Benjamin Casey

Background

About Benjamin Casey

P.E. Licensed Engineer serving as an executive leader in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry - setting strategy, developing business, and managing complex practices/programs including "surgical" engineering problem-solving for complex multi-disciplinary project issues. I've developed numerous firms from my own startups to large firm expansion initiatives and personally specialize in risk-based engineering (i.e, Resilience) and consulting for diverse clients in a broad range of AEC industry markets. Including extensive experience within Government, Transit & Tunnels, Multinational Corporate/Commercial, Education, Data Centers, State & Local Government, Mission Critical & SCIF, Aviation, Historic & Cultural, Healthcare, Industrial, Oil & Gas, Institutional, Justice & Corrections, Sports & Assembly, Sitewide Emergency Management & Resilience Planning; plus successful execution under alternative Design-Build and P3 construction methodologies. My career started in systems design, ranging from Wet-Pipe Sprinkler and Speaker/Strobe Notification to advanced Gaseous Suppression and Video Image Smoke Detection for fire protection; or Access Control and Intrusion Detection to Intelligent Video Analytics and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) for security. Experience providing the following services to clients one-on-one, or via complex project management of large highly-specialized teams: • High-Hazard and specialized multi-discipline Building Engineering • Life Safety, Fire, and Building Code Consulting • Performance-based Design including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Egress Modeling • Building Construction Evaluations and Engineering Judgements/Variances • Fire Suppression, Fire Alarm, and Security Systems Cost Estimation and Commissioning • Construction Administration and Negotiations with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) • Fire alarm and Fire Suppression Sub-systems Design including Systems Integration • Video Surveillance, Access Control, and Intrusion Detection Sub-systems Design • Threat/Vulnerability/Risk/Cost/Benefit Analyses for Emergency Preparedness and Resilience • Central Monitoring/Reporting Control Center Layout and associated Systems Design • Fiber/Copper Infrastructure Design including Communication System Networking • Site-Wide Strategic Resilience Planning, Emergency Management, and Business Continuity Consulting • Emergency Communication or Mass Notification System Design • Market/Practice Development plus Research, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT & E) • Expert Witness and Forensics.