Ron is a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) and holds other certifications in NFPA, ICC and NICET. He also has a Master’s Degree in Emergency Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection Technology. Ron serves as a member of the Technical Exam Committee for ICC and NICET and teaches for NFPA. Prior to joining RPA, Ron worked as a Senior Consultant which included review of fire life safety strategy and designs for risk mitigation of the existing healthcare and non-healthcare facilities of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, along with providing education and training to their employees. In addition, he was a Senior Fire Protection Consultant in Muscat, Oman and provided technical expertise, risk audits, code consulting, testing/commissioning, emergency response planning, third-party plan review services for all type of occupancies including Healthcare. Ron also has over 25 years as a firefighter, fire inspector and Fire Marshal, where he conducted inspections on all type of occupancies, fire and non-structural building plan review and commissioning of fixed fire protection systems.