About
When it gets complicated,
this is who people call.
Four decades of fire alarm and life safety expertise — from the field to the federal government to the committee that writes the code.
Fire alarm and life safety work has a way of sorting people. Some learn the basics and move on. Others go deeper — into the code, into the design, into the why behind every device and every decision. After more than four decades in this industry, that second path is the only one worth taking.
Detect to Protect was built on a simple belief: that the people responsible for life safety systems — whether they’re designing them, installing them, inspecting them, or maintaining them — deserve access to real expertise, not guesswork.
A career built in the field
The journey started in 1982.
Answering a newspaper ad during the final semester of college, what followed was a career that touched nearly every corner of the fire alarm and life safety industry across New England and beyond.
Credentials
Certifications that go beyond the resume.
These represent the highest levels of recognition available in fire alarm and life safety — earned through decades of field work, study, and professional commitment:
As a member of the NFPA 72 SIG-PRO Technical Committee, the work here isn’t just about following the code — it’s about helping shape it. That perspective informs every consultation, every review, and every training session.
Mission
Why education matters most.
Of everything this career has involved — design, installation, inspection, project management — the work that means the most is training the next generation of life safety professionals. New technicians entering this field carry enormous responsibility. The systems they install and maintain protect real people in real buildings. They deserve to be taught by someone who has seen it all, made the hard calls, and understands what’s truly at stake.
That’s what “Detect to Protect Us” is here for. Whether you’re a seasoned contractor looking for a second opinion on a complex submittal, a new tech trying to make sense of NFPA 72, a facility manager who just wants to understand what’s protecting your building, or a business owner looking for third party review — this is a resource built for you.