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Faculty

Full-time professors

Kris Gillis

Derek Gruchy

Education:ÌýÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Polytechnic FPET
Expertise:ÌýFire inspections, building construction, fire suppression and fire ground operations
Industry:ÌýFire service standards, building/fire inspections and fire suppression
Practising since:Ìý2000

Derek Gruchy

Derek Gruchy

Education:ÌýB.Eng., M.A.Sc.
Expertise:ÌýHuman behaviour during fire emergencies, fire dynamics
Industry:ÌýCode consulting
Practising since:Ìý2002

Kerry Kwan

Kerry Kwan

Education:ÌýB.Sc, B.Ed, M.Ed, Ph.D
Expertise:Ìý Mathematics and science education
Industry:ÌýEducation and academic
Practising since:Ìý2015

Chris Posthumus

Chris Posthumus

Education: ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Polytechnic FPET
Expertise: Fire sprinkler systems, hydraulic calculations
Industry: Fire sprinkler system design
Practising since: 1996

Scott Pugsley

Scott Pugsley

Education:ÌýÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Polytechnic FPET, SET
Expertise:ÌýFire sprinkler systems, special suppression systems
Industry:ÌýFire sprinkler system design
Practising since:Ìý1993

Mike Taghvaei

Mike Taghvaei

Education:ÌýB.S. (Electrical Engineering), ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Polytechnic FPET, P.Eng.
Expertise:ÌýHydraulic calculations of sprinkler systems, fire pumps, special fire suppression systems
Industry:ÌýCode consulting, education
Practising since:Ìý1985

Aneetha Vairavanathan

Aneetha Vairavanathan

Education: P.Eng.
Expertise: Fire alarm systems and building code analysis
Industry: Code consulting
Practising since: 2005

Part-time instructors

Ali Asraei

Ali Asraei

·¡»å³Ü³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýP.Eng Electrical
Expertise:ÌýFire alarm systems and code consulting
Industry:ÌýCode consulting
Practising since:Ìý2006

Jennifer Baker

Jennifer Baker

·¡»å³Ü³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýOntario Fire College
·¡³æ±è±ð°ù¾±±ð²Ô³¦±ð:ÌýFire inspections, public education
±õ²Ô»å³Ü²õ³Ù°ù²â:ÌýFire service
Practising since:Ìý2010

Derek Collins

Derek Gruchy

·¡»å³Ü³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýOntario Fire College,ÌýToronto Metropolitan University
·¡³æ±è±ð°ù³Ù¾±²õ±ð:ÌýFire/building inspections, code enforcement, investigations, training and education
±õ²Ô»å³Ü²õ³Ù°ù²â:ÌýFire service, fire/building inspections
Practising since:Ìý1990

Evgenia Golovatenko

Evengia Golovatenko

·¡»å³Ü³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Polytechnic FPET
Expertise:ÌýLife safety systems design and fire inspections
Industry:ÌýFire service: inspection
Practising since:Ìý2007

Ryan Nikaeen

Ryan Nikaeen

Education:ÌýMSc. Aerospace Engineering, P.Eng.
Expertise:ÌýAircraft design, robotic production line design
Industry:ÌýAerospace, automotive
Practising since:Ìý2019

Melissa Thomas

Melissa Thomas

Education:ÌýÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Polytechnic FPET
Expertise:ÌýOntario Fire Code, education and training
Industry:Ìý´¡³¦²¹»å±ð³¾¾±³¦²õ
Practising since:Ìý2008

Program Administrators

Derek Deonandan

Derek Deonandan

Position: Program Manager, School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology and School of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology

Hadi Majzoub

Derek Gruchy

Position: Chair, School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology and School of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology