FIRE & LIFE SAFETY AMERICA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Inspections Manager for the Roanoke District
Aaron serves the company as the Inspections Manager for the Roanoke District. He has over 10 years fire protection experience, and he has been with FLSA for industry experience, and he has been with FLSA for 8 years. Aaron Began his fire protection career as an inspector for the Roanoke office. He performed inspections, and possesses a NICET Level III including a Virginia Backflow Prevention Device certification, and his CHOP certified (Certified Healthcare Operations Professional). In his spare time, he enjoys spending quality time with his family, riding horses, hunting, and anything that keeps him outdoors.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- General Manager for the Baltimore District
Andrew serves the company as the General Manager for the Baltimore District. He has over 13 years of industry experience with roles including service sales, inspection sales, and service sales/service manager. Andrew began his career on the sprinkler installation side of the industry estimating new construction and retrofits projects.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Regional Vice President
Bob serves the company as the General Manager for the Charlotte District. He has over 30 years of fire protection experience including 8 years serving in the U.S. Navy. Bob has been with FLSA for over 9 years as both the Service Manager and District Manager. His background includes the servicing and installation of both fire alarm and fire suppression systems. He possesses the low voltage electrical license for both North and South Carolina, and is NICET Level III certified in alarms. In his spare time, he enjoys barbecuing and spending time with his family.
Bob serves as Regional Vice President for South Atlantic and East South Central regions for FLSA responsible for P&L, Sales, and Operations. Bob joined FLSA in 2010 and brings over 24 years of experience in the Fire protection industry. Bob brings district management experience and deep domain knowledge around service operations and excellence out of the Charlotte, NC office. He started his career in 1997 at Cal Protection, working there for 10 years as an alarm and clean agent technician and then moved into exceeding larger leadership roles responsible for project management of fire protection system installations across the greater Los Angeles area. Bob served 8 years in the US Navy focused on servicing electronic systems aboard naval vessels.
Chris joined the FLSA team in July 2020 and brings a passion for the numbers - helping to stream line organizational processes and build employee engagement to deliver excellence in performance. Chris is a CPA and worked in public accounting for Deloitte before working as a Controller at Dover and Danaher, multinational publicly traded manufacturing and service conglomerates. Chris also has experience in the construction industry and with private equity working in senior leadership positions. Chris holds a Bachelors in Accounting and MBA from State University of New York at Binghamton. Chris enjoys coaching lacrosse, traveling and cooking for his wife and two daughters foods from around the world.
Chris has over 17 years of fire alarm experience, and began his fire alarm career as a low voltage helper in prefab, service, and install of fire alarm systems. He has worked his way up through service and install to becoming a service technician, superintendent, project manager, and service manager at different points in his career. He has a strong background in troubleshooting and knowing NFPA 72 including 101 codes and standards. Chris currently possesses a NICET level 4 in fire alarm systems, and holds his Alarm System Contractor License (EF) for the state of Florida. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Alarms and Special Hazards Manager
Collin has over 22 years of work experience in the fire alarm and special hazards industry including layout-design, and fire alarm and clean agent installation. He has worked as both a technician and as a service sales representative for FLSA, and has been with the company for 14 years. He is NICET certified in fire alarm while also holding manufacturer certifications with Gamewell-FCI, Kidde, Fike, and VESDA. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, watching his children play sports while also coaching, time in the mountains, and at home working on renovation projects.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- General Manager for the Atlanta District
Dan serves the company as the General Manager for the Atlanta District. He has over 44 years of fire protection experience, and he has been with FLSA for over 13 years. Dan began his fire protection career when hydraulic calculations were first being introduced and performed had calculations for the first few years. He has spent most of his time on the design/operations side of the industry, and developed and instructed a 3-month long design training course. He also served as a QA Project Engineer on a nuclear plant, and has sat on a few NICET committees on program development. Dan possesses a NICET Level III certification and state licenses in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Louisiana. In his spare time, he enjoys spending quality time with his grandchildren.
Fred joined Fire & Life Safety America in October 1999 to help construct the Tidewater Service Division that started in 1998, and currently serves as the Inspections/Service Manager for the Tidewater Office. Fred has 32 years' experience in the fire protection industry with an estimated 4 years on the installation side, 12 years performing maintenance & repairs to include inspections/testing of water based fire systems, fire alarm systems, and special hazard systems and 16 years as a Service Manager. In 1993 he completed a 4 year ASFA & Commonwealth of Virginia apprenticeship program, and achieved his NICET & Virginia DPOR certifications . In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with my wife and family, volunteering in local communities, camping, fishing, and watching sports.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- General Manager for the Houston District
Hector serves the company as the General Manager for the Houston District. He has over 12 years of fire protection experience, and he has been with FLSA for over 3 years. Hector began his fire protection career installing and servicing fire alarm systems. He was later promoted to Alarm Operations Manager and then as the Service Manager. Hector possesses a fire alarm license and a security managers license. In his spare time, he enjoys quality time with his family, golfing and fishing.
Jeff joined the team in May 2003 as the company's first controller. In January 2007, he was asked to lead the company's information systems and technology group. Jeff has 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, management and information systems. He attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and has earned several accounting, IT and project management certifications.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Regional Vice President
Jeremiah was recruited by FLSA in May 2003 after graduating from Seneca College. He moved from design to contract sales in 2005 and was promoted to a management role in 2009. He was promoted to District Manager in December 2011. Under his tenure, he built a core team that has turned the Washington DC office into one of the most profitable districts in the company. In August 2017, Jeremiah was promoted to Regional Vice President. In his spare time Jeremiah likes to play hockey, golf and spend time with his wife and two children.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Vice President, Alarms & Special Hazards
Jack is a co-founder of Fire & Life Safety America. He has over 30 years of fire protection experience working with code officials, engineers, architects and customers across a variety of roles most recently as Chief Operations Officer. Jack is a graduate of the University of Maryland Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) program. He has been a National Board Member for AFSA since 2008 and has served on a number of NFPA code writing committees over the last 30 years. He is a licensed Fire Protection Engineer.
John joined FLSA in 2013 to lead the service and contract alarm and special hazards divisions. He is an innovative professional with over 23 years of advanced experience within the special systems industry. He has the knowledge and experience to drive business growth, capitalize on new incremental revenue potential, recognize and deploy new technologies while managing the daily activities of the divisions. Expertise in low voltage building systems including commercial fire alarm, monitoring, security, CCTV, card access, special hazards suppression, FOAM and mass notification. Previously, John was a regional manager for Eaton Corporation in the fire technical solutions division; he managed sales for mass notification, situational awareness deployment and AtHoc interoperable emergency communications. Prior to his departure John responsibilities moved into roles as trainer for new regional representation internally. Additionally, while with Eaton he was a course instructor on wide-area mass notification. John has the responsibility for FLSA regarding alarms and special hazards across our entire US footprint.
Jon serves the company as the General Manager for the Charleston District. He has over 15 years of fire protection experience and over 20 years of combined construction experience. Jon began his fire protection career as a fire sprinkler designer for all types of water based sprinkler systems for facilities throughout the United States. He then later transitioned roles to a Design Manger and then into Sales / Project Management before becoming the District Manager. He holds a NICET level III in water based fire protection systems and holds the Contractor's License for FLSA for the state of South Carolina. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, walking and playing with his two dogs, and traveling.
Justin serves Fire & Life Safety America as the Construction Manager for the Raleigh District. He has over 21 years of fire protection experience, and has been with the company for 16 years. He has performed many roles with the company including Superintendent, Service Sales Representative, and Project Manager. In his spare time, he enjoys boating, hunting, fishing and quality time with his family.
Job Titles:
- Service Manager
- Service Manager for the Atlanta District
Luke serves the company as the Service Manager for the Atlanta District. He has over 17 years of fire protection experience, and he has been with FLSA for over 15 years. Luke began his fire protection career installing and servicing suppression and kitchen hood systems. He also served as an Inspections Sales Representative providing test/inspection services for customers requiring code compliance. He was later promoted to the role of Service Manager. Luke possesses a state extinguisher license, and is CHOP certified. In his spare time, he enjoys quality time with his family, golfing, and attending sporting events.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Regional Vice President
Manny joined FLSA in July 2001. Manny worked in design and sales before becoming District Manager for Raleigh, NC in October 2006. Through continued hard work and leadership, he built a highly successful team that has turned the Raleigh office into one of the most successful districts in the company. In August 2017, Manny was promoted to Regional Vice President. In addition, he continues to help oversee the alarms and special hazard side of the business. He currently holds a NICET Level III Certification in Sprinkler System Layouts. He is a member of the Carolina AFSA chapter apprentice committee and also sits on the Wake Forest Construction Academy Advisory Board. Prior to FLSA, Manny served in the US Army and US Marine Corps. In his spare time, Manny enjoys various outdoor activities with his wife and two sons.
Job Titles:
- Senior Director of Human Resources
Mary joined Fire & Life Safety America in March 2010 as the company's second member of the Human Resources team. She has elevated the HR function from tactical to strategic while building an HR organization to support the growing needs of the business. Mary's efforts in leading engagement initiatives have supported the organization's ability to attract and retain key talent. Mary holds a B.S. and M.B.A both from Franklin Pierce University. In her spare time, she enjoys CrossFit and quality time with her family, which includes her wife and their three children.
Mike serves the company as the General Manager in the Dallas district office. He has over 25 years in fire protection experience, and has been with FLSA just over 3 years. Mike began his fire protection career as a field apprentice, field foremen and superintendent. He then went into Project Management and then Service/Inspection sales. He later moved into the Operations Manager position in our Roanoke Office and later transferred to San Antonio as the Service Manager. In his spare time, he enjoys quality time with his family and the outdoors.
Rick Green joined Fire & Life Safety America in May 2001 as a project manager in the Raleigh district office. After one year, he was promoted to General Manager of the Tidewater District. Prior to FLSA, Rick worked in sales and project management for 14 years with a another fire suppression company. He was introduced to the fire protection industry soon after graduating from college. Rick earned a NICET Level IV certification in Water Based Systems Layout. He has a B.S. in Business Management from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and is currently pursuing his MBA. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and family, church community, reading and watching sports.
Rick serves the company as the General Manager for the Roanoke District. He has over 22 years of fire protection experience, and he has been with FLSA for 12 years. Rick began his fire protection career as a designer, sales and estimator, and as the Service Manager before being promoted as the District Manager. Rick possesses a NICET Level III in Layout of Water Based Sprinkler Systems Technologist, CHOP certified as a Certified Healthcare Operations Professional, and licensed by Commonwealth of Virginia as a Backflow Prevention Device Worker. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and attending their sporting events, as well as golfing, and hunting.
Robert serves the company as the General Manager for the San Antonio district. He has 6 years of experience in the sprinkler trade. He started his fire protection career as an apprentice in contracts. He later transitioned to the service side by working as an Inspector. Prior to his promotion to Service Manager, he served the district as the Sprinkler Operations Manager. Robert holds a NICET LEVEL II for ITM Water Based Systems, and has a RME-I Inspectors license for the state of Texas. In his spare time, Robert enjoys quality time with his family and friends, playing golf, and watching football.
Job Titles:
- Alarms and Special Hazards Manager
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- General Manager for the Birmingham District
Scotty serves the company as the General Manager for the Birmingham District. He has over 22 years of fire protection experience. Scotty began his fire protection career as a sprinkler apprentice working his way up through the ranks by serving as a service technician for over 16 years and performing as a service manager for the last five years. Scotty possesses a strong background in servicing and inspecting fire protection systems. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his son and daughter, fishing, and playing guitar.
Sean joined Fire & Life Safety America in February of 2015 where he worked as a small contracts/service sales representative for the Washington, DC district for five years. In 2019, the district opened a new service division and promoted Sean to Service Manager. In two years' time, Sean has built a core team that has turned the service department into one of the most profitable service districts in the company. In his spare time, Sean enjoys spending time with wife and two daughters.
Stephen serves as Regional Vice President for the South Atlantic Florida region for FLSA and is responsible for all P&L, Sales, and Operations. He has over 28 years of experience in the fire protection and life safety industry. He joined FLSA in March 2003 to accelerate growth in Maryland, DC, and VA in the inspection and service space. He was instrumental in developing, and leading both the FLSA Inspector Training Program as well the creation of the FLSA National Account Program while he held the Director of Sales position. Prior to FLSA, Stephen had held various sales leadership positions for numerous life safety and fire protection firms. Stephen studied Fire Science at Montgomery College in Maryland. He currently holds NICET Level II certification in I/T/M of Water-Based Systems. Additionally, he served as a firefighter/EMT for 14 years.
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- General Manager for the Richmond District
Tom serves the company as the General Manager for the Richmond District. He has over 30 years of fire protection experience, and has been with FLSA for three years. Tom began his fire protection career in contract sales, and has been involved in all aspects of the industry including sprinkler, foam systems, high speed deluge systems, clean agent, construction and service as a department manager and district manager. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, music and sports.
Will serves the company as the Service Manager for the Raleigh District. He has over 24 years of fire protection experience, and he has been with FLSA for over 17 years. Will began his career installing, inspecting, and servicing fire sprinkler systems. Will possesses a NICET LEVEL III in inspection and testing of water based systems, NICET LEVEL I in fire sprinkler layout, NICET LEVEL I in fire alarm, and is CHOP certified. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, and golf.