Member NJ State Fire Safety Commission Codes Advisory Council. Served as Chair of the Fire Prevention Code Subcommittee from 1993 to 2017, currently serving as a member, coordinated the complete upgrade of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code to the 1996 national code provisions, and coordinated the upgrade to the International Fire Code 2006 edition. Recently coordinated the upgrade to the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code. Also serve as a member of the Subchapter 4 (Retro-fit Code) Committee.

2017 to present

Member of the NFPA Fire Research Foundation PV Stakeholder Group. The scope of this Group is to address concerns of first responders (firefighters and others) in regard to the PV system remaining energized after service disconnecting means has been opened during an emergency event by identifying gaps in the NEC and related codes on this topic.

2017 to present

Construction Fire Safety Coalition. A collaborative, multi-stakeholder coalition that is dedicated to reducing the occurrence of fires in buildings under construction, alteration, or demolition. To achieve this goal, coalition partners will align on best practices and agree to promote awareness of the coalition and offer educational materials and opportunities to stakeholder organizations that value a fire safe construction site.

2017 to present

UL Standards Technical Panel for Photovoltaic Hazard Control, STP 3741.

2016 to present

Principal Member of the NFPA 855 Energy Storage Systems Standard Technical Committee representing Davidson Code Concepts, LLC.

2015 to present

Member of the Hydrogen Codes Improvement Team which is supported by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) through their Transportation Working Group (TWG) Hydrogen Codes Task Force (HCTF). Works to improve code language and codes and standards coordination for the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel source.

2014 to present

Principal Committee Member of the NFPA 1 Fire Code Technical Committee representing Davidson Code Concepts, LLC.

2011 to 2017

Co-Developer/Presenter with Cleveland, OH, Battalion Chief Sean DeCrane of a one-day program entitled “Fire Fighter Safety and the Code: A Necessary Partnership”. Presented in the name of and for the International Association of Fire Fighters.

2014

Technical reviewer for the Second Edition of OSHA’s manual “Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems”.

2012 to 04/2017

Technical Advisory Member to the Biomass Industry Panel on Codes and Standards (BIPCS), a US DOE funded group for the purpose of working to coordinate codes and standards applying to the use of biomass for conversion to ethanol as an alternative fuel source.

2011 to 12/2016

Member of the International Code Council’s Building Code Action Committee for development of the 2015 and 2018 series of I-Codes.

2011 to 12/2015

Member of the NFPA “Task Group on Fire Fighter Safety and PV Systems”. The scope of this TG is to address concerns of first responders (firefighters and others) in regard to the PV system remaining energized after service disconnecting means has been opened during an emergency event.

2011 to 2014

Member of the New York City Fire Department’s “2011 Fire Code Revision Project Advisory Committee”.

2010 to 2014

Alternate member of the NFPA 1 Fire Code Technical Committee representing the International Association of Fire Chiefs. (Became Principal Member 08/2014, see above).

2009 to 2012

Code Enforcer representative on the Hydrogen Industry Panel on Codes (HIPOC), a committee jointly sponsored by ICC, NFPA, and US DOE for the purpose of working to coordinate codes and standards applying to the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel source.

2009 to 2011

Chair of the International Code Council Fire Code Interpretations Committee.

2009 to 2010

Member of the Joint Fire Services Review Committee as the Chair of the Northeast Regional Code Action Committee, (Representing the International Association of Fire Chiefs). This committee reviews and recommends changes to the International Code Council’s series of codes including but not limited to the Building Code, Fire Code, Mechanical Code and Fuel Gas Code.

2009 to 2010

Representative for the International Association of Fire Chiefs as a member of the Northeast Code Action Committee to the International Code Council. This committee reviews and recommends changes to the International Code Council’s series of codes including but not limited to the Building Code, Fire Code, Mechanical Code and Fuel Gas Code. Selected to Chair the committee for this code change cycle.

2007 to 01/2010

Code consultant to the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) and member of the NASFM Model Codes Committee. This activity includes research, analysis, codes & standards development, testimony and presentations on a multitude of topics regulated by model codes and standards.

2007 to 2009

Code consultant and facilitator for the National Association of State Fire Marshals and the US Department of Energy National Renewable Laboratory for the planning, development and facilitating of alternative energy workshops for code officials and industry members including but not limited to hydrogen as a fuel, biofuels, ethanol, solar power and wind power.

2007 to 2009

Code consultant to Plug Power, Inc. on matters concerning the use of stationary hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative energy power source. This activity includes research and analysis of codes and standards affecting the deployment of stationary hydrogen fuels cells and associated storage of hydrogen gas along with code development and testimony activities.

2007 to 2008

Member of the ‘International Building Code – Fire Safety, Code Development Committee’ for the International Code Council, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia. This committee holds public hearings on and votes to accept, modify or deny proposed changes to the International Building Code.

2008

Code consultant to the New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association on matters concerning regulations affecting the installation and maintenance of burglar and fire alarms systems.

2006 to 2007

Member of the ‘International Residential Code, Code Development Committee’ for the International Code Council, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia. This committee holds public hearings on and votes to accept, modify or deny proposed changes to the International Residential (construction) Code.

2007

Represented the International Association of Fire Chiefs as a member of the Northeast Code Action Committee to the International Code Council, July 2007. This committee reviews and recommends changes to the International Code Council’s series of codes including but not limited to the Building Code, Fire Code, Mechanical Code and Fuel Gas Code.

2000 to 2006

Member of the ‘International Fire Code Development Committee’ for the International Code Council, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia. Served as Chairperson in 2005. This committee holds public hearings on and votes to accept, modify or deny proposed changes to the International Fire Code and portions of the International Building, Mechanical and Fuel Gas codes.

2006

Represented the International Code Council as a member of the Northeast Code Action Committee to the International Code Council, February 2006. This committee reviews and recommends changes to the International Code Council’s series of codes including but not limited to the Building Code, Fire Code, Mechanical Code and Fuel Gas Code.

2004/2005

Represented the National Association of State Fire Marshals on the Northeast Code Action Committee and the Fire Code Coordinating Council to the International Code Council. This committee reviews and recommends changes to the International Code Council’s series of codes including but not limited to the Building Code, Fire Code, Mechanical Code and Fuel Gas Code.

2005

As a subject matter expert, extracted material from the NJ 60 hour ‘Inspector of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings Certification Course’ to develop 5 administrative content and 9 technical content continuing education courses for licensed Housing Officials and Housing Inspectors. As part of the review developed Instructor Guides, Handouts and PowerPoint presentations to be utilized for presenting the program.

2004

As a subject matter expert, performed a technical review and reformatting of the instructor guides and textbooks for the NJ 60 hour ‘Inspector of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings Certification Course’ required for licensure as a Housing Official or Housing Inspector. As part of the review developed PowerPoint presentations to be utilized for instructing the program.

2003-2004

Continued to assist the International Code Council and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for the State of New York working with the NYC Mayor’s Task Force on Adopting a Model Code for the City of New York by providing technical guidance on review and adoption of IBC and IFC Chapters dealing with hazardous materials.

2001-2003

Assisted the International Code Council and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for the State of New York in a presentation before the NYC Mayor’s Task Force on Adopting a Model Code for the City of New York.

2002

As a subject matter expert, developed the State of NJ 90 hour ‘Fire Inspector Certification Course’ for mandatory use by all educational facilities providing fire inspector certification courses in NJ. Also drafted the regulations requiring this program to be utilized.

2002

Assisted the Office of the Assistant Secretary of State for the State of New York as a mediator for the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Task Force comprised of fire service, LPG industry, and state officials involved in the development of New York State fire code regulations.

2002

Principal Committee Member of the NFPA Technical Committee on Record Protection.

1999-2000

Member of the ‘Construction Interpretations Committee’ for Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Country Club Hills, Illinois.

1993

Assisted with the development of the course entitled: ‘Board of Appeals Workshop’. Provided technical background and case examples and arranged for videotaping of a mock Board of Appeals hearing. The course was subsequently adopted by both the NJ Division of Fire Safety and the NJ Division of Codes and Standards for presentation as a CEU seminar for construction code officials, fire code officials and members of Board’s of Appeal.

1992

Developed the initial State approved Fire Official and Fire Inspector Certification Courses for the Middlesex County Fire Academy.

1985

Drafted the Ordinance for and implemented the enforcement of the NJ Uniform Fire Code in South Brunswick, NJ.

1983

Developed the first Fire Inspector I Certification Course for the Bergen County NJ Fire Academy