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Michael Crowley - Coffman Engineers
- 2023/02/15
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Key Takeaways
- Mike ’s Background
- Over 40 years of Fire Protection Consulting Experience
- Studied Fire Protection and Safety Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology
- Labs were at Underwriters Laboratories
- Received an MBA from University of Houston
- Working at Rolf Jensen and Associates and then Jensen Hughes
- Over 30 years
- Involved in the code writing process and litigation support.
- Saw failures of passive systems
- Got involved with the healthcare industry and was part of committees related to life safety code.
- Dealt with Healthcare projects, finding a balance in passive and suppression systems.
- Faced different life safety issues in different occupancies like assembly spaces, large theaters, and high-rise buildings
- Healthcare
- Was sent to a committee meeting as an alternate and eventually became a full committee member.
- Wife was a nurse, so familiarity with the Healthcare space.
- Did work with the Military and VA Hospitals.
- Chaired the fundamentals committee and the entire correlating committee
- Currently chairs the medical gas technical committee
- Industry Challenges
- Large energy storage systems / thermal runaway
- Doors! Fire Rated doors and compliance / testing
- How numbers were put into codes
- Labor shortage / hiring process
- Advice for newcomers to the Engineering Field
- Find a Niche
- Consider subcategories of engineering, such as acoustics or corrosion control
- Build a resume with an internship
- Coffman Engineering
- Full-service MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) firm
- Works in the Fire Protection Group, which has grown rapidly to cover offices all over the country
- Started as a structural engineering company and has expanded its services over 42 years
- Department of Defense work
- Oil and Gas
- Broaden horizons by working on a variety of projects like working on the Texans Stadium
- Speaking Engagements
- Covered changes in code at a recent ASHE event
- Discussed findings from fire Data. Where fires are happening in Healthcare
- Helps determine where the focus should be in limiting...