Derek Duval is a registered professional engineer (PE) in Fire Protection Engineering and Fire/Life Safety Code Consulting Expert located in the Southern California Region. He works hard to ensure that his client's needs (internal and external) are met and that, most of all, the life safety goals are met for the people and property he is hired to protect. Realizing a need for expanding fire safety education, Mr. Duval is working with UCSD Extended Studies to provide course work in Fire Protection Engineering intended to bridge the gap between traditional engineering disciplines and into fire protection engineering.With extensive working knowledge of the building/fire codes and standards, specifically the California Building Code (CBC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Mr. Duval provides fire protection and life safety solutions to a variety of clients. Mr. Duval built his experience in Fire Protection Engineering from a diverse background. He has experience in the development of national codes and standards, design and review fire protection systems (including but not limited to; fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, smoke control systems, fire-rated construction systems), installation oversight of fire protection/alarm systems, hazard assessment and risk analysis, and special hazard knowledge. Having such exposure to different elements of fire protection engineering, is what helps him solve life safety and building code challenges. Mr. Duval has managed projects in multiple vertical markets with a specialized focus in health care, industrial/manufacturing processes involving hazardous materials (combustible dusts, flammable and combustible liquids), detention and justice, DoD facilities, mixed-use development, higher education, and storage and warehouse facilities.