fire Systems
Area 12 Alternate
Vice President
Robert Vincent
Shambaugh & Son - Corporate
National in Scope Representative
Chief Operating Officer
Richard Ray
Cybor Fire Protection Company
National in Scope Alternate
Scott Enides
SRI Fire & Security LLC - Corporate
At Large Representative
Branch Leader
Terry L. Victor
Risk Suppression Partners, LLC
Member at Large
Director of Risk Control Services
Michael Newell
Belvedere LLC
Member at Large
Principal Designer
Ryan Peterson
Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc.
At Large Alternate
Director of Operations
Alex Hoffman
Viking Fire Protection Inc - Canada
CASA
Vice President
Matthew Osburn
Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association CASA
CASA
National Codes & Standards Manager
Cary Webber
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company - Corporate
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Director, Product Technology Applications
Daniel Wake
Victaulic
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Director of Fire Protection
Caleb Case
Viking Group, Inc.
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Manager Technical Services & Training
Forest Hampton
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Simon Koorie
Victaulic
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
James Yost
Talco Fire Systems, Inc.
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Director of Sales and Marketing
Michael Thornley
Flexhead - ASC Engineered Solutions
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Engineering Manager
Nicholas Rosa
Johnson Controls - RI
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Jacob Dube
JCI Fire Protection - Corporate
Manufacturer or SAM Alternate
Mechanical Engineer
Manuel Silva
Johnson Controls International (TYCO) - Corporate
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Karl Wiegand
Victaulic
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Jason Webb
Potter Electric Signal Company
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Director of Industry Affairs
Sean Cutting
Johnson Controls International (TYCO) - Corporate
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Director, Industry Relations
Shaun Kramer
Viking Group, Inc.
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Viking
Greg Maurer
Wheatland Tube
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Director of TS and QA (Wheatland - Western)
Brandon Telford
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company - Corporate
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Technical Services Manager
Melisa Rodriguez
Johnson Controls International (TYCO) - Corporate
Manufacturer or SAM Representative
Senior Business Development Manager