NAME: Richard (Rick) Galvez POSITION TITLE HOME LOCATION CITIZENSHIP Fire Protection Engineer Cooper City, Fla USA PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND SOCIETIES Mechanical Engineer Professional Engineer (PE) Florida Fire Protection Engineer Professional Engineer (FPE) Florida Certified Fire Protection Specialist CFPS NFPA Society of Fire Protection Engineers Member grade National Fire Protection Association Member grade American Society of Mechanical Engineers EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Degree, Certificate, etc., School Major (or Subject) Date BS MBA Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Mechanical Engineering MBA Business Law Specialized Courses Seneca College Computer Models - ContamW 2002 Toronto, Ontario Axisymmetric, Thermal Radiation Energy Exposure, HASS 1979 1992 Fire Safety Inspector I Florida State Fire Fire Prevention / Plan Review 2004 College - Ocala OTHER SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION PERSONAL: LANGUAGE CITIZENSHIP -Volunteer instructor in life safety and fire protection with the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association. Program: recertification of fire officials in the State of Florida. -Certified by the American Institute of Architects to impart Continuing Education courses in the field of Health Education and Welfare. Spanish US COMPUTER MODELS Axysymmetric Model Smoke Calculations in atria and large volume areas (flame height, exhaust CFM) ContamW Model Calculation of pressure differentials in high-rise buildings FPETOOL collection of subroutines by NIST detector activation, travel time HASS Hydraulic calculation of sprinkler systems Hydrocarbon Pool Fires Hazard Calculations (Mudan Croce) Thermal Radiation Exposure Point Source Radiation Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. Smokeview (SMV) visualization program used to display the output of FDS.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE Hydraulic calculations (Occupancy Hazard Fire Control Approach, hydraulic method) Plan review; Hazard analysis; Risk analysis; Code equivalencies; Performance solutions; Alternate compliance. Building Codes (IBC/UBC) and NFPA 101 Life Safety United Facilities Criteria UFC 3-600-1; 4-010-01; 4-021-01; 4-510-01 NFPA Standards: 1, 10, 13, 14, 15, 20, 24, 25, 30, 37, 45, 54, 55, 68, 69, 70, 72, 80, 85, 90A, 90B, 99, 101A, 241, 407 UL and FM standards Fire protection program implementation for large industrial and institutional facilities Fire protection program implementation for the Miami International Airport Life Safety Master Plan (Terminal, Cargo Areas, Fuel Farm, Hangars) with Schirmer Engineering. Familiar with commercial risk management and fire protection protocol (Highly Protected Rating) Experienced as a fire protection engineer at major commercial applications (Dolphin Mall, Sawgrass Mall); Transportation Centers (Miami International Airport); Universities (University of Texas at Austin life safety Master Plan); Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Hub centers (Light speed Telecom Center and Omni Technology Center); High Value Electronics (Airbus Flight Simulator Facilities at Miami International Airport). Experienced in the design of fire protection systems for aircraft hangars utilizing NFPA 407 and DOD criteria. Experienced in the design of racked multi-level document storage centers. Expert in smoke control calculations using the ContamW computer model for pressure relationships, and the axisymmetric model for atria. Preparation of testing protocol for testing and acceptance. WORK HISTORY COMPANY, DIVISION OR POSITION HELD, SUMMARY OF DATES DEPARTMENT, RESPONSIBILITIES AND FROM TO LOCATION AND SUPERIOR SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS 3/2016 present RG Fire Protection Fire Protection Engineer Fire Protection Engineering Providing technical leadership, performing calculations, Miami-Dade County, Fla generating designs, and leading design projects; 6/2015 3/2016 Lockheed Martin Provision of Consulting Engineering services to the FAA on a contract basis. 7/2014 4/2015 Telgian Corporation Engineer II. Perform water flow tests, review Tempe, AZ hydraulic calculations and plans for compliance with contract requirements, perform hazard assessments of big box retail localities, conduct life safety surveys of commercial facilities to insure locations of exit signs are correct. 7/2012 7/2014 BECHTEL BNI-PCAPP Process and Mechanical Engineering Pueblo, CO Ed Strieper (865)574-6483 Ensuring designs are developed in compliance with project, State, Federal and U.S. Department of Energy requirements; Revision of P&ID s. Providing technical leadership, performing calculations, generating designs, and leading design projects; Perform analysis of plant Fire Protection systems/equipment and potential operational deficiencies, definition of fire protection design and safety envelope requirements, and review of
proposed facility designs/modifications for maintainability, operability, and conformance to facility operational and safety requirements; Perform work independently with minimum guidance for assigned tasks and effectively communicate engineering solutions both verbally and written with management, customers, peers and craft personnel. Provide direction to project teams and to manage multiple tasks requiring varying resources, including RFI s, and payment requisitions, as well as processing of change orders, deficiency reports (DR s), and preparation of ECE s. 9/2008 7/2012 Fire Protection International Fire Protection Engineering Miami-Dade County, Fla Jerry Schultz (630)985-3106 2/2008 8/2008 Miami-Dade Fire Department Fire Engineering Bureau Miami-Dade County Captain Tony Tola (786)315-2771 Senior Fire Protection Engineer Providing technical leadership, performing calculations, generating designs, and leading design projects; Development of document storage projects in Brazil, Peru, and Argentina. Preparation of guidelines for design; development of contract documentation (specifications and drawings). Performance of life safety remediation projects for unsprinklered high-rise buildings utilizing performance methodology in accordance with NFPA 101A. Dania Cut Super Yacht Repair, Dania, Fla Hazard Analysis and Alternate Compliance proposal for painting of yachts in temporary enclosures in accordance with the requirements of NFPA standards 30, 54, and 101. Airbus Training Center. Protection of aircraft simulators at Miami International Airport. Iron Mountain, US fire sprinkler and alarm design rack facilities- document storage facilities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Fire Protection Engineer and Plans Examiner Provision of technical leadership in fire protection engineering to other bureaus of the fire department. Provision of technical assistance to director of operations on matters of exposure and code issues. Teaching of courses for yearly recertification of fire department personnel. Certified by the State of Florida Fire Marshal s Continuing Education Bureau to teach courses in Fire Sprinkler Design, Hazard Analysis, Alternate Methods, and Smoke Control. Hazard and consequence analysis of unusual situations such as fuel spills at Miami International Airport. Provision of technical support to senior members of the department in preparation for rendering opinions on life safety issues before a county commission.
Research of codes in support of senior personnel for FEMA coordination. Development of documentation for classification by the Miami-Dade Fire Department as a Class I Fire Department. 4/1998 2/2008 Schirmer Engineering Fire Protection Engineering North Miami, Fla Carl Baldassarra, 1998-2002 Mark Rochholz, 2002-2008 (847)442-6634 Senior Code Consultant / Fire Protection Engineer West Side Fuel Tender Facility, design of Dry Chemical Fire Protection Systems for a fuel tender facility, Miami International Airport Resources Recovery Facility, Miami-Dade County. Lead of implementation group for the Life Safety Master Plan remediation of life safety and fire protection systems. Miami, Florida Miami International Airport Tank Farm, Miami- Dade County. Performed consequence Analysis Child Care Center Exposure. Miami, Florida. Miami International Airport Terminal Life Safety Master Plan. Remediation of life safety systems (sprinklers, fire alarm, voice evacuation) infrastructure, and means of egress through performance and alternate methodologies. UST/AST Diesel Tanks Storage Facility. Performance of a Hazard and Consequence analysis. MIC-MIA Intermodal Transportation Center. Preparation of master plan for Car rental refueling and service facility. Miami International Airport. Hangar 101 at Miami International Airport. Code and Hazard analysis. Orlando International Airport. Fuel spill exposure and consequence simulation. Hangar 3095. Miami International Airport. Water supply analysis. Lear Jet Hangar. Miami International Airport. Hazard and code analysis. West Cargo Center. Miami International Airport. Development of master plan for fire protection of air cargo facilities and coordination with FM. Sherwin Williams Batch Processing Facility. Santiago Chile. Hazard and code analysis of a paint factory. Wings Aviation Service. FAA repair station, Miami International Airport. Hazard and Code Analysis of all processes inside the facility. Premier Aviation. Fuel storage and distribution systems hazard analysis. Boca Raton, Fla. Health and Human Services Frederick, Md. Commodity assessment of emergency medical response supplies. Contender Boats. Hazard assessment of a fiberglass boat manufacturing facility. Homestead, Florida. Ft. Myers Southwest Regional Airport. Coordination of life safety measures throughout the passenger terminal resolution of outstanding life safety issues and field conditions.
Turner Guilford Knight. 10-story detention facility, Miami-Dade County. Remediation of fire rated barriers, shafts, walls and floors. Recommission of smoke control systems. St. Maarteen International Airport Terminal. Hazard and Risk Analysis. Code support and resolution of field conditions through performance methods. Pearl Harbor Naval Base, DECC PAC, Bldg 475. Fire engineering support communication facilities-design of preaction system and fire alarm. Hawaii. Terminal 3 - Fort Lauderdale Airport - Hazard Analysis Florida fire hazard consequence analysis of fuel spill. Horizons West, Miami, Florida Fire Resistivity Remediation, Miami, Florida remediation program to address improperly built fire partitions between apartments. 4/1990 4/1998 Dade Aviation Consultants Miami International Airport Miami, Fla Jim Armstrong (305) 869-1346 Fire Protection Engineer Coordinator of life safety plans submittals, plans reviewer.