Project Superintendent

1999-present

Worked as fitter, foreman, superintendent, field operations manager.

Companies:

  • Knox Plumbing
  • Active Fire
  • Five Boro Fire Protection
  • United Fire Sprinkler
  • Metro Fire
  • Rykon Fire Consulting

Experience:

  • All types of sprinkler systems, wet-dry, pre-action,
  • full standpipe
  • Fire pumps
  • Underground supply
  • inspection
  • testing

Operation skills:

  • Project Foreman
  • Crew superintendent
  • Field operations manager
  • Project manager
  • Familiar with plumbing, HVAC,
  • Plan review

Working in Fire Protection since 1957.

45 years in business owning Stern Fire Protection inc.

Sr VP at Rael for 12 years.

Since 2018 an independent FP consultant. Holds NYC and NJ FP master license.

50 Years in Fire Protection

1971-1983 – Sullivan Sprinkler – Installation/Design/Estimating/Operations Management

1983-1994 – Champion Sprinkler – Owner

1994-2001 – Various Fire protection contractors in Florida doing design, operations management, project management

2000-2007 – Frontier Fire as Senior Estimator providing estimating, design-build support, project coordination

2007-2018 – Fire End & Croker- National Sales Manager, Technical Support, Training.

2018- Present – Rykon Fire Consulting

  • Design/Build
  • Estimating
  • Project Management
  • ITM Training
  • Manufacturers Presentations
  • Contractors Training
  • Engineers Training

Types of projects:

  • Wet systems
  • Dry systems
  • Pre-reaction systems
  • Special hazards
  • Foam, clean agent
  • Fire pumps
  • Storage tanks
  • Residential sprinklers
  • High-rise
  • Fire standpipe
  • Fire alarms