Ronald Klus, CFPS, MS, MIFireE, CFPE, CFI, NICET

Experience

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  BFPE

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1994

  Service Tech
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  Franklin County

  Aug 1996 - Feb 1999

  Code Inspector

  Plan review for new construction and existing buildings.Inspect new and existing buildings for fire code violations.Residential rough-in inspections.

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  Town of Morrisville Fire Department

  Feb 1999 - Nov 2011

  BC/Fire Marshal

  Conduct fire inspections, fire plan review, site plan review and analysis, fire investigation, and Fire & Life Safety education and training. between department and designers, architects, and construction contractors, among others. Site review & attend meetings with designers. Building, ADA, & Fire Inspections of new construction for certificate of occupancy.Inspect existing businesses for fire code violations. Inspection of fire alarm, sprinkler, hood and other fire suppression systems during roughens and finals. Conduct fire prevention and education classes for local business. Respond to various fire calls & provide manpower for fire suppression when needed. Project manager of company fire re-inspection program and CERT instructor. Show less

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  Community Colleges

  Jan 2004 - Sept 2011

  Instructor

  Fire Code & Fire Service Instructor.

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  Chesterfield Fire & EMS

  Nov 2012 - May 2014

  Assistant Fire Marshal

  Perform comprehensive review of plans for new construction and renovation of commercial, multi-residential and assembly buildings to assure compliance with the fire protection/life safety requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VA USBC), and the International Fire Code. Perform on site compliance reviews of installed fire protection systems and final acceptance testing of fire protection systems to ensure adequate performance and compliance with the approved design and the provisions of the particular code or reference standard. Provide technical assistance to the Inspections and Investigation Section of the Fire and Life Safety Division. Provide technical code compliance consulting to the Registered Design Professionals. Conduct inspections of buildings and facilities for compliance with the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code and the Chesterfield County Amendments, issue Notice of Violation(s) for deficiencies, and perform follow-up inspections. Document Notice of Violation(s), follow-up and resolution in appropriate data base. Provide technical assistance to emergency operations personnel during emergency and nonemergency events. Show less

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  FairFax County Fire Marshal Office

  May 2014 - Jan 2018

  Fire Plans Examiner

  As a member of the Engineering Plans Review Branch of the Fire Prevention Services Division, reviews and evaluates construction plans for buildings, building tenants, fire suppression, fire detection, high-pile storage, special locking arrangements, field inspections and site plans for compliance with the: Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, The Fairfax County (Chapter 62) Fire Prevention Code, the Code of the County of Fairfax, the Public Facilities Manual, reference standards and department requirements. Prepares appropriate correspondence to architects, engineers, designers, installers, owners, and contractors addressing any code-related deficiencies noted during plan reviews. Processes all necessary forms, computer entries, and logs in order to record project time and comply with cost recovery mandates. Provides technical assistance to colleagues and other branches of the Fire Prevention Services Division by providing technical reports and evaluations. Show less

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  Aman Fire Protection Consultants

  Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

  Senior Fire Protection Consultant

  Provide technical expertise, risk audits, code consulting, testing/commissioning, emergency response planning, investigations, third-party plan review services, attend civil defense meetings and conduct inspections and training. Studies include fire protection master planning, risk surveys, fire/safety management/programs, plan review, code interpretation, and emergency response plan development. Project areas include oil/gas, petrochemical, government, warehouse, hospitals, high-rise, commercial and hotels. Show less

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  Jensen Hughes

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2018

  Senior Consultant

  Primary responsibilities include 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 and providing fire life safety support to the Safety Management Services team in all aspects. Provide guidance towards emergency planning. Attend required safety and construction meetings. Provide training classes. Manage day to day operations when supervisor is out of town and when necessary attend Civil Defense meetings. Conduct field inspections and address code related deficiencies with contractors, architectures, and engineers. Attend JCI mock inspections. Show less

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  NFPA

  May 2020 - now

  NFPA Contract Instructor

  NFPA Contract Instructor CFI-1 Certification Program.

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  JENSEN HUGHES

  Sept 2020 - now

  Fire & Emergency Management Consultant

  A member of the Security Risk & Emergency Management (SREM) division, formally Russel Phillips & Associates (RPA), a Jensen Hughes Company responsible for providing fire and emergency management consultation, services and technology solutions to over 1300 healthcare facilities throughout the United States and Canada.