Advocating for Fire Sprinklers
in Texas
Texas Board of Officials
Texas Board of Officials
Chair | Tate Hitzeman, Potter Electric, South Central Sales Manager | 7 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry |
Vice Chair | Conor Kauffman, Kauffman Company, Vice President | 18 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry |
Treasurer | Dan Merritt, Reliable Automatic Fire Sprinkler, Sales Director | 18 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry |
Secretary | David Welcher, Automatic Sprinkler of Texas, Project Manager | 33 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry |
Past Chair | John Pecot, JCI, Fire Protection Design Manager-Industrial & International Operations | 41 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry |
Officers at Large | Aaron Wilson, Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, Outside Sales Associate | 3.5 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry |
| Brad Anderson, Firetron Houston, Sprinkler Inspections Manager, | 19 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry | |
| Crystal Reed, Ferguson & Fabrication, Outside Sales Associate, | 6.5 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry | |
| Dale Payne, Northstar Fire Protection of Texas, Branch Manager | 17.5 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry | |
| Danna Wells, Viking SupplyNet, Sales Manager, | 6 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry | |
| John Sayre, JFS, Fire Protection Engineer, | 50 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry | |
| Tyler Mobley, WSP USA, Senior Fire Protection Engineer | 10 years in the Fire Sprinkler Industry |
Board Photo From Left to Right: John Pecot, Crystal Reed, John Sayre, Tate Hitzeman, Aaron Wilson, Tyler Mobley, Danna Wells, Brad Anderson. To be added in future board photo: Conor Kauffman, Daniel Merritt, Dale Payne
Your South Central Regional Team: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
UPCOMING FALL 2020 NFSA SOUTH CENTRAL PROGRAMS
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Roles and Responsibilities in Fire Protection System Design
Who: NFSA, FSCATX & SFPE Members
When: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Online
What: This panel discussion will focus on the responsibilities and roles involved in fire protection systems design. The panel will consist of one representative from each role, including fire protection engineer, fire protection contractor, and authority having jurisdiction.
November 18, 2020
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Online Meeting
Is the Code Right?
Code Requirements for Sprinkler Design vs. Full-scale Fire Test Results
Joint Meeting of TFPA and the NFSA Texas Chapter
Presenter:
Greg Gordon, Business Development Manager, Johnson Controls. Greg began his fire protection career in 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio on the contracting side of the fire sprinkler business, subsequently working in Cincinnati and Dallas. He joined the product manufacturing side of the business in 1985 as a manufacturer’s representative for BlazeMaster® CPVC fire sprinkler systems. Greg joined Central Sprinkler Company in 1988 as the Southwest Regional Sales Manager, a job that he held through the 1999 acquisition of Central by Tyco until his appointment as Business Development Manager in 2005. He is based in Coppell, Texas.
