Derek R. Duval, P.E., Dbia, Msc.Fpe Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen, Dk

Copenhagen, Dk

San Diego, Ca, Us

Hazardous Material, Fire Alarm and Detection, Fire Suppression and Smoke Control Plan Reviews for projects in City of San Diego jurisdiction. Development of department policies/trainings and informational/technical bulletins. Subject matter expert for Hazardous Materials, Fire Alarm, Fire Suppression and Smoke Control. Community outreach to educate customers on polices and procedures to ensure more effective and compliant design and construction solutions.

San Diego, Us

Spreading fire protection and building code knowledge throughout the world. Building/Life Safety Code Regulation (IBC/IFC, CBC/CFC, NFPA) training and fire engineering consulting.

La Jolla, Ca, Us

Developing and Teaching Fire Protection Engineering Courses for the UCSD Division of Extended Studies Fire Protection Engineering Certificate Program:MAE-40037 - Principles of Fire Protection Engineering (Offered in Fall and Spring Term)- 8/9-week course intended to introduce students and/or seasoned professionals to the different aspects of the fire protection engineering field. MAE-40039 - Building Code and Life Safety (Offered in Summer and Winter Term)-8/9-week course intended reviewing the layout and structure of the building and life safety code. In this course we use both the International Building Code (IBC) and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, two of the most widely adopted building and life safety codes. By the end of this course, students will be able to navigate both codes to apply appropriate fire and life safety provisions for various types facilities. MAE-40040 - Fire Protection System Design (Offered in Fall and Spring Term)-8/9-week course that walks students through the design process for fire protection systems, focusing on fire sprinkler systems. The course reviews other fire protection systems and how these systems work together. By the end of this course, students will be able to design a basic fire sprinkler system.

Seattle, Wa, Us

At Coffman, his roles for each client vary depending on the needs. Those roles can range from mentoring, fire protection system design/review/inspection/commissioning (fire suppression, fire alarm, fire-resistive construction, egress systems, smoke control, etc), building and fire code consulting, performance based-design, and risk and hazard assessment. His skills and knowledge in each of these aspects of Fire Protection Engineering allow him to find fire protection and life safety solutions to many of the building code challenges we face today.Mr. Duval has managed projects in multiple vertical markets with a specialized focus in health care (including HCAI, VA, and CMS) and industrial/manufacturing processes involving hazardous materials (combustible dusts, flammable and combustible liquids). He also has experience in detention and justice, DoD facilities, mixed-use development, higher education, and storage and warehouse facilities.

Irvine, Ca, Us

As the Senior Director of the Code, Life Safety, and Fire Group for tk1sc, Mr. Duval is involved in and oversees all aspects of operations and production activities for the firm’s complete range of technical Fire Engineering and Code Consulting work. In addition, he assists in the integration of Fire Engineering and Code Consulting within tk1sc, providing a collaborative approach to projects and clients. He manages a team of highly talented and ambitious engineers and consultants. Lastly, he is instrumental in the responsible for the growth and development of the Code, Life Safety and Fire Group in both internal and external business.Mr. Duval provides solutions to complicated fire protection engineering and building code based design problems.

Nyc, Ny, Us

Mr. Duval, the San Diego Code Consulting and Fire Engineering Manager, joined Cosentini Associates, a Tetra Tech company, to expand the Code Consulting and Fire Engineering Group to the Greater San Diego Area. His responsibilities include growth and development of Cosentini’s presence in the Southern California Market, specifically the greater San Diego area, and providing solutions to complicated fire protection engineering and building code based design problems. Mr. Duval has a record of managing diverse teams to successful completion and resolution of sophisticated and multi-faceted design and engineering projects.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

-Perform consulting and engineering services for fire protection, life safety, building code compliance, smoke control, and performance-based design.-Conduct fire protection and life safety facility reviews, evaluations, and inspections of various phases of design and construction for compliance with local, state, and national codes and standards. -Prepare fire safety analysis reports detailing the existing, required, and proposed levels of fire safety. Evaluations result in recommendations to improve the overall level of fire safety and the development of cost-effective design solutions.-Provide design solutions for egress and exiting, fire suppression, and fire alarm for various building occupancies. -Projects include military, assembly, laboratory, healthcare, educational, industrial, and business.-Manage numerous design-build projects through all phases of design and construction.

Chicago, Il, Us

-Perform consulting and engineering services for fire protection, life safety, building code compliance, smoke control, and performance-based design.-Conduct fire protection and life safety facility reviews, evaluations, and inspections of various phases of design and construction for compliance with local, state, and national codes and standards. -Prepare fire safety analysis reports detailing the existing, required, and proposed levels of fire safety. Evaluations result in recommendations to improve the overall level of fire safety and the development of cost-effective design solutions.-Provide design solutions for egress and exiting, fire suppression, and fire alarm for various building occupancies. -Projects include military, assembly, laboratory, healthcare, educational, industrial, and business.

Quincy, Ma, Us

- Manage technical committee activities and projects throughout NFPA document development process. - Technical projects include: Hot Work, Ovens and Furnaces, Fluidized Heater, Incinerators and Waste Handling, Explosives, Combustible Dusts (Agricultural, Chemical, General, Metals, and Wood), and Flash-Fire Protective Garments.- Provides technical assistance on inquiries in support of internal and external association activities to support adoption and use of assigned projects and maintains knowledge of new developments in support of incumbent’s technical proficiency.- Assist Fire Protection Systems Department in providing assistance on technical inquiries to NFPA 13.- Represents the Association in a liaison role with federal, state, and local officials in support of their adoption of NFPA codes and standards and works with other standards development organizations to coordinate related standards activities.- Develop and present on fire and explosion prevention for combustible dust hazards.- Provide budgetary information for assigned projects; travel, meeting, etc.

Springfield, Ma, Us

- Provide facility hazard assessment and remediation for combustible dust hazards for food processing facilities.- Provide explosion protection and preventions design criteria for equipment and buildings of dust fire and explosion hazards.- Provide sprinkler design criteria for process, storage (hazardous, flammable, bulk, finished goods, etc), office, and utility areas for food processing facilities.- Conduct sprinkler system facility reviews, evaluations and inspections of various phases of construction.- Evaluate and consult on fire protection system designs, and assessment of fire hazards for compliance with applicable building and NFPA codes and standards for food and beverage process facilities.- Evaluate flammable and combustible liquid hazards and compliance in storage areas in facilities with applicable building and NFPA codes and standards, and insurance underwriter guidelines.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

-Conduct fire protection and life safety facility reviews, evaluations and inspections of various phases of construction and occupied areas. -Evaluate fire safety design reviews, building surveys, fire system designs, and assessment of fire hazards and are evaluated for compliance with applicable building and NFPA codes and standards. -Conduct inspections of fire barrier walls, sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, and life safety systems. -Prepare fire safety analysis reports detailing the existing, required, and proposed levels of fire safety. Evaluations result in recommendations to improve the overall level of fire safety and the development of cost-effective design solutions. -Prepared an Emergency Response Schematic Book of the Pentagon’s fire protection systems/connections and emergency evacuation plans for the Arlington Fire Department.

Framingham, Ma, Us

-Created NFPA checklists for nuclear power plant code reviews and walk downs. -Assisted in the transitioning of existing deterministic safe shut down analysis to the newly proposed alternate rule to 10 CFR 50.48 of nuclear power plants using the methodology in the NFPA 805 standard. -Reviewed plant fire protection procedures and fire protection system and architectural drawings.

Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

- Used CNC machines weekly, performing Maintenance checks, assisting students and professors with projects/lab work involving the CNC machines.- Assist in ME 1800-Materials Selection and Manufacturing processes Labs, helping students with programming and use of CNC Machines and designing models in GibbsCam.

Master Of Science, Fire Protection Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineer