Kelly Opert, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation Group

Northbrook, Illinois, United States

• Reviewer for product certification and developer of fire suppression standards (e.g. antifreeze, sprinkler system water additives, sprinklers) • Manage research testing to support the development of standard test methods • Author standard test methods to address changing client needs and new and innovative projects• Partner with Corporate Research to develop test plans for and conduct testing of new and innovative products • Partner with UL's non-profit parent company to execute fire testing to support firefighter safety, fire investigation, lithium ion battery, and aviation transportation fire protection research • Mentor to staff in handling project logistics, lab operations, and client expectations and achieve new technical competencies• Oversee the implementation of new certification programs by engineers and lab staff

Warrenville, Illinois, United States

- Survey high challenge properties including breweries, food production, cold storage, foundries, plastic product manufacturing, printing plants, metal forging, etc.- Conduct on-site evaluations of commercial properties with high total insurable values, some in excess of $125M.- Identify fire hazards, natural catastrophe exposures, and potential sources of business interruption- Calculate the cost and likelihood of potential property losses - Educate customers about their risk sources and create service plans to control customer's risk - Acquire new, profitable business- Train new loss control consultants and underwriters- Represent Liberty Mutual’s Property Risk Engineering at professional organizations

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

- Planned and conducted fire experiments that enabled advancements in the safety and effectiveness of firefighting equipment, operations, and training- Collaborated with multiple government agencies and private organizations to conduct over 50 experimental residential structure fires- Authored detailed technical reports that documented the experiments and communicated conclusions pertinent to the fire service and fire protection engineering communities- Created visual aids that demonstrate key fire phenomena to address fire service and fire protection research objectives

Master Of Science (M.S.), Fire Protection Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Fire Protection Engineering